SSL certificate for server

Organisational units at the University of Vienna can equip their servers with SSL certificates to establish an encrypted connection between the server and the user’s device.

An SSL certificate contains detailed information about the server to which you connected. It aims to guarantee that the owner of a website is in fact who they say they are.

The IT representatives are mainly responsible for ordering and managing the SSL certificates.

 Please note: SSL certificate service interruption

Due to the change of provider, the certificate service can currently only be offered to a limited extent:

  • No SSL certificates can currently be obtained or renewed.

We expect that it will be possible to obtain certificates again from the third quarter of 2025.

If you have any questions, please contact the service desk under IT-Security (Login).

Requirements

  • SSL certificates of the University of Vienna are free for users.
  • SSL certificates can only be issued to domains owned by the University of Vienna. If your domain is currently registered to another owner, you can transfer it to the University of Vienna.
  • It is not possible to issue SSL certificates to domains that are registered to individual employees or students of the University of Vienna.
  • SSL certificates of the University of Vienna must not be used for commercial purposes.
  • Special rules may need to be observed for financial transactions.
  • The domain with all services must be hosted on the servers of the University of Vienna. Justified exceptions require the approval of the IT security.