Certify the Web

Be sure to have the EAB KID and HMAC Key ready for the steps below. See Generate EAB Credentials for more information.

  1. Download Certify the Web from https://certifytheweb.com/ and install it.
  2. Launch Certify the Web and click the Settings tab near the top of the window and then Certificate Authorities on the left.
    Edit Certificate Authorities
  3. Click Edit Certificate Authorities.
    • In the Certificate Authority field, leave "(New Certificate Authority)" selected.
    • In the Title field, enter "PKIaaS.io" or something else to uniquely identify the new CA.
    • In the Production API field, enter the PKIaaS.io ACME directory URL "https://acme-v02-api.pkiaas.io/directory".
    • Optionally enter a Description. The Staging API field may be left blank.
    • Enable all of the options under Features
    • Click Save
      Create Certificate Authority
  4. Click the New Account button on the far left of the Edit Certificate Authorities button clicked in step 3.
    • From the Certificate Authority dropdown, select the CA title that was entered in step 5.
    • Enter the Email Address to be associated with the new ACME account.
    • Check Yes, I Agree to agree to the terms and conditions for the CA. New ACME Account
  5. Click Advanced to enter the EAB credentials.
    • Enter the Key Id and Key (HMAC) using the "EAB KID" and "EAB HMAC Key" provided when generating the EAB credentials.
    • Click Register Contact. ACME Account EAB Credentials
  6. The ACME account is now registered and ready to requests certificates from PKIaaS.io. Be sure to select the new CA created in step 3 when creating a new certificate request.
    Request Certificate from New CA

See Certify the Web's Certificate Manager Documentation for more information about Certify The Web.