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Since
the launch of Certification Authority service
in January 2000, Hongkong Post, as a recognized
Certification Authority, has been offering the
following types of recognised certificates to
individuals and organisations in Hong Kong:-
Hongkong
Post e-Cert for Smart ID Card
Hongkong
Post e-Cert
Click
here for information about changes in certificate
validity period.
Hongkong
Post Bank-Cert
Click here for information about changes
in certificate validity period.
[Recognition
Status] of above certificates.
Revised
e-Cert and Bank-Cert Validity Period
Hongkong Post has been issuing e-Certs and Bank-Certs
carrying a physical validity period of one year
since January 2000. As part of our continuous
service improvement, the physical validity period
of e-Certs and Bank-Certs to be issued on or after
12 January 2004 will have a longer validity period
listed below:-
| Certificate
Type |
Revised
validity period |
Remarks |
e-Cert (Personal)
Bank-Cert (Personal) |
Three years |
With effect from 12
January 2004, Hongkong Post issues e-Cert
(Personal) and Bank-Cert (Personal) certificates
carrying a validity period of three years.
Previously issued e-Cert (Personal) and
Bank-Cert (Personal) certificates carrying
a validity period of one year will continue
to be valid until they expire or unless
they are suspended/revoked.
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| e-Cert (Organisational)
e-Cert (Encipherment)
e-Cert (Server) |
One year or two years
(to be selected by the Applicant) |
With effect from 12
January 2004, Hongkong Post issues e-Cert
(Organisational), e-Cert (Encipherment)
and e-Cert (Server) certificates carrying
a validity period of either one year or
two years.
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Bank-Cert (Corporate)
|
N.A. |
The original one-year
validity period remains unchanged.
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