Hongkong Post e-Cert (Server) certificate is issued to Bureaux and Departments of the Government of Hong Kong SAR, organisations that hold a valid business registration certificate issued by the Government of the Hong Kong SAR and statutory bodies of Hong Kong whose existence is recognized by the laws of Hong Kong SAR (a "Subscriber Organisation"); and that wish to have a certificate issued in a server name owned by that organisation.

An e-Cert (Server) certificate contains the following information of the Subscriber Organisation :

• The Server name (including domain name of the server) owned by the Subscriber Organisation;
• Subscriber Organisation's name;
• Branch name or department name of the Subscriber Organisation;
• Subscriber Organisation's company/business registration number; and
• A unique Subscriber Reference Number.

Please note that Hongkong Post e-Cert (Server) will be transitioning to RSA key length of 2048 bits. For details, please refer to the relevant announcement.

To apply for Hongkong Post e-Cert (Server), please complete and submit the application form.

Reliance Limit of Hongkong Post e-Cert (Server)

The "Reliance Limit" as defined under the Electronic Transactions Ordinance in respect of one e-Cert (Server) certificate is HK$200,000.

Certification Practice Statement

To know more about our practices in issuing the e-Cert (Server), please view the e-Cert Certification Practice Statement (CPS).

Support by Common Web Browsers

Common web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari and Mozilla Firefox now come with the Hongkong Post Certification Authority root certificate included or available. Users of these web browsers visiting websites that are installed with the Hongkong Post e-Cert (Server) certificate will be free from certain alert messages or manual intervention when their browsers establish a secure connection to these websites.

Hongkong Post Server e-Cert Secured Trust Mark