Search

certBox.org offers a manual search for X.509 certificates and PGP keys using a HTML search page and an automated search using LDAP.

HTML-Search: In order to search for certificates or keys please enter a complete and valid e-mail address into the address field and use the drop down box to select, if you want to search for X.509 certificates or PGP keys.
Before starting your first search please enter the random letters that are displayed on the left into the validation field. Click on "search!". The serial number, the Distinguished Name and the certificate usage of the certificatefound will be displayed. You can select "download certificate" and locally save it as a .CER file or you can select "download vcard" and import the certificate into your Outlook contacts.

LDAP-Search: When clicking on "LDAP search" you will receive information about how to configure your e-mail client for an automated LDAP search. Configure your e-mail application according to your user guide with the address ldap://ldap.certbox.org and port 389. The search base is empty. The following applications are supported: MS Outlook 2000-2007, Mozilla Thunderbird, Adobe Acrobat 7-9, Lotus Notes, PGP 8.

Instructions for import and configuration of certificates and ldap directories can be found in the user manual.

Publish

You can publish User and CA certificates on certBox.org. Furthermore you can publish an LDAP certificate repository. To proceed, please select the corresponding link:

Publish your User certificate: Here you can upload your user certificate to the certBox, so other users may find it to encrypt messages to you. Please enter your e-mail address and optionally your name and your organization. In the field "certificate" you can select your user certificate from your local file system. Accepted formats are DER and base64 (PEM) encoded (.CER,.DER,.CRT). After clicking "Publish" your data will be uploaded to cerBox.org. You will see an upload confirmation then.

Publish your CA certificate: Here you can upload your CA certificates to the certBox, so other users may retrieve the complete certificate chain which is required for encryption. Please enter your e-mail address and optionally your name and your organization. In the field "certificate" you can select your CA certificate from your local file system. Accepted formats are DER and base64 (PEM) encoded (.CER,.DER,.CRT). In the field "Policy/CPS" you can select a certification policy or practise statement document from your local file system. After clicking "Publish" your data will be uploaded to cerBox.org. You will see an upload confirmation then.

Publish an LDAP-Directory: Here you can submit an LDAP directory providing X.509/PGP certificates used for email encryption. The LDAP directory will be installed in the certBox PKI-List and it will be searched for certificates. Please enter your e-mail address and optionally your name and your organization. Please put the servername, searchbase and the e-mail domains served into the form. We also need one e-mail adress per listed domain to verify that the repository is operating correctly. After clicking "Publish" your data will be uploaded to cerBox.org. You will see an upload confirmation then.

The data that are submitted with these forms will be checked by the certBox team before publishing them. Personal data will be kept confidential.

PKI-List

On this page you find a PKI-List of the connected certificate directories of companies and organizations as well as public trustcenters. These directories are being searched when a search request is submitted to certBox.org.

Demo Account

Organizations running a PKI may use a demo account. A demo account allows the publishing of up to 1000 X.509 certificates in an individual certStore on certBox.org. Using the demo account up to 100 searches may be performed per day by the registered organization. The demo account is free of charge for six months from the day of its setup.

Before you register, please publish your encryption certificate via "Publish - Publish User Certificate". Please enter your e-mail address, your name and your organization. For enabling access for your search requests, please enter the IP address from where the LDAP requests will come. If your organization provides a PKI homepage, please enter its URL. In order to apply for the demo account klick "Apply". You will receive an e-mail with your account data and further information.