To ensure the integrity, privacy and transparency of transactions with the DNI electronic means, a certification Authority (Interior ministry – General Direction of the police) does not have any access to the data of transactions made with issuing certificates.

The integrity, privacy and transparency of transactions with the electronic DNI is guaranteed by the functionality of the card itself to be a device sure creation of signature.

The General Direction of the police is the only agency authorized to issue digital certificates for the DNI electronically.

Certificates can be in three situations: active, expired or revoked (voided).

For security reasons, these certificates are valid for 30 months from their issuance. After that period the certificate will have expired and must be renewed. It is possible to renew the certificates on any date from the beginning of their validity for another 30 months.

An expired electronic certificate does not imply that the electronic ID is, although it makes it impossible to carry out procedures through the Internet. Any user can request the revocation or cancellation of their certificates in case of loss or theft.

* Children under 14 do not have certificates associated with their electronic ID.

The renewal of certificates is voluntary, on the initiative of the citizen and completely free. The holder of the electronic DNI can proceed to renew the certificates associated with its DNIe, if the state of the same is one of the following:

• If you were revoked at the request of the citizen.
• By expiration.

To renew certificates, the incumbent will go to an electronic DNI update, located in an office of issuing(More information in subparagraph POINT FOR UPDATING THE DNIE-PAD). It is necessary, therefore, the physical presence of the holder (it is not possible to do so through Internet). There, and after authentication by the card and the fingerprint captured during the issuance of DNIe, you can make the renovation process of certificates of a fast and simple way:

1. The incumbent upon the PIN entered correctly, go to the “screen information about the content of your DNI electronic”, at the bottom can display the status of their certificates. In his case, on the left shows a box "renew certificates”. If you select "renew certified” once again asks the PIN and then the presentation of the fingerprint.
2. If the result is positive proceeds to the renewal of certificates. This process lasts approximately five minutes. It is important not to withdraw document the card reader until the end of the process, because the DNIe might become unusable.

* When it is not possible to obtain fingerprinting of any of the fingers, the citizen must request the renewal in a position of issuance served by an official.

* * In the case that has been more than5years since the initial identification of the citizen, the renewal through the points for updating the DNIe require the prior indemnification of citizen before an officer of the office of issue.

It is not necessary to request an appointment to renew certificates.

You can consult additional information on the electronic certificates through www.usatudni.es/dnie/que-es ,www.dnielectronico.es/obtencion_del_dnie/certificados.html and  www.cert.fnmt.es.

To be able to make use of its digital certificate your browser must be able to execute JavaScript besides components client ( Applet or ActiveX).

Individuals can only have a certificate in force issued to its name and NIF, except if certificates are of different issuers. If you request a new one with the same data the certificate which had previously will be revoked and may not operate with him.

There is no problem for having more than a certificate in your computer; at the right time be asked of certificates is that you want to use.

Yes, you can protect your certificate in two ways. The first is to store the certificate in a cryptographic card (the certificate of electronic DNI will be stored in a). Another possibility is to store the certificate in the browser protected by a password specified during your installation.

Yes, in the case of having the certificate stored in a cryptographic card is sufficient to insert the card in another computer. If the certificate is stored in the browser, it is necessary to export the certificate to a file and then import the certificate in the browser of the new computer.