Renew signature card

The Austrian signature unit may expire after 5 years or a defect may occur, so these settings must be renewed from here on. The validity of the certificate can be checked locally by opening the A-Trust middleware on the computer to which the signature unit is connected. Select the A-Trust icon and select the Map Management option:

Select the corresponding signature card from the list and click on Show Certificate in the lower left area.

In the dialogue that opens, the validity period is displayed:

You can thus order a new signature card incl. certificate via the homepage of the company A-Trust. Both must then be integrated into the system after you have received the card.

Procedure for replacement after receipt of a new signature card

The following steps are necessary after acquiring the signature card incl. certificate in order to put it into operation:

  1. Manual exchange of the signature card in the connected signature stick (this is usually present and can still be used).

  2. Read in the signature unit as described under 2. initialization and commissioning

  3. Registration of the signature unit (or single unit) in FinanzOnline (no registration or deregistration in FinanzOnline is necessary for the stations and no new start vouchers / annual vouchers are required. Only the new signature or seal certificate must be reported there.

  4. Restart Terminal Commander on the main system (or restart the main system) to restart signature creation or the service set up.

  5. Restart the Terminal Commander at the cashier stations (or restart all affected cashier stations) so that the settings are actively adopted.

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