CertPub
Encrypted messages and transactions
across national borders
What is CertPub?
CertPub is a service that simplifies and secures communication and transactions between businesses and across national borders.
CertPub makes it possible for businesses to send encrypted messages and transactions in a simple way, such as when communicating between banks, transferring encrypted payment files and sending encrypted EHF invoices.
The service has been developed by, among others, Commfides on the initiative of the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency and Bits (the banking and financial industry’s infrastructure company).
CertPub is based on a common European standard for secure file transfer, PEPPOL, which facilitates secure and flexible communication, transfers and commerce. All businesses that are to receive messages in CertPub need an Enterprise Certificate.
More about CertPub
How CertPub works
CertPub includes certificates for various purposes. Each company that will receive messages must have an Enterprise Certificate. When a business performs a transaction through CertPub, the recipient’s certificate is automatically retrieved and the transfer is encrypted throughout.
To get started
To get started, the company that will receive messages orders an Enterprise Certificate. The company chooses which service to use, and Commfides makes the certificate available in CertPub. Commfides operates the CertPub service, and the Enterprise Certificate is automatically renewed after three years.
Users
The first to use CertPub are banks that use the service for their secure communication and system providers that handle EHF invoices and messages.
It is expected that several industries will adopt CertPub in the coming years, for example within the health sector, the police and NAV. Businesses that exchange data with these industries will then need CertPub.
Areas of use
- Payment transfer with ISO20022
- Interbank communication
- Encrypted EHF invoice, credit note, order etc
This is how you get started
1. Order
Order a business certificate on our website. Choose test certificate or production certificate and the services you want in CertPub.
2. Production
Commfides produces and makes available the certificates in CertPub for the selected services.
3. Ready to use
Commfides notifies you when the certificate is associated with the right services and you can start using CertPub.
Uses of CertPub
CertPub is mainly used for encryption, but can also be used for signing.
End-to-end encryption
The business that will send the message uses the recipient's public key to encrypt the message. The recipient uses their private key in CertPub to decrypt the message.
signing
Businesses can also publish their public key for signing messages. The recipient then uses the sender's public key to trace who signed the message.
Frequently Asked Questions
CertPub is a service that simplifies and secures communication and transactions between public and private businesses and across national borders.
When exchanging messages or transactions between different businesses, great demands are placed on security. CertPub is an infrastructure and lookup service that makes it easy for a company to find the digital certificates required for various purposes.
CertPub is a Norwegian service developed by Commfides with others on the initiative of the Norwegian Digitalisation Agency and Bits (the banking and financial industry’s infrastructure company).
The service is based on a common European standard for secure file transfer, PEPPOL, which facilitates secure communication, transfers and trade across national borders.
The service includes certificates for various purposes. Businesses that are to receive messages or transactions must have an Enterprise Certificate.
When a business performs a transaction through CertPub, the recipient’s certificate is automatically retrieved and the transfer is encrypted throughout.
The first businesses to adopt CertPub are banks that use the service for their communications and system providers that handle EHF invoices and messages.
It is expected that more industries will adopt CertPub in the coming years, for example within health, the police and several other public services.
You can make your company available in CertPub by ordering an Enterprise Certificate and/or a Test Certificate.
You will receive a confirmation from Commfides that the certificate has been produced and registered in the CertPub directory. The delivery time is 1-3 working days.
Commfides operates the CertPub service. The certificate is automatically renewed after 3 years (unless terminated within 30 days before the expiry date).
