Registration and Setup

You will first receive the following email:

When you click the link, you will be taken to a page with the following request:

Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) significantly increases the security of your account. Follow the next steps to complete the setup.

Click on the button 'Next' 

Please select your preferred method for confirming your identity:

- Code Generator (e.g., Microsoft Authenticator, Google Authenticator)

- SMS (One-time code via text message)

- Email (Code is sent to your email address)

You can add further methods or change existing methods later in the settings.

2FA in Token Generator/Authenticator App

For the token generator, select your preferred authenticator app and download the app to your smartphone, then follow the provider's instructions to set up the app. 

Select the first option from the selection menu: 

Then you must scan this code with your authenticator app or enter the secret key in your app: 

If you have successfully completed the setup, the 2FA with the Authenticator App will be displayed in the portal in the settings under Account Security >> Activated 2-Factor Methods and can be changed if necessary.

2FA with SMS

Select SMS and click on 'Next'. 

Enter the mobile number to which the confirmation code should be sent via SMS. The number will be verified in the next step.

The number is verified, and if entered correctly, you will then be redirected to the settings, where you can see your mobile number under Account Security >> Activated 2-Factor Methods and change it if necessary:

2FA with Email Address

Select Email Address in the selection overview. Then click on 'Next':

Open the email and copy the code:

Paste the code here and click on 'Next':

The email address is now set up and can be used for 2FA. You will be redirected to the settings, where you can see your email address under Account Security >> Activated 2-Factor Methods .

In the text, you will find the link to this help page so that you can find your way back here at any time. On the right side, in the sidebar, you will see the 'Start' area at the top, where you can navigate to your 'Messages', and the 'Settings' item, where you can make changes later. The 'Logout' button is also located there. Under the item 'My Safe-IDs' you can manage your Safe-IDs (certificates). (For request/setup, see point 3 and following). Below that, you will find the user administration, where you can 'Invite Users' and assign 'User Rights'. (For more detailed instructions, see point 8 and following). Finally, you will find the options 'User 2FA' for setting up, changing, and deleting your Two-Factor Authentication (covered here in point 1) and the option to change the password.

First, check your own user permissions to ensure that you can edit your SAFE-IDs: 

To be able to manage  SAFE-IDs , a checkmark must be set in the column 'SAFE-ID Administration' for your own user in the User Rights section. If you want to add your own users later, the checkmark under Rights and User Administration must also be selected. 

More on user permissions from point 7.

Then click on the item 'My Safe IDS' in the left sidebar; there you can see an overview of all your eBO certificates and accounts. 

If you have not set up any accounts yet, the page is empty. Click on the button 'Add New SAFE-ID'. 

You will then be asked whether you want to create a new eBO mailbox or upload an existing SAFE-ID. Then click on the item 'Create New eBO Mailbox'.

'Your SAFE-ID has been successfully created. Please perform the activation now. To do this, click on the button 'To Activation Page' to activate the SAFE-ID.

By clicking the button 'To Activation Page', you leave the ERV Portal of FP-Digital. 

You will be redirected to the access page of the Judiciary and prompted to enter your activation data for the eBO account activation. 

We have prepared an eBO account for you, which must be activated by you. Activate your eBO account with the SAFE-ID (this is automatically inserted) and choose a password yourself and enter it. 

You can also find the SAFE-ID in your portal.

By clicking the button 'Activate', your self-assigned access data is saved and transmitted to the Judiciary system.

An info banner appears with the message for successful activation. 

Click on the link in the banner to complete the registration with the Judiciary and the Federal Chamber of Notaries. 

You will then be redirected to a page of the Judiciary, thus leaving our eBO environment at this point.

Continue the registration of your eBO mailbox on the following Judiciary page (See Point 4. Log in to the Judiciary): 

You must log in to the following Judiciary page with the assigned Judiciary access data:
 ⇒ Click here for the Judiciary page

This login mask is operated by the Judiciary and is necessary to register your mailbox and make it visible in the justice system.

Click on 'Login with Username / Password'.

Log in with your personal access data for the Judiciary .

Unfortunately, the AusweisApp is not within our access, so we cannot offer support for the app. You can find official instructions for nPA from the federal government here:

Request PIN reset letter here:

If you have unsolvable problems with the AusweisApp, there is also the option of notarial identification as an alternative. 

In this step, you prove your identity.

Select an identification option under the corresponding menu items. The corresponding instructions on the page will assist you with identification.

This step-by-step guide shows how you can create and download a certificate.

To download the certificate, please click
 ⇒ On this link  You will be redirected to the Federal Chamber of Notaries page for certificate creation.

After clicking on Login to Certificate Creation, you will be prompted to re-enter your Judiciary login credentials. 

You will be redirected back to the Federal Chamber of Notaries and can now assign your own PIN to your certificate.

Then click on the grey button Create Certificate. The field looks inactive, but it is active.

The certificate named eBO-Certificate.p12 will now be downloaded and will then be in your download folder.

To upload your just created key material/certificate, please switch to Settings >> My Safe-IDs, navigate to the 'Mailbox' button and click on the 'Browse' button,

Select the certificate file in .p12 format you created and upload it.

Click on the 'Password' field and enter the password you set for the certificate.

Then upload it by clicking on 'Submit'. The password is checked, and the certificate validated.

Your mailbox is ready for use as soon as you can see two green checkmarks under the columns 'SAFE Status' and 'Reception Active'.

Here you see your own user.

 

Click on 'Edit' under the column 'Mailbox Access' to assign the necessary user rights, or on 'Delete' to remove the user. 

 

To grant users the right to user administration, check the box in the column 'Rights and User Administration' for the corresponding user. They can then invite, delete, and grant or revoke permissions themselves.

To grant users the right to SAFE-ID administration, check the box in the column 'SAFE-ID Administration' for the corresponding user. They can then manage the receipt of messages themselves, request and set up additional mailboxes, as well as create and upload new SAFE-IDs (renew expired certificates), however, not view, read or send messages if the corresponding approvals were not additionally granted.

Enter the email and phone number of a desired user to invite a user.