The PSW GROUP is the exclusive Entrust reseller for personal S/MIME certificates. Through the cooperation of PSW GROUP with Entrust, you benefit from a direct line to the certification authority and fast and uncomplicated processes.
Entrust has announced that it will no longer offer Entrust S/MIME Personal with its new product version 14.1 from 7 November 2024. The product is therefore no longer available and cannot be ordered either directly from Entrust or from us - Entrust is also not planning an alternative product. However, we can offer you other alternative S/MIME certificates from other certification authorities
We work with several leading certification authorities to offer you a wide range of digital certificates. We recommend the equivalent products DigiCert Basic and GlobalSign Personal Sign 1 as alternative S/MIME certificates.
We offer you other attractive benefits:
Your order is processed via the PSW Console, the central dashboard for digital certificates. There you get a central overview of your certificates and benefit from many extras such as reminder functions or installation instructions. In addition, our multilingual support is available to provide you with comprehensive advice.
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Step by step guide
Order from PSW Console
You can easily order S/MIME certificates without a user account by ordering as a guest. No registration is necessary for this. Of course, you still have the option of creating your own user account on the PSW console. There you have an overview of all your certificate activities such as ordering, renewing or extending and benefit from many other advantages and helpful tools.
Application and purchase
To purchase an S/MIME certificate, simply select the desired product and the e-mail address to be protected and enter your contact and address details for validation.
Payment process and receipt of your S/MIME certificate
The next step takes you to the payment process, where PayPal is available as a payment option. Finally, you will receive an order confirmation and all further information summarised by e-mail.
We, the PSW GROUP, was Entrust's exclusive partner worldwide for the SMIME Personal certificate. This means that we have a direct line to the certification authority and can quickly provide you with information on all matters relating to your email certificate. With the launch of the new product version 14.1 of Entrust Certificate Services (ECS), S/MIME Personal is no longer included and will therefore be removed from the portfolio.
We work with several leading certification authorities to offer you a wide range of digital certificates. We recommend the equivalent products DigiCert Basic and GlobalSign Personal Sign 1 as alternative S/MIME certificates.
Our comprehensive and multilingual support is available by email at support@psw.de or by phone at +49 661 480 276 10.
No, you cannot cancel the Entrust SMIME Personal, regardless of its duration. The product is excluded from our money-back guarantee. The certificate will only be replaced free of charge in the event of a demonstrable error on the part of the certification authority.
The certificate has not been issued since November 2024. However, it usually only takes a few minutes to issue.
The certificate is no longer offered since November 2024. Until then, PayPal was available as a payment option.
Yes, they do. For more information, please consult
You will need to use a software-based email client such as Microsoft Outlook, Mozilla Thunderbird, or Apple Mail to be able to send encrypted emails using an S/MIME certificate. For more information, please consult
