How do I check a statement’s digital certificate of authenticity?
The BIG register provides the following digital statements: Extract BIG register (summary) and a Certificate of Current Professional Status (CCPS). A digital statement is an official document provided with a digital certificate of authenticity that proves that the document is original and has been issued by the BIG register. The statement can only be used digitally, printing will invalidate the document.
A digital statement has the following features:
It is a PDF file and can be opened using Adobe Reader. It is never an image file (png, jpeg, jpg, gif, tiff, psd, and so on).
At the top of the document there is a blue bar with the message 'Certified by the BIG register, CIBG, certificate issued by KPN BV PKloverheid Organisatie Services CA – G3'.
The statement can only be used digitally, printing will invalidate the document.
A statement with a valid certificate of authenticity from the BIG register looks like this:
Follow the steps below to verify that the statement is genuine and properly certified.
Does the document name end in .pdf?
Can the PDF file be opened in Adobe Reader?
If the answer to these questions is yes, then the document is a PDF. Continue with step 2.
Is the answer to these questions no? The certificate is not valid. If you have any questions about this, please contact the BIG register.
Open the document. Do you see a blue bar at the top of the document? Then continue to step 3.
When opening you get the following message:Download list of trusted certificates? Then click OK.
Do you now see a blue bar at the top of the document? Then continue to step 3.
If you do not see a blue bar at all, then the statement may not be valid.If necessary, try downloading the file again. The certificate of authenticity is sometimes lost when downloading and saving the file. If the blue bar remains absent, please contact the BIG-register.
In the blue bar is the following message 'Certified by the BIG register, CIBG, certificate issued by KPN BV PKloverheid Organisatie Services CA – G3'?
The answer to this question is yes? Click on the 'Signature window' button, then click on the pluses next to ‘Certified by …’ en 'Signature details'. Does this state that the extract has not been changed?
The certificate is valid. You are ready.
If it says under 'Signature details' that the file has been changed, then the certificate is not valid (anymore)! Please contact the BIG-register.
Is the message 'Certified by the BIG-register, CIBG, certificate issued by KPN BV PKloverheid Organisatie Services CA – G3'not shown in the bar? Then continue to step 4.
Do you get the message 'The validity of the document certification is UNKNOWN. The author could not be verified'? Then go through the next steps:
Go to Edit > Preferences > Reliability Management. Click 'Edit Now' under 'Adobe Approved Trust List (AATL) updates and Automatic European Union Trusted Lists (EUTL) updates'. Download the trusted certificates.
Do you now see a blue bar at the top of the document with the message 'Certified by the BIG register, CIBG, certificate issued by KPN BV PKloverheid Organisatie Services CA – G3'?
The certificate is valid. You are ready.
Get another message?
Then click on the signature window in the blue bar and select 'Validate all'.
Do you now see a blue bar at the top of the document with the message 'Certified by the BIG register, CIBG, certificate issued by KPN BV PKloverheid Organisatie Services CA – G3'?
The certificate is valid. You are ready.
Have you completed all the steps, but do you still not receive the correct message or do you doubt the authenticity? Please contact the BIG-register.
