IMPORTANT NOTICE - PLEASE READ AND ACCEPT THE TERMS

The GTA Root self-signed certificate contains the GTA Root public key. This is needed for GTA users to correctly process digital certificates issued within the GTA infrastructure. The GTA public key is made available publicly to any person who requires access to it. This public key has a limited useful life, and will expire at some pre-defined future date as identified within the GTA Root self-signed certificate. In addition, the GTA public key may be replaced by a new public key, and may at any time be revoked under given circumstances, as set out in the GTA Certification Practice Statement. Feel free to request a copy of the CPS from the GTA Office Manager. The fact that the GTA public key only has a limited useful life, and its implication, should be taken into account before it is imbedded into any device (such as smart-card readers, and else) or used in applications which may be difficult to update. Specifically, the fact that after its expiration or revocation the GTA public key may be replaced by a new public key and therefore may no longer be of any use, should be taken into account. An embedded GTA public key cannot be replaced easily, and this in turn could lead to the device or application in which it is imbedded being of no use any longer.

GTA SHALL UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES BE LIABLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE OF ANY NATURE WHATSOEVER CAUSED AS A RESULT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXPIRY OR REVOCATION OF ANY GTA PUBLIC KEY.

In accordance with GTA procedures, we regularly publish a "hash" or "fingerprint" of the GTA public key so that GTA users can check the integrity of their installed copies of the GTA public key against the original. Please ensure that the GTA Root public key you are using has a SHA-1 fingerprint value of:

593B 2117 B86D E520 1CD2 3992 5406 CB5E 094B 8E78

You can find out the fingerprint value of your copy by opening the certificate in Microsoft® Internet Explorer and looking at the details tab. Alternatively you may use any other software which implements the SHA-1 algorithm.

To download the GTA Root self-signed certificate please click here. On Microsoft® browsers, simply select "open" the file and then select "install certificate". This will automatically save the certificate in your trusted certificate store. If you prefer to store the certificate on your disk rather than loading it into your certificate store, please select the "save" option. Internet browsers from other vendors also have similar functionality.

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