The web-of-trust; identity certification in the digital age
How to get your Identity Trusted
When you first enroll in the thawte Personal Certification System your identity is not trusted. You are not able to put your
name into any certificates - instead your name appears as "thawte Freemail Member". To get your name into the certificate you need to find some Web of Trust Notaries in your area using the Notary Map. Each of these notaries will be able to give you a number of Trust
Points when you appear in person with your necessary identifying documentation. The more experienced the notary, the more Trust Points she can assign to you. Notaries can assign between 10 and 35 points. Once you have 50 Trust Points you become trusted, and you can put your name in your certs.
How to get a Thawte™ certificate containing your full name
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- Go to www.thawte.com. In the "products" menu choose "Free Personal E-mail Certificates".
- Click on "Click here" and follow the steps for creating a new account.
- Login to your account using your e-mail address and password.
- Click on "edit ID info" in the "My Account" menu.
- In the "National Identity Type" box enter "National Registry Number" or "Passport"
- In the "National Identification Number" enter your national registry number. This number can be found at the back of your identity card or on your SIS Card and this is the one that contains your birth date (reversed).
If you are using your passport as ID, enter your passport number.
Please make sure you enter it correctly.
- Click on the "Update" button to save the changes.
- You will have now to allow notaries of our group to see your details. To do so, go to the WOT Console by clicking the "WOT Console" menu.
- Choose "find a notary".
- For each notary of our group, locate (s)he using the notary map.
- Once you have found one of our notaries, click on "Allow xxxx to view your details".
- Make 5 copies of your ID (step 5 above), each copy on a separate page. Whatever ID you chose must contain a recent picture of you and match what was entered above.
- Send us an e-mail to wot@eazimail.com to set up an appointment.
How to become a Notary
To become a Web of Trust Notary you need to have accumulated 100 Trust Points. Once you have accumulated these points you will be assigned thawte Notary Status and your name will appear in the Directory of Notaries, and you will be able to assign Trust Points to your friends and colleagues.
