Certificate Wizard
The Certificate Wizard (previously known as MyProxyUploader) is used to apply for and manage User Grid certificates and settings on your local computer.
Please run this tool to apply for a UK e-Science User certificate and to setup your computer correctly. Features:
- Apply for a User certificate from the UK e-Science CA
- Import an existing certificate (for subsequent renewal, revocation, installation)
- Renew and Revoke a User certificate
- Install and configure your User certificate for authentication
- Certificate Authority (CA) certificate installation/config
- Virtual Organisation installation/config (VOMS server certificates and Vomses files)
- 'voms-proxy-init' (Grid Single Sign-On)
- MyProxy Upload/download of proxy credentials
- See our tutorial / walk-through here
Please note that the majority of the above are only supported for User certificates; support for Host/Service certificates is currently underway.
- Running / Launching
We recommend you launch the application using the orange Launch buttons which install updates when available.
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| You may also run the application directly without checking for the correct version of Java on your computer using the following link: http://tools.ngs.ac.uk/ngstools/certwizard/myproxy.jnlp |
- Problems? Try clearing your Java WebStart cache and re-run the application.
- See our tutorial / walk-through here.
- Download a powerpoint presentation about the Cert Wizard here.
- By default this application works with the UK e-Science MyProxy server but it may be configured to be used with any MyProxy server.

Note that you may see the following screen as the tool starts up. This is safe to accept, it relates to the cryptography libraries:

