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Home Renew Certificates Schedule Appointment Order Certificates Trust CAs Pricing Instructions General Instructions Microsoft Instructions Firefox Instructions Frequently Asked Questions Policies Authorized Resellers Contact Us ORC.WidePoint.com Welcome to the Secure Ordering Portal for orc.widepoint.com Due to severe winter weather and a concern for our customers’ safety, WidePoint’s Fairfax, Virginia office will not be accepting visitors on Thursday, February 18 and Friday, February 19. As a U.S. Government ECA, WidePoint-ORC is authorized to provide digital certificates for: Identification/Digital Signature for people and devices Encryption to secure email and digital files Server Authentication for identification of web sites and other devices Domain Controllers for securing your Windows domain Signing of Code Detailed information… The WidePoint-ORC ECA supports medium, medium-token, and medium-hardware assurance levels, as defined in the U.S. Government ECA Certificate Policy. WidePoint-ORC ECA offers 1 and 3 year validity periods on all certificate types. WidePoint-ORC ECA Subscribers include DoD contractors, vendors, allied partners, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies, foreign nationals, members of other Government agencies and their trading partners. The use of ECA certificates is not restricted to the conducting of business with the DoD. Purchasing or renewing a Certificate? Please use Internet Explorer 11. In order to obtain a certificate, you must generate crypto-graphic keys during the request process. Currently, only Internet Explorer is supported for generating cryptographic keys. Download Internet Explorer 11 If you're unable to download Internet Explorer, please contact Customer Service at 1-800-816-5548 to proceed with your request. In response to COVID-19, we are NOT allowing subscribers to walk-in for Identity Proofing until further notice. If you cannot find a notary available due to COVID-19, please email ecahelp@orc.com for assistance. Once the COVID-19 pandemic is over, WidePoint-ORC will resume walk-in Identity Proofing. Get Certificates: Order Medium Assurance Identity and Encryption Certificates Access to NSA ARCnet, MPO, GSA eOffer/eMod, PPIRS, and DoD sites Order Medium Token Assurance Identity and Encryption Certificates Access to all of the above and AFWAY, JPAS, FEDMALL, etc. Order Medium Hardware Identity and Encryption Certificates Access to all of the above and FVS, NGA, Navy Data Environment (NDE), etc. Which certificate do I need? Renew Certificates Order Component/Server/SSL Certificates Order Domain Controller Certificates Order Code Signing Certificates (Medium Token) Order Code Signing Certificates (Medium Hardware) Order VPN IPSec Certificates ORC ECA final phase of SHA-256 migration As part of the DoD’s transition to SHA-256, WidePoint (formerly ORC) will begin the final phase of migrating our ECA offerings to SHA-256 in October. Beginning October 12, all new person certificate requests will be from the new ORC SHA-256 ECA Certificate Authority, ORC ECA 6. To ensure that we maintain compliance with DoD ECA […] Cybersecurity Sprint PIV-I Solutions Certificate-on-Device for Windows To Go What is Heartbleed’s impact to my ORC certificate? Heartbleed is a vulnerability in OpenSSL, software which provides cryptographic services to computers on the Internet. Please be aware that the Heartbleed vulnerability is not a virus, so it cannot spread from one computer to another. If you have ORC client certificates—certificates that identify you to web sites—your certificates are not at risk. There are […] IE 11 error: Could not convert certificate to PKCS7 format Due to changes in Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) 11, an error may be produced when attempting import of a certificate in that browser. To overcome the error message “Could not convert certificate to PKCS7 format”, place the browser into Compatibility view by following the instructions here: http://eca.orc.com/wp-content/uploads/ECA_Docs/IE_Instructions/IE11_Compatibilty_View.pdf TAMMS-A Requires PKI Certificate Login The ORC Difference ORC was the first company to graduate from the DoDs Interim External Certification Authority (IECA) program to the final ECA program. We are the only authorized vendor to issue every type of certificate sanctioned under the DoD ECA policy. ORC’s lineage traces back to the early days of the DoD PKI (CAC) […] Attention FEDMALL Users The ORC Difference ORC was the first company to graduate from the DoDs Interim External Certification Authority (IECA) program to the final ECA program. We are the only authorized vendor to issue every type of certificate sanctioned under the DoD ECA policy. ORC’s lineage traces back to the early days of the DoD PKI (CAC) […] Attention JPAS Users JPAS logon procedures have been updated to provide additional security and privacy of clearance data and personally identifiable information (PII). These changes are pursuant to Department of Defense (DoD) regulations mandating improved security by restricting access to only users with cryptographic logon. Users need three items to access JPAS: An active JPAS account; An approved […] Frequently Asked Questions -- Why do I need an ECA Certificate? Why should I buy from ORC ECA? Access information on the DoD ECA Program To contact the ORC ECA Customer Service Team, please send an email to ecahelp@orc.com OR Submit an On-line Help Request Form Visit ORC.WidePoint.com Visit WidePoint.com Certificates Order Certificates Renew A Certificate Pricing Instructions Quick Links Help Desk ECA Repository Certificate Tools F.A.Q. Why do I need an ECA Certificate? Why should I buy from ORC ECA? Access information on the DoD ECA Program Tips & Reminders Should I use Internet Explorer or Firefox on Windows? Website Security Cert Error Message News & Updates ORC ECA final phase of SHA-256 migration Cybersecurity Sprint PIV-I Solutions Certificate-on-Device for Windows To Go What is Heartbleed’s impact to my ORC certificate? IE 11 error: Could not convert certificate to PKCS7 format TAMMS-A Requires PKI Certificate Login Contact Us 1-800-816-5548 ecahelp@orc.com Support Portal Walk-In Appointments © 2021 ORC ECA. All Rights Reserved....