Following the adaptation of the AOC certificate profiles on 09/05/2018 to the eiDAS regulations, both the T-CAT certificates on card and the T-CAT of Pseudonym include two certificates:

  • T-CAT (Signature) “SIG”
  • T-CAT (Authentication) “AUT”

The signature will allow you to sign in all those applications that are necessary.

The authentication will allow you to authenticate yourself for all the procedures you need to consult.

When carrying out a procedure with a T-CAT, certain applications may show you both certificates and you must select the correct one (AUT if you are identifying yourself and SIG if you are signing) . Currently, many applications already show you directly the certificate corresponding to the specific moment of the process, but if this is not the case, you must choose the appropriate certificate in each case to avoid technical errors.

This is the information that will be displayed for each of the certificates:

  • T-CAT (Signature) : Name and two surnames according to identity document (DNI / Passport) + “ – DNI ” + NIF of the public employee + “ (SIG)”
  • T-CAT (Authentication) : Name and two surnames according to identity document (DNI / Passport) + “ – DNI” + NIF of the public employee + “ (AUT)”

You can watch this video if you have any questions about it:

example video to differentiate Signature from Authentication

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