Connect your digital certificate to Landonline

How to upload your Landonline digital certificate from your computer into Landonline for signing dealings.

Your current digital certificate (DC) must be connected to Landonline - Dealings to sign dealings.

Once connected, your browser should remember the location of your certificate every time you sign an instrument or dealing.

We recommend using Microsoft or Google browsers.

Digital certificates must be current

Only current digital certificates can be used to sign in Landonline.

When your digital certificate is renewed, you'll need to link it to Landonline the next time you sign a dealing.

Digital certificates are renewed every 2 years.

Video: choose your digital certificate

Watch this video to learn how to choose your digital certificate in Landonline - Dealings.

https://youtu.be/TsbcPQUda88

Connecting your Landonline digital certificate for the first time

1. Select Choose Digital Certificate

Select Choose Digital Certificate if it's the first time you're connecting a digital certificate to Landonline - Dealings.

A File Explorer/Finder window will open, showing your network drives and files.
 

Image of the Sign instrument screen in Landonline dealings. 'Choose Digital Certificate' is highlighted.

2. Locate your current Landonline digital certificate 

Navigate to your current Landonline digital certificate. This will generally be in a folder named LINZ Certificates in a secure location on your computer.

If you can’t find the LINZ Certificates folder, check with your IT support, Landonline Trusted Contact, or a colleague to find where DCs are usually stored.
 

image of file explorer, highlighting the LINZ certificates folder and the digital certificate

The name on the digital certificate file should be in the format:

  • cn=userid , for example: cn=jbloggs001

    image of the downloaded digital certificate file in the downloads folder, with file extensions hidden. The file name is cn=jbloggs001.
  • cn=userid.p12 if file extensions are shown, for example: cn=jbloggs001.p12 .

    image of the downloaded digital certificate file in the downloads folder, with file extensions shown. The file name is cn=jbloggs001.p12

3. Select your current Landonline digital certificate

Click once on the file to highlight your digital certificate.

Select Open to connect your digital certificate to Landonline.
 

image of file explorer, highlighting the selected digital certificate and 'Open' at the bottom right of the window.

Replacing or renewing your Landonline digital certificate

1. Select Change digital certificate

Select Change digital certificate if you're replacing a DC in Landonline. For example, if your DC has just been renewed.

A File Explorer/Finder window will open, showing your network drives and files.
 

Image of the Sign instrument screen in Landonline dealings. 'Change Digital Certificate' is highlighted.

2. Locate your current Landonline digital certificate

Navigate to your current Landonline digital certificate. This will generally be in a folder named LINZ Certificates in a secure location on your computer.

If you can’t find the LINZ Certificates folder, check with your IT support, Landonline Trusted Contact, or a colleague to find where DCs are usually stored.
 

image of file explorer, highlighting the LINZ certificates folder and the digital certificate

The name on the digital certificate file should be in the format:

  • cn=userid , for example: cn=jbloggs001

    image of the downloaded digital certificate file in the downloads folder, with file extensions hidden. The file name is cn=jbloggs001.
  • cn=userid.p12 if file extensions are shown, for example: cn=jbloggs001.p12 .

    image of the downloaded digital certificate file in the downloads folder, with file extensions shown. The file name is cn=jbloggs001.p12

3. Select your current Landonline digital certificate.

Click once on the file to highlight your digital certificate.

Select Open to connect your digital certificate to Landonline.
 

image of file explorer, highlighting the selected digital certificate and 'Open' at the bottom right of the window.

Your DC file will show on the Sign instrument page.

If you try to upload the wrong certificate or an expired certificate, you'll get an error message.

Connected your DC

Once you've connected your digital certificate, your File Explorer/Finder window should automatically open to it if you need to replace it with your renewed certificate.

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