From November 12, 2026, you can only order PKIoverheid SBR certificates and server certificates with a validity of 1 year. A 2-year certificate is no longer available. Here’s why, and what it means for you.
Why 1 year?
Every PKIoverheid certificate belongs to a hierarchy. That’s the chain of trusted certificates your certificate is built on. Your certificate can never be valid for longer than that chain.
The current PKIoverheid G1 hierarchy is valid until November 12, 2028. From now on, a 2-year validity no longer fits within that period. That’s why we can no longer issue 2-year certificates.
This is temporary. In the future, you’ll be able to order certificates with a longer validity again. We’ll let you know as soon as that’s possible.
What does this mean for you?
New certificate: you choose a validity of 1 year, for €245 excluding VAT.
Existing 2-year certificate: it stays valid until its end date.
Renewal: for now, you renew every year. You don’t need to keep track of this yourself. You’ll automatically receive a message when it’s time to renew.
Order your certificate
You can easily order your PKIoverheid SBR or server certificate from Digidentity. You’ll have your certificate within 24 hours.