Onboarding Process

Stage eSeal Certificate to SP

1. SP to register in ICA STG portal - https://ra-stg.ica.gov.ae.

2. Once approved by ICA, request UAE PASS Operations team(UPOPST) for CSR from UAE PASS STG environment.

3. UPOPST to share STG CSR to SP.

4. ICA will share the STG eSeal certificates to SP which needs to be shared with UPOPST

5. UPOPST will share the client credentials to be used in STG environment to SP and they can test the same in their STG environment.

Production eSeal Certificate to SP

1. SP will register in ICA STG portal - https://ra.ica.gov.ae.

2. SP will fill in form and upload legal documents.

3. SP will submit signup request.

4. ICA will review documents according to vetting process.

5. SP will revise the documents if required post ICA review.

6. ICA will provide confirmation notification to SP.

7. ICA will share the certificate holder agreement with application form.

8. SP will activate account through link shared as confirmation notification by ICA.

9. SP will share the use cases with ICA.

10. ICA will review the use cases.

11. ICA will suggest the subject DN to SP.

12. SP will submit the request for CSR with subject DN to UPOPST.

13. UPOPST will review the CSR request and generate CSR.

14. UPOPST will provide CSR to SP.

15. SP will submit CSR with signed certificate holder agreement, filled and signed application form on https://ra.ica.gov.ae

16. ICA will review according to the vetting process.

17. SP will revise the documents if required post ICA review.

18. ICA will issue the eSeal production certificate.

19. SP will download eSeal certificate and move to production.

20. SP will contact UPOPST for prod credentials

eSeal Assessment and Verification Process

1. SP will implement eSeal and unit test the UAE PASS eSeal integration as per the eSeal assessment checklist (Refer to Submission for Approval section).

2. SP will confirm the stage assessment readiness.

3. UPOT will perform the stage assessment over online eMeeting in order to make sure the integration is compliant as per the UAE PASS guidelines and the approved use case.

4. UPOT will fill the stage eSeal assessment checklist once the staging assessment is completed.

5. UPOT will forward the assessment checklist and CC form to UPOPST and will request UPOPST team to configure the production certificate & CC to SP.

6. SP will deploy the changes with the provided production credentials and certificate provided by UPOPST.

7. SP will communicate their Go Live plan and the deployment date to UPOT.

Steps	Responsible Entity	Action Description	Documents to be actioned	SLA / Timelines
1	SP	Register in ICA STG portal
2	SP	Fill in form, upload legal documents and submit sign up request.
3	ICA	Review documents
4	ICA	Provide confirmation notification to SP
5	ICA	Share the certificate holder agreement with application form
6	SP	Activate account through link shared as confirmation notification by ICA
7	SP	Share the use cases with ICA
8	ICA	Review the use cases
9	ICA	Suggest the subject DN to SP
10	SP	Submit the request for CSR with subject to DN to UPOPST
11	UPOPST	Review the CSR request and generate CSR
12	UPOPST	Provide CSR to SP
13	SP	Submit CSR with signed certificate holder agreement, filled and signed application form on https://ra.ica.gov.ae
14	ICA	Review and issue the eSeal production certificate
15	SP	Download eSeal certificate and move to production and contact UPOPST for production credentials
16	SP	Confirm UPOT on productionn CC receipt & update Go Live plan

8. UPOT will perform the production verification once the eSeal application is LIVE with UAE PASS.

9. UPOT will fill the prod eSeal assessment checklist once the production verification is completed.

10. UPOT will provide the onboarding sign off based on production verification results.

Request Flow for eSeal production certificate