Information for your certificate
The following information will be mentioned in your certificate. It will be made public (in your certificate) and available online in GlobalSign´s directory servers.
The information below specifies how your certificate is created and how your private key will be protected. (If you choose to protect your private key, you won´t be able to export your certificate and use it on other computers). The defaults are in most cases the correct choice.
Additional information
When you click on 'Go to step 6', your browser will generate a key pair : a public key and a private key. Your public key will be sent to GlobalSign further in this procedure, while your private key will be stored on your local hard disk or on a smart card (depending on the cryptographic service provider you chose).