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Electronic signing does not work: troubleshooting

Check the reader and card first, then the certificate and signing applications.

Reader and card

Reconnect the reader directly to another USB port and verify that the eID client sees the reader and card. Test another supported CCID reader if possible.

Certificate and codes

Check that the qualified signing certificate is valid. Select the signing certificate rather than the authentication certificate. Do not repeatedly guess BOK or KEP PIN.

Software and isolation

Update and restart the eID client and signing components, close competing smart-card applications and test a simple PDF in an official signing environment.

When to visit the Police

Visit a Police document department if the card is not recognised with a working reader, certificates cannot be issued or renewed, codes are blocked or the chip may be damaged.