PC Configuration

Configuration for communication with CS OTE 

Access to the production and test environment of CS OTE

Computer setting for Central System OTE access (" CS OTE"), OTECA certificate install
Description Production environment Test environment (Sandbox)
1. In the attached file, see the browser configuration process, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge with a hardware certificate stored on a USB iKeyToken from the OTECA certification authority. PC configuration

Client station configuration for production valid from 26.5.2018

Client station configuration for Sandbox valid from 28.3.2018

https://portal.ote-cr.cz/

https://portal.sand.ote-cr.cz/


Communication methods with CS OTE

  A.   through a web browser

  B.   through a secure email

  C.   through automatic communication

 

A. Access to CS OTE through a web browser 
Description Common for Production and Test environment

Signing OTE PKI component for 64bit latest version 2.8

Signing OTE PKI component for 64bit

Signing OTE PKI component for 32bit for legacy usage

Notice: this version is no longer actively maintained or updated.

It is recommended to use the 64-bit version of OTE PKI Client instead.

Signing OTE PKI component for 32bit

Software License Agreement by signing OTE PKI components - Czech only License Agreement
Software License Agreement software application OTE LauncherManager and OTECOM License Agreement

If you have been instructed to update PKI component to latest version, you can check currently installed version in:

Start - add or remove programs - find OtePkiClient and see version there.

 

B. Sending/Receiving messages to/from CS OTE through a secure email 
Description Production environment Test environment (Sandbox)

1. This certificate is used for S/MIME message encrypting sent by a participant to the production environment address - csote@csote.ote-cr.cz or the test environment address - cds@cds.sand.ote-cr.cz. A user adds the certificate to the contact - CS OTE recipient.

CS OTE S/MIME NEW

This certificate is valid until 06 June 2026

CS OTE S/MIME TEST NEW

This certificate is valid until 06 June 2026

2. Email clients settings manual for sending/receiving encrypted messages to/from CS OTE:
MS Outlook 2007
MS Outlook 2010

MS Outlook 2016

MS Outlook 2007.pdf 
MS Outlook 2010.pdf 
MS Outlook 2016.pdf

 

 

C. Automatic communication with CS OTE System through web services SOAP
Description Production environment Test environment (Sandbox)
1. Attached form for Automatic communication settings (SOAP communication).

SOAP form

TEST SOAP form

2. SSL communication server certificate (Thawte RSA CA 2018) which is used for encrypting SSL/TLS in case of your system (application) is a client of web services.

CS OTE

CS OTE TEST

 

3. This certificate is used for electronic signature of messages and data sent from CS OTE to the participant. Installation is not required unless special settings of your software for processing are required. This certificate is used for GOs, billing documents and invoices.

CS_OTE

Sandbox

4. This certificate is used for secure web services (BinarySecurityToken for WS-Security) and for authentication TLS from CS OTE to a participant.

CS OTE

CS OTE NEW – valid from 12 May 2026, 15:00

CS OTE TEST

Manual for using the certificate in automatic communication (server-server communication and client-server communication) and e-mail communication.

Using of automatic communication.docx Updated 12 May 2022

 

Electronic seals
Description Downloadable electronic seal OLD Downloadable electronic seal NEW

CS OTE

CS_OTE

This certificate expires on 4 September 2026

CS OTE

This certificate expires on 4 September 2026

Allowances

Allowances

This certificate expires on 4 September 2026

Allowances

This certificate expires on 4 September 2026

Guarantees of origin

EZP

This certificate expires on 4 September 2026

EZP

This certificate expires on 4 September 2026

Billing

Billing

This certificate expires on 6 September 2026

Billing

This certificate expires on 6 September 2026

Sandbox

 

Sandbox

This certificate expires on 4 September 2026

All reports and documents issued by OTE company are now electronically sealed with qualified electronic seal certificates according to Regulation European Union N. 910/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council on electronic identification and confidence-building services for electronic transactions and Act No. 297/2016 Coll. on trust-building services for electronic transactions.