In order to issue EDS keys to the identity card, you can independently apply at the website pki.gov.kz  or contact the NJSC "State Corporation "Government for Citizens". Today, the service is provided by appointment in all front-offices of the Government for Citizens State Corporation NJSC.

Only individuals can write an EDS on the identity card chip. For legal entities this service is not provided.

To use an identity card with an electronic signature on a stationary computer or on a laptop, you need to purchase a special device – a smart card reader. A card reader is a device for reading/writing, which is intended for information exchange with smart cards.

The operator will prepare a cell of your identity card to write EDS keys, ask you to enter a PIN code using a special keyboard, and install registration certificates. The whole process takes no more than 20 minutes.

In all regional centers of the Republic of Kazakhstan it is possible to receive government services in electronic format without visiting NJSC State Corporation "Government for Citizens" or portal egov.kz, it is enough only to turn to a device called a Public Access Point using an identity card with a card reader built into the PAP. More details on this can be found in the article "Public Access Points".

In early May, the company "AKNUR Security" officially introduced the card reader models ACR38U-I1 and ACR38U-N1, which can already be found on sale in the major retail chains of the country: "Tekhnodom "and "Belyiy Veter ".

Compact devices work with all types of microprocessor and crypto-processor smart cards. They fully comply with ISO 7816-1 / 2/3, EMV, Microsoft PC/SC standards and are compatible with Windows, MacOS and Linux operating systems.

And also, card readers can be purchased in the following places:

• Astana: Tarkhan St., 4, room121, t. 8 (7172) 29-37-13, 29-37-15;
• Almaty: Nemirovich-Danchenko St., 18, t. 8 (727) 247-87-34, 8 (727) 354-04-72.

To connect the card reader to the computer, you need to insert it into the USB connector of the PC or laptop. After that, you need to install the software to it (driver). The installation disk must be included with the purchased card reader.

Check the presence of the card reader in the list of installed devices can be through the "Device Manager".

Before you begin to receive the services of the portal, you need to make sure that Java is installed on your computer for normal work with electronic services.

Note. The EDS keys or the registration document, but not the registration certificate. Moreover, two IDs are recorded on ID, both for authentication and for signing.

First you need to insert the certificate in the card reader and login to the portal www.egov.kz . As an example, let's try to describe the process of obtaining a certificate of pension contributions.

After clicking the "Send Request" button, a window will open with a notification that the certificate is not selected.

After clicking on the button "Select certificate", a dialog box will appear in which you must specify the method for selecting a certificate.

1. IDCard is to select a certificate from an identity card;
2. Select file is to select a certificate from computer or from other media (flash drive/CD-ROM).

Since it is possible to use the EDS key from the ID card, you need to click on the "IDCard" button. After that, the window for entering a four-digit PIN code will be displayed.

After entering the PIN-code, a standard window with information about the certificate will open.

It only remains to sign the service and get the result.

The procedure for obtaining portal services using an EDS, recorded on an identity card, differs little from the standard. We recommend using this method of storing and using EDS, first of all, for the security of your personal data