Press Release
The first certificate authority for emobility certificates goes into operation
Simple use of plug & charge possible at any charging station
Berlin/Essen, March 31st, 2014. Working on behalf of Hubject GmbH, a Berlin-based joint
venture between the automotive, IT and energy industries, the IT company secunet has
developed the world’s first operational emobility certificate authority for master certificates.
Such certificates will be required in future to ensure that electric vehicles can safely
communicate with the corresponding charging infrastructure. They also lay the groundwork
for use of the plug & charge system, which allows automatic, cash-free settlement at any
publicly accessible charging station.
Individual electronic certificates enable the respective customers and charging stations to
identify each other in an unambiguous and reliable manner in the course of the
communications process taking place during the charging process. The certification authority
(Root CA) being placed into service by Hubject generates master certificates for automobile
manufacturers, charging infrastructure operators, and EV electricty suppliers, who can then
use these master certificates to create derived certificates for use in their own products.
The international ISO standard no. 15118, which governs the proper charging of electric
vehicles at the “wall boxes,” the personal charging units installed in garages, as well as at
public charging stations, stipulates a “Root Certificate Authority” as a prerequisite – i.e.
precisely the type of certificate authority that Hubject is now operating and making available
to its European partner companies via the Hubject Platform.
About Hubject GmbH:
Hubject GmbH is a joint venture formed by the BMW Group, Bosch, Daimler, EnBW, RWE
and Siemens based in Berlin. The company operates a cross-industry business and IT
platform connecting charging infrastructure, service and mobility providers. For further
information please visit www.hubject.com.
About secunet
secunet is one of the leading German providers of high-quality IT security. Over 300 experts
work in the areas of cryptography, e-government, business security and automotive security,
and develop innovative products in these fields in addition to highly secure and reliable
solutions. Many DAX companies as well as numerous authorities and organisations are
among secunet's national and international customers, which total over 500. secunet is IT
security partner of the Federal Republic of Germany and partner in the Alliance for Cyber
Security. secunet was founded in 1997 and achieved sales of EUR 67.2 million in 2012.
secunet Security Networks AG is listed on the Prime Standard of the German Stock
Exchange. Additional data is available from www.secunet.com.
Press contacts:
Hubject GmbH
Judith Schmerberg
(responsible for the purposes of German Press Law)
Phone: +49 (0)30 788 93 20 21
Mobile: +49 (0)151 182 143 05
Email: [email protected]
secunet Security Networks AG
Christine Skropke
Chief Press Officer
Patrick Franitza
Press Officer
Phone: +49 (0)201 5454 1234
Email: [email protected]