# Go to production
In this section, you can find information to help you connect to itsme® in a production account.
Page contents
If you want to integrate with itsme® in production, contact us to get you all set:
# Create a production account
To connect to itsme® in production, you need to create a production account with a custom certificate domain in the Signicat Dashboard. If you already have a production account set up in the Dashboard, you may skip this section.
To create a production account in your Signicat organisation, go to the Signicat Dashboard (opens new window) and:
- Click the name of your organisation at the top left of the screen and then select Manage.
- Under Organisation management, click Add Account.
- Enter the name of your account under Account Name and tick the box for Production account.
- Click Create to create a new account.
# Add a custom domain with a custom certificate
Order your certificate
To connect to itsme®, you must provide Signicat with your custom SSL/TLS (self-managed) certificates. Before you can continue with the integration, you must purchase your certificates with a Certificate Authority (CA).
To connect to itsme® securely you must add a custom domain using a custom (self-managed) SSL/TLS certificate. Note that itsme® only accepts connections with Organization Validated (OV) or Extended Validation (EV) certificates. You cannot use a domain-validated (DV) certificate from Let's Encrypt.
You can configure a custom domain with a custom SSL/TLS certificate in the Signicat Dashboard (opens new window). To do this in your production account, follow the instructions in the Custom domain with self-managed certificate documentation.
# Add itsme® button to your application
To allow your users to authenticate with itsme®, you need to create a button on your application. See the Button design guide (opens new window).
# Follow the integration steps
Now, follow the steps in our guides to configure itsme® in the Dashboard and connect with the authentication protocol of your choice:
To get help with your integration, contact us (opens new window).