Well, after all that hassle, I now have a Digital Certificate - of a sort.
I went into the Town Hall for my appointment - actually I was rigorously checked before I was allowed into the Town Hall, as the copper checked my appointment on his list, then got me to stand in a place while they took a picture and tested my temperature, then I had to go through a metal detector arch / screener - just to get to the counter next to the door.
A counter totally devoid of hand sanitiser, as was the entrance gestapo hall.
The registration only took a couple of minutes, but the girl p***d me off by asking if I had my passport - what´s the bloody point of the TIE registration card I thought. Seeing my incredulity at the passport question, she said "any photo I/d such as a driving licence". I know it is difficult to get a TIE these days, but strange that they obviously don´t expect guiris to have one.
Anyway, went home and logged on to get the cert downloaded - which "has to be done on the same system", so I was using the Dell with Ubuntu and Firefox. It all worked well and downloaded in seconds and I was immediately able to access my medical records.
Success!
Well, no.
I can use the certificate, I can back it up to a USB drive, I can see it on the system and I even managed to verify it with the provider.
Can I save it and upload it onto my Mac - can I hell as like.
There is something weird about it as it doesn´t require the password I allocated it when I try to use it or copy it - and it does show an error on the medical site, but then lets me in.
I spent a day and a half trying everything I knew (don´t laugh) and everything I could find on the web, but basically it is bent. Working but bent.
What that means is that when I want to access my meds or anything quasi-legal, I have to drag out the little old Dell and use Ubuntu and Firefox.
Oh, and I don´t think I dare upgrade the operating system or browser versions as that could screw it further.
Not sure whether I am happy or not really - I hate things like this (but then theres´s twelve years worth of complaints online from other people who have tried to use this system - so just getting it to work is an achievement).
G´s pal apparently asked her if it was something she should get (= something I should do for her).
Sorry Mel - my sanity will not permit it, so there´s no bloody chance - your system is a Mac like mine and it would be utterly impossible to risk doing another on that little Dell beast.
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