Activation guides
As a user administrator
Before you begin


  • You have the role of user administrator in your organisation
  • You have a private MitID or a separate MitID
  • You are logged in as a user administrator in MitID Erhverv


Start activation


  1. Log in to MitID Erhverv. Here you will find an overview of the users who have been moved from NemID medarbejdersignatur to MitID Erhverv – or who have been newly created.
  2. Select the user you want to activate. The User Information page opens and the user’s data is displayed.
    1. if the user is created with a CPR number, the user can activate himself by simply authenticating himself with his private MitID once – and then choosing which type of authenticator he/she wants to use in the future.
    2. if the user is created with date of birth, then you will have to hand over the activation code to the user, which she/he must use during the activation process.
    3. If you have moved from NemID medarbejdersignatur and imported users, the users can activate themselves with their medarbejdersignatur

  3. Check that the user’s data is correct. Under authenticators, you can choose which authenticators the user can use:
    1. you can choose to ask the user if he/she will use his/her private MitID if your organisation allows it.
    2. you can choose to assign a separate MitID to the user for business use.

  4. Select the Enable button. The page The user is created and must be activated with temporary activation code opens.

  5. Select the View button. The user’s temporary activation code is displayed. The temporary activation code must be transferred to the user in a secure manner so that the user can later activate himself in MitID Erhverv.
    1. Remember to save the temporary activation code until the user has activated himself.

As a user

1. Start the activation via the link in the email from MitID Erhverv, to start the activation of your user profile. The Activate Your User page opens.

 

2. Select the Enable User button. The Log in with your private MitID page opens.

 

3.Your private MitID is only used to confirm your identity once upon activation and is not shared with others. Select the Next button. The Login page opens in a new window.

 

4. Enter your private MitID. Select the Next button. Since Do you want to use your private MitID.

 

5.Check whether you want to use your private MitID ID in the future when logging in with your user.
NOTE you can also opt out of using your private MitID and instead use a separate MitID ID means, as described in this guide: Select and activate a separate ID means. Select the Next button.

  • If the user administrator has entered your full CPR number when creating your user, the receipt page will open (Go to step 7)
  • If the user administrator has not entered your full CPR number when creating your user, the Activation Code page opens (Go to step 6)

6. Enter the 8-digit activation code given to you by your user administrator. Select the Next button. The Receipts page opens.

 

7. Check that the information on the receipt page is correct.

1. Start the activation via the link in the email from MitID Erhverv. The Activate Your User page opens.

2. Check that your data is correct. Select the Enable User button. The Log in with your private MitID page opens.

3. Select the Sign In button. The Login page opens in a new window.

4. Use your private MitID to log in. Only used to establish your identity until you have chosen a separate MitID for MitID Erhverv. Select the Next button. The page Do you want to use your private MitID opens.


5. Select I don't want to use my private My ID. After this, your user administrator will be notified to choose an alternative, separate MitID authenticator for you. Select the Next button. The Receipt page opens.

6. You will receive an email from MitID Erhverv with a link so you can start activating your separate MitID authenticators. 

Before you start

  • You have received an activation email from MitID Erhverv
  • You must use your private MitID to log in
  • Remember to log in with your user in MitID Erhverv, via the link in the activation email, when you need to activate a separate MitID authenticator
  • NOTE, if you have ordered a physical authenticator: MitID code viewer, code reader or chip, it may take several days in the mail before you can activate and use it for your user in MitID Erhverv.

Start activation with the MitID app or one of the three separate authenticators

1. You are on the Enable Identifiers page. Check that it is the correct authenticator you have chosen. Select the Next button.

1.1 Is the app preselected as a separate authenticator by your user administrator: The Create MitID Erhverv user ID page opens. (Go to step 2)

1.2 Is separate MitID authenticator pre-selected by your user administrator: Since Have you received your MitID Chip, MitID Code viewer, code reader? opens (Go to step 2)


2. Check that the physical authenticator is selected: code display, code reader or chip. Select the Next button. The Create MitID Erhverv User ID page opens.

3. Enter your unique user ID. Select the Next button. The Enter Mobile Number page will open.

4. Enter your mobile number. You will receive an SMS with a verification code on your mobile phone. Select the Next button. The Activating MitID authenticator page opens.

5. You now get an overview of your choices. Check that your authenticator is selected. Select the Next button. The Enter Verification Code page opens.

6. Enter the verification code. Select the Next button. The MitID app/chip/code viewer/reader activation page opens.

7. Select the Start MitID app/chip/code viewer/or code reader activation button. The content of the page that opens depends on which authenticator is selected.

  • If MitID app is selected:
    Here you choose whether you want to use the MitID app that you have already installed as a private person, or whether you want to download a MitID app on a new device. Select the Start Activation button. The Download and Activate MitID App page opens.
  • Open the MitID app on the appropriate device, e.g. your mobile phone. Do not close the setup wizard as you will need the activation code when activating the app.
  • New window opens in MitID. Follow the guide on MitID.dk. Select the Continue button. The page My profile in MitID Erhverv opens.
  • If a physical authenticators is selected, you must follow the instructions from MitID.dk to activate the selected separate MitID authenticator.

8. When the authenticator is activated, you will be shown a receipt.