Los Presentes is a bronze sculptural ensemble created by Costa Rican artist Fernando Calvo, located in the outdoor plaza of the Central Bank of Costa Rica since 1989. The artwork consists of nine life-size human figures representing the traditional inhabitants of the Central Valley and Costa Rican rural communities.

Digital certificate for Legal Entities

Process for issuing legal person certificates

The application process for these certificates must be completed on the Central Directo website (BCCR’s financial services portal; in spanish). To launch the process, the legal person must complete the following steps:

1

Registration in central directo

This process must be completed by the legal representative of the legal person, as explained (in Spanish) in the service roles​ section. Please find more details about the registration process in the online assistance section. 

2

Appointment of technical assistants

Certificate management is a process that requires technical knowledge. Therefore, it is recommended to appoint staff members from the Information Technology area to address the requests. Details on the Technical Assistant role are described (in Spanish) in the service roles section. The appointment process is explained in detail in the online assistance section. 

3

Certificate issuance request

This process must be carried out by the technical assistant. There are two issuance processes, depending on the type of certificate.

a. Seal with custody: The issuance process for this certificate is explained in detail (in Spanish) in the online assistance section.

b. Agent and seal without custody: The process is explained in detail (in Spanish) in the online assistance section. To follow the described procedure, you must read and apply the specific certificate generation guideline for the relevant operating system:

 • Windows guideline (Spanish).

 • Linux guideline (Spanish).

4

Acknowledgment of a person with authority to sign the subscriber agreement

As explained (in Spanish) in the service roles section

5

Signature of the subscriber agreement

This may only be carried out by the person with authority to sign the subscriber agreement.

6

Certificate download

This process is carried out by the Technical Assistant. The procedure is explained in detail (in Spanish) in the online assistance section.