Announced details
Academic institutions, including universities; public and private web servers; email; LDAP; firewalls; load balancers; and servers behind WAFs
An estimate indicates that the cost of manual updates at a university with approximately 10 servers will increase from the current approximately ¥500,000 per year to the equivalent of approximately ¥4 million per year once the validity period reaches 47 days. The company explains that deploying certFlow prevents operating costs from increasing in proportion to the higher renewal frequency.
Provides ICT products for educational institutions to approximately 50 universities nationwide; remote monitoring, infrastructure construction and maintenance to approximately 20 universities in western Japan; and on-site operations and maintenance for more than 10 years at 2 major private universities in Fukuoka Prefecture. certFlow's own deployment track record: Not disclosed.
株式会社コラボレーションシステム will support NII's UPKI Electronic Certificate Issuance Service. Capital and personnel relationships: Not disclosed.
The National Institute of Informatics, which provides the UPKI Electronic Certificate Issuance Service to academic institutions, including universities. Location, representative, capital, and year established: Not disclosed.
The maximum validity period for server certificates is scheduled to be reduced to 100 days from 15 March 2027 and to 47 days from 15 March 2029. Registration number: Not disclosed.
6th Floor, F Building Wing, 3-13-21 Hakataekihigashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture
Free trial, one-year contract, or multi-year contract paid upfront. Pricing: Not disclosed.
The company does not address Contract Value / Impact on Business Performance.
National Institute of Informatics (NII) / NII's support for ACME in its UPKI Electronic Certificate Issuance Service, officially announced on 12 November 2025
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Names of Products / Services Covered | certFlow (automated SSL certificate renewal service) / UPKI Electronic Certificate Issuance Service |
| Counterparty | National Institute of Informatics (NII) |
| Counterparty overview | The National Institute of Informatics, which provides the UPKI Electronic Certificate Issuance Service to academic institutions, including universities. Location, representative, capital, and year established: Not disclosed. |
| Relationship with the Company | 株式会社コラボレーションシステム will support NII's UPKI Electronic Certificate Issuance Service. Capital and personnel relationships: Not disclosed. |
| Offering price | Free trial, one-year contract, or multi-year contract paid upfront. Pricing: Not disclosed. |
| Launch date | 2 November 2026 (scheduled) |
| Applicable area | Academic institutions, including universities; public and private web servers; email; LDAP; firewalls; load balancers; and servers behind WAFs |
| Registration number and expiry date | The maximum validity period for server certificates is scheduled to be reduced to 100 days from 15 March 2027 and to 47 days from 15 March 2029. Registration number: Not disclosed. |
| Location | 6th Floor, F Building Wing, 3-13-21 Hakataekihigashi, Hakata-ku, Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture |
| Location scale | Provides ICT products for educational institutions to approximately 50 universities nationwide. Provides services to approximately 20 universities in western Japan through its ICT infrastructure business. Has provided on-site operations and maintenance for more than 10 years at 2 major private universities in Fukuoka Prefecture. |
| Quantitative Effects | An estimate indicates that the cost of manual updates at a university with approximately 10 servers will increase from the current approximately ¥500,000 per year to the equivalent of approximately ¥4 million per year once the validity period reaches 47 days. The company explains that deploying certFlow prevents operating costs from increasing in proportion to the higher renewal frequency. |
| Usage history | Provides ICT products for educational institutions to approximately 50 universities nationwide; remote monitoring, infrastructure construction and maintenance to approximately 20 universities in western Japan; and on-site operations and maintenance for more than 10 years at 2 major private universities in Fukuoka Prefecture. certFlow's own deployment track record: Not disclosed. |
| Source | National Institute of Informatics (NII) / NII's support for ACME in its UPKI Electronic Certificate Issuance Service, officially announced on 12 November 2025 |
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The reasons the company gives
The company's own explanation, not something inferred from the numbers.To prepare for the planned reduction in server certificate validity periods to 100 days from March 2027 and subsequently to 47 days, and to reduce the burden of certificate renewal operations at universities as well as the risk of service outages caused by missed renewals or configuration errors.