How to create a Digital ID/Signature in Adobe Acrobat

1. In Acrobat, open the "Preferences" menu.

Adobe Acrobat Window with Preferences selected.

2. Select "Signatures" and then click on "More" in the "Identities and Trusted Certificates" area.

Acrobat Preferences dialog with the signatures section highlighted

3. Click on "Add ID"

The Digital ID and Trust Certificate Setting Dialog with Add ID highlighted

4. Click through the menus here with these settings, then fill out the info for the ID accurately.

The Add Digital ID dialog with New Digital ID selected

Add Digital ID dialog with New PKCS#12 digital ID selected

Add Digital ID dialog with the identity information fields

5. Enter the password for this file. Make sure you have this password saved somewhere because it cannot be recovered if lost, so you would need to make an entirely new ID.

Add Digital ID dialog with the password/file location options

6. Once you're done, you can sign with this Digital ID by going to "All Tools" and clicking "use a certificate", then "digitally sign". This example is on a blank document, but you can select a signature field and do this process for finished documents.

Acrobat Pro window with "use a certificate" highlighted in the All Tools menu

Acrobat Pro with "digitally sign" highlighted under the "use a certificate" dialog

7. Select your new Digital ID, then after you "continue", enter your password and sign the document.

Sign with Digital ID dialog with a digital id selected

Sign as dialog

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