Digital signing
Adobe Acrobat
Configure Futurex PKCS#11 in Adobe Acrobat and sign a PDF
3 min
this section explains how to configure the {{futurex}} pkcs#11 library in adobe acrobat sign a pdf using the key stored on the {{ch}} configure the {{futurex}} pkcs #11 library this section provides instructions on configuring adobe acrobat desktop to use the fxpkcs11 library open adobe acrobat as administrator select menu in the upper left corner and select \[ preferences ] inside preferences , select signatures in the left hand menu under identities & trusted certificates , select \[ more ] in the digital id and trusted certificate settings window, select pkcs #11 modules and tokens in the left side menu then, select \[ attach module ] browse for the fxpkcs11 dll file and select it after you select the fxpkcs11 dll file, expand pkcs #11 modules and tokens and select fxpkcs11 underneath it in the left hand menu select \[ login ] and enter the identity password configured inside the \<crypto opr pass> tag in the fxpkcs11 cfg file then, select \[ ok ] after you log in, you can expand the fxpkcs11 section in the left side menu select futurex in that section in the futurex menu, you should see the signing certificate you created earlier in {{ch}} displayed as a digital id you can now close the digital id and trusted certificate settings window sign a pdf perform the following steps to sign a pdf using the {{ch}} stored key open the pdf document you want to sign in the left side tools menu, select \[ use a certificate ] select \[ digitally sign ] use your mouse to click and drag to draw the area where you want the signature to appear in the sign with a digital id window, select your certificate and select \[ continue ] modify the appearance as needed and select \[ sign ] select where you want to save the signed document and select \[ save ] the document now shows a digital signature and a message stating signed and all signatures are valid to view more information about the signature, double click your digital signature and select \[ signature properties ] here, you can view information about the validity of the certificate and display it