Create key pair in CryptoHub for Adobe Acrobat Sign

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This section generates a key pair on the  for Adobe Acrobat to use for digital signing operations.
Perform the following tasks to generate RSA key pair for Adobe Acrobat Sign:
You must generate the key pair under a root CA certificate to give it the encrypt and decrypt security usage it requires.
1 | Create X.509 certificate container
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Go to Administrative Services > PKI Management > Certificate Management.
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Select [ Add CA ].
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In the X.509 Certificate Container creation dialog, configure the following settings:
Name: Adobe Acrobat Sign
Host: None
Type: X.509
Owner group: Select the Adobe Acrobat Sign role  created for the service.
2 | Generate Adobe Acrobat Sign key pair
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Right-click the Adobe Acrobat Sign X.509 Certificate Container and select Add Certificate > New Certificate.
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Configure the following Subject DN settings:
Preset: Classic
Common Name: adobe-acrobat-sign
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Configure the following Basic Info settings:
Leave set the default values.
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Configure the following V3 Extensions settings:
Profile: Select Certificate Authority
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Select [ OK ].
3 | Assign a Name to the private key
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Go to Administrative Services > Key Management > Key Database.
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Select [ Reload ].
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Right-click the adobe-acrobat-sign key pair in the Keys section and select Edit.
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Under Key Settings, enter adobe-acrobat-sign in the Name field and select [ OK ] to save.
4 | Grant Use permission on the private key
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Go to Administrative Services > Key Management > Key Database.
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Right-click the adobe-acrobat-sign key pair and select Permission.
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Select the Adobe Acrobat Sign role in the drop-down menu and select [ Add ].
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Select the Permission drop-down option next to the Adobe Acrobat Sign role and select Use.
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Select [ Save ].
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Updated 10 Dec 2024

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