Create a Self-Signed Digital ID

Tags Adobe

Issue/Question

I am attempting to digitally sign a PDF (Graduate School Approval Form) but unable to complete the task without entering a certificate password before clicking the 'sign' button.

Environment

  • Adobe

Resolution

  1. Open Adobe
  2. Click Edit
  3. Choose Preference
  4. Click Signatures
  5. On the right, click More for Identities & Certificates
  6. Select Digital IDs on the left
  7. Click Add ID
  8. Select A New Digital ID I Want To Create Now
  9. Click Next
  10. Specify where to store the digital ID
  11. Click Next
  12. Fill out the needed information
    Note: Leave the pre-filled areas as is
  13. Click Next
  14. Create a password
  15. Confirm password
  16. Click Finish
    Note: You cannot recover or reset this password if you've forgotten it.  You will need to create a new one with the same information that you used for the ID
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