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Upload User's Own Digital ID and Manage Digital ID in HSM

  1. Open Adobe Acrobat Pro. 

  2. Go to Menu > Preferences > Signatures. 

  3. Under Identities & Trusted Certificates, click More. 

  4. In the Digital IDs section, click Add ID. 

  5. Choose A new digital ID I want to create now, then click Next. 

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Select New Digital ID

  1. Select New PKCS#12 Digital ID File and click Next. 

  2. Fill in all identity details (Name, Email, etc.). 

  3. Choose 2048-bit RSA as the key algorithm. 

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Add Details

  1. Set a password and choose a location to save the .pfx or .p12 file. 

  2. Click Finish to create the Digital ID. 

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Digital ID Created

  1. Open PKCS#11 CryptoServer Administration Tool (CAT). 

  2. Log in as Crypto User.

  3. Go to the Object Management tab. 

  4. Click On Import.

  5. Select Import PKCS#12.

  6. Upload the Digital ID file and enter the Password.

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Import Digital ID file

  1. Go to the Object Management tab.

  2. Key details display in the Object Management screen.

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Imported Key Details

  1. Open Acrobat Pro as Administrator. 

  2. Go to Edit > Preferences > Signatures.

  3. Click More under Identities & Trusted Certificates. 

  4. Navigate to PKCS#11 Modules and Tokens. 

  5. Click CryptoServer PKCS#11 Library R3 and log in to the token.

  6. Select the token displayed below and click the Refresh button.

  7. Acrobat will detect the token and list available digital IDs.  

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Digital ID Displayed in Acrobat Pro

  1. Open a PDF in Acrobat Pro. 

  2. Go to All Tools> Use a certificate.

  3. Click Digitally sign and select /drag an area to place the sign.

  4. Select the digital ID stored in the HSM. 

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Digital ID's stored in the HSM.

  1. Click Continue.

  2. Enter the Password and click Sign.

  3. Save the file. 

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Digital Signed