11.2.1 for Windows

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Chapter 11: Signature User Manual
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About Digital ID
Digital ID is the identity of a person/organization, which contains your name, Email
address, a serial number, an expiration date, and the name of the company. A digital
ID contains two keys, one is a public key (certificate) that is used to encrypt or lock
data, and the other is a private key that is used to decrypt or unlock data that is
encrypted.
You can distribute the certificate that contains the public key and other identifying
information to those people who need to use it to verify your identity, validate your
signature, or encrypt a document for you. Only your private key can unlock
information that was encrypted using your certificate, so make sure to store your
digital ID in a safe place.
You can not only obtain a digital ID from a trusted third-party provider called a
Certificate Authority (CA) but also create a self-signed digital ID with Foxit PDF Editor.
Digital IDs are usually protected by password; you can store it on a computer in
PKCS#12 file format, or in the Windows Certificate Store. All the digital IDs available
on the computer are listed in the Digital IDs window. You can choose Protect > Digital
IDs to check the digital IDs list. In the Digital IDs window, you can also view the
certificate details, refresh the ID list, add or remove a digital ID, and export a digital ID
to an FDF, PKCS, or CER file.
For company-wide deployment, IT managers can also use the SignITMgr tool to
configure which digital ID file is allowed to sign PDF files by users across an
organization. Steps are as follow:
1. Create or install the digital ID file on your computer.
2. Click here to download an appropriate version of Foxit Customization Wizard. Run
Foxit Customization Wizard and select the SignITMgr option to get the SignITMgr
tool opened within Foxit Customization Wizard. Click here for more details about
the SignITMgr tool.
3. You will find that the digital IDs you installed in your computer are listed in the
window. Then do the following:
 Check the digital ID file that is allowed to sign a PDF file, click the Save icon
on the menu bar and save the file.
 If you want to change the setting which you have configured before, click the
Open icon on the menu bar to open the configuration file. Then check the
digital ID file that is allowed to sign a PDF file, and click the Save icon on the
menu bar to generate and save the modified configuration file.
4. After generating the configuration file, place it in “C:\Users\USERNAME\AppD
ata\Roaming\Foxit Software\Foxit PDF Editor\Signature”.