How to sign using a certificate in Acrobat XI and Reader

Hi Ricardo,

Unfortunately this is not possible using certificates; however, by their very nature certificates secure/validate the entire PDF.

Thanks,
Lori

I need sign multiple pages in a file (the sign has to be show in every page). Is possible sign every page without password in each one?

Hi manish Khandelwal,

If you’re using Adobe Reader 11.0.06 or earlier to sign using a certificate then whomever sent you the file to sign will need to Reader-enable it first. If this is not possible try upgrading to a later version of Reader.

Thanks,
Lori

work with certificate option is disable in acrobat what is the setting to enable this .
and a device connected to PC option is not working properly ‘
provide me guidence

Hi Richard,

Unfortunately, there isn’t a way around this. The document needs to be locked in the exact state when you sign, which is why you get the save prompt.

Thanks,
Lori

Using Adobe Acrobat Pro XI. I use the sign tab to sign with certificate.  This instructs me to drag new signature rectangle which I do and successfully eletronically sign.  The issue I have is that the program requires me to save the document after each and every initial and or signature which is very time consuming for multiple initial and signature documents such as real estate contracts.  Is there a way around having to do it this way?

Hi Dragan Obrenovic,

It’s not possible to certify a document in Adobe Reader only Acrobat. This looks like a issue that may have been introduced in the latest point update.

Thanks,
Lori

Dear Lori,

My certificate on smart card is actually issued by a reputable certification authority, recognized by Microsoft Windows and I can certify document using Adobe Acrobat without any problem.

However, I am not able to do it using Adobe Reader 11.0.09 as both “Certify” options are greyed (disabled).

Can you please post a link to a sample certified document that was certified using Adobe Reader XI, so I can see how its certificate chain looks?

Thanks a lot,
Dragan

Hi Dragan Obrenovic,

You need to have a certificate from a certificate authority to sign using this technique. Here is an article with additional information:
http://blogs.adobe.com/insidepdf/2010/11/authenticated-pdf-documents.html

Thanks,
Lori

I am using Adobe Reader version 11.0.09 and signing PDF documents using certificate-based digital ID on smart card works perfectly fine.

However, I am unable to certify document, as both “Certify (Visible)” and “Certify (Not Visible”) options are disabled (greyed). Please see the screenshot here:

[img]http://s9.postimg.org/scy1dabkv/Certify_greyed.jpg[/img]

What am I doing wrong?

Thanks,
Dragan