How to Create a Digital Signature in Acrobat 9

Create a digital signature with Adobe Acrobat 9.

Adobe Acrobat 9 offers users the ability to insert a digital signature into a document. Digital signatures help recipients address "security requirements by providing greater assurances of document integrity, authenticity and non-repudiation," according to a technical white paper from Adobe. Acrobat users can create a digital signature to insert in any PDF document. Acrobat remembers your digital signature, so you can access it easily when working with other documents.

Instructions

1. Click on the "Sign" icon in the toolbar at the top of the Acrobat window. Select "Place Signature" and click "OK." Use the mouse to make a box where you want the digital signature to appear.

2. Select the option to "Create a self-signed digital ID for use with Acrobat." Click "Next."

3. Enter the contact information you want to appear in your digital signature. Set "Use digital ID for" to "Digital Signatures." Click "Next."

4. Enter and confirm a password of at least six characters in the text boxes. Press "Finish."

5. Place the digital signature in the document by entering your password in the pop-up window and pressing "Sign."

References

• Adobe Technical Whitepaper: A Primer on Electronic Document Security