Adobe 22002484 Security Guide - Page 22
A new digital ID I want to create now, New PKCS#12 Digital ID File, Windows Certificate Store
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Acrobat Family of Products Security Feature User Guide Getting and Using Your Digital ID Creating a Self-Signed Digital ID 22 Users can create a self-signed digital ID if they don't wish to purchase an ID from a 3rd party certificate authority (CA) or are not given a company-provided ID. Self-signed IDs are usually considered less secure because the user has not been verified by a 3rd party CA. For self-signed IDs, you act as your own CA. To create a self-signed digital ID: 1. Navigate to the Add Digital ID dialog as described in "Finding an Existing Digital ID in a PKCS#12 File" on page 18. 2. Choose A new digital ID I want to create now (Figure 3). 3. Choose Next. Figure 12 Digital ID format selection 4. Select a digital ID format and storage location: New PKCS#12 Digital ID File: Stores the IDs in a password protected file with a .pfx (Win) or .p12 (Mac) extension. The file is in a PKCS#12 standard format. The files can be copied, moved, and emailed. They are cross-platform, portable, and always password protected. This common format is supported by most security software applications, including web browsers. These files should always be backed up. On Windows XP, the default location is C:\Documents and Settings\ \Application Data\Adobe\\\Security\ . Windows Certificate Store: (Windows only) Stores the ID in the Windows Certificate Store where it is also available to other Windows applications. The ID is protected by your Windows login. These IDs are easy to use and do not have to have file-level password protection. However, they are not portable and could be less secure if a file-level password is not specified. 5. Choose Next.