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Managing Windows Digital IDs
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Acrobat 9 Family of Products Security Feature User Guide Getting and Using Your Digital ID Managing Windows Digital IDs 26 2.4 Managing Windows Digital IDs For the Acrobat family of products, a "Windows digital ID" is an ID that resides in the Windows certificate store rather than the Acrobat store. Windows supports several formats listed in Table 2. These IDs are protected by your Windows login, are easy to use, and do require file-level password protection. However, they are not portable and are less secure when a file-level password is not specified. The Windows store makes these IDs available to other Windows applications such as Acrobat and Adobe Reader. When an ID in the Windows store is registered with the application, it appears in the Security Settings Console. IDs in the Windows store are subject to the same operations as described in "Generic ID Operations" on page 15 Figure 16 Windows digital ID menu 2.4.1 Finding a Digital ID in a Windows Certificate Store File If you have a personal digital ID in the Windows store, it should appear in the Security Settings Console automatically without any special configuration. Acrobat products automatically find that ID. However, if there is a problem, you can browse to and add Windows Certificate Store compatible files (.cer and .p7b). 2.4.2 Deleting a Digital ID from the Windows Certificate Store IDs that have been added to the Windows certificate store can only be deleted from the Security Settings Console if they are self-signed IDs created in Acrobat or Reader version 8.0 or later. Other IDs must be removed from the Windows store by using an application such as Internet Explorer. The store's location in Internet Explorer may vary by version, but is typically found under Tools > Internet Options > Content tab > Certificates button. Roaming IDs allow you to access and use your digital Id for signing or encryption from any machine that can access the server. You don't have to have your ID file with you or install it prior to use. Note: Roaming IDs can be centrally administered. When IDs expire, new ones can be issued and placed on the server rather than being distributed to each individual. Deployment and management therefore occurs in one location rather than on numerous client machines. "Security Setting Import and Export" on page 149 6. 7.