Managing Windows Digital Ids; Finding A Digital Id In A Windows Certificate Store File; Deleting A Digital Id From The Windows Certificate Store - Adobe 22002486 User Manual

Acrobat 9 Family of Products
Security Feature User Guide

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
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
Operations" on page 15

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.
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Figure 16 Windows digital ID menu
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
Getting and Using Your Digital ID
Managing Windows Digital IDs
Table 2. These IDs are
"Generic ID
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