How to create a digital signature

Creating a digital signature in a PDF file is easy with Adobe Acrobat Sign.

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How to sign documents with a digital signature.

1. Click review link and opt to digitally sign.
Click review link and opt to sign PDFs digitally. Click the “click here to review and sign … “ dialogue box in the email you received from the sender of the document. Click the “Click to digitally sign” button in the document to sign.
Click review link and opt to digitally sign.
2. Select signature source and select name.
Choose to sign with a cloud signature and select the name of your digital ID certificate provider. If you haven't got a digital ID certificate, visit the link above to sign up with a digital ID provider.

Select signature source and select name.

https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/kb/approved-trust-list1.html

3. Sign in and apply digital signature.
Choose to sign with a cloud signature and select the name of your digital ID certificate provider. If you haven't got a digital ID certificate, visit the link above to sign up with a digital ID provider.
Sign in and apply digital signature.
4. Preview signature.
A preview of the signature is presented. Click ‘‘Edit Signature’’ to manually sign via mouse or touch screen or upload an image of your signature then select ‘‘OK.’’
Preview signature.
5. Authenticate the signature.
Finally, select “Click to Sign” and you will be required to enter your digital ID provider’s PIN and one-time-passcode to authenticate your digital signature.
Authenticate the signature.
6. Your Signed document is sent.
When the authentication is complete, your document is digitally signed and Acrobat Sign will automatically send you and the sender the final signed document.
Signed document sent.

What are digital signatures?

When signing documents online, no method is more advance or secure as using a digital signature. You can use a digital signature to comply with the most demanding legal and regulatory requirements because it provides the highest level of assurance about each signer’s identity and the authenticity of the documents they sign.

Your digital ID is trusted.

Your digital ID is trusted.

Compliant, certificate-based digital IDs come from accredited providers. You need to prove your identity before you can get one.

It all gets encrypted.

It all gets encrypted.

Your own digital signature and the PDF document you sign are encrypted together and bound with a tamper-evident seal.

It's unique to you.

It’s unique to you.

Every time you sign a document, you use your own unique digital certificate and PIN to validate your credentials and prove you’re who you say you are.

It's easy to validate.

It’s easy to validate.

Both the signed document and your digital signature can be revalidated by a Certificate Authority CA) or TSP for up to 10 years after the signing event.