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Note: You can use Digital Certificates to sign PDFs, although error messages may occur as
UTD digital certificates do not comply with the PDF Advanced Electronic Signature (PAdES) standard. Visit
KA 298 for information on Digital Signature on Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Digital Certificates are only available for
Staff, Faculty and Graduate Students.
Requests from Undergraduate Students will be denied.
- Click on the linked page and follow the instructions below.
- After redirecting to a new webpage, enter your email and click Submit.
- You will receive an email to complete your request with the subject "Your Email Confirmation Request" - click Confirm Authentication Request.
- If taken to a landing page, click Enroll Certificate from the top-right corner.
- If taken to the "Enroll with Access Code" page, enter 883 > Next.
- Fill the necessary information on the Client Certificate Enrollment page and click Submit.
- In some cases, you may receive an error saying, "Access to CA is denied" or "The Person does not have a High Validation status". If so, please email infosecurity@utdallas.edu indicating the error for assistance with your account
- On the final screen, select Compatible Triple DES-SHA1 and provide a PKCS#12 password of 20 characters or more for your certificate.
- Click Download
- Open Outlook.
- Click on Tools > Accounts.
- Select your certificate from the drop-down list under Digital Signing and Encryption.
