Manage Trusted Identities

The Security Settings dialog box serves to store the Public Key IDs of people who trust you and you want to trust. Click Security > IDs and Certificates > Trusted Identities on the ribbon to open the dialog box, with the Trusted Certificates node selected on the left.

• Click Add ID to locate and add a Public Key ID file provided to you. Typically, the extension of .p7b, .p7c or .cer is assigned to this file. To see the typical contents of such a file, go to Digital Identities Overview. You should also add the certificates of Time Stamp Authorities to use their services to verify the authenticity of dates and times in signatures. Add the certificate from any Certificate Authority (CA) you or your partners wish to use.

• Click Remove ID to exclude the selected ID from the list, if it is not currently in use. Confirm removal by clicking OK.

• Click Export Certificate to save the selected certificate to a file or send it via email.

• Click Certificate Details to see all available details on the selected certificate.

• Click Search to help you locate such files on Directory Servers maintained by Certificate Authorities.

• Select a certificate from a Certificate Authority and click Set as a Trusted Root to treat any document sent via this Authority as trusted. The button changes to Clear a Trusted Root.

• Select a certificate from a Certificate Authority and click Clear a Trusted Root to do not automatically treat documents sent via this Authority as trusted. The button changes to Set as a Trusted Root.

• Click Refresh to download updates from the Kofax EUTL server and actualize the local Kofax EUTL list. To display the list, click the Kofax EUTL node under Trusted Certificates. See the Manage Kofax EUTL certificates topic below for details.