Instructions for signing documents with qualified electronic signature in Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

For version Adobe Reader DC

Signing PDF files with Acrobat Reader DC v.2020.006.20034 or newer.

• You can download the program from HERE

• Manual setting

Security setting import

THE SETTING IS IMPORTANT FOR REMOTE RENEWAL/REISSUE OF CERTIFICATE

1. From menu Edit, select Preferences

2. Make sure, that you already have the file SecuritySettings2.acrobatsecuritysettings, after that from Security select Import

With the correct path to the SecuritySettings2.acrobatsecuritysettings file, a window will be displayed to make the required setting.

Select Import

Signing documents

1. Open the pdf file/document

2. From Tools menu, select Certificates

3. Select Digitally Sign

4. Use your mouse, click drag and draw the area where you would like the signature to appear

5. You will be asked to choose the certificate, which you want to use for signing and press Continue

6. Choose Sign

7. After you choose your certificate you will be asked to save or overwrite the file.

8. It will appear a window, which will ask you for the PIN

9. In the area you've draw it will visualize the names of the signer, date and time of the signing

Manually import a library for smart card

THIS SETTING IS NECESSARY ONLY IF YOUR CERTIFICATE IS NOT VISUALIZED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SIGN !

1. From menu Edit, select Preferences

2. Select category Signatures (Enhanced) and uncheck "Enable Protected Mode at startup" after that restart Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

3. From the Signatures category select More for Identities & Trusted certificates.

4. От секция Digital IDs изберете PKCS#11 Modules and Tokens.

Натиснете бутон Attach Module и посочете път до библиотеката на Вашата смарт карта.

За Windows:

Siemens - C:\WINDOWS\system32\siecap11.dll

Charismathics - C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmP11.dll

Bit4ID - C:\WINDOWS\system32\bit4ipki.dll

За macOS:

OpenSC - /Library/OpenSC/lib/onepin-opensc-pkcs11.so

Bit4ID - /Library/bit4id/pkcs11/libbit4ipki.dylib

Siemens - /usr/local/lib/libsiecap11.dylib

За Linux:

OpenSC - в зависимост от дистрибуцията, която използвате може да е на някое от следните места:

• 64 битови базирани на Debian дистрибуции (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint) - /usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/opensc-pkcs11.so
• 32 битови базирани на Debian дистрибуции (Debian, Ubuntu, Mint) - /usr/lib/i386-linux-gnu/opensc-pkcs11.so
• Стари версии на Debian/Ubuntu и 32 битови версии на RedHat/Fedora - /usr/lib/opensc-pkcs11.so
• 64 битови версии на RedHat/Fedora - /usr/lib64/opensc-pkcs11.so

Bit4ID

• Стандатрно местоположение - /usr/lib/bit4id/libbit4ipki.so
• 64 битови версии на RedHat/Fedora - /usr/lib64/libbit4ipki.so

Siemens

• Стандатрно местоположение - /usr/local/lib/libsiecap11.so

5. При правилна настройка ще се визуализира Вашата смарт карта.

Маркирайте Вашата смарт карта и натиснете Login. Въведете ПИН, след което направете опит за подписване.