Click review link and opt to sign PDFs digitally. Click the “click here to review and sign … “ dialog box in the email you received from the sender of the document. Click on the “Click to digitally sign” button in the document to sign.
Choose to sign with a cloud signature and select the name of your digital ID certificate provider. If you do not have a digital ID certificate, visit the link above to sign up with a digital ID provider.
Sign in to your digital ID provider and select your digital ID. Then select ‘‘Next’’ to apply the digital signature to the document’s signature field.
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.’’
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.
When the authentication is complete, your document is digitally signed, and Acrobat Sign will automatically send you and the sender the final signed document.
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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.
Compliant, certificate-based digital IDs come from accredited providers. You need to prove your identity before you can get one.
Your own digital signature and the PDF document you sign are encrypted together and bound with a tamper-evident seal.
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.
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.
Electronic signatures or e-signatures, have the same level of convenience as digital signatures but require less authentication. You can sign a PDF or other document quickly and securely with an e-signature.
Electronic signatures, opposed to digital signatures, have the same level of convenience and require less authentication.