TABLE OF CONTENTS A signed or certified document uses the signator's Private Key from their digital certificate. In order to exchange encrypted content with others, you need to exchange certificates, called Trusted Identities. Certificates can be exchanged by email, or extracted from existing signatures. The most secure method is to exchange certificates.
| Tip | Contacts and Certificates options are similar; a Contact lists the certificate by the certificate-holder's name. |
Certificates are exchanged in FDF (file data format) files. You can attach a certificate to an email as you would any other type of file, or use Acrobat's data file exchange function, which allows you both to send a certificate to a contact and receive their certificate in return.
Follow these steps to exchange certificates in Acrobat:
Choose Advanced > Trusted Identities to open the Manage Trusted Identities dialog box and select either Contacts or Certificates from the Display drop-down list (Figure 10.16 shows a Certificate listing). Click Request Contact.
The Email a Request dialog box opens. Type your name and email address and optionally include a telephone number for the recipient to contact you to verify the request.
Click the Include my Certificates check box to automatically send your certificate to the recipient at the same time as you make your request, saving time in exchanging certificates. Click the Email request radio button to continue with the process; click Save request as a file to send it at a later time.
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