Nitro PDF Professional User Guide

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Tip: The Trusted Contacts feature is where you store certificates from other people with whom
you are sharing secured documents.
To create a digital ID:
1. On the Secure and Sign tab, in the Digital IDs group, click My Digital IDs .
2. In the My Digital IDs dialog, click New.
3. Click the type of digital ID to use.
4. In the Identity boxes, enter information about yourself.
5. In the Intended Usage list, click the type of security to use.
6. Click Next.
7. Click Browse, choose a location to save the ID, and then enter a file name.
8. Enter a password.
9. Click OK.
To import a digital ID:
1. On the Secure and Sign tab, in the Digital IDs group, click My Digital IDs .
2. In the My Digital IDs dialog, click Import.
3. Select the digital ID and click Open.
4. Click Close.
To export a digital ID:
1. On the Secure and Sign tab, in the Digital IDs group, click My Digital IDs .
2. In the My Digital IDs dialog, click Export.
3. Click Save data to file option, and then click Next.
4. Enter a name for the ID and then click Save.
To export a digital ID via email:
1. On the Secure and Sign tab, in the Digital IDs group, click My Digital IDs .
2. In the My Digital IDs dialog, click Export.
3. Click Send data to others via email, and then click Next.
4. Type the email address to send your digital ID to, and then click Send.
10.5.2 Trusted contacts
When another user shares their public key certificate with you and vice versa, and you both add each other
to your Trusted Contacts list, you then both have the ability to encrypt files for each other’s digital ID.
With Nitro PDF Professional you can add people to your Trusted Contacts list by importing their public key
certificate manually, or you can share both your public key and their public key in the one process by using
the Request Contacts feature.
To add a trusted contact ID:
1. On the Secure and Sign tab, in the Digital IDs group, click Trusted Contacts.
2. Click Add, select the certificate, and then click Open.
To export an ID: