Creating a document signing certificate

Document signing requires a certificate specific to that purpose.

To create a document signing certificate

  1. Log in to the Entrust Certificate Services web portal at cloud.entrust.net.

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  2. In the Create menu, select Document Signing.

  3. Follow the instructions on each page of the certificate creation wizard.

SELECT CERTIFICATE

In the sidebar menu, click Signing Automation - Document Signing.

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In the Remaining Inventory section of this page, check the number of certificates you can create. Click Next if you still have remaining certificates.

CERTIFICATE DETAILS

Configure the new document signing certificate.

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See the table below for a description of each field.

Field

Value

Mandatory

​Certificate Expiry

​The end date of the certificate validity.

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Email

The email address of the certificate owner. Entrust will use the selected email address to send notifications on the certificate status.

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Organization

The organization of the certificate owner.

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Organizational Unit

The unit within the organization (if any)


Token

The Virtual Token described in Creating a Virtual Token.

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Certificate Friendly Name

A label for the keystores to identify the certificate when Integrating the PKCS #11 library with third-party applications. Spaces or special characters may cause errors.

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Key Combo

The type and length of the certificate public key.

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Click Next.

OPTIONS

This page does not display additional options for the document signing certificates. Click Next.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Configure additional settings selected by your certificate services administrator.

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Click Submit and confirm the certificate creation.