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novaPDF v7 User Manual
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certificate, then this column will display the top-level authority that vouches for the validity
of the signer (i.e. Verisign)
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Expires - Date when the digital signature validity expires
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Friendly Name - Alias for the name of the signature
View
This button opens a new window with details about the currently-selected certificate.
Create
This button opens a new window (see Create certificate) and adds a new certificate at the end of
the list.
Export
You can select a certificate from the available ones and after that use the Export button to save
the certificate on your disk to be either installed on another computer or for safekeeping. The
certificate will be saved as a .cer or .p7b file, if the private key won't be exported, or as a
personal information exchange file (.pfx) if the private key is exported too. Note that only
personal defined certificates allow exporting the private key.
Remove
The remove button deletes the selected certificate from the list.
1.3.6.1.1 Create certificate
This window is used to create a personal certificate for signing PDF documents with. It is opened
by pressing the Create... button from the Select certificate window.
A personal certificate defined this way is different from a trusted system certificate in terms of
signature validity. When a recipient opens the PDF document signed with a personal certificate, if
they don't have your private key imported as a Trusted certificate, they'll receive a notice at the
top of the PDF that the signature has problems.
A trusted system certificate, if the signature didn't expire, will display a valid certificate message.
Using personal certificates is useful when you want to share a document within the same
company, as you'll let your colleagues know that you are the author of the PDF document.
