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Validate Signature

The document outlines the steps to validate a digital signature in Adobe Reader, starting from right-clicking the 'validity unknown' icon to validating the signature. It emphasizes verifying the certification path 'CCA India 2014' and adding it to Trusted Identities. Additional instructions are provided for resolving any remaining validity issues through preferences settings.

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Validate Signature

The document outlines the steps to validate a digital signature in Adobe Reader, starting from right-clicking the 'validity unknown' icon to validating the signature. It emphasizes verifying the certification path 'CCA India 2014' and adding it to Trusted Identities. Additional instructions are provided for resolving any remaining validity issues through preferences settings.

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Steps to validate Signature in Adobe Reader.

1) Right click on the ‘validity unknown’ icon and click on ‘Validate Signature’.

2) You will get the signature validation status window, click on ‘Signature Properties’.

3) Click on ‘Show Certificate..’

4) Verify that there is a certification path named 'CCA India 2014'. This identifies CCA India as the owner
of the digital certificate that has been used when signing the document.

5) Mark the certification path named 'CCA India 2014', click the 'Trust' tab and then 'Add to Trusted
Identities'.

6) Answer 'OK' to any security question that follows.

7) Check (v) the field for 'Use this certificate as a trusted root' and click 'OK' twice to close this and the
next window.

8) Click 'Validate Signature' to execute the validation.

For more details follow the instructions given in following screen shots:-

1. Click on the signature field. It will open a dialog box.


2. Click on Signature Properties button.

3. Click on Show Certific

4. Open Trust Tab.


Select ‘CCA India 2014’
Click on ‘Add to Trusted Identities’ Button
Click on ‘Ok’ button
Check the checkboxes as shown in below figure. Click on Ok button then click on Validate
button.
If you still see the message – Validity is unknown, then follow the below given steps.
Click on edit menu.
Open Preferences Dialog box.
Go to security options
Open Advance Security.
Select the option shown in below screen shot in verification time section.
And validate the signature again and you will get the green check on signature field.

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