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Adobe Acrobat supports a range of solutions for electronic and digital signatures. These solutions include certificate signatures that let you sign PDF files with a certificate-based digital ID. Certificate signatures are also known as digital signatures. Acrobat lets you create your own certificate ID.

As the author of a document, when you certify it, you attest to its contents and control what (if anything) can be done to it while retaining its certified status. If changes occur to the document that you have not permitted, then the document is invalidated and the certification is revoked.

A Certified PDF is a regular PDF, with a few bits of extra information: It contains information about the preflight profile that was used to check the file. It contains logging information that tells you if the preflight was successful and if any errors or notifications were generated.

During the certification of a document, you are still using a digital signature to guarantee the integrity of the document. However, you are also adding additional restriction on the document preventing further action on it.

To send a PDF for approval, use the wizard in Acrobat. The wizard provides on-screen instructions to help you invite approvers, customize instructions, and send the PDF.

The basic difference between a digital certificate and a digital signature is that the certificate attaches the digital signature to an entity, while the digital signature must guarantee the security of the data or information from the moment it is sent.

How to add a digital signature to a PDF document with Adobe Acrobat Open your document in Adobe Acrobat. Click the Tools tab and scroll down to the Forms and Certificates section. ... Click on Digitally Sign from the new options bar. Select the digital signature you want to use and click Continue.