If you have not yet ordered your Document Signing Certificate, visit DigiCert Document Signing Certificates.

If you received your DigiCert Document Signing token from us by mail, we already installed your Document Signing Certificate on your token. See Setting Up Your DigiCert Provided Document Signing Token.

DigiCert Document Signing Certificate Installation Instructions

When installing a DigiCert Document Signing Certificate on a token (one of your own or one purchased through DigiCert), there are two types of installations:

 

Installing Your Document Signing Certificate on Your Token

  1. On the computer from which you want to sign documents, log into your DigiCert® Management Console.

  2. On the My Orders tab, on the Manage Orders page, in the list of your current certificates, select the Order# for the Document Signing Certificate you want to install on your token.

  3. On the Manage Your…Certificate - Order # page, in the Order # section, to the right of Initialization Code, locate and record your Document Signing Certificate’s initialization code (i.e. InitializationCode).

  4. Next, click the DigiCert Document Signing Installer link to download the DigiCert Document Signing Installer.

  5. Unzip DigiCertDocumentSigningInstaller.zip and then, double-click DigiCert Document Signing Installer.exe.

  6. In DigiCert Document Signing Installer window, on the Welcome page, click Next.

  7. On the License Agreement page, read the User License Agreement, check I accept and agree to the license agreement, and then, click Next.

  8. On the Initialization Code page, in the Initialization Code box, enter your initialization code that you previously recorded (see step 3) and then, click Next.

  9. On the Certificate Details page, review the details of your certificate.

    Note:    If the information is incorrect, click Back and make sure that you entered your initialization code correctly. If that doesn’t work, please call Support at 801.701.9600.

  10. On the Certificate Details page, if the information is correct, plug in your token and then, click Next.

    Make sure that only one token is plugged in. If more than one token is plugged in, the wizard asks you to remove the tokens that are not being used for Document Signing Certificate installation.

    Also, make sure that the drivers for the token are installed. If not the wizards asks you to remove your token, install the drivers, and then, re-install your token.

  11. Next, the DigiCert Document Signing Installer wizard analyzes your secure token device.

  12. On the Token Detection page, click Next.

    Note:    If the wizard reports that you need to reinitialize your token password, see Installing Your DigiCert Document Signing Certificate and Reinitializing Your Token.

  13. On the Token Password page, in the Token Password box, enter your password and then, click Finish.

    Please do not remove your token while the installation process is being completed or you will have to start over. Using a strong network connection is also recommended because if the connection goes down, you will have to restart the process.

  14. On the Certificate Installation page, after you receive four green checkmarks, click Close.

    It may take a few minutes for the wizard to install the Document Signing Certificate.

  15. You’re done! You can begin using your DigiCert Document Signing Certificate to sign documents. For instructions on how to sign documents with your Document Signing Certificate, see Document Signing Support & Tutorial.

 

Installing Your Document Signing Certificate and Reinitializing Your Token

  1. On the computer from which you want to sign documents, log into your DigiCert® Management Console.

  2. On the My Orders tab, on the Manage Orders page, in the list of your current certificates, select the Order# for the Document Signing Certificate you want to install on your token.

  3. On the Manage Your…Certificate - Order # page, in the Order # section, to the right of Initialization Code, locate and record your Document Signing Certificate’s initialization code (i.e. InitializationCode).

  4. Next, click the DigiCert Document Signing Installer link to download the DigiCert Document Signing Installer.

  5. Unzip DigiCertDocumentSigningInstaller.zip and then, double-click DigiCert Document Signing Installer.exe.

  6. In DigiCert Document Signing Installer window, on the Welcome page, click Next.

  7. On the License Agreement page, read the User License Agreement, check I accept and agree to the license agreement, and then, click Next.

  8. On the Initialization Code page, in the Initialization Code box, enter your initialization code that you previously recorded (see step 3) and then, click Next.

  9. On the Certificate Details page, review the details of your certificate.

    Note:    If the information is incorrect, click Back and make sure that you entered your initialization code correctly. If that doesn’t work, please call Support at 801.701.9600.

  10. On the Certificate Details page, if the information is correct, plug in your token and then, click Next.

    Make sure that only one token is plugged in. If more than one token is plugged in, the wizard asks you to remove the tokens that are not being used for Document Signing Certificate installation.

    Also, make sure that the drivers for the token are installed. If not the wizards asks you to remove your token, install the drivers, and then, re-install your token.

  11. Next, the DigiCert Document Signing Installer wizard analyzes your secure token device.

  12. On the Token Detection page, check Re-initialize my token and permanently delete any existing certificates and keys and then, click Next.

    Caution:    This option permanently deletes any existing certificates and keys on the device. If you delete a Document Signing Certificate, you can rekey it. Rekeying a certificate revokes the old certificate, but documents signed with the revoked certificate remain valid if they were timestamped when they were signed. See Rekeying Your DigiCert Document Signing Certificate.

  13. When you receive the “Are you sure you want to re-initialize you token and permanently delete existing certificates and keys?” message, click Yes.

  14. On the Token Setup page, in the Token Name box, create a name for your token.

    If you have more than one token, provide a unique name to help identify what you are storing on it (i.e. My Document Signing Token).

  15. In the Password and Confirm boxes, create and confirm your new password and then, click Next.

  16. On the Administrator Setup page, if you want to set up an administrator password, check Set Administrator Password.

    We recommend that you setup an administrator password. If the token becomes locked, you can use this password to unlock the token. You can also use the administrator password to reset the token password. Without an administrator password, you must reinitialize the token, which permanently deletes all certificates and keys that are on it.

  17. In the Password and Confirm boxes, create and confirm an administrator password.

  18. Click Finish.

    Please do not remove your token while certificate installation is being completed, or you will have to start over. Using a strong network connection is also recommended because if the connection goes down, you will have to restart the process.

  19. On the Certificate Installation page, after you receive four green checkmarks, click Close.

    It may take a few minutes for the wizard to install the Document Signing Certificate.

  20. You’re done! You can begin using your DigiCert Document Signing Certificate to sign documents. For instructions on how to sign documents with your Document Signing Certificate, see Document Signing Support & Tutorial.



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