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Create a Digital ID

  1. Identify the signature field in the form you want to sign and click it.
     
  2. On the 鈥淪ign with a Digital ID鈥� box that pops-up, click 鈥淐onfigure New Digital ID鈥�.
     
  3. Select, what should be the last option, 鈥淐reate a new Digital ID鈥�, and then click the 鈥淐ontinue鈥� button.
     
  4. Select 鈥淪ave to File鈥� and then click the 鈥淐ontinue鈥� button.
     
  5. On the 鈥淐reate a self-signed Digital ID鈥� screen, update the following fields as noted below and then click the 鈥淐ontinue鈥� button.
    1. Name: Your first and last name
    2. Organizational Unit: Leave this blank
    3. Organization Name: Leave this blank
    4. Email Address: Your Kent.edu email address
    5. Country/Region: This should default to 鈥淯S 鈥� United States鈥� and this is the appropriate option to select for signing US documents
    6. Key Algorithm: This should default to 鈥�2048-bit RSA鈥� 鈥� leave this setting as is
    7. Use Digital ID for: This should default to 鈥淒igital Signatures鈥� 鈥� leave this setting as is
       
  6. On the 鈥淪ave the self-signed Digital ID to a file鈥� screen, leave the default location setting and then enter a password you are sure to remember. This password secures your digital signature file and is required to be entered when signing documents.
     
  7. You may now 鈥淴鈥� out of this window as your Digital ID has been created and saved.