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This section provides a tutorial example on how to obtain a trial digital ID from ARX CoSign and use it to sign MS Word documents.

If you followed John's example and created your own digital ID, you can sign your Word documents with no problem. But when you send your signed documents to your friends, they will not be able to validate your signature, because your digital ID is a self-signed one. It can not be validated up to a trusted PKI certificate authority.

In order to add a digital signature that can be trusted by others, you need to get a digital ID from a known certificate authority. Here is what I did to get a trial digital ID from ARX CoSign.

1. Go to https://www.arx.com/Digital-Signatures-trial/registration.php and fill in the registration form.

2. Wait for the activation email in your email box and follow their instructions to finish up the registration process.

3. At the end, they will let you download a customized setup file called, CoSign-trial-setup.exe.

4. Run the setup file. ARX CoSign Client installation starts.

5. Finish the installation. My trial digital ID is ready. I think.

6. Run MS Word and create a test document.

7. Click "Office > Prepare > Add a Digital Signature", my ARX CoSign trial digital ID shows up:

ARX CoSign Digital ID for MS Word
ARX CoSign Digital ID for MS Word

8. Finish adding my digital signature.

Done. I have obtained a digital ID from ARX CoSign and used it to sign a Word document. This time, other people can trust my digital ID, if they trust ARX CoSign.

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction of PKI (Public Key Infrastructure)

 Introduction of HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure)

 Using HTTPS with Google Chrome

 Using HTTPS with Mozilla Firefox

 HTTPS with Microsoft Edge

 Using HTTPS with Apple Safari

 HTTPS with IE (Internet Explorer)

 Android and Server Certificate

 iPhone and Server Certificate

 Windows Certificate Stores and Console

 RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and Server Certificate

 macOS Certificate Stores and Keychain Access

 Perl Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 PHP Scripts Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 Java Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 .NET Programs Communicating with HTTPS Servers

 CAcert.org - Root CA Offering Free Certificates

 PKI CA Administration - Issuing Certificates

 Comodo Free Personal Certificate

 Digital Signature - Microsoft Word

 Digital Signature - OpenOffice.org 3

 S/MIME and Email Security

 PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) Terminology

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 Outdated: Viewing Server Certificate in Firefox 35

 Outdated: Viewing Pre-Installed Certificates in Firefox 35

 Outdated: Firefox 35 Displaying Certificate Error Page

 Outdated: Adding Security Exception in Firefox 35

 Outdated: Windows XP Component "Update Root Certificates"

 Outdated: Creating Certificates Console on Windows XP

 Outdated: Applying Digital Signatures with Word 2007

 OutDated: Creating a Digital ID and Sign Word Documents

 OUtdated: Viewing Digital ID Created by MS Word

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 Outdated: Viewing Digital ID Obtained from ARX CoSign

 Outdated: Windows XP Component - Removing "Update Root Certificates"

 Outdated: IE 8 Displaying Certificate Error Page

 Outdated: IE 8 Displaying Certificate Error Icon

 Outdated: Viewing Certificate Path Validation Error in IE 8

 Outdated: Importing Root Certificate from a File to IE 8

 References

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