How to Insert a Digital Signature into a PDF Document
Purpose
This document is intended to provide instructions on how to insert a digital signature into a PDF
document using your LincPass card. The Financial Operations Services Team (FOST) Electronic
Signature Directive requires digital signatures based on public-key infrastructure (PKI) which
guarantees signer authenticity, data integrity and non-repudiation of signed documents. A PKI
digital signature is created using a LincPass card. The example used for this Job Aid is an
employee reimbursement (OF 1164).
Process
Before digitally signing your form, ensure that your activated LincPass has been inserted into
your computer card reader and that you have your LincPass PIN. If you do not know your PIN
please contact your LincPass Security Administrator.
1. Open the PDF document to be digitally signed.
2. Click on the “Certificates” Icon in the lower right hand corner.
3. Click on “Digitally Sign” in the certificates ribbon at the top.
4. Drag your signature box where you want to sign
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6. Select the signature you want to use. Click the “Continue” button.
6. Verify the digitally signauter you selected is correct. Click the “Sign: Button.
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7. Adobe Acrobat requires that a document be resaved before inserting a digital signature.
Select or type in the location to save your document.
8. Click Save. A window will open.
9. Type your PIN
10. Your digital signature will be inserted into your document.
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11. Resave your digitally signed PDF document.
Please ensure that your OF 1164 Employee Reimbursement Request PDF document is saved
with the following naming convention:
1164-Your FMMI Vendor #-Last month of reimbursable activity-$Amount.
Example: 1164-1200012345-Mar-$75.00
(The month is the latest month of any reimbursement activity claimed.)
The employee reimbursement should now be ready for the Supervisor’s digital signature and
then submission to FOST for payment processing. See FOST Job Aids - How to Combine
Multiple PDF Documents and Field Submission of Digitally Signed 1164 by Email.
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