Signing instructions
Prior to signing
If you have you have more than one suitable
digital certificate available and/or you have not selected a
default digital certificate,
you will be prompted to select a signing certificate prior to the signing
transaction commencing.
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A message advising that you have not selected a
default digital certificate is displayed.
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Click OK.
The certificate selection screen
is displayed.
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Select a digital certificate to use for signing.
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Click Select.
The signing terms and conditions screen is displayed.
Signing for authentication
Unless you have requested that it
be suppressed,
the terms and conditions confirmation screen is the first screen
to be displayed during a signing operation. This
screen includes the terms and conditions associated with the operation (as
specified by the government agency with whom you are transacting) and a summary
of the details of the certificate being used for the signing operation.
To agree to the terms and conditions and continue the signing operation:
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Click Sign.
The password dialogue box
is usually displayed.
Note: This does not apply to certificates accessed through
the Microsoft CAPI certificate store, including
smart card certificates, or if
password caching has been enabled.
In this case the password dialogue will appear differently or may
not appear at all, and the rules governing password content rules
or password attempts may be different.
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Enter your password in the field provided.
Ensure the password meets the content rules.
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Click OK.
You will return to the agency application.
The signing for authentication transaction is complete.
Signing for non-repudiation
The Terms and Conditions Confirmation screen is the first screen
to be displayed during a non-repudiation signing operation. This
screen includes the terms and conditions associated with the operation (as
specified by the government agency with whom you are transacting) and a summary
of the details of the certificate being used for the signing operation.
To agree to the terms and conditions and continue the signing operation:
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Click Sign.
The signing confirmation screen is displayed.
This screen is displayed for non-repudiation signing only and displays
the data content that is being signed for the current signing
operation.
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If you agree with the data to be signed click Sign
to continue the signing process.
The password dialogue box
will be displayed.
Note: This does not apply to certificates accessed through
the Microsoft CAPI certificate store, including smart card
certificates. In this case the password dialogue will appear
differently or may not appear at all, and the rules governing
password content rules or password attempts may be different.
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Enter your password in the field provided.
Ensure the password meets the content rules.
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Click OK.
You will return to the agency application.
The signing for non-repudiation transaction is complete.
Select an alternative signing digital certificate
From the signing terms and conditions screen you can select a
different certificate to use for a signing transaction. To select an
alternative certificate:
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Click Certificate.
The Certificate selection screen
is displayed.
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Select (highlight) the certificate you wish to use.
The select button will be enabled (the select button will be disabled
until a certificate is selected).
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Click Select.
You will return to the signing terms and conditions confirmation screen.
View certificate details
You can view information about
the certificate being used for a signing operation from either the signing
terms and conditions screen or the certificate selection screen. To
view the certificate details:
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Click Details
The certificate details screen is
displayed.
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Click OK to close the certificate details screen.
Cancel a signing operation
If, at any time during a signing transaction, you wish to cancel the
process click the Cancel on any screen where the button is
available.
Note: Cancelling at the certificate selection screen will
return you to the signing terms and conditions confirmation screen,
from which you will need to click cancel again to cancel the signing
process.
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