Framework EDI Reference. eSecurityConsole Utility
Key Containers

Viewing a Digital Signature

To view a digital signature, take the following steps:

1. Select and highlight the key container that will be used for signing.  The digital signature is generated when a file is signed.

   

2. Right click and scroll to Digital Signature in the popup menu.

   

    

3. The following dialog box is displayed:

   

   Fill in the information for the following entries in the dialog box:

   • File Name.  Enter the full file path name of the file to sign.  Click (..) to browse the file to sign.
   • Encode Type.  Enter the encoding mechanism to convert the binary data to a string for viewing.
   • Algorithm.  Select the algorithm used to sign the file.  The available algorithms depend on the service provider used to open the certificate store.
   • Key Type.  Select the public/private key pair of the key container.  The private key of the following selected key pair is used to sign the file:
     • Key Exchange
     • Digital Signature
   • Signature.  The digital signature generated for the file is displayed in this box.

    

4. Click Close when done.