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how to use Belgian eid to sign (AR 9.3.2; Kubuntu 10.04 amd64)

Jun 4, 2010 11:47 AM

Hi,

 

 

I'm on Kubuntu 10.04 amd64 with AR 9.3.2 installed from the ubuntu repos.

I have a working installation for my Belgian electronic id card (i.e., I have the gui installed and working and can do tax-on-web via Firefox).

 

I received a pdf form with a signature field that accepts a digital signature. Clicking it, I get a dialog asking me which digital signature I wish to install. I select "A device connected to this computer" (as far as I know, that is what my smartcard in the smartcard reader is), but then I get the message that "Acrobat could not find any new digital IDs. [...]" even though the beid middleware has read the smartcard successfully.

 

Is there something else I should be doing?

 

 

Erik

771 Views   4 Replies   Latest reply: equaeghe, Jun 7, 2010 12:18 PM
 
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  • Vaibhav Padlikar
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    1. Vaibhav Padlikar,
    Jun 7, 2010 4:45 AM   in reply to equaeghe
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    Hi Erik,

     

     

     

    Please follow the steps below,

     

     

     

    1) Go to http://eid.belgium.be/nl/Hoe_installeer_je_de_eID/Linux/index.jsp and install the middleware for your Linux box. Identify lib/libbeidpkcs11.so after unzipping the .tgz file inside the Install folder. You mentioned you have already done so, in that case you may skip this and just identify the unzipped directory having lib/libbeidpkcs11.so for step 2.

     

     

     

    2) Launch Adobe Reader and go to Documents -> Security Settings -> PKCS# 11 Module. Then Click on "Attach Module" and browse to libbeidpkcs11.so mentioned in point 1.

     

     

     

    3) You should now see that Module is attached.

     

     

    4) Ensure that pcscd daemon is running, by doing `sudo /etc/init.d/pcsd restart`

     

     

     

    5) Try to sign the document; it should work if steps 1 to 4 went fine.

     

     

     

    You may also like to visit a related thread at http://forums.adobe.com/message/1934212#1934212

     

     

     

     

     

    -vaibhav

     
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    2. equaeghe,
    Jun 7, 2010 11:44 AM   in reply to Vaibhav Padlikar
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    Vaibhav,

     

     

    Thanks for your reply.

     

    "1) Go to http://eid.belgium.be/nl/Hoe_installeer_je_de_eID/Linux/index.jsp and install the middleware for your Linux box. Identify  lib/libbeidpkcs11.so after unzipping the .tgz file inside the Install  folder. You mentioned you have already done so, in that case you may  skip this and just identify the unzipped directory having  lib/libbeidpkcs11.so for step 2."

     

    I have the 2.6 middleware from the ubuntu repo's and

     

    $ locate libbeidpkcs11.so
    /usr/lib/libbeidpkcs11.so.2
    /usr/lib/libbeidpkcs11.so.2.1.0

     

    "2) Launch Adobe Reader and go to Documents -> Security Settings ->  PKCS# 11 Module. Then Click on "Attach Module" and browse to  libbeidpkcs11.so mentioned in point 1."

     

    I do not have any PKCS#11 module available...

     

     

    Erik

     
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    3. Vaibhav Padlikar,
    Jun 7, 2010 11:50 AM   in reply to equaeghe
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    Eric,

     

    Have a look at the snapshot.png that I had posted on http://forums.adobe.com/message/1934212#1934212  . Perhaps that should help you with point 2. You need to attach /usr/lib/libbeidpkcs11.so.2  via Security Settings in Adobe Reader.    

     

    -vaibhav

     
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  • equaeghe
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    4. equaeghe,
    Jun 7, 2010 12:18 PM   in reply to Vaibhav Padlikar
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    "Have a look at the snapshot.png that I had posted on http://forums.adobe.com/message/1934212#1934212   . Perhaps that should help you with point 2 You need to attach /usr/lib/libbeidpkcs11.so.2  via Security  Settings in Adobe Reader."

     

    Ok, I was looking in the wrong place (preferences); sorry about that, you were very clear.

     

    I have the same problem as reported in the other thread, post http://forums.adobe.com/message/2021102#2021102 so I guess I'll have to wait until Adobe fixes this issue for 64bit systems.

     
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