Most DSC vendors have instructions tailored for MSIE and aren't sure about "support" on Linux.
Has anyone tried digital signatures on Linux or knows some of these points: 1. Enrollment process: When you enroll for a DSC, till you download your certificate from your DSC vendor's site, it is advised that you do not upgrade your OS or touch your installation in any way. I think this is because the key pair that was generated should not change. But where does this key reside anyway till I download a DSC anyway? I checked "my certificates" etc. in firefox and there is nothing over there though I could successfully enroll. 2. There is this "USB Token" thingy that is supposed to store your DSC on an encrypted drive. It appears MSIE has something by which it automatically recognizes such drive and uses your signature. Do these USB tokens work on Linux. (I got contact address of the token vendor from a DSC vendor. I am checking with them as well.) (I don't necessarily need the convenience of storing etc. Point is few applications that support DSC, support it it in a "USB token" form directly.) 3. What is a pfx file - particularly, does it contain the private key as well? When you file IT returns with DSC, it asks you to upload pfx file. Why should an app ask you to load a file that includes a private key? 4. On Linux, are there ways to sign a pdf document digitally - particularly one generated with latex? A general remark: DSCs do not appear very cost effective in India as yet. A common application is to use it for ITR filing. There aren't yet too many places where DSC is accepted. If anyone knows any other applications, please do post. Mayuresh. _______________________________________ Pune GNU/Linux Users Group Mailing List
