I have bought a book that needs to be opened through Adobe Digital Editions. I have tried the steps below but can't get past step 3 as I can't find Digital Editions. Thank you for your helpIssueWhen authorizing the eReader device on Mac OS X, you receive error "E_AUTH_BAD_DEVICE_KEY."SolutionChoose Utilities > Open Keychain Access Application.Select the login keychain and unlock it by clicking the padlock icon next to it.If you do not remember the keychain password, see Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X.On the right side, there's a list of applications. Double-click Digital Editions.Select the Access Control Menu.Select Allow All Applications To Access This Item and save changes.Launch Digital Editions and you can authorize now.

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I keep getting this message Activation Server error - code E_AUTH_BAD_DEVICE_KEY

I have bought a book that needs to be opened through Adobe Digital Editions.

I have tried the steps below but can't get past step 3 as I can't find Digital Editions. Thank you for your help

When authorizing the eReader device on Mac OS X, you receive error "E_AUTH_BAD_DEVICE_KEY."

Select the login keychain and unlock it by clicking the padlock icon next to it.If you do not remember the keychain password, see Resetting your keychain in Mac OS X.

On the right side, there's a list of applications. Double-click Digital Editions.

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