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August 16, 2024
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Cannot remove invalid signature from expired certificate

  • August 16, 2024
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Please someone tell me there is a way out of this nightmare!!!

 

I want to reuse a long and complicated form I last used and signed 2 years ago.

I am the only signer. I just need to change a couple of dates to reuse the form.

The form is subsequently signed by a second person.

However, my certificate has since expired.

I get the error message that the form has an invalid signature.

I have tried trusting the expired certificate, but even after that there seems to be no way of removing my now invalid signature.

If I try to Validate All Signatures I get:

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New Participant
August 16, 2024

UPDATE and NOTE: If I choose to view signed version, the signature becomes valid, but I still cannot remove it from a copy of that version.

MikelKlink
Participating Frequently
August 16, 2024

Do you still have the private key associated with that certificate registered with your Acrobat instance? 

Acrobat normally does allow the original creator of a signature to remove their signature, but to recognize you as that creator, it most likely needs to see that key.