Countersigning

Using iSafeguard™ you can easily

1. Countersign signed (and encrypted) data
2. Optionally add comment to your countersignature
3. Remove the last countersignature you added

All these are done in the Crypto Properties window as shown in the following figure.

Countersigning Files

1. Login if you are not currently logged in
2. Select a signed and/or encrypted file in Windows Explorer
3. Right-click the mouse button on the selected file
4. Select iSafeguard and then Properties from the popup menu; The crypto properties dialog shows
5. Click the Signers tab
6. Click the Counter Sign... button; countersigner selection dialog is shown
7. Select a certificate that you want to use to countersign the data
8. Click the OK button

If successful your countersignature is added to the file and you can send the file to the intended parties.

Countersigning Emails

1. Login if you are not currently logged in
2. Click once in the window where your signed (and encrypted) data are in to let the window have the input focus
3. Use the hotkey (Ctrl+Shift+P is the default) to display the Crypto Properties; The Crypto Properties dialog shows
4. Click the Signers tab
5. Click the Counter Sign... button; counter signer selection dialog is shown
6. Select a certificate that you want to use to countersign the data
7. Click the OK button

If successful your countersignature is added to the the email message and you can send it to the intended parties.

Removing Countersignatures

If for some reason you are not happy with the signing time, your comments in the countersignature you may remove it from the file or email message.

1. Start the Crypto Properties dialog
2. Click the Signers tab
3. Click the Remove Last Signature button
4. Click the Yes button

You can only remove countersignatures you last added. You cannot remove other people's countersignatures.

Note 1: You must have read and write access to the file you are countersigning. Otherwise countersigning will fail.

Note 2: The content in the window must be readable and writeable. Otherwise countersigning will fail.