Jun 20 2008
Signing pdf documents on Vista using the Belgian eid card
Disease:
When signing a pdf document in Acrobat/Reader on Vista using the Belgian eid card, it is possible that the signing process is interrupted, and that the Acrobat/Reader gets closed.
Prescription:
The actual cause of this problem is not at all related to the Acrobat/Reader software installed.
Vista uses DEP (Data Execution Protection) which, in combination with the current Belgian eid middleware 2.6, causes the signing process to stop. Also Acrobat/Reader is then stopped.
A workaround is to disable the DEP mechanism. This can be done following
http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/120778-dep-enable-disable.html
A new version of the Belgian eid card middleware has been tested and works well on Vista (with DEP enabled). This version will be made available on http://eid.belgium.be probably in fall 2008.
Tip to stay healthy:
In the mean time testing other middleware can help as well to see if this works. The quickest workaround is to disable DEP, and upgrade to the new Belgian eid card middleware as soon as it becomes available.
