Use digital signatures to make the document signing experience seamless and to eliminate manual intervention by using your Personal Identity Verification (PIV) or Common Access Card (CAC) smart card.

CAC or PIV cards

The Common Access Card (CAC) and Personal Identification Verification (PIV) are smart cards used for general identification and authentication of user access. CAC and PIV hold a unique digital certificate and user information such as a photograph, personal identification number (PIN), and signature to identify each user.

Sign PDF documents

ServiceNow enables you to integrate with Adobe, as well as configure and use PIV or CAC smart cards as an authenticator for digital signing of PDF documents. This integration provides the flexibility to use PIV or CAC cards to safeguard critical and valuable assets.

The Adobe Acrobat Reader desktop application enables you to digitally sign a PDF with CAC or PIV smart cards.
Note: You should do the following to digitally sign a PDF with CAC or PIV smart cards:
  • Install Adobe Acrobat Reader on your desktop.
  • Configure your Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox browser to open downloaded PDFs in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Document template for digital signature

Digital signing for documents is configured with a document template. You must define document templates and signing workflows for digital signature using smart cards to generate and send auto-filled documents to be signed by different participants.

To configure digital signing for CAC or PIV smart cards, the following must be done: