private key certificate

On May 17th 2021 I electronically signed a document - I think it may have been an Adobe form.


Apparently, as part of that process I created a “private key”.


Now when I create an email before i can send i have to first enter the password for the login keychain, then enter the same password again in a second dialog box to “sign using the key privateKey”.


If I choose “deny” in either dialog box the email will not be sent.


How do I stop this process?


I have deleted the certificate from the login keychain, shut down and restarted the MacBook, but it keeps reappearing and must be deleted again. I presume the "certificate" in my login keychain is the "private Key" because it was created on the date and time I signed the form.


How do I delete the certificate permanently ?


Here’s what i delete and it keeps reappearing. 


Here’s the two dialog boxes that appear when I attempt to send email.

 


 

 

Thanks,


G. Morton

 

MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.13

Posted on May 26, 2021 11:20 AM

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May 27, 2021 10:21 AM in response to gregfrombradenton

Hey, gregfrombradenton.


Thanks for posting in Apple Support Communities. We understand that you have a persistent keychain pop-up in Mail that you can't get rid of.


Try resetting your default keychain password: If you need to update your keychain password on Mac - Apple Support


If that doesn't help, we recommend reaching out to Apple Support directly: Contact - Official Apple Support


Cheers!

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