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Acrobat 9 Family of Products Security Feature User Guide Index 184 Certificates in the Trusted Identities list 158 Certification Signature 89 certification signature 178 Certification Workflow for Documents with Multiple Signers 92 certified document 178 Certified document indicators 92 Certified Document Services (CDS) 178 Certified Document Services. 178 certify or certifying 178 Certifying a document Document integrity warnings 95 Signature 95 Certifying a Document is Prevented 125 Certifying a Dynamic Form 95 certspec 68, 69 Changes Across Releases 68 Changes in FDF Behavior 134 Changing a PKCS#12 File's Password Timeout 21 Changing a Trusted Identity's Certificate Association 44 Changing an ID File's Password 20 Changing Passwords 28 Changing the Default Field Appearance 60 Changing the Default Signing Method 48 Check revocation 116 Checking Certificate Revocation Status 119 Clearing One or More Signatures 99 Command 142 Comment or form field may silently change 129, 130 Compare By page 124 By page summary report 124 Comparing a Signed Version to the Current Version 123 Compiled HTML Help 142 Compressed archive (LH ARC) 142 Compressed Archive file 144 Compressed archive of Mac files (Stuffit) 143 Configuring Acrobat to use a Timestamp Server 56 Configuring Multimedia Trust Preferences 137 Contacts Deleting 45 Selecting certificates 43 Viewing details 42 Content preview mode can suppress 128 Content preview mode cannot suppress 128 Controlling Access to Referenced Files and XObjects 145 Controlling Multimedia 136 Controlling Multimedia in Certified Documents 138 Controlling Signing with Seed Values 67 Creating a Blank Signature Field 57 Creating a Custom Signature 52 Creating a Custom Signature Appearance 53 Creating a Custom Watermark or Background 52 Creating a Self-Signed Digital ID 22 Creating Multiple Copies of a Signature Field 61 Creation time 104 CRL 178 Cross-domain data access 133 Current time 104 Custom signature appearance 52 Custom Workflows and Beyond 86 Customizing a Digital ID Name 17 Customizing Field Appearances 59 Customizing Signature Appearances 52 Cut, Copy, and Paste Signature Fields 60 D Data injection 133 Default Behavior Black and White Lists 141 Default prohibited file types 141 Deleting a Certificate 45 Deleting a Digital ID from the Windows Certificate Store 26 Deleting a Directory Server 41 Deleting a PKCS#12 Digital ID 25 Deleting Contacts and Certificates 44 Details 116 digestMethod 68, 69 Digital ID Certificate viewer 18 Components 12 Configuration 24 Deleting 25 ID export options 159 Managing trusted identities 32 PKCS#12 location and password 25 digital ID 179 Digital ID Basics 11 Digital ID Directory servers Email details 163 Export destination 162 Importing 171 Sender's identify 163 Server list 39 Setting defaults 41 Setting server details 40 Digital ID files Password configuration 21, 28 Timeout settings 22 Digital ID Files menu 19 Digital ID format selection 23 Digital ID Management and the Security Settings Console 14 Digital ID Storage Mechanisms 12 Digital ID-related file types 13 Digital IDs Searching for certificates 34 digital signature 179 Digital Signature Properties Document Versioning panel 127 Modifications panel 123 digitally sign 179 Directory Name 39 Displaying the Signer's Certificate 117 Distributing a Trust Anchor or Trust Root 155 Document Behavior After Signing 124 Document contains hidden behavior 129, 130 Document contains links to external PDFs 130 Document Defensibility 91

Section	Page
Getting Started	8
1.1 What’s in this Guide?	8
1.2 Who Should Read This Guide?	8
1.3 How Should You Use This Guide?	9
1.4 Roadmap to Other Security Documentation	9
Getting and Using Your Digital ID	11
2.1 Digital ID Basics	11
2.1.1 What is a Digital ID?	11
2.1.2 Digital ID Storage Mechanisms	12
2.1.3 Registering a Digital ID for Use in Acrobat	13
2.1.4 Digital ID Management and the Security Settings Console	14
2.1.5 Setting Identity Information	14
2.2 Generic ID Operations	15
2.2.1 Specifying Digital ID Usage	15
2.2.2 Sharing (Exporting) a Digital ID Certificate	16
2.2.3 Viewing All of Your Digital IDs	16
2.2.4 Customizing a Digital ID Name	17
2.2.5 Viewing Digital ID Certificates in the Certificate Viewer	17
2.3 Managing PKCS#12 Digital ID Files	19
2.3.1 Logging in to a Digital ID File	19
2.3.2 Adding a Digital ID from a PKCS#12 File	19
2.3.3 Adding and Removing Digital ID Files from the File List	20
2.3.4 Changing an ID File’s Password	20
2.3.5 Changing a PKCS#12 File’s Password Timeout	21
2.3.6 Logging in to PKCS#12 Files	22
2.3.7 Creating a Self-Signed Digital ID	22
2.3.8 Deleting a PKCS#12 Digital ID	25
2.4 Managing Windows Digital IDs	26
2.4.1 Finding a Digital ID in a Windows Certificate Store File	26
2.4.2 Deleting a Digital ID from the Windows Certificate Store	26
2.5 Your server may require additional or different authentication steps. Follow directions that appear in the dialogs.Managing IDs Stored on Hardware Devices	27
2.5.1 Adding an ID that Resides on External Hardware	27
2.5.2 Changing Passwords	28
2.5.3 Logging in to a Device	28
Managing Certificate Trust and Trusted Identities	30
3.1 What is Trust?	30
3.2 What is a Trusted Identity?	30
3.3 Adding Someone to Your Trusted Identity List	32
3.3.1 Requesting a Digital ID via Email	33
3.3.2 Importing a Certificate From a File	33
3.3.3 Searching for Digital ID Certificates	34
3.4 Certificate Trust Settings	35
3.4.1 Using Certificates for Certificate Security (Encryption)	38
3.5 Using Directory Servers to Add Trusted Identities	38
3.5.1 Manually Configuring a Directory Server	39
3.5.2 Editing Directory Servers Details	40
3.5.3 Deleting a Directory Server	41
3.5.4 Specifying a Default Directory Server	41
3.5.5 Importing and Exporting Directory Server Settings	41
3.6 Managing Contacts	42
3.6.1 Viewing and Editing Contact Details	42
3.6.2 Emailing Certificate or Contact Data	43
3.6.3 Saving Certificate or Contact Details to a File	43
3.6.4 Associating a Certificate with a Contact	43
3.6.5 Changing a Trusted Identity’s Certificate Association	44
3.6.6 Deleting Contacts and Certificates	44
Authoring Signable Documents	46
4.1 Best Practices for Signed Documents that will Change	46
4.2 Setting up the Signing Environment	46
4.2.1 Setting Signing Preferences	47
4.2.1.1 Requiring Preview Mode	47
4.2.1.2 Changing the Default Signing Method	48
4.2.1.3 Embedding Signature Revocation Status	49
4.2.1.4 Allowing Signing Reason	50
4.2.1.5 Showing Location and Contact Details	50
4.2.1.6 Enabling Document Warning Review	50
4.2.1.7 Requiring Document Warning Review Prior to Signing	51
4.2.1.8 Enabling a Warnings Comment or Legal Attestation	51
4.2.2 Customizing Signature Appearances	52
4.2.2.1 Creating a Custom Signature	52
4.2.2.2 Creating a Custom Watermark or Background	52
4.2.2.3 Creating a Custom Signature Appearance	53
4.2.2.4 Editing or Deleting a Signature Appearance	54
4.2.3 Using Timestamps During Signing	55
4.3 Working with Signature Fields	56
4.3.1 Creating a Blank Signature Field	57
4.3.2 Specifying General Field Properties	58
4.3.3 Customizing Field Appearances	59
4.3.4 Changing the Default Field Appearance	60
4.3.5 Cut, Copy, and Paste Signature Fields	60
4.3.6 Arranging Signature Fields	60
4.3.7 Creating Multiple Copies of a Signature Field	61
4.4 Authoring Signable Forms	62
4.4.1 Authoring a Document with Multiple Fields	62
4.4.2 Locking Fields Automatically After Signing	62
4.4.3 Making a Field a Required Part of a Workflow	63
4.4.4 Specifying a Post-Signing Action	64
4.4.5 Unlocking a Field Locked by a Signature	66
Controlling Signing with Seed Values	67
5.1 Seed Value Basics	67
5.1.1 Changes Across Releases	68
5.1.2 Supported Seed Values	69
5.1.3 Enabling JavaScript to Set Seed Values	70
5.2 Forcing a Certification Signature	71
5.3 Giving Signers the Option to Lock a Document	73
5.4 Forcing Signers to Use a Specific Signature Appearance	74
5.5 Adding Custom Signing Reasons	75
5.6 Specifying Timestamps for Signing	76
5.7 Specifying Alternate Signature Handlers and Formats	77
5.8 Specifying a Signature Hash Algorithm	79
5.9 Embedding Revocation Information in a Signature	79
5.10 Specifying Certificate Properties for Signing	80
5.10.1 Specifying Signing Certificates Origin	82
5.10.2 Specifying Certificates by Key Usage	83
5.10.3 Specifying Certificates by Policy	84
5.10.4 Specifying a URL When a Valid Certificate is not Found	85
5.10.5 Restricting Signing to a Roaming ID	86
5.11 Custom Workflows and Beyond	86
Signing Documents	89
6.1 Signing Basics	89
6.1.1 Before You Sign . . .	89
6.1.2 Signature Types	89
6.1.3 Signing User Interface	90
6.2 Signing With a Certification Signature	90
6.2.1 Certification Workflow for Documents with Multiple Signers	92
6.2.2 Setting up a Document for Certification	93
6.2.3 You can customize the way a certified document behaves for signers by giving form fields additional features with seed values. For example, you can preconfigure custom signing reasons or limit signing to only those with certificates with predef...	93
6.2.4 Certifying a Dynamic Form	95
6.2.5 Why Can’t I Certify?	96
6.3 Signing with an Approval Signature	96
6.3.1 Signing Documents in Acrobat	96
6.3.2 Signing in a Browser	98
6.3.3 Clearing One or More Signatures	99
Validating Signatures	100
7.1 Signature Validity Basics	100
7.1.1 What Makes a Signature Valid?	100
7.1.1.1 Authenticity Verification	101
7.1.1.2 Document Integrity Verification	101
7.2 Setting up Your Environment for Signature Validation	102
7.2.1 Validating Signatures Automatically	102
7.2.2 Setting Digital Signature Validation Preferences	103
7.2.3 Using Root Certificates in the Windows Certificate Store	104
7.2.4 Validating Signatures with Timestamps and Certificate Policies	105
7.3 Validating Signatures Manually	106
7.3.1 Validating Signatures with Adobe Reader	106
7.3.2 Validating a Single Signature in Acrobat	106
7.3.3 Validating All Signatures in Acrobat	107
7.3.4 Validating an Problematic Signature (trusting a signer on-the-fly)	108
7.3.5 Validating Signatures for other Document Versions	110
7.3.6 Validating Signature Timestamps	110
7.3.6.1 When Timestamps Can’t be Verified. . .	112
7.4 Status Icons and Their Meaning	113
7.4.1 Signature Status Definitions	113
7.4.2 Document Status Definitions	113
7.4.2.1 Signature status cheat sheet	114
7.5 Troubleshooting a Signature or Document Status	115
7.5.1 Troubleshooting an Identity Problem	115
7.5.1.1 Troubleshooting Digital ID Certificates	116
7.5.1.2 Displaying the Signer’s Certificate	117
7.5.1.3 Verifying the Identity of Self-Signed Certificates	118
7.5.1.4 Checking Certificate Revocation Status	119
7.5.1.5 Exporting a Certificate Other than Yours to a File	120
7.5.2 Troubleshooting a Document Integrity Problem	120
7.5.2.1 LiveCycle Dynamic Forms and the Warning Triangle	121
7.5.2.2 Viewing and Comparing Changes and Versions	122
7.5.2.3 Viewing a List of Post-Signing Modifications	122
7.5.2.4 Comparing a Signed Version to the Current Version	123
7.6 Document Behavior After Signing	124
7.6.1 JavaScript and Dynamic Content Won’t Run	125
7.6.2 Certifying a Document is Prevented	125
7.6.3 Form Field Fill in, Signing, and/or Other Actions Don’t Work	125
Document Integrity and Preview Mode	126
8.1 Preview Mode and Signing Workflows	126
8.2 Preview Mode and Validation (View Signed Version)	127
8.3 PDF Signature Reports	127
8.4 Signature Report Error Codes	129
External Content and Document Security	132
9.1 Enhanced Security	132
9.1.1 Enabling Enhanced Security	133
9.1.2 Changes in FDF Behavior	134
9.1.3 Interaction with Trust Manager	136
9.1.4 Make Privileged Folder Locations Recursive	136
9.2 Controlling Multimedia	136
9.2.1 Configuring Multimedia Trust Preferences	137
9.2.2 Controlling Multimedia in Certified Documents	138
9.3 Setting JavaScript Options	139
9.3.1 High Privilege JavaScript Defined	139
9.3.2 Javascript and Certified Documents	139
9.4 Adobe Trusted Identity Updates	140
9.5 Working with Attachments	141
9.5.1 Default Behavior: Black and White Lists	141
9.5.2 Adding Files to the Black and White Lists	144
9.5.3 Resetting the Black and White Lists	144
9.5.4 Allowing Attachments to Launch Applications	145
9.6 Controlling Access to Referenced Files and XObjects	145
9.7 Internet URL Access	146
9.7.1 Turning Internet Access Off and On	146
9.7.2 Allowing and Blocking Specific Web Sites	147
Migrating and Sharing Security Settings	149
10.1 Security Setting Import and Export	149
10.1.1 Exporting Security Settings to a File	149
10.1.2 Importing Security Settings from a File	150
10.1.3 Importing Security Settings from a Server	152
10.2 Sharing Settings & Certificates with FDF	152
10.2.1 FDF Files and Security	154
10.2.2 Exporting Application Settings with FDF Files	155
10.2.2.1 Distributing a Trust Anchor or Trust Root	155
10.2.2.2 Setting the Certificate Trust Level	158
10.2.2.3 Exporting Your Certificate	158
10.2.2.4 Emailing Your Certificate	159
10.2.2.5 Saving Your Digital ID Certificate to a File	160
10.2.2.6 Requesting a Certificate via Email	161
10.2.2.7 Emailing Server Details	162
10.2.2.8 Exporting Server Details	163
10.2.3 Importing Application Settings with FDF Files	164
10.2.3.1 Responding to an Email Request for a Digital ID	164
10.2.3.2 Importing Someone’s Certificate	166
10.2.3.3 Importing Multiple Certificates	167
10.2.3.4 Importing Timestamp Server Settings	169
10.2.3.5 Importing Directory Server Settings	171
10.2.3.6 Importing Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management Server Settings	172
10.2.3.7 Importing Roaming ID Account Settings	173
10.2.3.8 Importing a Trust Anchor and Setting Trust	175
Glossary of Security Terms	178

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Acrobat 9 Family of Products

Index

Security Feature User Guide

184

Certificates in the Trusted Identities list

158

Certification Signature

certification signature

178

Certification Workflow for Documents with Multiple Signers

certified document

178

Certified document indicators

Certified Document Services (CDS)

178

Certified Document Services.

178

certify or certifying

178

Certifying a document

Document integrity warnings

Signature

Certifying a Document is Prevented

125

Certifying a Dynamic Form

certspec

68, 69

Changes Across Releases

Changes in FDF Behavior

134

Changing a PKCS#12 File’s Password Timeout

Changing a Trusted Identity’s Certificate Association

Changing an ID File’s Password

Changing Passwords

Changing the Default Field Appearance

Changing the Default Signing Method

Check revocation

116

Checking Certificate Revocation Status

119

Clearing One or More Signatures

Command

142

Comment or form field may silently change

129, 130

Compare

By page

124

By page summary report

124

Comparing a Signed Version to the Current Version

123

Compiled HTML Help

142

Compressed archive (LH ARC)

142

Compressed Archive file

144

Compressed archive of Mac files (Stuffit)

143

Configuring Acrobat to use a Timestamp Server

Configuring Multimedia Trust Preferences

137

Contacts

Deleting

Selecting certificates

Viewing details

Content preview mode can suppress

128

Content preview mode cannot suppress

128

Controlling Access to Referenced Files and XObjects

145

Controlling Multimedia

136

Controlling Multimedia in Certified Documents

138

Controlling Signing with Seed Values

Creating a Blank Signature Field

Creating a Custom Signature

Creating a Custom Signature Appearance

Creating a Custom Watermark or Background

Creating a Self-Signed Digital ID

Creating Multiple Copies of a Signature Field

Creation time

104

CRL

178

Cross-domain data access

133

Current time

104

Custom signature appearance

Custom Workflows and Beyond

Customizing a Digital ID Name

Customizing Field Appearances

Customizing Signature Appearances

Cut, Copy, and Paste Signature Fields

Data injection

133

Default Behavior

Black and White Lists

141

Default prohibited file types

141

Deleting a Certificate

Deleting a Digital ID from the Windows Certificate Store

Deleting a Directory Server

Deleting a PKCS#12 Digital ID

Deleting Contacts and Certificates

Details

116

digestMethod

68, 69

Digital ID

Certificate viewer

Components

Configuration

Deleting

ID export options

159

Managing trusted identities

PKCS#12 location and password

digital ID

179

Digital ID Basics

Digital ID Directory servers

Email details

163

Export destination

162

Importing

171

Sender’s identify

163

Server list

Setting defaults

Setting server details

Digital ID files

Password configuration

21, 28

Timeout settings

Digital ID Files menu

Digital ID format selection

Digital ID Management and the Security Settings Console

Digital ID Storage Mechanisms

Digital ID-related file types

Digital IDs

Searching for certificates

digital signature

179

Digital Signature Properties

Document Versioning panel

127

Modifications panel

123

digitally sign

179

Directory Name

Displaying the Signer’s Certificate

117

Distributing a Trust Anchor or Trust Root

155

Document Behavior After Signing

124

Document contains hidden behavior

129, 130

Document contains links to external PDFs

130

Document Defensibility