Adobe 22020737 Acrobat X Pro Manual - Page 240

USING ACROBAT X PRO 234 Security Administer events and modify access By logging in to an Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES account, the author or administrator can track events and change access to policy-secured PDFs. Administrators can view all PDF and system events, modify configuration settings, and change access to policy-secured PDFs. Create a user security policy User policies can use passwords, certificates, or Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES to authenticate documents. The policies for password and certificate security can be stored on a local computer. Security policies created using Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES are stored on a server. You can audit actions and change security settings dynamically. You can use Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES if your company has licensed the software and made it available to you. More Help topics "Securing documents with certificates" on page 227 "Securing documents with passwords" on page 224 "Securing documents with Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES" on page 232 Create a password policy 1 In Acrobat, choose Tools > Protection > Encrypt > Manage. If you don't see the Protection panel, see the instructions for adding panels at "Task panes" on page 9. 2 Click New. 3 Select Use Passwords, and then click Next. 4 Type a name and description for the policy, do one of the following, and then click Next: • To specify passwords and restrictions whenever you apply this policy to a document, clear the Save Passwords With The Policy option. • To save passwords and restriction settings with the policy, select Save Passwords With The Policy. 5 Specify a compatibility setting and password options. If you selected Save Passwords With The Policy, specify the password and restrictions. Click OK. 6 Review the policy details, click Finish, and then click Close. Create a certificate policy 1 In Acrobat, choose Tools > Protection > Encrypt > Manage. If you don't see the Protection panel, see the instructions for adding panels at "Task panes" on page 9. 2 Click New. 3 Select Use Public Key Certificates, and then click Next. 4 Type a name and description for the policy, and specify the document components to encrypt. Certificates must be current and have key usage that allows for encryption. 5 Determine how to enforce the policy: • To create a policy that is associated with individual recipients, do not select Ask For Recipients When Applying This Policy. • To create a policy that is associated with individual documents, select Ask For Recipients When Applying This Policy. 6 Select an encryption algorithm from the menu that is compatible with the recipients' version of Acrobat, and click Next. Last updated 10/11/2011