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Add a timestamp to signatures, Import directory server settings Windows only

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USING ACROBAT X PRO 253 Digital signatures Import directory server settings (Windows only) You import directory server settings using security import/export methodology or a security settings file. Before, you import settings in a file using import/export methodology, ensure that you trust the file provider before opening it. 1 To open the file, double-click it, or do one of the following: • In Acrobat, choose Tools > Protection > More Protection > Security Settings. • In Reader, choose Edit > Protection > Security Settings. Note: If you don't see the Protection panel, see the instructions for adding panels at "Task panes" on page 9 2 Select Directory Servers on the left, and then click Import. Select the import/export methodology file, and click Open. 3 If the file is signed, click the Signature Properties button to check the current signature status. 4 Click Import Search Directory Settings. 5 Click OK, if prompted, to confirm your choice. The directory server appears in the Security Settings dialog box. Export directory server settings (Windows only) Although it is preferable to export security settings, you can export directory settings as an import/export methodology file. Use the file to configure the directory server on another computer. 1 Open the Preferences dialog box, click Identity, and enter your name, organization, and e-mail address to create your profile. 2 Do one of the following: • In Acrobat, choose Tools > Protection > More Protection > Security Settings. • In Reader, choose Edit > Protection > Security Settings. Note: If you don't see the Protection panel, see the instructions for adding panels at "Task panes" on page 9 3 Select Directory Servers on the left, and then select one or more servers on the right. 4 Click Export, select a destination, and click Next. 5 To prove that the file came from you, click Sign, add your signature, and then click Next. 6 Do one of the following: • To save the file, specify its name and location, and click Save. • To send the file as an e-mail attachment, type an e-mail address in the To box, click Next, and then click Finish. More Help topics "Export security settings" on page 237 Add a timestamp to signatures You can include the date and time you signed the document as part of your signature. Timestamps are easier to verify when they are associated with a trusted timestamp authority certificate. A timestamp helps to establish when you signed the document and reduces the chances of an invalid signature. You can obtain a timestamp from a third-party timestamp authority or the certificate authority that issued your digital ID. Timestamps appear in the signature field and in the Signature Properties dialog box. If a timestamp server is configured, the timestamp appears in the Date/Time tab of the Signature Properties dialog box. If no timestamp server is configured, the signatures field displays the local time of the computer at the moment of signing. Last updated 10/11/2011

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USING ACROBAT X PRO
Digital signatures
Last updated 10/11/2011
Import directory server settings (Windows only)
You import directory server settings using security import/export methodology or a security settings file. Before, you
import settings in a file using import/export methodology, ensure that you trust the file provider before opening it.
1
To open the file, double-click it, or do one of the following:
In Acrobat, choose Tools > Protection > More Protection > Security Settings.
In Reader, choose Edit > Protection > Security Settings.
Note:
If you don’t see the Protection panel, see the instructions for adding panels at “
Task panes
” on page
9
2
Select Directory Servers on the left, and then click Import. Select the import/export methodology file, and click Open.
3
If the file is signed, click the Signature Properties button to check the current signature status.
4
Click Import Search Directory Settings.
5
Click OK, if prompted, to confirm your choice.
The directory server appears in the Security Settings dialog box.
Export directory server settings (Windows only)
Although it is preferable to export security settings, you can export directory settings as an import/export methodology
file. Use the file to configure the directory server on another computer.
1
Open the Preferences dialog box, click Identity, and enter your name, organization, and e-mail address to create
your profile.
2
Do one of the following:
In Acrobat, choose Tools > Protection > More Protection > Security Settings.
In Reader, choose Edit > Protection > Security Settings.
Note:
If you don’t see the Protection panel, see the instructions for adding panels at “
Task panes
” on page
9
3
Select Directory Servers on the left, and then select one or more servers on the right.
4
Click Export, select a destination, and click Next.
5
To prove that the file came from you, click Sign, add your signature, and then click Next.
6
Do one of the following:
To save the file, specify its name and location, and click Save.
To send the file as an e-mail attachment, type an e-mail address in the To box, click Next, and then click Finish.
More Help topics
Export security settings
” on page
237
Add a timestamp to signatures
You can include the date and time you signed the document as part of your signature. Timestamps are easier to verify
when they are associated with a trusted timestamp authority certificate. A timestamp helps to establish when you
signed the document and reduces the chances of an invalid signature. You can obtain a timestamp from a third-party
timestamp authority or the certificate authority that issued your digital ID.
Timestamps appear in the signature field and in the Signature Properties dialog box. If a timestamp server is
configured, the timestamp appears in the Date/Time tab of the Signature Properties dialog box. If no timestamp server
is configured, the signatures field displays the local time of the computer at the moment of signing.