Acrobat 9 Family of Products
Migrating and Sharing Security Settings
Security Feature User Guide
Importing Application Settings with FDF Files 166
Figure 127 Emailing your certificate
10.2.3.2 Importing Someone’s Certificate
You can use an FDF file to import someone’s certificate into your list of trusted identities. This enables you
to validate their signature and encrypt documents with their public key so only that intended recipient
can open it.
Tip:
Importing this information ahead of time enables you to configure your trusted identities
list before needing to validate a signature or encrypt a document for someone.
To add someone’s certificate to your list of trusted identities:
1. Click on the FDF file or from Acrobat or Adobe Reader choose
File > Open
. The digital ID certificate
may be sent directly from Acrobat as an email attachment or may reside in a networked directory.
2. Review the sender’s information when the Import Contact dialog appears.
Note:
If the file is signed, then the Import Contact dialog will also have a Signature panel as
shown in
Figure 129
.
Figure 128 Certificates: Contact Information