Acrobat 9 Family of Products
Migrating and Sharing Security Settings
Security Feature User Guide
Importing Application Settings with FDF Files 175
Figure 139 Downloaded roaming ID certificates
10.2.3.8 Importing a Trust Anchor and Setting Trust
Users occasionally need to import a trust anchor so that certificates that chain up to that anchor will also
be trusted. This is particularly true in large organizations, and system administrators often distribute a trust
anchor so that everyone within that organization can trust everyone else at the same level for signature
workflows. For more information about trust anchors, see
“Distributing a Trust Anchor or Trust Root” on
page 155
.
To import a certificate that will be used as a trust anchor:
1. Open the FDF with one of the following methods:
Click on the FDF file. It may be an email attachment or a file on a network or your local system.
In Acrobat or Adobe Reader choose
File > Open
, browse to the FDF file, and choose
Open
.
Note:
It is unlikely that you will receive a signed FDF file containing a trusted root. However, if
you do, simply check
Accept the level of trust specified by the signer for all contacts in
this file
and then choose
Close
. Skip the rest of the steps.
2. For unsigned FDF files containing a trusted root (the most likely case), choose
Set Contact Trust
.
3. Import the certificates.
4. Do one of the following:
If you already have the certificate:
1. Choose
Advanced
(Acrobat) or
Document
(Adobe Reader)
> Manage Trusted Identities
.
2. Choose
Certificates
in the
Display
drop down list.
3. Select the certificate.
4. Choose
Edit Trust
.
If the certificate is in a signature:
1. Right click and choose
Signature Properties
.
2. Choose
Show Certificate
.
3. Select the Trust tab.
4. Choose
Add to Trusted Identities
.