
Acrobat 9 Family of Products
Security Feature User Guide
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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
7.5 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
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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
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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