10 Content security
Application security is all about hardening the application against malicious attacks. Content security is
designed to protect workflows and content within the application's secured environment. The product's
application security options as well as its content security features such as digital signatures, encryption,
and permissions provide unparallelled control over PDF-based workflows. These two are not always
functionally distinct, and both are critical components of information assurance. For example, signing
certificates in certified documents can be used to assign trust for operations that would otherwise be
restricted by enhanced security.
This guide focuses solely on application security--configuring the application to enable, disable, or restrict
features and PDF functionality that may pose a security risk. In all cases, configuration may occur before
or after deploying clients. For details about content security features, refer to the digital signatures and
document security documentation.
Information assurance components
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Section 10 Content security
