
Table 1 Documentation related to Acrobat security
Document
Audience
For information about
Acrobat SDK Documentation
Roadmap
Developers
A guide to the documentation in the Adobe Acrobat SDK.
Acrobat and PDF Library API Reference
Developers
A description of the APIs for Acrobat and Adobe Reader® plug-ins,
as well as for PDF Library applications.
JavaScript for Acrobat API Reference
Developers
A listing of the Acrobat JavaScript APIs.
Developing Acrobat Applications with
JavaScript
Developers
Additional detail about the Acrobat JavaScript APIs.
PDF Reference 1.7
Developers
A detailed description of the PDF language.
FDF Data Exchange Specification
Developers
A object-level FDF file description. The files can be generated
programmatically and used to share security-related data.
PDF Signature Build Dictionary
Specification
Developers
Build properties for the PDF Reference’s signature dictionary which
provides interoperability details for 3rd party handlers.
Digital Signature Appearances
Developers & administrators
Guidelines for creating signatures programmatically.
Guidelines for Developing CSPs for
Acrobat on Windows
Developers & administrators
Guidelines for developing a Cryptographic Service Provider for use
with Acrobat® on the Windows® platform.
Acrobat Security Administration Guide
Administrators
Application deployment and configuration in enterprise settings.
Digital Signature User Guide for Adobe
Acrobat and Adobe Reader
Administrators & end users
Application usage and configuration via the user interface.
Document Security User Guide Adobe
Acrobat and Adobe Reader
Administrators & end users
Application usage and configuration via the user interface.
Security Setting User Guide
Administrators & end users
Describes how to export and import security settings and
certificate data with .acrobatsecurity and FDF files.
Enhanced Security in Adobe Acrobat 9
and Adobe Reader 9
Administrators & end users
X-domain configuration specifically and other aspects of the
enhanced security feature generally.
Digital Signatures in the PDF
Language
Anyone needing an overview
A generic description of how signature work in PDF.
Digital Signatures in Acrobat
Anyone needing an overview
A description of how signatures are implemented in Acrobat.
Acrobat 9 Digital Signatures Changes
and Improvements
Anyone needing an overview
A description of the changes in digital signatures since Acrobat 8.
Acrobat 9 Family of Products
Getting Started
Security Feature User Guide
Roadmap to Other Security Documentation 10
Note:
The most recent document versions may be found online at:
http://www.adobe.com/go/acrobat_developer
http://www.adobe.com/go/acrobat_security