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Last updated 4/7/2015
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Setting up security policies for PDFs
Note: For a full list of articles about security, see Overview of security in Acrobat DC and PDF content .
Types of security policies
If you often apply the same security settings to multiple PDFs, you can save your settings as a policy that you can reuse.
Security policies save time while ensuring a consistently secure workflow. Creating policies for password and certificate
security lets you reuse the same security settings for any number of PDFs. Two kinds of security policies are available:
• Organizational policies are especially useful if you want others to have access to PDFs for a limited time. Adobe
LiveCycleRights Management ES policies are stored on a server. Users must have access to the server to use these
policies. Creating these policies requires specifying the document recipients from a list on Adobe LiveCycleRights
Management ES. Adobe LiveCycleRights Management ES controls access to PDFs and auditing events as defined by
the security policy. You can use Adobe LiveCycleRights Management ES if your company has licensed the software
and made it available to you.
• User policies are created and applied by individuals. If you apply the same security settings to numerous documents,
you can save time by creating a user policy. Then, apply the user policy to documents. User policies for passwords
and public key certificates are stored on your local computer. With access to Adobe LiveCycleRights Management
ES, you can create a user policy that’s stored on Adobe LiveCycleRights Management ES. That policy is available only
to you.
How organizational policies are authenticated
In addition to reusing security settings, policies stored on Adobe LiveCycleRights Management ES enable you to expire
and revoke documents. You can also maintain accountability by auditing users who open protected documents.