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USING ACROBAT X STANDARD

Security

Last updated 10/11/2011

Security policies

A. Policies are stored on server. B. Policies are applied to a PDF. C. Users can open, edit, and print a document only if permitted by policy.

Setting up server-based security policies involves four main stages:

Configure the Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES The system administrator of your company or group usually

configures Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES, manages accounts, and sets up organizational policies. For more

information on configuring Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES, see the Adobe website.

Publish a document with a security policy An author creates a PDF and applies a policy stored on Adobe LiveCycle

Rights Management ES to the PDF. The server generates a license and unique encryption key for the PDF. Acrobat

embeds the license in the PDF and encrypts it using the encryption key. The author or administrator can use this

license to track and audit the PDF.

View a document with a policy applied When users try to open the secure PDF in Acrobat 9 (or Reader 9), they must

authenticate their identities. If the user is granted access to the PDF, the PDF is decrypted and opens with the

permissions specified in the policy.

Administer events and modify access By logging in to an Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES account, the author

or administrator can track events and change access to policy-secured PDFs. Administrators can view all PDF and

system events, modify configuration settings, and change access to policy-secured PDFs.

Create a user security policy

User policies can use passwords, certificates, or Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES to authenticate documents.

The policies for password and certificate security can be stored on a local computer. Security policies created using

Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES are stored on a server. You can audit actions and change security settings

dynamically. You can use Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management ES if your company has licensed the software and

made it available to you.