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The Security settings are used to add/edit document passwords and permission settings:

 

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Figure 1. Document Security Dialog Box

 

Document Passwords

 

Select the Use PDF security box to enable document security.

Select the Password Required to Open the Document box to set a document password. Enter the password in the Password text box.

Select the Password Required to Change Permissions and/or Password box to require a password when document permissions are changed subsequent to printing and/or to change the password itself. Enter the password in the Password text box.

 

Document Permissions

 

Use the Document Permissions check boxes to determine the document operations available to users who have the password defined in the Document Passwords section.

Use the Encryption Level dropdown menu to determine the encryption level of the document.

The following permissions are available for 40-bit RCA encryption:

Allow Printing enables/disables document printing.

Allow Changing the Document enables/disables document editing.

Allow Content Copying or Extraction, Enable Accessibility enables/disables the copying and extraction of document content and document accessibility.

Allow Adding or Changing Comments and Form Fields enables/disables the creation and editing of document comments and form fields.

The following permissions are available for all other levels of encryption:

Enable Content Access for the Visually Impaired enables/disables content access for the visually impaired.

Allow Content Copying and Extraction enables/disables the copying and extraction of document content.

 

Digital Signing

 

Select the Digitally sign Document box to add digital signatures to documents.

Select the Use Time Stamp Server box to use a time stamp server when documents are digitally signed.

Click Manage to manage existing time stamp servers.

Click Settings to customize signature options. See below for further information.

 

Digital Signatures

 

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Figure 2. Digital Signature Dialog Box

 

Select the Use System Stored Certificate option to select system-stored certificates.

Click View Certificate/Export Certificate to view/export selected certificates.

Click Create Certificate to create new certificates. See (figure 3) below.

Select the Use Certificate From File option to select saved certificates. Enter the filename and password of the desired certificate in the text boxes or click Browse to select a certificate on the local computer.

The options in the Details section determine certificate details:

Select an option from the Reason for Signing dropdown menu to determine a reason for signing the document.

Use the Location text box to set the location at which documents are signed.

Use the Contact Information text box to add contact information to digital signatures.

Use the Position number boxes to determine the document page and location at which digital signatures appear.

Use the Appearance options to determine the appearance of digital signatures:

Select No Graphic to exclude the graphical element of signatures.

Select Image to include an image and then enter the file name of the image or click Browse to select a file.

Select Name to include the name of the signature creator instead of an image.

Select/clear boxes in the Show Text section to determine signature elements included in the digital signature.

 

Create Certificate

 

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Figure 3. Create Self-Signed Digital ID Dialog Box

 

Use the text boxes to enter the desired information in the Name, Organization Unit, Organization Name and Email Address categories.

Use the Country/Region dropdown menu to select a country for the digital ID.

Select either Windows Certificate Store or NewPKCS#12 Digital ID File for the location at which the digital ID is saved. If the latter option is used then enter a password for the digital ID.

Click OK to save new digital IDs.