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Encrypting Adobe PDF files using security policies
Do you often apply the same security settings to multiple PDF documents? For example,
do you encrypt documents with a certain password and set of permissions, or encrypt
documents for your accountant using a public key certificate? In Adobe Acrobat 7.0, you
can save security settings as policies that you can reuse. Security policies include the type
of security encryption, the permission settings, and information about who can open the
document or change security settings. There are two kinds of security policies:
● A user policy is developed and applied by an individual user. If you apply the same
security settings to various documents, you can save time by creating a user policy and
then reapplying the user policy to documents without having to specify the security
settings each time. User policies for passwords and public key certificates are stored on
your local computer. If you have access to Adobe Policy Server, you can also create a user
policy that is stored on a policy server and is available only to the person who creates it.
● An organizational policy is created by an Adobe Policy Server administrator and is stored
on a policy server to be shared by a group of users. Adobe Policy Server controls access to
PDF documents and auditing events as defined by the security policy. You can use Adobe
Policy Server if your company has purchased rights and made it available to you.
Related Subtopics:
Understanding how security policies are authenticated on a server
Using Adobe Policy Server
Managing security policies
Creating user security policies
Applying security policies to a document
Removing user security policies applied to a document