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MAY 2006

Summary of Adobe security capabilities

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Adobe Reader® Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions Adobe LiveCycle Document Security Adobe LiveCycle Policy Server
Quickly create secure documents from native applications Use the free, cross-platform solution to view and interact with protected documents Easily share protected interactive Adobe PDF documents with external parties Automate the process of encrypting and digitally signing thousands of electronic documents Dynamically apply document usage rights to manage use online, offline, inside the network, and outside the network
  • Encrypt/decrypt documents using shared passwords, PKI, and Adobe LiveCycle Policy Server software

  • Apply and validate recipient’s digital signatures

  • Create and verify author-certified documents

  • Manage printing, content copying, form filling, digital signature use, screen reader access, review and comment use, page insertion, deletion, and rotation

  • Support for Microsoft CryptoAPI (MSCAPI) on the Microsoft® Windows® operating system
  • Validate recipient’s digital signatures

  • Verify authorcertified documents

  • Apply recipient digital signatures 2

  • Support for Microsoft CryptoAPI on Windows

  • Decrypt documents using shared passwords, PKI, and Adobe LiveCycle Policy Server software
  • Activate additional functionality in the free Adobe Reader to enable offine form filling and digital signatures
  • Encrypt/decrypt documents using shared passwords and PKI

  • Automatically apply digital signatures

  • Automatically verify digital signatures

  • Create and verify author-certified documents

  • Support for Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) using PKCS#11
  • Manage printing, content copying, form filling, digital signature use, screen reader access, review and comment use, page insertion, deletion, and rotation

  • Manage online and offine access

  • Change usage rights after distribution

  • Revoke access after distribution

  • Establish time controls for access
  • Audit user actions

  • Leverage existing authentication infrastructure Lightweight Directory Access Protocol LDAP]/Active Directory) for document control
1: Includes Adobe Acrobat Professional, Adobe Acrobat Standard, and Adobe Acrobat Elements.
Not all security features are available in all products.

2: Requires documents to be rights-enabled with Adobe LiveCycle Reader Extensions.



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