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The content here is primarily intended for administrators and IT. For application security documentation (e.g enhanced security, protected mode, etc.), go to the Application Security Library.

Digital Signatures

Enterprise Guides 9.x 10.x Description
DigSig Admin Guide

9.x-10.x configuration and deployment details.
DigSig User Guide Authoring, signing, and signature validation workflows.
DigSig Addendum N/A
Technical and legacy details.
Settings Import/Export   Importing-exporting security settings.
Preference Reference     A dictionary registry level preferences and other resources.
Glossary
n/a n/a A glossary of acronyms and terms.
Signature validation
n/a n/a One Page Key: A troubleshooting key for validating signatures.
Revocation checking
n/a n/a One Page Key: A diagram showing the order of precedence.
Signature size and LTV
n/a n/a One Page Key: Sig. object restrictions, long term validation, etc.
Signature algorithms
n/a n/a One Page Key: A guide to algorithms used during signing.
Signature creation
n/a n/a One Page Key: Language and application preference level details.
Signature byte range
n/a n/a One Page Key: An illustrated key to signature contents.
Signatures and PDF n/a n/a One Page Key: PDF language level details.
A Primer on Security
n/a n/a Whitepaper: Electronic document security overview.
Digital Signatures in PDF n/a n/a Whitepaper: The PDF language's support for digital signatures.
Digital Signatures in Acrobat n/a n/a Whitepaper: PDF language-level details.
Sample Signatures n/a n/a Whitepaper: Example signature appearances and how-tos.

Security Methods and Encryption

Guides Description
Document Security Password, certificate, and LiveCycle security methods, including configuration and deployment details.
Security methods
A guide for setting encryption and permissions
Encryption algorithms
A guide to algorithms used in document security workflows.

Resources for Developers

The following resources can be found in the Acrobat Developer Center's security page

Signature Appearances Programmatically creating signature appearances.
Developing MSCAPI CSPs Creating a Windows MSCAPI cryptographic service provider.
FDF Specification A description of the data exchange format used for FDF files.
Signature Build Dictionary
Acrobat's signature-related addendum to the PDF Reference.

The following resources can be found in the Acrobat Developer Center

Software Dev Kit Links to the SDK, the PDF API Reference, and other material
JavaScript Scripting Guide Examples for using the JS APIs. A companion to the JS Reference.
JavaScript Scripting Ref. A JS API reference. A companion to the JS Scripting Guide.
PDF Reference (Spec) The open source PDF reference that describes the PDF language.

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