Acrobat 9.4.4 – PDF-Security

Hi
i've create several password protected .pdf-forms
my latest one, the client is asking the following:
the .pdf is basically an order form, where a representative would fill in fields and then send the .fdf-file to my client.
the .pdf has password security enabled to only allow fields to be filled "filling in form fields and signing existing signature fields"
all works fine
the "issue" (and my question) is:
the person receiving the .fdf-file (would open this of course with the correct .pdf-file in Acrobat READER) should NOT be able to adjust/manipulate/change the values that were put it by the person who sent the .fdf-file.
that to prevent changes - of course
is there some way to adjust the security settings so that a 2nd filling of the already filled form-fields is not possible?
i hope that's understandable...
i really need this solved or at least some qualified answers that i can present to my client
thanks very much!!
Martin

i make them Reader-enabled, yes
i'm not sure if i was able to describe the problem very well so i'll try it different
- an order form is filled out and sent to somebody else
- the receiver will open the file to see what was ordered
- at this point, the fields should - if possible - not be fillable anymore
so the .pdf, that will be used to open the .fdf-file, could/should that be formatted to not allow any changes? is that possible?
if so it would make sense i guess, right?
1st file used to fill the .pdf-order-form is Reader enabled
2nd file to open the .fdf-file is secured so no changes are allowed (but can a .fdf file be opened using a .pdf that's secured?)
meaning the final opened .pdf (containing the info from the .fdf-file) would NOT be editable, is that correct?

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