Authentication step in standard signing workflow

Is it possible to add authentication step into standard signing workflow? We cannot use any other signature handler except the standard one (PPKLight) - there is a restriction in the documents. But we need to authenticate user once she wants to sign,
Thanks in advance,
Nikita

Hi Steve,
Thank you for your attention to my question!
By the requirements we need to make user enter password every time when he/she signs document.
We are aware of the strong private key protection for digital IDs from Windows Certificate Store and about digital ID files in Adobe. But in case of Windows Certificate Store Adobe asks for password only first time when user sign document, all the next are skipped; in case of digital ID files Adobe allows user to adjust password timeout - we need somehow restrict this option for user so he/she cannot set anything except entering password "Always".
There are 2 open questions now for us and it would be very helpful if you knew the answer:
1) How to overcome the "certificate caching" in case of Windows Certificate Store or how to restrict adjusting password timeout for digital ID files in Adobe?
2) It would be even better if we could authenticate user in third party system every time he/she tries to sign document. I was looking for some kind of authentication interceptor which Adobe could use right before starting signing procedure, but no luck so far. Do you know if it is possible? And if yes then how?
Thank you for your help in advance!
Nikita

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as for 1) I'd consider ACLs (Collaboration Manager component)
Another option is to write a component with your own logic - if from any reason the standard mechanisms will have too many obstacles to overcome.
I'd also recommend to consider using BPEL workflows rather than basic workflows - they are equally flexible (if not more) and they can be more easily combined with criteria workflows. You could:
1) create a general criteria workflow which would grab any new item
2) the criteria workflow would have just two steps: step 1 - grab an item, wait until BPEL workflow is defined/selected, then continue; step 2 - a synchro step which wait until BPEL workflow finishes, then continue or finish right away
Jiri

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