Digital Approval PDF

I am creating a digital approval coversheet for my PDFs that I can fill out with form data and then proof editors can then add form data them self and also ad a digital signature... however I will need to put some instructions on the form to help them fill it out.
One thing I will need to tell them is what version of Acrobat they will need to be able to fill our form data, make comments and add a digital signature. Can anybody tell me what version all of these options were implemented in?

They only need Reader (preferably 8.2.1 or later). HOWEVER, you need to
enable the forms using Acrobat 8 or later. You can only use 500 of the
same forms or
a) you need LiveCycle Reader Extensions: a server based product that is
expensive or
b) they all need Acrobat Standard or better. Here I think you may be
able to go as far back as Acrobat 6. I think that may have supported
Digital signatures.
Just remember you really can only have one signature per document.
...Mike

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I have signed a PDF using a locally created Microsoft Digital Certificate inside my organization.
As part of the approval workflow, I emailed the signed PDF document to another person in my organization (within the same network) for review and final acceptance.
The issue I'm facing is that when the other person opens the PDF, my signature status will show as not verified. Even though, I have created it while I'm connected on the network.
What are the steps that the other person need to follow so (s)he can verify locally generate digitally signed PDF either manually or in an automated manner?
Is there a server-side tools provided by Microsoft to do the verification automatically? Or, I have to do it manually? Any 3rd party plugins you recommend to ease this verification process?
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There are several preference setting related to this, depending on what version you're using. For example,
Acrobat 9: Edit > Preferences > Security > Digital Signatures > Verify signatures when the document is opened
Acrobat 11: Edit > Preferences > Signatures > Verify signatures when the document is opened
To fully validate, they will need to add your certificate to their list of trusted certificates or you can set up the Windows Integration feature under Preferences.

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I am trying to find a way to automate as much as possible the placing of a digital signature on a set of PDF documents. We have Adobe Acrobat Pro 8.1 and the machine has MS Office 2003 with Vista Business. Here's a scenario: A set of documents exist in a TO-BE-SIGNED folder, each unsigned. The user uses MS Access 2003 form with a button with VBA code to open and show the first document in the folder. The AcroExch.App, AcroExch.AVDoc, and AcroApp.Show APIs are used to do this. I found code on the internet to do that. Rather than having my client now have to go through all the manual steps to place a digital signature on the document, I want to streamline it to a single click if possible. Right now he has to click Advanced > Sign and Certify > Place Signature > then click and drag > then enter his password > then click sign > then save and close the doc. Can all this be automated? An added bonus would be automatically saving or moving the signed doc to a different folder when it is signed.
I have created a stamp that allows me to add a stamp with just two clicks. Can such be done to add a digital signature? Is it possible to add a button to the toolbar to do this? Can it be done in Access VBA using some Acrobat API calls? Another feature I want to include is moving quickly from one document to the next in the TO-BE-SIGNED folder. Like the arrow buttons take you from page to page, can a button be added to the Acrobat toolbar to take you from doc to doc in a particular folder? Or can that be done using VBA and some Acrobat API calls? To maintain the security of the password protection and yet cut down on clicks and keystrokes, I would like to input the password just once at the beginning of the session and have it remembered or applied to all the docs that get signed as long as that session is open.
I've found some software that purports to do much of the above, but they are all very expensive and assume a big business with big bucks. If anyone knows of inexpensive software that will REALLY do this, I'm open to that as well, though I'd like to control the process myself if possible. I consider myself a beginner with Acrobat and using API calls and would appreciate any help anyone can give. Is the above clear and even possible?
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Enable Adobe Reader to Digitally Sign PDF created with Acrobat Pro 9

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I am trying to figure out how to enable adobe readers to digitally sign PDFs I create. I currently have Acrobat Pro 9.
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Thanks Ben,
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Matt

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I've run into an odd situation - if I try to send a digitally signed PDF file using the Mail app or even view that file in the Preview app, those apps crash. The PDF files are created in Adobe Acrobat Pro version 9.1.0 (for the Mac). My Mail and Preview apps are right up to date.
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The problem may be related to asking Acrobat 9 to output a file format "compatible" with older versions -- along with adding security.
If you check the Console log, I think you will find that the "mdworker" task is also crashing -- even when you open the file successfully with Adobe Reader. I presume this is Spotlight trying to index the file.
Safari will also crash when attempting to view such a PDF. It puts out a Console message indicating invalid AES block size or some such. Presumably this is related to the 128 bit AES security in the PDF file. Using 128 bit RC4 results in a file that doesn't crash Preview, but the document content is garbled by Preview so it's just as bad.
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Acrobat 9 Pro - Add watermark to digitally signed pdf?

Greetings,
Is there a way to add a watermark to a digitally signed pdf using Acrobat 9 Pro? I was able to do this using Acrobat 8, but Acrobat 9 restricts this change.
Invalidating the signatures is not an issue as the watermarked copies would be considered uncontrolled.
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A - if you add XMP-based metadata (which has bene the preferred method of metadata since PDF 1.4) in "append mode", that will not invalidate any signatures on the document.
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I'm having problems printing a digitally signed PDF on a dell 968 AIO printer. It works fine on the a majority of printers but we have had reports of issues with other models as well as the dell printer.
The PDF prints fine when opened in Adobe Reader 9 (blue bar appears at top to indicate signed pdf).
When opened in Adobe Acrobat 7 on the same PC the first pages prints correctly but the rest of the pages print only a few lines in a huge font and the characters are backwards.
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Claire

Thanks for the reply Mike. I think I've got a little further with this problem now. There seems to be a problem printing the signed PDF in adobe reader 7 as well as acrobat 7.
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Claire

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Can IXOS (OPENTEXT) handle digitally signed PDF documents

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Is there a way to optimize a digitally-signed PDF?

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Not without invalidating the signature, you may make changes to the PDF and any change is a change.

Create digitally signed PDFs

Is there a way to create digitally signed PDFs by using the options at the "Print" menu to "Save as PDF" that is available at certain apps ?
If there is no built-in solution by Apple, which applications do you use to digitally sign PDFs ? I searched the discussions, but haven't found an appropriate solution so far...
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tobias Eichner wrote:
Is PortableSigner a professional tool that really works ?
I have no idea how good it is, and I don't really have any benchmark to compare it to. It's hosted at Sourceforge, which might explain why the web site is a big crude-looking. On the other hand, the site says it's a project of the Municipality of Vienna, so I'd say that it appears it's good enough for at least one government.
My feeling is that a lot of the software at Sourceforge is written for a specific, fairly specialized purpose, and sometimes not a lot of time is spent on the GUI or user-friendly features. But if your purpose happens to meet up with the purpose of the creators, the software can be a life-saver.
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Where should the Green Tick get displayed in digitally signed pdf files in whom the Signature has been validated ?

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