Setting PDF time/usage limits enforced by Reader?

Perhaps I missed it, but is there a way in Acrobat to set time-limits for use of a PDF
(for example, a daily newspaper), such that it will not be readable after several hours
or days? I've seen discussions on how to do that with custom scripting, and perhaps there is a
server DRM option, but I want to have this work on standalone machines,
disconnected from the network.
Locking the content to a particular machine is a would-be-nice.

There is not a real working solution using standard pdfs and Acrobat Reader itself.
The embedded java script solution can be simply disabled/bypassed using adobe reader itself or by opening pdfs on third party pdf readers.
Pdf ownerguard can be used to do the licensing and apply time limits for offline users.

Similar Messages

Including only one set of time data on a table reading multiple signals

Hi all,
When I set the 'include time data' input on the 'build table' express VI to true, it gives me two sets of identical time data because the input signal is two sets of data merged together. Anyone know how to get rid of one of these columns?
Amanda
Attachments:
FLVI.vi ‏224 KB

Hi,
See the attached file.
Software developer
www.mcm-electronics.com
PS: Don't forget to rate a good anwser ; )
Currently using Labview 2011
PORTUGAL
Attachments:
FLVI2.vi ‏225 KB

Set PDF Action - size limitation

I am using Oracle 9ias and Adobe Acrobat 4
I am creating hyperlinks in a report that call another report (including passing parameters). This works fine in HTML output, in PDF output the link seems to cut off after 259 characters.
Is this a true issue? if so is it an Oracle problem or Adobe problem.
Regards
Nigel

It looks like a problem in acrobat.
I have an adobe acrobat, and I create a weblink URL for an area in a PDF file. I type in more than 300 characters for the URL, then re-edit the URL, I only see 259 characters.
Thanks,
-Shaun

How to set weekly time limits on a mac?

I want to set my son's time restrictions so he can only have, say, 7 hours a week. e.g. He can have 1.5 hrs on monday and tuesday, then 4 hours on saturday. Is there any way I can do this?

SytemSettings-> Users->Select your Sons Acount(must´n bee a Admin)->go to childlock
here you can set up all yuor Limitations...

Set the time interval when BPM read e-mail to get offline adobe forms

Hi masters
Do you know where I can set the time interval when the BPM read the e-mail account to get the off-line adobe forms received ? I think it is 10 minutes but I need to change to 1 minute.

there is a config attribute

As an administrator can I set a time limit and control having inappropriate sites displayed on my "administrator" usage?

as an administrator can I set a time limit and control having inappropriate sites displayed on my "administrator" usage?

Parental Controls can be used to set time limits, to allow the computer to be used only within specific hours of the day, and to block certain Web sites (or to allow only certain Web sites). However, they can be applied to a Standard account only, not to an admin account.

Reg key to set PDF opening in Reader and not the web browser

Is there a reg key which would apply to all users/computer (not just current user, Hkey_user) to set a variable that would open PDF's in the actual Adobe Reader program and not in a web browser.
I only find references to reg key's that apply to the current users logged in, but unfortunately I work in an education facility and we use Dynamic user id's which creates a new user each time in windows, and then removes the profile on logout
Thanks in advance,

Would you suggest downloading the Adobe Customization Wizard and creating an MST file to distribute the app? If so, do you have documentation on where to change this setting?

How do to set up time limits on a guest network

I have a new generation Airport Time Capsule and I have set up a Guest Network for my kids but I would like to set up time limits on the Guest Network also, is there a way to do it?

It is not possible to set up specific time limits for the Guest Network as a whole, but it is possible to set up individual time limits for each device that will be connecting to the Guest Network.....and, also the main network for that matter.
If you can provide us with some more specifics on what you are trying to accomplish, how many devices will be involved, etc.......that will help us craft our answer to provide accurate information.
Meanwhile, if you want to take a look at the general settings in Timed Access....
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the Time Capsule icon, then click Edit
Click the Network tab at the top of the screen
Enter a check mark in the box next to Enable Timed Access
Click on the Timed Access button
Click Cancel to avoid making any changes to your current setup

Can I set a time limit for usage on a 5th gen ipod touch

My daughter just got a 5th gen Ipod touch. Of course she is using it at times she shouldn't be. Is there a way to set a time limit for usage so she can be responsible for monitoring herself without us nagging all the time?

IIt's free and here is a link https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/parentkit-parental-controls/id600618138?mt=8

Enabling usage rights in Adobe Reader corrupts PDF text

Hi,
I've created a registration form using Open Office writer which has editable fields. I convert this to a PDF and then add a signature field in Acrobat 8.
At this point everything works fine, all the editable fields etc convert across, but I want people to be able to sign and save the form in Reader, so I check the "Enable Usage Rights in Adobe Reader" feature and save it. Now when I open the PDF in either Acrobat or Reader all the text is completely corrupted and illegible (see image).
Any idea what's going on here?
Thank you
Paul

OK, here you go.
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/y5mkwmw5h8wvxjk/2psk7418jq

Tell me the perameter to set maximum gui auto logout time for limited users

hi gurus...
i want to know the perameter to set the maximum gui auto logout time for limited users...
at present i have auto logout time as 30 minutes..but i need to set the value as 10 minutes for some group of user...
if any one know any perameter plz let me know..
thanks in advance,
chaitanya...

Hi Chaitanya,
I don't think theres a specific parameter to achieve this, but you can set the value of rdisp/gui_auto_logout to 10 in one of the instances and create a new logon group for this users.
Hope this help!
Juan
Please reward with points if helpful

How to set enable usage rights in adobe reader?

Dear all,
How to set "enable usage rights in adobe reader..." in acrobat sdk?
I did that through menu event but it shows saveAs dialog window.
Please anyone guide how to handle the saveas window. Otherwise if there is any method to directly enable the option.
Thanks...
vijay

There is no way to automate this in the Acrobat SDK. If you need to automate Reader Enablement, you need another product – LiveCycle Reader Extension Server.

Pdf wont open in IE9 with Reader 10.1.5 the 2nde time

Hi,
I get an error 000:105 when i try to open the same pdf again within the brower. i read it can be a bug in 10.1.5 and other 9 and 11 versions but is there already a workaround for this issue and is this issue still present in version 10.1.6 and higer versions fixed in march ?
Thanks in advance,
best regards,
Bert
edit : OS = vista / Windows 7 and IE is Internet Explorer 9

same problem with 10.1.6 and it seems more to do with links with % in the url ... first time no problem, sencond time it can not find the page for some reason or a popup occours saying that i need to close Acrobat Reader if it is still opened somewhere.

How do I set user time limits on a guest network?

How do I set user time limits on a guest network AirPort Time Capsule?

It is not possible to set up specific time limits for the Guest Network as a whole, but it is possible to set up individual time limits for each device that will be connecting to the Guest Network.....and, also the main network for that matter.
If you can provide us with some more specifics on what you are trying to accomplish, how many devices will be involved, etc.......that will help us craft our answer to provide accurate information.
Meanwhile, if you want to take a look at the general settings in Timed Access....
Open Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click on the Time Capsule icon, then click Edit
Click the Network tab at the top of the screen
Enter a check mark in the box next to Enable Timed Access
Click on the Timed Access button
Click Cancel to avoid making any changes to your current setup

Setting up Time Machine with Snow Leopard and MyBook World Edition II NAS

I have just successfully set up Time Machine on my MyBook World Edition II NAS. It's not so straightforward, and the information on the Western Digital support site is either unhelpful or flat-out wrong, so here's a post that will hopefully save people in a similar position a lot of time and frustration.
Here are the key facts:
1. The MyBook World Edition II NAS does support Time Machine -- if you upgrade to at least firmware Release 1.01.14 (9/29/09). See http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/updates/?family=mbworld. Amazingly, the Level I support people at Western Digital told me that Time Machine is not supported! I had to point him to this link.
2. MyBook World Edition II comes with a built-in user, WD_Backup, which appears to be the only user that can be used for the backup.
3. Follow the instructions here: http://www.wdc.com/wdproducts/updates/docs/en/appletimemachine.pdf. BUT, what the instructions don't tell you is the password for that user, which Mac OS will ask you for during the Time Machine setup. On my device, it was "admin" but other posts say the password can be "backup" or "wd_backup."
4. Ignore some of the misleading statements in the Western Digital "knowledge base." For example, it says Time Machine is not supported. That used to be true but with the firmware update, is no longer true. Also, some instructions direct you to make a partition on your drive for Time Machine using Disk Utility. This is not possible, as far as I can tell, because the MyBook World Edition II shows up as a "share," not a "device" in the system, and therefore Disk Utility does not see it.
5. The reason I wanted to set up a partition, where I could limit the disk space, is that I read that Time Machine creates daily backups, with incremental versions of documents. Thus, the Time Machine backup will eventually fill up whatever space is given to it. Since I could not partition the MyBook World Edition II, what I did instead was to enable the "Quota" functionality and then put a disk quota on the WD_Backup user. I hope this will do the trick. (I have the further issue of having two Time Machine backups, one for me, one for my wife. How our Time Machines will battle it out for the disk space, I have no idea.)
I hope that the Western Digital people will create greater flexibility for Time Machine users in future firmware updates.
Anyway, hope this helped.

You do need to know that Apple may not support this: Here's the official word: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1733 (Leopard) or http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=Mac/10.6/en/15139.html (Snow Leopard).
You may be able to get it to work successfully, but there's no guarantee it will work well, or in the future.
From a post in another forum (found by V.K.):
The technical reason why Apple limits Time Machine to 10.5 AFP volumes appears to be to prevent disk image corruption. There were additional features added to AFP in 10.5 to support Time Machine. These presumably allow the disk image engine to force disk image journal data to write out all the way to the disk. Without such features, a network interruption can result in a corrupted filesystem on the disk image despite journaling. Remember, journaling relies on the journal being written all the way to disk before the changes take place. If you can't guarantee that (e.g., because of network/NAS buffering) then the journal is useless. Time Machine appears to rely heavily on disk journaling to deal with network drop-outs, interrupted backups, and the like. Take this away and your data is at risk.
If the NAS you are using supports these features it should report them to the OS and you should natively be able to choose that volume. If you have to trick the OS to use the volume it means the NAS does not support it.
To summarize: if you care about your backup data you should avoid using non-natively supported AFP servers.
That post obviously applies to Leopard; Snow Leopard appears to have added some requirements, that are also not supported by all NAS devices: some that were working with Leopard no longer work with Snow Leopard.
As long as you understand the risks, it's your call. But do yourself a favor and maintain some sort of secondary backup, such as a "clone" via CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper, or some other backup app. (Many of us do that with any backup app: no app is perfect, and all hardware fails, sooner or later.)

Setting PDF time/usage limits enforced by Reader?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for