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Encrypts a PDF document by using a certificate.
For information about the General and Route Evaluation property
groups, see
Common operation properties
.
Input properties
Properties to specify a PDF document, certificate encryption
identities, and the encryption parameters.
Input PDF
A
document
value that represents
the PDF document to encrypt.
If you provide a literal value,
clicking the ellipsis button
opens
the Select Asset dialog box. (See
About Select Asset
).
Certificate Encryption Identities
A
list
of
Encryption Identity
values
that represent the certificate encryption identities. A certificate
identity can be any one of the following items:
-
A
certificate alias in trust store
-
A certificate file on the file system
-
A certificate file located at an LDAP URI. The LDAP URI must
be an exact match on the LDAP server for proper retrieval of the
certificate, which is used to encrypt the PDF document.
If
you provide a literal value, certificates can be added or removed.
Clicking Add Identity adds a new certificate encryption identity
as an Identity entry to the pane below the Add Identity button.
Clicking Remove Identity within an Identity entry removes an existing
certificate encryption identity.
Note:
Each certificate
is represented as Identity [certificate] where certificate represents
the position of the certificate in the list.
For each Identity
entry, modify the options from the following option groups.
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Recipient:
-
The location of the certificate used to encrypt the PDF document.
No default is provided. Select one of the following options.
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Select Alias:
The alias to a certificate located in
trust store. When selected, type the name of the certificate alias.
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Select Certificate File:
Specifies to use a certificate
that is located at a network location or local computer. When selected,
click the ellipsis button
to open
the Open dialog box where you can select a certificate from a local computer
or a network location.
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Select LDAP URI:
Specifies the location of the certificate.
When the certificate is selected, type the URI of the LDAP server.
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Permissions:
-
Specifies permissions to add to the encrypted PDF.
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Restrict Printer And Editing Of The Document And Its Security Settings:
Sets
the permissions for changing and printing a PDF document. Select
this option to override the default permissions used to encrypt
a PDF document by using a certificate.
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Changes Allowed:
Select the changes that are allowed
on the encrypted PDF document. The default is
Any Except Extracting Pages
.
Select one of the following valid values.
-
None:
No changes are permitted on the encrypted PDF
file.
-
Inserting, Deleting, and Rotating Pages:
Only inserting
text, deleting, and rotating the page layout is permitted.
-
Form Fill and Sign Signature Fields:
Only filling
in fields and digitally signing the PDF file is permitted.
-
Comments, Form Fill and Sign Signature Fields:
Only
adding comments, filling in the fields in the PDF file, and digitally
signing the PDF file is permitted.
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Any Except Extracting Pages:
All editing of a PDF
file is permitted except for extracting PDF pages from the
-
Printing Allowed:
Select whether printing is allowed.
The default is
High Resolution
. Select one of the
following valid values.
-
None:
Specifies that printing of the PDF file is not
allowed.
-
High Resolution:
Specifies that printing of the PDF
is permitted in high resolution.
-
Low Resolution (150 dpi):
Specifies that printing
of the PDF file is permitted in low resolution up to 150 dpi.
Certificate Encryption Option Spec
A
Certificate Encryption Option Spec
value
that represents encryption preferences that are used when encrypting
a PDF document with a certificate. You can encrypt the entire PDF
file (includes the metadata and attachments), everything except
for the PDF file’s metadata, or only the attachments.
If you
provide a literal value, specify the following options in the PDF
Encryption Options.
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Compatibility:
-
The compatibility with earlier versions of Acrobat and Adobe Reader.
Select one of the following values.
-
Acrobat 6.0 And Later:
Compatible
with Acrobat 6 and later versions that encrypt PDF documents by
using a 128-bit RC4 algorithm and provides fine-grained control
over the operations that are permitted.
-
Acrobat 7.0 And Later:
Compatible with Acrobat 7 and
later versions that encrypt PDF documents by using Advanced Encryption
Standard (AES).
-
Acrobat 9.0 And Later:
Compatible with Acrobat 9 and
later versions that encrypt PDF documents by using FIPs compliant
AES 256 algorithm.
The default is
Acrobat
7.0 And Later
.
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All Document Contents:
-
Select to encrypt the entire PDF document, including its
attachments and metadata.
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All Contents Except Metadata:
-
Select to encrypt all PDF document resources except for its
metadata. This option is available only when Acrobat 6.0 And Later, Acrobat
7.0 And Later, or Acrobat 9.0 And Later is selected for the Compatibility option.
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Attachments Only:
-
Select to encrypt only PDF document attachments. This option
is available only when Acrobat 7.0 And Later or Acrobat 9.0 And
Later is selected for the Compatibility option.
Output properties
Property to specify an output value that represents PDF
document that was encrypted by using a certificate.
Output PDF
The location to store the PDF document that was encrypted
by using a certificate. The data type is
document
.
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