Working With Signature Fields - Adobe 22002486 User Manual

Acrobat 9 Family of Products
Security Feature User Guide
Configuring Acrobat to use a Timestamp Server
To use a timestamp when you sign, configure your application to use a timestamp server, set it as the
default, and set trust the certificate of the timestamp authority. The timestamp server is always used if a
default timestamp server is specified.
To manually set up a timestamp server:
1. Choose Advanced (Acrobat) or Document (Reader) > Security Settings.
2. Choose Timestamp Servers.
3. Choose New.
In most cases, administrators preconfigure end user machines or provide the server information in an
FDF file. If you have an FDF file, see
4. Enter the server settings:
Name: The server name.
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Server URL: The server URL.
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Username: The login username if required.
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Password: The login password if required.
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5. Choose OK.
6. Make this server or some other server the default by choosing Set Default. Timestamping cannot
occur unless a default server selected.

4.3 Working with Signature Fields

Signature fields are a type of form field, and both Acrobat and Adobe Reader ignore whether they are
authored with Forms Designer or Acrobat. Digital signatures behave uniformly irrespective of the
authoring mechanism.
Figure 46 Timestamps: Entering server details
"Importing Timestamp Server Settings" on page
Authoring Signable Documents
Working with Signature Fields
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