Setting The Certificate Trust Level; Exporting Your Certificate; Providing Instructions To The Trusted Root Recipients - Adobe 22002486 User Manual

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12. Continue with the workflow until the trusted root is emailed or placed in a directory where your
intended recipients can find it.

Providing Instructions to the Trusted Root Recipients

For details, see

10.2.2.2 Setting the Certificate Trust Level

Note:
When distributing a trusted root in a signed file that the FDF recipient can validate, set the certificate trust
level:
1. Choose Advanced (Acrobat) or Document (Adobe Reader) > Manage Trusted Identities.
2. Choose Certificates in the Display drop-down list.
3. Highlight the needed certificate.
4. Choose Edit Trust.
5. Display the Trust tab.
6. Set the trust level as described in

10.2.2.3 Exporting Your Certificate

You can use FDF files to export your certificate so that others can import it into their list of trusted
identities. This enables them to encrypt documents for you and validate your signature for documents that
you digitally sign.
Before users receiving your signed document can validate your signature, they must receive the your
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certificate or one above it in the trust chain.
"Importing a Trust Anchor and Setting Trust" on page
This section is only relevant for trust anchor's in FDF files that are signed with a trusted signature.
This is an unlikely scenario, since the trust anchor distributor is probably using the same trust
anchor that is being distributed and the recipient doesn't have it yet. Most users will likely need
to manually set the imported certificate's trust level.
Figure 116 Certificates in the Trusted Identities list
"Importing a Trust Anchor and Setting Trust" on page
Migrating and Sharing Security Settings
Exporting Application Settings with FDF Files
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