Security Policies: Reusable Security Settings - Adobe 22002484 Manual

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4.3 Security Policies: Reusable Security Settings

Security policies provide a way to save and reuse security method settings. Saving your configured
security method as a policy saves time and effort later. Policies are not embedded in a document. When a
document is sent to someone, it contains the specified security settings, but the policy stays with the
policy author.
Note:
Policy settings include two main kinds of information:
Encryption type, permission settings, and passwords (if any).
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Information about the individuals or groups that can open a document or change its security settings.
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There are two categories of security policy sources. These policies can be displayed together or
individually
User policies: User policies are created and applied by anyone. User password and certificate policies
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are stored locally while Adobe LiveCycle Rights Management Server policies are stored on the server.
Policy authors can edit and delete the policies they create.
Organizational policies: An organizational policy is created by an Adobe LiveCycle Rights
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Management Server administrator and is stored on a policy server. The server controls access to
documents and auditing events as defined by the security policy. Only a policy administrator can edit,
and delete organizational policies.
Policies can be applied to documents created with any version of Acrobat. However, specific
policy settings may not be supported for documents created with some earlier versions.
Figure 50 Security method selection from Policy Manager
(Figure 50):
Document Security Basics
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