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LIVECYCLE ES4 OVERVIEW
Document information and security
Last updated 1/15/2015
The following illustration shows an example of a typical Digital Signatures process.
1 PDF files are created using any type of PDF production method:
• Automatically from a server using Forms,
• Manually on a desktop using Acrobat
• Using the PDF creation capabilities of third-party applications.
2 A client application retrieves a PDF document from a specified repository. The PDF is passed to Digital Signatures.
3 Digital Signatures secures the PDF document by certifying or signing it. It can archive the document in its secure
state, as well as pass it to a web or email server for distribution.
4 A web server or email server distributes the secure document by posting it on a website or sending it by email to
recipients.
5 The recipient uses a public key (digital certificate) to validate the signature. If required, the recipient can add
information to the PDF document. If the document is a form, the recipient can fill it and then resign it for
submission to the sender.
6 Digital Signatures receives the submitted PDF document and validates the signature to ensure the integrity and
authenticity of the document.
Services included with Digital Signatures
Digital Signatures includes these services:
• Signature
• PDF Utilities
• XMP Utilities
For more information about the services included in this solution component, see Services Reference for LiveCycle .
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