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3. Document Permissions (based on encryption level).
1. 40-bit RC4 (for Acrobat ver. 4.x and 4.x) has 4 types of permissions available.
Allow Printing. When checked user is able to print the document.
Allow Adding or Changing Comments and Form Fields. When checked allows user to
add or modify text annotations, fill in interactive form fields and also set, create or modify
interactive form fields (including signature fields).
Allow Changing the Document. When checked user is able to modify the contents of
the document.
Allow Content Copying or Extraction, Enable Accessibility. When checked user is
able to copy some content of the PDF document.
2. 128-bit RC4 (for PDF files Acrobat ver. 5.x and above)
3. 128-bit AES (for PDF files Acrobat ver. 7.x and above)
4. 256-bit AES (for PDF files Acrobat ver. 9.x and above):
1. Enable Content Accessibility for the visually impaired. Allows PDF to be read by a
screen reader (used by the visually impaired) or by a content cataloging utility, such as an
online search engine.
2. Allow Content Copy and Extraction. When enabled allows users to copy and extract
document contents.
3.
Changes Allowed:
None. Choosing this option (the default) prevents the PDF content from being
changed in any way through adding or deleting content, compiling the PDF with other
documents, or adding PDF comments.
General Editing, Comment and Form Field Authoring. Users are allowed
editing, commenting and annotation privileges as well as the ability to add new
AcroForm fields to a document as well as digital signatures
Only Document Assembly. Allows the document to be assembled with other PDFs.
For example, you can add pages from other PDFs, delete pages, or rotate pages. All
other PDF editing changes are disallowed.
Only Form Field Fill-in or Signing. Allows users only to be able to enter data into
existing AcroForm Fields and the ability to apply a digital signature to the document.
Comment Authoring, Form Field Fill or Signing. Same as above but also allows
for the user to add annotations and comments to the document as well as fill out
existing AcroForms and apply digital signatures.
4. Printing the Document.
Not Allowed. Prevents any printing of the document.
Fully Allowed. Choose this option to allow printing up to the maximum resolution
available for the print device being used.
Low Resolution. Restricts printing to a maximum of 150 dpi. During printing, each
page of the PDF is converted to a bitmap file, essentially freezing the display quality of
the text, graphic, or photo content. Since reproduction quality is largely dependent on
resolution, this eliminates much of the detail required for high quality printing.
5. Encrypt Document Metadata
. Encrypts document’s extended metadata.
4. Digital Signing. Applies a digital signature to the document, see Digital Signatures.
1. Digitally sign Document
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