Export directory server settings (windows only), Add a timestamp to certificate-based signatures, Configure a timestamp server – Adobe Acrobat XI User Manual
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Electronic signatures
Last updated 1/14/2015
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Select Directory Servers on the left, and then click Import.
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Select the import/export methodology file, and click Open.
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If the file is signed, click the Signature Properties button to check the current signature status.
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Click Import Search Directory Settings.
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Click OK, if prompted, to confirm your choice.
The directory server appears in the Security Settings dialog box.
Export directory server settings (Windows only)
Although it is preferable to export security settings, you can export directory settings as an import/export methodology
file. Use the file to configure the directory server on another computer.
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Open the Preferences dialog box.
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Under Categories, select Identity.
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Enter your name, organization, and email address to create your profile.
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Under Categories, select Signatures.
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For Document Timestamping, click More.
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Select Directory Servers on the left, and then select one or more servers on the right.
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Click Export, select a destination, and click Next.
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To prove that the file came from you, click Sign, add your signature, and then click Next.
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Do one of the following:
• To save the file, specify its name and location, and click Save.
• To send the file as an email attachment, type an email address in the To box, click Next, and then click Finish.
Note: See also
Add a timestamp to certificate-based signatures
You can include the date and time you signed the document as part of your certificate-based signature. Timestamps are
easier to verify when they are associated with a trusted timestamp authority certificate. A timestamp helps to establish
when you signed the document and reduces the chances of an invalid signature. You can obtain a timestamp from a
third-party timestamp authority or the certificate authority that issued your digital ID.
Timestamps appear in the signature field and in the Signature Properties dialog box. If a timestamp server is configured,
the timestamp appears in the Date/Time tab of the Signature Properties dialog box. If no timestamp server is
configured, the signatures field displays the local time of the computer at the moment of signing.
Note: If you did not embed a timestamp when you signed the document, you can add one later to your signature. (See
.) A timestamp applied after signing a document uses the time provided by the
timestamp server.
Configure a timestamp server
To configure a timestamp server, you need the server name and the URL, which you can obtain from an administrator
or a security settings file.