Adobe Acrobat configuration

To use the signotec Adobe Acrobat plug-in, you need to configure the following settings carefully.

The steps described in these instructions relate to the latest version of Adobe Acrobat Reader DC and Acrobat Pro. The menu navigation may differ in older versions.

Signing method and checking

The signotec Adobe Acrobat plug-in must be configured as “standard signing method”.

To change the setting, the following steps must be carried out:

1. Menu → Settings… (Ctrl + K)

2. Category → “Signatures”

3. Creation and appearance → “Other…”

4. Standard signing method → Select signotec Acrobat plug-ins

5. Standard signing format → “PKCS#7 - separate file”

6. Click “OK” to save

7. Check → “More…”

8. Checking option → For checking → Select “Use document-specific method; if not available, use standard method”

9. Click “OK” to save

10. Restart Adobe Acrobat Reader

Protected mode

The “protected mode” of Acrobat Reader prevents the plug-in from being edited in the opened document. This mode must therefore be deactivated.

To change the setting, the following steps must be carried out:

1. Menu → Settings… (Ctrl + K)

2. Category → “Security (advanced)”

3. Sandbox protection → Deactivate “Activate protected mode on start-up”

4. Click “OK” to save

5. Restart Adobe Acrobat Reader

In rare cases, it may also be necessary to deactivate the option “Activate advanced security”.

Certified add-on modules

Loading exclusively certified add-on modules makes it impossible to select and use the signotec Adobe Acrobat plug-in, so this setting must be deactivated.

To change the setting, the following steps must be carried out:

1. Menu → Settings… (Ctrl + K)

2. Category → “General”

3. Program start → Deactivate “Only use certified plug-ins”

4. Click “OK” to save

5. Restart Adobe Acrobat Reader