Adobe reader signature pdf#
Of course none of this would any difference at all, if users didn’t feel that their documents were secure, and Adobe has announced this week that it has secured six vulnerabilities in Reader that dealt with attacks using infected PDF documents that were emailed to companies last December.įollowing the attacks, Adobe had patched Reader 9 for Windows weeks ago, but said at the time that it would wait until v10 to apply those patches to all platforms.Īll six vulnerabilities were described by Adobe as “critical," so it’s probably a good idea to upgrade if you haven’t already done so.Īccording to an Adobe security blog post, the patch will allow administrators to disable the execution of JavaScript in PDF files.Īdobe Reader and Acrobat allow administrators to disable the execution of JavaScript embedded in PDF files, a potential attack vector for exploits. Why now is a question that they still haven’t answered, and with the wide range ofelectronic signature services that are currently available on the market - electronic signature capabilities for SharePoint and KnowledgeTree spring to mind, as does Nuxeov5.4.2, which added sign-off on PDF files - but the difference here is that just about everyone has, or has access to, Reader. The extension of the functionality follows the introduction of EchoSign for Adobe Reader last September, which the company says was a first step toward the integration of EchoSign technology into its document solutions and services, with this upgrade a further move in that direction. This week alone, it has addressed some of the security issues around PDFs as well as extending the functionality of EchoSign so that users will be able to receive and send documents for electronic signature within the application itself.Īccording to a blog post earlier this week, the new EchoSign functionality was introduced to make it more attractive to a mobile workforce and, according to the marketing blurb, will make it a “one-stop shop for electronic signatures." Adobe, EchoSign
Adobe keeps pushing Reader, making it more attractive and secure for business users.
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