Adobe Acrobat 8 3D - Manual (Page 269)

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User Guide
Directory servers
About directory servers
Directory servers are commonly used as centralized repositories of identities within an organization. As such, the
server acts as an ideal location to store user certificates in enterprises that use certificate encryption. Directories help
you locate certificates from network servers, including LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) servers. After
you locate a certificate, you can add it to your list of trusted identities so that you don’t have to look it up again. By
developing a storage area for trusted certificates, you or a member of your workgroup can facilitate the use of
encryption in the workgroup.
Configure a directory server manually
1 Choose Advanced > Security Settings.
2 Select Directory Servers on the left.
3 Click the New button , type the directory name and server settings, and click OK.
For more information on server settings, contact your system administrator.
Import and export directory server settings
Administrators and users can export directory settings as a Form Data Format (FDF) file, and use that file to
configure the directory server on another computer. As you export the file, you can choose to send it as a signed
email attachment.
Export directory server settings
1 Choose Advanced > Security Settings.
2 Select Directory Servers on the left, and select a server on the right.
3 Click Export.
4 Select a destination, and click Next.
5 If you need to verify the information in the FDF file, click Sign, add your signature, and then click Next.
6 Do one of the following:
• If you’re saving the file, specify a name and location for it, and click Save.
• If you’re sending the file as an email attachment, type an email address in the To box, click Next, and then click
Finish.
Import directory server settings
1 Do one of the following:
• Double-click the FDF file.
• Choose Advanced > Security Settings, select Directory Servers on the left, and then click Import. Select the FDF
file, and click Open.
2 If the FDF file is signed, right-click/Control-click the signature and choose options to validate the signature or
view signature properties.
3 Click Import Search Directory Settings.