Securing PDF Files With Adobe CDS

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By Kris Tanner


Nearly every society is constantly troubled by forgery. The internet industry especially suffers from malicious efforts to forge pertinent records. Internet provides people and organizations an expedient means to carry out business, but it is also a haven for fraudulent people with the knowledge and means to compromise document security for their advantage. People choose to use Adobe PDF or Portable Document Format files to reduce that threat since PDF files have security features such as password shield. But they are still not totally secure even with the added security protection. And to avoid further infringement, Adobe Systems developed Certified Document Services (CDS).

The software company hopes to avoid falsification of records with Adobe CDS, their leading digital signing solution. Before PDF came into the market in 1993, people used various word processing formats when submitting documents. However, a document one sent to another might not appear the same in a different computer. PDF standardized the method, making paperless offices possible. Because a PDF file is independent of software program or operating system, it would stay the same on any computer no matter the computer's OS.

In 2008, it was officially announced as an open standard. And with its widespread availability comes its exposure to corruption also. As a digital signature tool, CDS sought to allay public fear about the security danger in sending PDF files by guaranteeing that the files are indeed from a verified source.

It certifies the identity of the source to the recipient with the aid of a CDS source, which is one of the trusted establishments endorsed by Adobe. It also secures PDF files from revision. The blue ribbon and the information bar at the top of the PDF file's screen confirm that the document remains unaltered and original, as well as safe from unconcerned parties' viewing.

Businesses, governmental establishments, monetary sectors, and even individuals handling vital information know for sure that their documents are secure and authentic with CDS. They would distinguish an altered file from an unaltered one, which could save them from costly and detrimental incidents.




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