Re: FLOSS support for signed PDFs

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On 09/30/07 16:52, Celejar wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A financial institution refused to enable electronic delivery unless it
> detected Acrobat Reader installed on my system. When I challenged it
> on this, mentioning that I use non-proprietary apps for PDF reading,
> the response was as follows:
>

>> Due to the security placed on certain items, such as our online
>> statements, the Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to sign up for the
>> paperless services. [Our] statements are created using Adobe
>> Acrobat software and a digital signature is added for security purposes.
>> As the Adobe Acrobat Reader is currently the only PDF reader that fully
>> supports digitally signed PDF files, this software is required to ensure
>> that the document is genuine.
>>
>> We regret any inconvenience caused because the Adobe Acrobat Reader is
>> required, and we appreciate that you contacted us for additional
>> information. We do take customer feedback seriously, and your comments
>> have been passed on to the proper parties for review when determining
>> how we can best update our services in the future.

Not at this time.

• -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day. Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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