Details

The Adobe Document Cloud sign service allows users to send documents online for signature and sign from anywhere or any device. The signed documents are stored in the Adobe Cloud. The Adobe Document Cloud sign service is a paid subscription.

When Adobe Send for Signature is disabled users will not be allowed to utilize the Adobe Document Cloud sign function.

Solution

Configure the following registry value:

Note: The Key Name ‘cServices’ is not created by default in the Adobe Reader DC install and must be created.

Registry Hive: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
Registry Path: SoftwarePoliciesAdobeAcrobat Reader2015FeatureLockDowncServices

Value Name: bToggleAdobeSign
Type: REG_DWORD
Value: 1

Supportive Information

The following resource is also helpful.

• https://dl.dod.cyber.mil/wp-content/uploads/stigs/zip/U_Adobe_Acrobat_Reader_DC_Classic_V2R1_STIG.zip

This security hardening control applies to the following category of controls within NIST 800-53: Configuration Management.This control applies to the following type of system Windows.

References

• 800-53|CM-7a.
• CAT|III
• CCI|CCI-000381
• Rule-ID|SV-213156r557349_rule
• STIG-ID|ARDC-CL-000085
• STIG-Legacy|SV-80279
• STIG-Legacy|V-65789
• Vuln-ID|V-213156

Source

• Tenable.com/audits