Acrobat repeatedly validates digital signatures, causing severe performance issues
I use Adobe Acrobat on a Windows PC, and I am experiencing a significant usability problem when opening PDF contracts containing digital signatures.
Every time I open one of these documents, Acrobat attempts to validate the signatures again, even though I have previously opened and reviewed the same document. This process can take an excessive amount of time and, in some cases, causes Acrobat to become unresponsive, preventing me from navigating through the document.
I frequently need to refer to previously signed contracts. Repeated automatic validation provides little practical benefit in this situation, particularly when the document has not changed since the previous validation.
I have investigated the available Acrobat settings but have not found a satisfactory way to prevent this behavior.
I request that Adobe provide an option to disable automatic signature validation when opening documents, or preferably, retain previous validation results and allow users to initiate revalidation manually when needed.
Signature validation is an important security feature, but users should have reasonable control over when it is performed, especially when the current behavior significantly interferes with normal document use.
Please treat this as both a performance issue and a feature request. I would appreciate confirmation of whether Adobe is aware of this problem and whether a solution is available or planned.
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