Directory

Directories are a repository of user information, including public-key certificates. Directory objects provide directory access and are obtained using the directories property or the newDirectory method of the SecurityHandler object.

Acrobat 6.0 and later provides several directories. The Adobe.AAB Security Handler has a single directory named Adobe.AAB.AAB. This directory provides access to the local Acrobat Address Book, also called the trusted identity store. On Windows, the Adobe.PPKMS Security Handler provides access through the Microsoft Active Directory Script Interface (ADSI) to as many directories as have been created by the user. These directories are created sequentially with names Adobe.PPKMS.ADSI.dir0, Adobe.PPKMS.ADSI.dir1, and so on.

Note:This object can only be obtained from a SecurityHandler object and is thus governed by the security restrictions of the SecurityHandler object. The Directory object is therefore available only for batch, console and application initialization, including in Adobe Reader. See also Privileged versus non-privileged context.