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robertl53338579
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November 14, 2018
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Create a password for a check box

  • November 14, 2018
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Hello,

I am new to using an editable PDF form and want to use one for my lab class.  I am able to create the form and I would like to put a check box in place, so that only I can access with a password to indicate that the student has completed that particular portion of the lab.  I understand that you would need a java script, but I have no idea of how to create this script.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Anything involving internal JavaScript isn't suitable for your needs. A resourceful student could get all of your code in seconds, and then figure out the password from that. I recommend a secure external resource rather than a file to which they have access.

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Legend
November 14, 2018

Nothing. This doesn't belong in the PDF form. It's like handing the student a piece of paper with a space for them to fill in their own grade.

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robertl53338579Author
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November 15, 2018

Thanks for all your advice and help.  As an aside, could you send me the script that you said was a minor formality so I can have a look at it.

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Legend
November 14, 2018

Anything involving internal JavaScript isn't suitable for your needs. A resourceful student could get all of your code in seconds, and then figure out the password from that. I recommend a secure external resource rather than a file to which they have access.

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robertl53338579Author
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November 14, 2018

What would you recommend to use with the PDF form?

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Legend
November 14, 2018

Do you want this to be a minor formality that anyone could easily bypass, or a hacker-proof secure thing (that might be used as academic proof, for example)? Bear in mind students often have the time, skills and motivation to hack even quite complicated things.

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robertl53338579Author
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November 14, 2018

Thank you for your reply.  While I will be in class with them, this is for a network and security course and students are quite resourceful.  I don't want anything that the students could easily bypass.

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