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e-spec1
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October 5, 2017
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When will Acrobat support CEP?

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When will CEP be supported for Acrobat?

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Correct answer lrosenth

When CEP can run at the same level of security that Acrobat & Reader require.

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lrosenth
Adobe Employee
lrosenthCorrect answer
Adobe Employee
October 8, 2017

When CEP can run at the same level of security that Acrobat & Reader require.

don_ashe
don_ashe
Participating Frequently
May 20, 2018
When CEP can run at the same level of security that Acrobat & Reader require.

This may be a 'correct answer', but it was not a very helpful answer. We still have no idea when to expect CEP support in Acrobat, or if indeed we can expect it at all.

It seems like a specious answer as well. How hard can it be to isolate sensitive parts of the app from the CEP engine? The main thrust of CEP is UI development, anyway. Acrobat already has support for javascript, so obviously that layer has achieved suitable security.

As 3rd party developers, we'd like to have some idea of the future for our products and how they will be affected by the growth of the platform. Does anyone have any idea if this is even on the table for 2019? 2020 maybe?

Thanks!

-Don

lrosenth
Adobe Employee
lrosenth
Adobe Employee
May 22, 2018

How about “I wouldn’t hold my breath”? Is that better?

Now, from the other side, can you give us some idea about what type of extension you would like to build for Acrobat that (a) you can’t build today and (b) CEP would help you achieve?

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Test Screen Name
Legend
October 5, 2017

Hmm. I have no inside knowledge, but Acrobat has never participated in any of the things the other CC apps are using. I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope.

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Legend
October 5, 2017

I see about 20 meanings of CEP. Which is yours?

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October 5, 2017
 

Common Extensibility Platform (CEP)

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