Can't Login to PDF b/c "Security Block"?


my wife takes college courses online. has 2009 macbook air is, somehow smoothly, running latest version of os x el capitan. university provides pdf ebooks each class takes.

 

these ebooks seem use sort of javascript login system. when first open them in adobe reader dc, every page of book blacked out , see login form. logs in university credentials , pages become visible.

 

this works great on computer (2011 macbook pro running os x el capitan). have disable "javascript global object security policy" can connect. fails miserably on wife's computer.

 

the problem: when attempts log in , therefore "unlock" 1 of these ebooks on computer, 2 errors popup. i'll post screenshots of them below. popup regardless of whether "javascript global object security policy" disabled, "enhanced security" enabled or disabled, schools servers added "privileged locations" list, etc. i've pretty tried everything.

 

as further note, inside of acrobat reader's settings, under "trust manager" > "internet access pdf files outside web browser", clicking "change settings" nothing. no window pops or anything.

screen shot 2016-04-24 @ 1.11.02 pm.pngscreen shot 2016-04-24 @ 1.11.15 pm.png

 

my annoying work-around: currently, whenever needs open new book, copy pdf on computer, open , log in (telling acrobat reader save credentials along way). once have logged in, go through , manually copy of acrobat readers files...

  • ~/library/application support/acrobat
  • ~/library/application support/acrocef
  • ~/library/preferences/adobe
  • ~/library/preferences/adobe/com.adobe.adoberdrcefhelper.plist
  • ~/library/preferences/adobe/com.adobe.crashreporter.plist
  • ~/library/preferences/adobe/com.adobe.reader.plist
  • /library/application support/armdc
  • /library/application support/armnext
  • /library/application support/reader
  • /library/preferences/com.adobe.acrobat.pdfviewer.plist
  • /library/preferences/com.adobe.reader.dc.webresource.plist
  • /applications/adobe acrobat reader dc

...manually on computer, ridiculous.

 

does know how fix or around in simpler manner? have tried using old versions of reader on computer even, absolutely nothing works. worth, more or less has clean-install of operating system on computer.

 

thanks everyone.



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