Dynamic Stamps --> Flatten

[SB-GFP]

Hello Community, Hello Devs

I recently found that flattening a dynamic stamp (with form fields) actually fragments the stamp into its individual components which are than clickable, deleteable using the Edit-Tool.
I was surprised to find that this information is even available after the dynamic stamp was composed and placed.
Most importantly, I wonder if one should flatten stamps at all, leaving the stamp vulnerable to manipulation.

Could anybody shed some light on the matter or recomend another way of protecting my stamps?
Cheers, Sebastian

[Stefan - PDF-XChange]

Hello SB-GFP,

Yes - a stamp, whether dynamic or not before it is placed on a page will be pasted initially as one annotation object, but if flattened it can be broken down into it's separate components. It is up to you to determine whether you want to flatten them, however if you need to make sure the files are not altered - just flattening content might not be enough, and you will need to secure the file if you want the recipients to not make modifications to it:
https://www.pdf-xchange.com/knowledgeba ... -be-edited

Kind regards,
Stefan