If you see "arialnormal+opentype+truetype+version+701+western+verified" in a log file or font manager (like FontExplorer X or Suitcase Fusion), it indicates that the operating system has performed a trust check. The font passed. You may now use it without security warnings.
If you are attempting to verify a font file from a legacy software installer (e.g., Adobe Acrobat 9 or Microsoft Office 2007), the "Western" flag tells you that the file is not multi-lingual. It is smaller, faster to load, and designed specifically for English and Western European documents. Attempting to render Polish or Vietnamese might yield missing glyphs (tofu) if the specific character falls outside the codepage, despite v7.01’s minor expansions. arialnormal+opentype+truetype+version+701+western+verified
What happens if your font manager reports arialnormal+opentype+truetype+version+701+western but omits the "verified" tag? If you are attempting to verify a font
When a cybersecurity team recovers a malicious PDF or Word document from 2015-2018, the embedded font subset often reveals "Version 7.01." By analyzing the specific hinting patterns and glyph erosion unique to this build, forensic examiners can date the document's creation to a narrow window (post-Q3 2014, pre-Q1 2018). The "verified" flag tells analysts the document used a legitimate system font, not a custom forged one. faster to load
Hundreds of thousands of industrial control systems, medical devices, and point-of-sale terminals run Windows Embedded POSReady 7 or Windows 7 for Healthcare. These systems are air-gapped and never updated. Their font roster is frozen at version 7.01. Developers coding for these environments must target this specific build to ensure text wrapping and line heights are pixel-perfect.