{"id":6422,"date":"2016-09-26T17:04:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-26T17:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/?p=6422"},"modified":"2019-09-11T10:18:12","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T10:18:12","slug":"how-to-password-protect-a-pdf-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investintech.com\/resources\/blog\/archives\/6422-how-to-password-protect-a-pdf-guide.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Password Protect a PDF (Step-By-Step Guide for 2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Right now, there are more than <\/span>2.4 billion PDF documents<\/span> roaming the world wide web.<\/span><\/p>\n

This means that we are slowly, but surely heading towards a major digital milestone– one PDF per person. However, as \u00a0the PDF gets closer and closer to this superstardom status, it means we need to take our document security seriously and take charge of who gets to see our information. <\/span><\/p>\n

When you password protect a PDF, you are in full control. You are the puppet master of that document and you decide who gets permission to view, edit and manipulate your work. Do not mistake that with being selfish.<\/span><\/p>\n

There is a justified reason why people of all professions should consider encrypting PDF documents when transferring important files.<\/span><\/p>\n

For example, an accountant may often correspond with his or her clients via email. If there\u2019s an unprotected report in that communication, and it contains particularly sensitive information then it\u2019s at huge risk of being stolen or misplaced. And that\u2019s why it\u2019s always smart to password protect your PDF. <\/span><\/p>\n

The big question is: how do we go about it? <\/span><\/p>\n

Well, it all comes down to your workflow. We brainstormed some common scenarios when you\u2019d want to perform this particular task:<\/span><\/p>\n