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Protect PDF
Encrypt a PDF with a password required to open it. Pages are rebuilt as images so the protection is genuine; text in the output is no longer selectable.
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How to protect a PDF
Upload a PDF and set a password. The document is rebuilt with real PDF encryption so the password is required to open it.
A note on the output
To apply genuine encryption in the browser, pages are rebuilt as images, so text in the protected output is no longer selectable.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. The output uses standard PDF encryption and requires the password to open.