Safety and security with PDF

When handling documents with sensitive data, such as invoices, contracts and official documents, it is recommendable to share them as PDF. One reason is that you can secure them with a password and select from a variety of options what the recipient can do with the file, for example, open, print or edit it. Encrypting your PDF files automatically is part of the many PDF automation features that PDFCreator has to offer.

You may have come across articles or tools about removing passwords from PDF files. Unfortunately, these tools are not the only method to bypass passwords for PDF files. The first thing you need to know is that there are two types of passwords you can create for your PDF files: an 'owner password', which you need for editing a file, and a 'user password', which is needed for opening a PDF. In other words, an owner password gives you the right to do anything you want with your PDF file. Optionally, you can create a user password to view the file. If you do not know the user password, you cannot open the PDF. In any case, the password always encrypts the PDF file. However, if no user password has been set, there still needs to be a way to display the content. Therefore, the PDF reader can completely decrypt the file while it is only sticking to the selected settings “by courtesy.” This leads to the possibility that after printing with, for example, PDFCreator, the password security might be completely removed.

To make your PDF files as secure as possible, it is recommended to add a digital signature to the document. While this cannot prevent any changes being made to the PDF file, it does prove that the PDF has not been modified after the signature was added. 

A PDF converter tool like PDFCreator allows you to sign PDF files digitally. This helps verify the identity of the sender and to ensure that the document has not been modified after signing. There are different certificate authorities where you can create digital signatures.

Once you have created your digital signature, PDFCreator offers various options for displaying the signature at the preferred place in your PDF file and makes it easy to define the size of the signature. 

To secure your PDF files with a password, you can use a PDF converter tool. It allows you to add a password to your PDF files during the conversion process. You can choose between an "owner password" to allow for editing of the file and a "user password," to allow the receiver to open the PDF. Passwords are encrypted for security. 

No, passwords alone may not provide complete protection for your PDF files. While passwords can encrypt the PDF file, there are tools available that can bypass password protection. Additionally, if no user password is set, some PDF readers may decrypt the file entirely, potentially compromising its security. It is recommended to use additional security measures like digital signatures. 

To create digital signatures for your PDF files, you can use a PDF converter tool. It provides the option to add digital signatures to your PDF files during the conversion process. Digital signatures help verify the identity of the sender and ensure that the document hasn't been modified after signing. 

To create digital signatures for your PDF files, you can use a PDF converter tool like PDFCreator. It provides the option to add digital signatures to your PDF files during the conversion process. Digital signatures help verify the identity of the sender and ensure that the document hasn't been modified after signing.