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About document security, Prohibited, Prohibiting – Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional User Manual

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About document security

When creating Adobe PDF documents, authors can use the following methods to enhance
document security:

Password security. You can add passwords and set security options to restrict opening,
editing, and printing PDF documents. (See

Adding passwords and setting security options

Certification security. Encrypt a document so that only a specified set of users have access
to it. (See

Encrypting Adobe PDF files using certificates

.)

Adobe Policy Server. Apply server-based security policies to PDF documents. Server-
based security policies are especially useful if you want others to have access to PDF
documents only for a limited time. (See

Encrypting Adobe PDF files using security

policies

.)

Document certification. When an author digital signature is added, editing changes are
restricted and detected. (See

Certifying documents

.)

If you often use the same security settings for a set of PDF documents, consider

creating a security policy to simplify your workflow. (See

Creating user security policies

.)

Related Subtopics:

Opening Adobe PDF documents with security restrictions

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