Password Protect PDF — Add Security

Protecting sensitive PDF documents with passwords is essential for maintaining confidentiality when sharing files via email, cloud storage, or other channels. Our PDF protection tool adds industry-standard encryption to your documents, ensuring only authorized recipients can access the content.

PDF security offers two levels of protection that can be used independently or together. An open password (also called user password) prevents anyone from viewing the document without entering the correct password first. A permissions password (owner password) allows viewing but restricts specific actions like editing, printing, or copying text. This dual-layer approach lets you share viewable documents while preventing unauthorized modifications.

Financial professionals protect sensitive client reports, tax documents, and investment summaries before transmission. Healthcare providers encrypt patient records and medical reports to maintain HIPAA compliance. Legal teams secure confidential contracts, settlements, and client communications. HR departments protect employee records, salary information, and performance reviews when sharing with authorized personnel.

Our encryption uses 256-bit AES, the same standard employed by banks, governments, and military organizations worldwide. This level of encryption is considered virtually unbreakable with current technology. The protected PDF works with all standard PDF readers including Adobe Acrobat, Preview, and web browsers, which will prompt for the password before displaying content.