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What is the best software to quickly create Encypted PDFs?

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    What is the best software to quickly create Encypted PDFs?

    What is the best software to quickly create Encypted PDFs?

    Want to send out marketing documents in PDF format, and know that if they are distributed to others they will remain intact. Not interested in restricting who can read the documents.

    #2
    Just about any cryptographic product (PGP?) can be used to calculate a fingerprint (or hash) or the document or any other type of file. This is just a (much smaller) series of characters unique(ish) to the document, but a lot smaller. This fingerprint would change significantly if even one character of the file were changed.

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      #3
      Mac OS X

      File > Print > Encrypt PDF

      The only problem is it takes so long...... 10 seconds or there abouts.
      "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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        #4
        Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
        Mac OS X

        File > Print > Encrypt PDF

        The only problem is it takes so long...... 10 seconds or there abouts.
        Not upgraded to Leopard yet then?

        There's no "Encrypt PDF" option anymore. The options are hidden in "Security options"
        ‎"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."

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          #5
          Tiger does everything I need and you've given another reason not to upgrade... that's a bit crap if they've taken encrypt function out. It's proved very useful in the past.
          "Never argue with stupid people, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience". Mark Twain

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            #6
            Originally posted by scooterscot View Post
            Tiger does everything I need and you've given another reason not to upgrade... that's a bit crap if they've taken encrypt function out. It's proved very useful in the past.
            I don't think they've taken it out - you can still get the full password to open function, and separate passwords for restricting printing etc.
            ‎"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."

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              #7
              Originally posted by Integrity View Post
              What is the best software to quickly create Encypted PDFs?

              Want to send out marketing documents in PDF format, and know that if they are distributed to others they will remain intact. Not interested in restricting who can read the documents.
              http://www.primopdf.com/

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                #8
                I don't think he wants to encrypt his files (despite saying so in the question), just to know or safeguard against the file being tampered with. A digital signature (or fingerprint) will do that.

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
                  I don't think he wants to encrypt his files (despite saying so in the question), just to know or safeguard against the file being tampered with. A digital signature (or fingerprint) will do that.
                  Thank you for your feedback.
                  I've decided to go with EncryptPDF.

                  It is encryption I am interested in. With this, it is possible to encrypt a PDF documents in such a way that Readers can read the content, but it will not allow editing or cutting and pasting of portions of the document.

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                    #10
                    Can be done through the export PDF function of Open Office.

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