Seeking Security Program for PDFs

Hi there,

I've been using security programs for my PDF files so people can't open it unless they have a key or password & can't move it from one computer to another.

I do give them permissions to print, so that has to be an option.

The first program was very buggy & not user friendly. The second one I have to pay for per month & sometimes I have to generate the key twice in order for the customer to be able to open the file & for some reason I never get the keys.

So I thought, what if Open Source has something.

Does anyone know of anything that's really good & user friendly both for me & the customer?

Thanks & have a great day!


Michelle

 

Umm..isn't that stuff part of the regular adobe package?

 

No, it's not as far as I know, or at least it wasn't in the last 2 versions. They only offer straight PDFs, not security software that wraps the PDF.

What they have is very crackable & only allows for certain security features, not enough security.

People can still pass the e-book along to others.


Michelle

 

You can use iText to set passwords, print and copy options etc. Its a Java class.

cheers

John

 

And it won't allow people to send it to other computers?

Michelle

 

Not sure if it can do that or not.

 

Well in my original post that's what I stated I needed the software to do, otherwise the security is pointless.


Michelle

 

I found the software just so everyone knows. Actually I think I found one, then last year switched to another which is much better.

If anyone wants to know the name of the company, just shoot me a PM.


Michelle