Set password

This tool allows you to limit access to PDF document by setting passwords and by restricting certain features, such as printing and editing.

Instructions

1. Click Add button to select and add files, or simply drag files from File Manager.
2. Click Set password button or go to the menu: Action > Security > Set password.
3. Choose your preferred options and enter password.
4. Click Start then specify the destination path where encrypted files will be saved.

Password

Document password. Sets password to open PDF document.
Permissions password. Sets password to change permission settings. You can restrict printing, editing, and copying content in the PDF. Select features in the list to allow access.
If the PDF is secured with both types of passwords, it can be opened with either password. However, only the permissions password allows the user to change the restricted features. You cannot add passwords to a signed or certified document.

Command-line usage

PDFShaper.exe encrypt [input PDF] [output PDF] [password] [x for exit]
"C:\Program Files\PDF Shaper Ultimate\PDFShaper.exe" encrypt "C:\input.pdf" "C:\output.pdf" yourpwd
This will encrypt input.pdf file using "yourpwd" as document password and save as output.pdf.

PDFShaper.exe encrypt [PSL file or directory] [destination folder] [password] [x for exit]
"C:\Program Files\PDF Shaper Ultimate\PDFShaper.exe" encrypt "C:\pdflist.psl" "C:\MyPDF" yourpwd
This will encrypt all files from pdflist.psl with "yourpwd" password and save them to MyPDF folder.

Notes

The default or saved options will be applied during command-line tasks.