PDF Protection With DRM And How To Create A Good Password [Infographic]

Do you have to share PDF documents for professional purposes? You may be a financial analyst or a movie scriptwriter, chances are that you have to send PDFs that you don’t want to be accessed by unauthorized or unintended recipients. PDFs can be password protected or you can implement a DRM (Digital Rights Management) system to encrypt your documents. Although implementation of document security is mandated at enterprise level, small and medium businesses, freelancers and independent professionals may avoid using PDF passwords for the increased inconvenience. Passwords have also been found to be not a very effective form of security. However, if your work has to do with a lot of data or content you should go for a simple DRM system. There are many tools available to help you out. Digital encryption services that can make file sharing easier and more secure are increasingly preferred by organizations. Still, for the scope of this post, password protection of documents may very well be the first step to securing your documents.

Good Password Methodology

Although there is no specific length that a password should carry, a minimum of 12 to 14 characters can ensure a long password; the key here is that the longer password the better is it strength. Using a mix of various kinds of characters including capital letters, numbers, symbols and lower case letters can ensure that the password is strong and hard to crack. Other important points to remember is that passwords should not contain your company name, real name, should not be a single word from the dictionary, no ties to personal information nor should it be your username. And more importantly, it should be substantially varied from your former password. This infographics give tips and features about password protection.

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