How to Choose a PDF Password
Key points
- Make it long
- Make it hard to guess
- Keep a note
How to choose
- Use a long password of 12 characters or more.
- Avoid easy guesses such as names and birthdays.
- Mix letters and digits.
When adding it
Tick "Show password" in Add a Password to a PDF to check what you typed.
Use "Add a Password to a PDF" (free)Tools that go well with this
- Remove a Password from a PDF: Remove the password and restrictions from a PDF whose password you know.
- Black Out (Redact) Parts of a PDF: Drag over the parts of a PDF you want to hide and black them out. Redacted pages become images, so the text underneath is gone.
- View and Remove PDF Properties (Author, Title): See the author, title, software and dates stored in a PDF, then remove or edit them.