Gem Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 Hi, Just started using Designer instead of Illustrator, forgive my ignorance as a newbie, but I can't find any way of password protecting editing of my pdfs. In the adobe products, when you export to pdf you can set a permissions password for editing pdfs, thus protecting your work from being copied. Is there a way of doing this? I can't find it, and have noticed other have asked the same, but nothing recent. Thanks in advance! Gem lepr 1 Quote
Move Along People Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 - Elise Kleve and Gem 1 1 Quote Move Along people,nothing to see here
Dan C Posted January 28, 2019 Posted January 28, 2019 Hi Gem, Welcome to the forums Unfortunately this isn't currently an option when exporting from Affinity, however we hope to implement it at a later date. I'll move this thread to Feedback and Suggestions now, in the meantime you can still apply security to the exported PDF in Acrobat Pro via File > Properties > Security. Quote
Gem Posted January 28, 2019 Author Posted January 28, 2019 5 hours ago, Dan C said: Hi Gem, Welcome to the forums Unfortunately this isn't currently an option when exporting from Affinity, however we hope to implement it at a later date. I'll move this thread to Feedback and Suggestions now, in the meantime you can still apply security to the exported PDF in Acrobat Pro via File > Properties > Security. Hi Dan, Thanks for your reply, and your welcome! Ok, thanks for moving it to feedback, as Haakoo has mentioned, the links would also be really useful for me. I was hoping to completely ditch Adobe, especially once Publisher is finished! Will look forward to the progress being made... Cheers, Gem Quote
FHPhotog2 Posted September 18, 2019 Posted September 18, 2019 I have started a project using Publisher that will include very sensitive material. This project will take several days. I AM SHOCKED TO FIND THERE IS NO WAY TO PASSWORD PROTECT/ENCRYPT this document. Both Designer and Publisher need a way to be saved as an encrypted/password protected document. You can do so with with most other apps (Adobe, Microsoft, etc). Then, at the same time, be able to export as a protected PDF. (I have no trouble password protecting a currently exported PDF using Acrobat or PDF Expert, but that still leaves the original Publisher document unprotected.) Please, Affinity, figure out how to do this and update these apps accordingly. Not being able to do so is a critical shortcoming for me and a lot of others. I hate Adobe and do not want to go back to Illustrator or InDesign, but needing a way to encrypt my work is extremely important! Thank you. NZPussikat 1 Quote
Tourmaline Posted September 18, 2019 Posted September 18, 2019 7 hours ago, FHPhotog2 said: I have started a project using Publisher that will include very sensitive material. This project will take several days. I AM SHOCKED TO FIND THERE IS NO WAY TO PASSWORD PROTECT/ENCRYPT this document. Both Designer and Publisher need a way to be saved as an encrypted/password protected document. You can do so with with most other apps (Adobe, Microsoft, etc). Then, at the same time, be able to export as a protected PDF. (I have no trouble password protecting a currently exported PDF using Acrobat or PDF Expert, but that still leaves the original Publisher document unprotected.) Please, Affinity, figure out how to do this and update these apps accordingly. Not being able to do so is a critical shortcoming for me and a lot of others. I hate Adobe and do not want to go back to Illustrator or InDesign, but needing a way to encrypt my work is extremely important! Thank you. Lot of programs, also free, to encrypt files or folders in Windows. Windows 10 pro has a feature for that. Veracrypt, 7zip etc. Quote
Fixx Posted September 18, 2019 Posted September 18, 2019 I think there is no way password protect PDF in InDesign export, you need Acrobat for it anyway. Also password protecting InDesign file also needs additional commercial plugin. You need to consider other means for data security. Quote
Ramblerkat Posted March 27, 2020 Posted March 27, 2020 I don't understand either why the password protecting is apparently a difficult thing to do. I created an ebook tutorial for sale in InDesign and discovered that there is no way to protect it. Why would any app give you the ability to write a book and not protect it? Quote
Fixx Posted March 29, 2020 Posted March 29, 2020 Most users do not need password protection. Those who need can use separate application to do so. Quote
Roman_R Posted April 23, 2020 Posted April 23, 2020 I have just dicovered, that exporting a pdf with Print > Save as PDF comand on a Mac, you can encrypt a file with a password. Unfortunately you do not have a control over compression. ra.skill and Chapit Zulkefli 2 Quote
Silverwulf Posted August 11, 2021 Posted August 11, 2021 On 3/29/2020 at 7:41 AM, Fixx said: Most users do not need password protection. Those who need can use separate application to do so. I disagree with this statement as piracy of creative works is at an all time high. Any professional could certainly and should certainly be protecting their work from piracy. Since Affinity touts itself as a viable alternative to traditional design software, this addition to secure ones work is critical. Quote
ra.skill Posted August 12, 2021 Posted August 12, 2021 On 4/23/2020 at 11:22 PM, Roman_R said: I have just dicovered, that exporting a pdf with Print > Save as PDF comand on a Mac, you can encrypt a file with a password. Unfortunately you do not have a control over compression. Fantastic! I’ll give this a try… thanks for sharing. I’d like to see this feature in Affinity some time. Chapit Zulkefli 1 Quote
walt.farrell Posted August 12, 2021 Posted August 12, 2021 14 hours ago, Silverwulf said: Any professional could certainly and should certainly be protecting their work from piracy. Since Affinity touts itself as a viable alternative to traditional design software, this addition to secure ones work is critical. Have you seen how many PDF Password cracking tools there are? Passwords really don't offer true protection from piracy, as a pirate won't hesitate to use one of those tools. Though I suppose you'd have additional evidence when you take someone to court. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. Laptop 2: Windows 11 Pro 24H2, 16GB memory, Snapdragon(R) X Elite - X1E80100 - Qualcomm(R) Oryon(TM) 12 Core CPU 4.01 GHz, Qualcomm(R) Adreno(TM) X1-85 GPU iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 18.3, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sequoia 15.0.1
ra.skill Posted August 12, 2021 Posted August 12, 2021 I'm sure you're right @walt.farrell in that it's easy to crack. I teach at a university and I produce all my own instructional notes and handouts that I give to students. I like to put a "can't edit / copy" lock on these docs so students can't easily copy all my work. As you said it's not full proof but works for 90% of them. walt.farrell and Chapit Zulkefli 2 Quote
Old Bruce Posted August 12, 2021 Posted August 12, 2021 54 minutes ago, ra.skill said: As you said it's not full proof but works for 90% of them. Locks keep honest people from walking into your place and looking at your stuff. ra.skill, PaulEC, Chapit Zulkefli and 1 other 4 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.7 | Affinity Photo 2.5.7 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.7 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
wonderings Posted August 13, 2021 Posted August 13, 2021 You don't even need cracking tools, I can do it simply and free in Mac OS with the tools that come with every Mac computer. I still use password protecting on my proofs I send out, most of my clients are not tech savvy and other shops around here have passed up on jobs because they could not get around the security. Chapit Zulkefli 1 Quote
Chapit Zulkefli Posted August 26, 2021 Posted August 26, 2021 I hope one day they will include this in next update. Quote
Horseflesh Posted August 28, 2021 Posted August 28, 2021 If you need your SOURCE DOCUMENTS protected then it seems like you are better off using a tool which encrypts your whole volume, rather than getting each individual application to cook up their own encryption method. Since this is something every OS already provides I would rather see Serif put their efforts into adding PDF protection, which would be truly useful to many. Quote
ra.skill Posted August 29, 2021 Posted August 29, 2021 @HorsefleshPDF protection is exactly what this thread is about. Quote
Horseflesh Posted August 30, 2021 Posted August 30, 2021 @ra.skill OP started that discussion but another poster wanted source document protection too. Though now I see that was an old post, so I guess that guy bailed out! Quote
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