Bank statements, contracts, ID copies and exam results should not travel by email unprotected. A password stops anyone who gets the file by accident from reading it.
Steps
- Open Protect PDF.
- Upload the PDF.
- Type a strong password and confirm it.
- Click Encrypt & Download PDF.
Choose a good password
- Use at least 10 characters with letters and numbers.
- Do not use names, birthdays or phone numbers.
- Do not reuse a password from another account.
Share it safely
Never put the password in the same email as the file. Send it through a different channel, such as a phone call or a message app.
Forgot the password? There is no way to recover it, so keep the unprotected original somewhere safe. If you own the file and know the password, Unlock PDF can remove it.