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Creating a Secured PDF Document without encrypting the metadata

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2011-10-21 06:03:35
Dizerboy
Registered: Oct 20 2011
Posts: 4
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Hi!
I am using Adobe X and I am trying to create a document with an option "Encrypt all Document components except metadata" (it will be accesed by search engines)
So I add a password for opening in Secutiry tab and add my credentials in Description tab. The file is created properly but I can't fing it using Advenced Search when I am searching for the credentioals I entered.
 
It Says that the some files were skipped because they are corrupt or I don't have permission to open them.
My question is how can I search for this files and application am I to use?

My Product Information:
Acrobat 10.0, Windows
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2011-10-21 09:49:51
#1
KellyMcC
Acrobat 9ExpertTeam
Registered: Jul 11 2011
Posts: 389
Do these documents require an Open Password? If not, I would suggest putting in only a Permissions password and setting the desired changes allowed. Test this by going to:

File Properties
Click Security
Select Password Security
Don't turn on the Open Password, Check Restrict Editing and Printing of the Document
Then choose what level of protection you would like from the dropdown below.

Kelly McCathran
Adobe Community Expert
Certified Technical Trainer+

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2011-10-23 23:50:40
#2
Dizerboy
Registered: Oct 20 2011
Posts: 4
Thanks Kelly! it worked for me with I use the permission password!:)

So, as I understand, option "Encrypt all document content except metadata" works only with Permission password?

And if a Password for opening is set on the document I will not be able to use Adobe's "Advanced Search" to look for files with metadata?
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2011-10-24 01:05:03
#3
UVSAR
Expert
Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
No, the options to leave the XMP metadata in plaintext apply to both "open" and "permissions" passwords. Try it yourself - encrypt a small PDF file and open it in a text editor, the XMP will be at the very end.


Dizerboy wrote:
So, as I understand, option "Encrypt all document content except metadata" works only with Permission password?And if a Password for opening is set on the document I will not be able to use Adobe's "Advanced Search" to look for files with metadata?
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2011-10-24 04:30:00
#4
Dizerboy
Registered: Oct 20 2011
Posts: 4
Thanks,I know that, and if I open it as plain text the metadata is there, but what I can't figure out what search should I use to find the files with specific metadata that I entered in Acrobat. Because if the file is protected by "open password" the Advanced Search in Acrobat says "Search has skipped 2 files because either these files are corrupt or you don't have permissions to open them" but the metadata is there and it can be opened properly.
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2011-10-24 06:29:55
#5
UVSAR
Expert
Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
Accepted Answer
You're talking about two different things. Your original post said "it will be accesed by search engines" - which means online tools such as GoogleBot. These will happily index the plaintext XMP data at the end of a file, even if the file itself cannot be opened.

The Advanced Search tool _in Acrobat_ is for searching the *content* of files, and therefore skips anything with encryption.
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2011-10-24 06:48:26
#6
Dizerboy
Registered: Oct 20 2011
Posts: 4
Oh! I see! Now it's clear as a day! I misunderstood it from the beginnig=( thanks alot!
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