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password protecting multiple PDF files at once

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2010-02-01 15:54:18
h_c_87
Registered: Feb 1 2010
Posts: 24
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Is there a way to protect some 1200 PDF files with a password at a single attempt? I want to find if there is a method using I can assign a password like "1stFeb2010"(i know it is a weak password, but i am just using it as an example) to all the 1200 PDF files

The link http://caheinfo.wsu.edu/webtips/pdf/pw.php shows how to do that for one file, but I have some 1200 files so is there a batch process which does that?

I guess protecting the page where the PDF files will be hosted with credentials is a better and easier alternative, but since we have no control over the web-server we have to resort to such methods to protect the files. We don't want people outside our campus accessing the PDF files, but at the same time we are required to host them on our site. It is only for people inside our campus. I understand I cannot get a very high level of protection without digital certificates or DRM.

Are there any better options? A quick search on the forum did not reveal anything.

Can someone please clarify?

Thanks a lot.

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 8.0, Windows
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2010-02-02 01:37:50
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UVSAR
Expert
Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
Use batch processing:

In Acrobat Pro, choose menu..advanced..document processing..batch processing

Click "new sequence" and name it.
Click "select commands", choose document..security and press Add
Press the "edit" button and choose your security options.
Click OK
Set your output options (folder location, file names, etc.)
Click OK

Select the new sequence and press RUN - choose your 1200 files and go to lunch.
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