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Require Steps to Protect a PDF from Being Downloaded from a Portal or Website

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2010-12-14 03:40:51
SN1
Registered: Dec 14 2010
Posts: 3
Answered

Hi!
 
If you know how to secure a PDF from being downloaded by users from a portal or a website, could you please share them on this forum?
 
Thanks,
Savitha

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 9.0, Windows
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2010-12-14 04:04:44
#1
UVSAR
Expert
Registered: Oct 29 2008
Posts: 1357
Accepted Answer
Impossible - a PDF cannot be streamed, so without downloading the file there's no way anyone can view it.
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2010-12-14 04:22:21
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SN1
Registered: Dec 14 2010
Posts: 3
I accept your answer but is there a way I could *restrict* downloading a PDF?
Is there a control or option within Acrobat to restrict users from downloading? Or, probably the portal or website itself could apply the restriction?
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2010-12-20 08:34:31
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try67
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Registered: Oct 30 2008
Posts: 2398
Sure, you can place a password on the download link, or inside the PDF itself that will prevent it from being opened without the password.

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2010-12-21 20:02:14
#4
SN1
Registered: Dec 14 2010
Posts: 3
Thanks! It's been a useful tip.
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