Secure & Protect PDF Online

Protect sensitive PDFs with passwords, permissions, and safeguards

Security & Protection tools help safeguard PDF documents by applying passwords, permissions, watermarks, redactions, and digital signatures. You can also compare document versions to track changes or flatten files before sharing. These tools are typically used after Final Edits and File Optimization to ensure documents are secure and ready for distribution.

Security PDF Tools

Protect, sign, redact, and control access to PDFs with 7 security tools.

PDF Security Tools

  • Protect and unlock PDFs
  • Redact sensitive information
  • Digitally sign and watermark files

Typical PDF Security and Protection Scenarios

  • Protect sensitive PDF documents with passwords before sharing via email or cloud storage
  • Remove password restrictions from PDFs you own in order to edit, print, or extract content
  • Redact confidential information such as personal data, financial details, or internal notes
  • Add watermarks to PDFs to indicate ownership, confidentiality, or draft status
  • Sign contracts, agreements, and official documents digitally without printing
  • Flatten PDFs to lock annotations, form fields, and signatures before final distribution
  • Compare two versions of a PDF to identify changes, edits, or unauthorized modifications
  • Secure business, legal, and academic documents before archiving or external sharing
  • Ensure document integrity when exchanging PDFs with clients or partners

Security & Protection – FAQs

Yes. You can add a password to a PDF to restrict opening, printing, or editing the file.

Yes. As long as you own the file, have the password, and have permission to use it, unlocking PDFs on i2PDF is secure and files are deleted automatically after processing.

Yes. Redaction permanently removes selected text or areas because redacted pages will be converted into images so no one can have access to the redacted information.

Watermarks help indicate ownership, confidentiality, or document status such as draft or approved.

Yes. You can add digital signatures to PDFs directly in your browser without printing or scanning.

Flattening a PDF locks annotations, form fields, and signatures into the document to prevent further changes.

Comparing PDFs helps identify changes between versions and detect unauthorized edits or modifications.

No. Files are processed securely and deleted automatically to protect your privacy.

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