Effective Securing PDF documents with Safeguard PDF DRM Software

As arguably the best software for securing PDF documents, Safeguard PDF DRM from www.locklizard.com brings along ingenious DRM PDF security settings that will guarantee your digital rights protection regardless of where your document/s resides.
Even with all the capabilities that it makes available, it remains a cost-effective document protection solution with a high ROI because of its lower implementation costs. This is because locklizard.com hosts the licensing/administration system on its own servers, although clients can also do their own hosting. This implementation method makes Safeguard ready to run within minutes of the PDF security settings being applied to a PDF document.

With this software, securing PDF documents is as easy as right-clicking on the file and selecting the controls you desire. It is also easy to manage because there are no passwords to remember, manage or send to users. You can be confident about using this software as it prevents the use of Windows print screen and other third-party screen grabber applications. What’s more, Safeguard does not make use of and blocks JavaScript, which has been shown to predispose computers to hacker attacks.

Total PDF document and eBook protection

When creating eBooks and other PDF document products (training courses, reports, etc.), it is certainly your hope and wish that users will respect your Intellectual Property Rights. At LockLizard.com we have developed a Digital Rights Management control system, Safeguard PDF Security, which will protect your PDF eBook or document from piracy, allow you to control its use, allow you to revoke it securely, and see when and how often it was viewed and/or printed.

This suite is well equipped to prevent PDF document copying, sharing, prevent printing or control the number of prints, and stop screen grabbing. You can instantly revoke access to your PDF documents and files, set access expiry dates, and implement dynamic watermarking which applies individual user information to the viewed/printed document. You can also audit document use.

Safeguard PDF Security will give you PDF eBook security both inside and outside your organization so you can cost-effectively distribute your digital creative and manage it regardless of where it is located.

How to protect a document from information leakage

At times we need to share our eBooks, documents, software, swf flash files and html content with other users external to our organizations. An information leakage concern then arises as we do not have control over what the licensed users can do with our documents i.e. printing, making copies, or even distribution to unauthorized users. The question that begs therefore is about how to protect a document once it is out of our jurisdiction.

Consequently, the best document protection should be a combination of encryption (but not password encryption which can easily be broken) and DRM controls so that when the document is decrypted the DRM controls will enforce usage rights.

DRM controls can be used to disable printing and provide watermarking protection to discourage photocopying of printed material and photographing screen image; DRM can identify the authorized user who let the document/s be accessed by non-licensed persons. DRM also prevents information leakage to unauthorized parties regardless of where the documents are located. DRM is certainly one of the best ways of how to protect a document because you can easily switch off an authorized user immediately you detect a data leak.

PDF Document Security Software – Avoid the weaknesses of using password-based systems

There are several document security software suites that seek to enforce Digital Rights Management control, copyrights and intellectual property rights (IPR) by using password-based systems. These platforms are not viable because password protect PDF file systems can easily be compromised using password recovery tools, and as such any restrictions you had imposed on say copying or printing will be ignored. Password recovery programs are readily available from websites such as www.freemypdf.com and www.elcomsoft.com/apdfpr.html among many other sources. The program available at the latter website is powerful enough to remove the JavaScript protection that some PDF document security products boast of.
At LockLizard.com we have PDF document security software, Safeguard PDF Security, which effectively enforces DRM controls thanks to its public key technology, real-time licensing, and use of US Government strength (AES 256 bit) encryption. As such, with our software you can comprehensively overcome the flaws of using password protect PDF file systems, JavaScript, plug-ins, and zero footprint solutions.

Encrypt PDF documents for sufficient file security

Authors and publishers normally encrypt PDF documents to ensure that their contents remain secret to anyone who is unauthorized to view or use them. This file security method uses a secret key to scramble files’ contents. Some PDF security systems avoid password-based encryption (as these are easily cracked) and use public key technology instead so that keys are only made available to the application and not the users. This provides better PDF documents security since there are no passwords for users to share with others and decryption keys are normally held encrypted in a keystore.

We can encrypt PDF files and further incorporate DRM controls so as to regulate what authorized users can do with our protected documents after decrypting them. This enhanced file security enables us to control document viewing, disable printing, modification, copying, sharing, saving and screenshots, and to disable printing to file, image printers or PDF format. We can also decide on the document’s preferred number of views and prints, document expiry dates, as well as document revocation and retention. Indeed this is a complete solution that publishers and authors need in order to protect their PDF format creative works.

Encrypt PDF documents for sufficient file security

Authors and publishers normally encrypt PDF documents to ensure that their contents remain secret to anyone who is unauthorized to view or use them. This file security method uses a secret key to scramble files’ contents. Some PDF security systems avoid password-based encryption (as these are easily cracked) and use public key technology instead so that keys are only made available to the application and not the users. This provides better PDF documents security since there are no passwords for users to share with others and decryption keys are normally held encrypted in a keystore.

We can encrypt PDF files and further incorporate DRM controls so as to regulate what authorized users can do with our protected documents after decrypting them. This enhanced file security enables us to control document viewing, disable printing, modification, copying, sharing, saving and screenshots, and to disable printing to file, image printers or PDF format. We can also decide on the document’s preferred number of views and prints, document expiry dates, as well as document revocation and retention. Indeed this is a complete solution that publishers and authors need in order to protect their PDF format creative works.

PDF DRM Systems

Digital Rights Management (DRM) is quite vital when it comes to protecting intellectual property. Not many people are confident storing information on the internet as PDF files for the fear of someone stealing them. LockLizard offers PDF security software to aid you in securing your information. This is highly secure PDF DRM software prevents hackers stealing your documents.

The PDF DRM solution you chose has to be able to prevent unauthorised viewing, copying, editing or printing of the PDF document. Not only this, the PDF DRM system should ensure that printouts are made to real printers and not to temporary file storage locations.

Before purchasing the system, establish if your PDF DRM supplier can control screenshots; if not, you are not getting what you bargained for. You should also determine if the PDF DRM controller can regulate licence replication across networks. This may lead to your PDF document being accessed by the whole network.

More information can be obtained at http://www.locklizard.com/pdf_security_drm.htm