SmartDesk for PDF 4.2

PDF Security

According to the ICH electronic Common Technical Document (eCTD) specification, the PDF files should be free of password protection and the security fields should be set to allow: printing, changes to the document, selecting text and graphics, and adding or changing notes and form fields. The PDF Security features provides you the ability to check these security attributes for the PDF documents.

To verify the security attributes using PDF Security:

  1. Select SmartDesk > Verification Tools > PDF Security.
    The PDF Security window opens.
  2. Select the document(s) for verification using one of the following options available from the File menu or the toolbar:
    • Add Current File
    • Add File(s)
    • Add Folder