Secure Pdf Viewing Using Safeguard Secure Pdf Viewer

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Securing of information over the internet has for a long time been a major issue. With the constant threats from hackers it is hard to share intellectual property over the World Wide Web without the risk of information getting into the wrong hands. As the owner of information you would like to be in charge of who is able to view it. Enter Safeguard Secure PDF Viewer - software that will enable you to regulate who can view certain information inside or outside a network.

This standalone software allows one to regulate the access to protected PDF documents. It enables you to give users rights to perform specific tasks such as viewing the document, printing the document, editing the document etc. The software supports PDC files protected by Safeguard PDF Security and Safeguard Enterprise PDF Security.

This secure PDF software ensures that secured documents are not copied to other computers. Copies of the document are not left as temporary files which open up a loop hole for them to be copied. They are never saved to disk and are only decrypted ‘on the fly' in memory.

Plug-ins are a security threat when ...
... it comes to securing PDF documents. We do not allow them to load as we believe this will compromise the documents security. As a result, we use our own Secure PDF Viewer to view the protected PDF documents. Adobe PDF plug-ins are known to have loopholes and flaws that can lead to information in secure PDF documents leaking. Similarly, JavaScript is also not supported as it may act as a channel for malicious code execution.

While no passwords are required to gain access to documents, stringent copy control measures unseen to the user are put in place to safeguard the documents. In order to prevent viewing, copying or other similar acts happening to the document, one is required to specify the licensing requirements while securing the PDF documents.

When one is trying to access a secure PDF document, the Secure PDF Viewer Software initially checks to see if you have the decryption key needed to view the document. If so, the document will load, but if not the software accesses the licensing server to check if you have access rights to the document.

Safeguard Secure PDF Viewer enforces controls on secured PDF documents to ensure no unauthorised changes or copies are made of the document. Further information on secure PDF documents can be obtained from http://www.locklizard.com/pdf_security_viewer.htm

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