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Not possible.

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maqsooda46488379
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January 24, 2019

Need to restrict a document (available on website or send by email) to the following criteria:

  1. Cannot edit the document
  2. Cannot print the document
  3. Cannot save locally or forward the document to anyone

I believe first 2 could be achieved with Acrobat, not sure about 3rd point, how to manage.

try67
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try67Community Expert
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October 19, 2019

You didn't answer your own question: How much does it cost?

And if you believe in this protection so much then share a sample link to such a file and let us test it for ourselves...

try67
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try67Community Expert
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October 19, 2019

OK, just for the hell of it, I did try it. For starters, I would never upload any file that I consider to be sensitive enough that I want to block access to it to an unknown server, especially not one that was registered in China (according to a WhoIs.net domain lookup I ran). You never know in whose hands (private or governmental) it will end up... And there's no contact information of any kind or any details about the owners, developers, etc. of this website. If a service is free I expect to at least know who is behind it. If not, I'm worried about their intentions, especially when they ask users to send them sensitive information.

 

Secondly, it took me less than 5 minutes to be able to download the original file I uploaded based on the "secure share link". Of course, the downloaded copy has no restrictions applied to it whatsoever. Anyone with a modicum of tech-savviness would be able to do the same.

 

In conclusion, your "protection" is worthless and your reason for offering this service is dubious, at best. Please stop spamming the forums with links to it.

try67
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try67Community ExpertCorrect answer
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January 23, 2019

Not possible.

maqsooda46488379
maqsooda46488379Author
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January 23, 2019

Thanks.. do you know any other alternatives I should use.

try67
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try67Community Expert
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January 23, 2019

What are you trying to achieve?

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