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User.ZS
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Feb 9, 2022 4:27 PM UTC
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How can I set an expiry date on a PDF file?

Hi all,

 

I am looking to share a confidential PDF document to a group of people, and I would like to block their access after a period of time. Does anyone know how to do that?

 

(I have access to an Adobe Pro license)

 

Thanks!

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try67
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try67Community Expert
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Feb 9, 2022 11:45 PM UTC

How secure do you need it to be? If anything beyond not secure at all, then DRM is the solution.

Otherwise you can use a script, but there are many ways around it, such as disabling JS, changing the computer date, opening the file in a non-compliant viewer that doesn't execute scripts, etc.

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Feb 9, 2022 5:38 PM UTC

There's nothing in Acrobat Pro to do that. There are DRM solutions such as the one in Adobe Experience Manager which can control access. This needs a server to run it on; expect a 5 figure annual fee.

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