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Is there a package and command that can secure rendered pdf with a password?

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You mean to encrypt it with a password? See Is it possible to produce a PDF with un-copyable text? and Protect text in PDF from being copied. I thought there is an exact duplicate for this but I can't find it. Anyway, PDF encryption support got dropped from pdftex a while ago and I don't think xetex has it as well. You need to use an external tool on the compiled PDF afterwards to add this. – Martin Scharrer♦ Jul 27 '11 at 9:37
This is not really a TeX question, maybe superuser would be a better place for it. – ℝaphink Jul 27 '11 at 9:38
Un-copyable text sounds like a good idea also but not necessary. Basically, when you open the PDF file, it should present you with a password dialog. If you pass, you can open the PDF, otherwise you can't read it. – Level1Coder Jul 27 '11 at 9:42
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@Level1Coder: See my updated comment above. I don't think any TeX supports this. You need to use external tools like pdftk or Adobe Acrobat (full version, not just the Reader). – Martin Scharrer♦ Jul 27 '11 at 9:44

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There used to be a package achieving PDF encryption, but it relied on obsolete pdfTeX patches: pdfcrypt

Nowadays, you need an external tool to encrypt your PDF. Here is an example to encrypt a PDF with pdftk:

pdftk inputfile.pdf output outputfile.pdf encrypt_128bit owner_pw yourownerpw user_pw youruserpw

That said, I guess a LaTeX package could be done to make use of pdftex at compile time.

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Note that it is really recommended to use 128bit encryption (as shown here). The "normal" 40bit encryption is do to US export restrictions and is not very safe (3 days of computation power of a normal PC, I heard a ca. 8 years ago, should be done to .5 day by now). – Martin Scharrer♦ Jul 27 '11 at 9:46
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Yes, although in some countries it is illegal to use high-level encryption altogether. Here in France, I believe you have to give a copy of the private key to the police when you do so (although when you go to the police with your fingerprint, they think you're totally crazy to tell the truth ;-)) – ℝaphink Jul 27 '11 at 9:50

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