Password-protect a PDF
Advanced workflow
When to use this
You’re sending a PDF that contains sensitive information and want it locked with a password.
- Choose Export, then enable password protection.
- Set the password and choose which permissions to restrict (printing, editing, and so on).
- Export — Orifold applies real AES-256 (PDF 2.0 / R6) encryption and verifies the result before writing the file.
Why it matters: this is genuine AES-256, not a “protected” flag a reader can ignore — and Orifold re-opens the encrypted file to confirm the lock actually took before handing it to you.
Danger
There is no password recovery. This is real encryption — if you lose the password, the file is unrecoverable. Store it somewhere safe before you send the file.
What you should see
Section titled “What you should see”The exported PDF prompts for a password when opened in any standards-compliant PDF reader.