Introduction
In today's digital landscape, data security is more important than ever. Reports containing sensitive information should be protected to prevent unauthorized access. If you use Pixel Perfect Reports to generate reports, you might be looking for ways to enhance the security of the PDFs you produce. Pixel Perfect Reports offers built-in options for password-protecting PDFs. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to password-protect a PDF file generated by Pixel Perfect Reports.
Steps to password-protect the PDF generated by Pixel Perfect Reports
In the designer, mouse down on the canvas to select the canvas. Go to the property pane, under Security, check the 'Password-protect' checkbox. Enter a password for the 'Owner Password' textbox and a password for the 'User Password' textbox. Opening a password-protected PDF file only requires one password to be provided. If this password matches the owner password of the PDF file, the file is opened with owner rights. If the password instead matches the user password of the PDF file, the file is opened with user rights.
Microsoft SSRS and Crystal Reports do not support password protecting of PDF files
Microsoft SSRS and Crystal Reports do not provide built-in functionality for password-protecting PDFs. However, there are third-party tools that you can use to protect the PDF files generated by SSRS or Crystal Reports.
Conclusion
Securing your PDF files with a password is an essential step in protecting sensitive information. Pixel Perfect Reports natively support this function, whereas other reporting tools like SSRS and Crystal Report do not. In Pixel Perfect Reports, setting the password for a PDF file is straightforward and self-explanatory.
Stay proactive about security and always keep your password safe and secure! Happy securing!