Scanning an Original as a PDF with Security Setting Specified
You can encrypt a PDF or configure security privileges to prevent unauthorized use of the scanned data.
Encryption
Specify an encryption password to allow opening the PDF only after entering the password.
Security privilege configuration
Specify whether to allow printing of the PDF or copying a text from the PDF. You can only modify the security privilege after entering the Change Permissions Password upon opening the PDF file.
Security privileges cannot be specified for a PDF/A.
To prevent falsification of important documents, you can attach a digital signature that certifies the author and creation date of a PDF.
Scanning an Original as a PDF with Security Settings Specified
The encryption password is required when opening an encrypted PDF. Be careful not to forget the encryption password.
Security settings can be made for PDF and High Compression PDF files only.
Encryption is possible only for scan files that are sent by e-mail or Scan to Folder and saved on a memory storage device.
Press [Scanner] on the Home screen.
Place the original on the scanner.
Press [Send Settings] on the scanner screen.
Press [File Type]
[Others].
Press [PDF] or [High Comp. PDF].
Press [PDF Security Settings] and configure the security settings.
To apply the PDF security settings for the current destination only
Select the [Do not Scan Continuously for Same Security Setting] check box.
To encrypt the PDF
Press [Encryption Password] in "Encryption" and enter a password.
Specify [Encryption Level].
To specify the security privilege in the PDF
Press [Master Password] in "Permissions" and enter a password. Use a password that is different from [Encryption Password].
Press [Printing], [Changes] or [Content Copy and Extract] and specify whether to allow each operation. When modifying the privileges in an existing PDF file, enter the [Change Permissions Password] in Adobe Acrobat.
If [40 bit RC4] is selected in [Encryption Level] under "Encryption", [Low Resolution Only] cannot be selected in [Printing].
After configuring the security settings, press [OK].
Specify the scan settings according to the purpose of the scanned data.
To send the scanned document to an e-mail address, press [Sender] and then specify the sender.
Specify the destination, and press [Start].