You can create a new password or certificate security scheme in the Security Panel.

To create a new password scheme:

  1. Choose View > Organizer Panels > Security, or click the security scheme panel button PDF Gold securityscheme Creating Custom Security Schemes to open the panel on the right side of the window.
  2. Select Create Security Scheme from the right-click context menu or the Options menu, or click the Add icon.
  3. In the New Security Scheme dialog box, name the scheme and add any description. If you want to set a custom icon for the scheme, check Use Custom Appearance and click Select to browse a picture or PDF page to use. Click Next.
  4. Choose Use password as the security type. If you check Save password with Scheme, it will not require you to enter a Document Open Password or Permissions Password when you apply this scheme to PDF documents. Click Next.
  5. Set Password Security options for the scheme. Click Next. See Password Security Options.
  6. You can view the details of the scheme setting in the last New Security Scheme dialog box. Click Finish.

To create a new certificate scheme:

  1. Choose View > Organizer Panels > Security, or click the security scheme panel button PDF Gold securityscheme Creating Custom Security Schemes to open the panel on the right side of the window.
  2. Select Create Security Scheme from the right-click context menu or the Options menu, or click the Add icon.
  3. In the New Security Scheme dialog box, name the scheme optionally with the description words. If you want to set a custom icon for the scheme, check Use Custom Appearance, and click Select button to browse a picture or PDF page. Click Next.
  4. Choose Use public key certificates as the security type. If you check Ask for recipients when applying this scheme, it will requires you to add recipients and set permissions when you apply this scheme to PDF documents. Click Next.
  5. Select document components to encrypt and encryption algorithm for the scheme. Click Next.
  6. You can view the details of the scheme settings in the last New Security Scheme dialog box. Click Finish.

Note: If you want to change settings you’ve made during the creation process, click Back to return one step.

To delete a security scheme from the Security panel:

  1. Choose View > Organizer Panels > Security, or click the security scheme panel button PDF Gold securityscheme Creating Custom Security Schemes to open the panel on the right side of the window.
  2. Right-click a password policy or a certificate policy and select Delete Security Scheme from the context menu .

Note: Deleted security schemes cannot be restored!

Creating Custom Security Schemes