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Sign a Secured PDF - use DocHub for enhanced security

Aug 6th, 2022

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01. Upload a document from your computer or cloud storage.

02. Add text, images, drawings, shapes, and more.

03. Sign your document online in a few clicks.

04. Send, export, fax, download, or print out your document.

Learn how to Sign a Secured PDF online in a few simple steps

Password-protecting a document is the best way to secure its content and ensure it won’t be submitted to wrong person. Depending on your platform, a lot of apps can help you add an extra layer of protection to files on which you keep sensitive information. Nevertheless, the most proven and straightforward way of handling this task is using DocHub.

Here’s a quick tutorial on how to Sign a Secured PDF without too much headache:

Go to the upload page and select how you would like to upload a document.
Once imported, the app will redirect you to DocHub’s editor.
Use our editor’s top toolbar to edit, annotate and improve and sign your document.
Hit the download button in the upper-right corner.
Tick the option Password Protect and click Download or Export to Drive, depending on your desired saving option.
Create a strong password and download or save the file.

Use our feature to Sign a Secured PDF as often as you want. Get more flexibility and protection, and control over your crucial files with DocHub. Try it now!

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Editing a PDF is as simple as working in a Word document. You can add text, drawings, highlights, and redact or annotate your document without affecting its quality. No rasterized text or removed fields. Use an online PDF editor to get your perfect document in minutes.

Smooth teamwork

Collaborate on documents with your team using a desktop or mobile device. Let others view, edit, comment on, and sign your documents online. You can also make your form public and share its URL anywhere.

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Every change you make in a document is automatically saved to the cloud and synchronized across all devices in real-time. No need to send new versions of a document or worry about losing information.

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Instantly share, email, and fax documents in a secure and compliant way. Set a password, place your documents in encrypted folders, and enable recipient authentication to control who accesses your documents. When completed, keep your documents secure in the cloud.

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Got questions about sign secured?

Here are some common questions from our customers that may provide you with the answer you need. If you can’t find the answer to your sign secured pdf online-related question, please don’t hesitate to rich out to us.

How do I add a signature to a secured PDF?

Open the PDF document in the docHub Reader DC application. Click the Fill Sign button in the right pane. Select Fill and sign. Click the Sign button on the toolbar and select Add Signature to add your signature to docHub Reader DC.

How do I fill in a secured PDF?

If your PDF file is protected with a permission password, it will ask for a password to enable editing the PDF file. After entering the correct permission password, click the Edit button on the top toolbar, then you can start to edit the content or insert new text and change font size, color, and more.

How do I remove a secured PDF signature?

To remove your signature, right-click the signature and then choose Clear Signature. If you got a signed PDF, you can request the signer to remove the signature and share the PDF or send an unsigned copy of the PDF.

How do I override a secured PDF?

Unlocking your document is quick and simple with this tool: Open the PDF in docHub. Use the Unlock tool by choosing Tools Protect Encrypt Remove Security. Remove the password: If the document has a Document Open password, just click OK to remove it.

See why our customers choose DocHub

Great solution for PDF docs with very little pre-knowledge required.

"Simplicity, familiarity with the menu and user-friendly. It's easy to navigate, make changes and edit whatever you may need. Because it's used alongside Google, the document is always saved, so you don't have to worry about it."

Pam Driscoll F
Teacher

A Valuable Document Signer for Small Businesses.

"I love that DocHub is incredibly affordable and customizable. It truly does everything I need it to do, without a large price tag like some of its more well known competitors. I am able to send secure documents directly to me clients emails and via in real time when they are viewing and making alterations to a document."

Jiovany A
Small-Business

I can create refillable copies for the templates that I select and then I can publish those.

"I like to work and organize my work in the appropriate way to meet and even exceed the demands that are made daily in the office, so I enjoy working with PDF files, I think they are more professional and versatile, they allow..."

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