Acrobat and PDF content security overview

Last updated on Aug 16, 2025

Learn about the types of security features in Adobe Acrobat Pro for protecting PDF content and controlling access.

Acrobat offers robust security features to address potential vulnerabilities and safeguard PDF content. The security measures operate on two levels: Application security and content security. Understanding these security contexts allows you to customize security settings to maintain document integrity and control access to sensitive information.

Application security

Application security involves customizing security features to protect Acrobat against vulnerabilities, malicious attacks, and other risks. Advanced users can customize the application through the user interface.

Content security

Content security involves using product features to protect the integrity of PDF content. These features safeguard against the unwanted alteration of PDFs, keep sensitive information private, prevent the printing of PDFs, and more.