PDF Security and Digital Rights
Management (DRM) Systems
PDF Security, DRM, Protection and
Distribution Management technologies are used as a copyright
enforcement mechanisms and sometimes as an alternative mechanism to
copyright law.
Granting exclusive ownership rights
to authors and creators through Copyrights, Security and DRM, allows
for a better chance of enrichment of more and more creativities and
cultural products, and they can nominally compensate their efforts
and costs.
Intellectual efforts for producing
a product or artifact must be appropriately prizes and we must
prevent people to benefit from such products free of charge. PDF
Security and DRM provides a better base for protecting contents
against illegal distributions, usages and sells. PDF Security and
Digital Rights Management (DRM) systems are provided to ease
distribution of PDF documents for end users by enforcing some usage
and distribution limitations like printing, copying, save, transfer
and...
Description
PDF Security
OwnerGuard is
the ultimate Security, DRM, Copy Protection, Licensing and
Distribution Management solution for Adobe PDF Documents
(EBooks, Trade Secrets, Research Papers, Reports or ...)
This product is made specially for internal company documents
security and publishers of high value information published in
PDF format.
Lock your Protected PDF documents to specific computer(s).
Define High Security Expiration Dates or Working Times for your drm
protected pdf documents.
Use full features of Adobe Reader for your drm protected pdf
documents.
Control and apply all required pdf security and limitations for your users using a
very small user side DRM manager component (
OwnerGuard License
Manager ) .
Minimize your users DRM hassles by letting them access your secure
pdf files
offline.
Distribute and Sell your
secure PDF documents easily while you've got full
control over them.
Cooperate in Creating, Editing or distributing PDF documents while
OwnerGuard protects ownership rights for owner(s).
Gain full control over your sensitive documents usage rights.
Features
Advanced
512 bit unique encryption
system for DRM protected PDF Documents.
Support wide range of
limitations for data users including
Machine-Dependency,
Windows-Dependency,
OLE Drag&Drops,
Printing,
Clipboard,
Modification,
Screen-Capture,
Working Duration,
Expiration Date,
Open Count,
Creation Count and ....
Advanced
digital rights security system to protect your
ownership while new PDF Documents are creating using your protected PDF
Documents.
Extremely easy to implement/use
licensing
system for
DRM protected PDF Documents distribution
over local networks or internet.
Support ActiveX Objects
(APIs) to use
with server pages or other applications to automate licensing process over
internet or ...
Support Machine Dependent/Independent
license codes to
Lock your DRM Protected PDF documents to specific computer(s).
Note :
User
Edition (License Manager) is provided as a part of
Advanced, Enterprise and Server Packages and can be
distributed free of charge to unlimited number of users.
This wizard is a step by step guide on using OwnerGuard Protection,
Licensing and Distribution systems.
In each step you can see a complete video training.
Step 2 :
Create Projects
Before you can protect your files, you must define projects.
Project names are used to group DRM protected files..
DRM Protected files with same project name are protected with same method
and they can be accessed using same license.
Users must have separate licenses to access each project DRM Protected Files.
Step 3 :
Protect Your Files
Required Encryption Key for protection is generated using Your Computer
Signatures and Project Name.
Your files are fully encrypted and nothing else will be stored in
drm protected files like headers or ...
DRM
Protected Files and Source files are exactly the same size.
DRM
Protected files are the same for all users so it's only your licenses that
make privilege/limitation differences for each user.
Step 4 :
Distribute Protected Files
DRM
Protected files can be distributed/shared by using :
File Sharing Over Networks
eMail Attachments
Website Downloads
Storage Systems (HDD, USB Disks, CDs, DVDs, ...)
P2P File Sharing Systems
Step 5 :
User License Manager
License Manager is user-side version of OwnerGuard DRM Systems. In order
to Minimize users DRM hassles, OwnerGuard provides tiny DRM Manager for
users in order to add owners generated licenses and access protected files
Users need to run License Manager just for adding new Licenses
After Adding license codes, users are able to access the protected files
with predefined limitations.
Using protected files are just like normal files. Users do not need to run
any additional application to access protected files. Users do not feel
License Manager presence while working with protected files.
Step 6 :
Create Licenses For Users
As an owner, you can give licenses to other users to access your protected
files or also be a reseller of your files. Protected files are the same
for all users. Limitations are defined in each license, so it makes
different users privileges .
You can define any limitation for your licenses including Working Time,
Expiration Date, Printing, Save.
You can generate
Computer-Dependent licenses to lock your protected files to specific
computer(s).
Any new outputs or modified files from your protected files are also
protected (encrypted). So other users also need your license to access
these files.
Step 6-1 :
Manual Licensing
In this method, Owner must generate licenses for each user manualy. This
method is suitable for limited number of users.
Manual licensing is avaliable in Advanced Editions.
Step 6-2 :
Batch Licensing
In this method, Owner can generate and send required licenses for all
users automatically with just a single click. This
method is suitable for larg number of users.
Batch licensing is avaliable in Enterprise Editions.
Step 6-3 :
Automatic Licensing
In this method, License generation and user limitation/privilages can be
completely automated using a web-based system or any other custom build
applications.
Automatic licensing is avaliable in Enterprise Server Editions.
You can integrate your current systems with OwnerGuard
Licensing/Protection systems using OwnerGuard APIs.
You can make your own customized licensing/management applications using
OwnerGuard ActiveX interfaces.
Step 7 :
Using Licenses
Before accessing drm protected files, users need to get approprite licenses
from owner(s) and add them in their system using License Manager.
Users need to run License Manager just for adding new Licenses
After Adding license codes, users are able to access the protected files
with predefined limitations.
Using protected files are just like normal files. Users do not need to run
any additional application to access protected files. Users do not feel
License Manager presence while working with protected files.
Step 7-1 :
License Files
Owners are able to store their licenses in License files, so that users
can add multiple licenses with a single click.
Single License file may contain multiple licenses from different projects
and different owners.
User will add License files with just a single click.
Step 7-2 :
License Codes
Owners can generate and distribute their licenses in the form of License
Codes.
License codes are easy to generate and distribute in web based systems.
License codes can be transfered using any contacting system (phone, paper,
mail or ...)
Step 8 :
Using Protected Files
Using protected files are just like normal files. Users do not need to run
any additional application to access protected files. Users do not feel
License Manager presence while working with protected files.
Owners can access their protected files by starting protected mode in
Advanced and Enterprise editions.