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Eltima Recover PDF Password for Windows is a very useful application for searching passwords for password-protected Adobe Acrobat (PDF) documents. A standard PDF document can have two passwords: "User" and "Owner". When "User" password (also known as Document Open password) is set, the password must be typed in to open the document. When "Owner" password (also known as Master or Permissions password) is set, one doesn't need "User" password to open the document, but must type in "Owner" password to be able to open, copy, print, edit, and modify PDF files the way one needs. If a PDF file is secured with both types of passwords, it can be opened with either password, but only "Owner" password allows working with the document without any restrictions.

Now the process of recovering PDF files passwords becomes much easier with Recover PDF Password. The application allows searching for forgotten or lost "Owner" and "User" passwords using several deciphering algorithms. Brute-force attack involves selection of a possible password length and searching until the correct password is found. This strategy is effectively optimized for password recovery speed, thus short passwords can be recovered in just a few minutes.

Searching by template allows you to specify the template - already known symbols or characters - to decrease the total number of passwords to be verified.

Additionally, Recover PDF Password possesses exhaustive search option, which guarantees the decryption of PDF files, regardless of their password length and complexity. If a PDF file has both "User" and "Owner" passwords, and they are long and complex, exhaustive search option is recommended.

Besides, Recover PDF Password proposes a great feature - file decryption. The decrypted file is saved without password and usage limitations. Moreover, your digital signatures can be removed from a decrypted PDF file.

Now encrypted PDF files will not bother you any more since you are using Recover PDF Password. Our unique technology ensures the best performance and the quickest recovery of the most complex passwords. And as a result, you get a password for the protected PDF.

Features:

• Flexible and easy-to-use program interface
• Drag-and-drop PDF files to the software
• Does NOT need Adobe Acrobat software
• Supports Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, Windows Server 2008 x32, Windows 7, all 64-bit system platforms
• Supports PDF 1.7 (Acrobat 9.x) files, including 256-bit decryption
• Recovers "User" password, which is required to open the file
• Recovers "Owner" password, which permits to use PDF files without any restrictions (copy, print, edit etc.)
• Brute-force attack is used to recover the password
• Patterns can be used to minimize search time if any part of the password is known
• Non-English characters in passwords are supported
• Program automatically saves password search state and can resume after a pause
• Handy recovery history
• Decrypts PDF files
• Removes digital signature from a decrypted PDF file

Demo version limitations:

• PDF file password can be recovered if it is not longer than four symbols.
• File decryption and digital signature removal are unavailable in Demo version of Recover PDF Password.