# Bug - Cannot attach password protected PDF's

**URL:** https://discussions.eramba.org/t/bug-cannot-attach-password-protected-pdfs/774
**Category:** Forum - Software
**Created:** [August 21, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://discussions.eramba.org/t/bug-cannot-attach-password-protected-pdfs/774 "2018-08-21T18:20:42Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author: ![taylor.beard](https://discussions.eramba.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@taylor.beard](https://discussions.eramba.org/u/taylor.beard)
#### Post date: [August 21, 2018, 6:20pm UTC](https://discussions.eramba.org/t/bug-cannot-attach-password-protected-pdfs/774/1 "2018-08-21T18:20:42Z")

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PDF’s which require a password to be opened cannot be attached to any object.

 ![image](https://discussions.eramba.org/uploads/default/original/1X/18c1ea7595241c599f9cbe1e2bd54c865e29f84c.png)

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### Author: ![eramba](https://discussions.eramba.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c6cbf5/32.png) [@eramba](https://discussions.eramba.org/u/eramba)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2018, 3:34pm UTC](https://discussions.eramba.org/t/bug-cannot-attach-password-protected-pdfs/774/2 "2018-08-22T15:34:09Z")

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What is the extension of the file you are trying to upload?

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### Author: ![taylor.beard](https://discussions.eramba.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/df705f/32.png) [@taylor.beard](https://discussions.eramba.org/u/taylor.beard)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2018, 3:47pm UTC](https://discussions.eramba.org/t/bug-cannot-attach-password-protected-pdfs/774/3 "2018-08-22T15:47:56Z")

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It is a .PDF

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### Author: ![eramba](https://discussions.eramba.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c6cbf5/32.png) [@eramba](https://discussions.eramba.org/u/eramba)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2018, 3:58pm UTC](https://discussions.eramba.org/t/bug-cannot-attach-password-protected-pdfs/774/4 "2018-08-22T15:58:13Z")

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I just created one and could upload, i’m leaving here the file.

[https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mlXTUT70eO0XvjiR40paKT9aoyDILQ\_I/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mlXTUT70eO0XvjiR40paKT9aoyDILQ_I/view?usp=sharing)

i used something like this to create it:  
kisero-2:Desktop kisero$ zip --password llllll sample.zip sample.txt

can you try the same? what software are you using to compress with a password?

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### Author: ![eramba](https://discussions.eramba.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/c6cbf5/32.png) [@eramba](https://discussions.eramba.org/u/eramba)
#### Post date: [August 22, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://discussions.eramba.org/t/bug-cannot-attach-password-protected-pdfs/774/5 "2018-08-22T16:21:22Z")

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sorry..i had zip in my head and you were talking about a pdf ☹

i encrypted a pdf on my mac and was also able to upload it

 ![image](https://discussions.eramba.org/uploads/default/original/1X/16203320bb11552aecd482d2479030c63a149ea1.png)

the file: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wHHpyLymPmpNUcmoImZqf-k0pcIOj2Kj/view?usp=sharing](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wHHpyLymPmpNUcmoImZqf-k0pcIOj2Kj/view?usp=sharing)

same questions as wiht the zip example apply tough !