diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 30d98373..755bb01c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 group = 'stirling.software'
-version = '0.9.1'
+version = '0.10.0'
 sourceCompatibility = '17'
 
 repositories {
diff --git a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/security/PasswordController.java b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/security/PasswordController.java
index 585e41f3..e0fe97c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/security/PasswordController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/stirling/software/SPDF/controller/api/security/PasswordController.java
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ public class PasswordController {
         @RequestPart(required = true, value = "fileInput")
         @Parameter(description = "The input PDF file to which the password should be added", required = true)
             MultipartFile fileInput,
+        @RequestParam(defaultValue = "", name = "ownerPassword")
+        @Parameter(description = "The owner password to be added to the PDF file (Restricts what can be done with the document once it is opened)")
+            String ownerPassword,
         @RequestParam(defaultValue = "", name = "password")
-        @Parameter(description = "The password to be added to the PDF file")
+        @Parameter(description = "The password to be added to the PDF file (Restricts the opening of the document itself.)")
             String password,
         @RequestParam(defaultValue = "128", name = "keyLength")
         @Parameter(description = "The length of the encryption key", schema = @Schema(allowableValues = {"40", "128", "256"}))
@@ -84,7 +87,6 @@ public class PasswordController {
 
         PDDocument document = PDDocument.load(fileInput.getBytes());
         AccessPermission ap = new AccessPermission();
-
         ap.setCanAssembleDocument(!canAssembleDocument);
         ap.setCanExtractContent(!canExtractContent);
         ap.setCanExtractForAccessibility(!canExtractForAccessibility);
@@ -93,7 +95,10 @@ public class PasswordController {
         ap.setCanModifyAnnotations(!canModifyAnnotations);
         ap.setCanPrint(!canPrint);
         ap.setCanPrintFaithful(!canPrintFaithful);
-        StandardProtectionPolicy spp = new StandardProtectionPolicy(password, password, ap);
+        StandardProtectionPolicy spp = new StandardProtectionPolicy(ownerPassword, password, ap);
+        
+     
+        
         spp.setEncryptionKeyLength(keyLength);
 
         spp.setPermissions(ap);
diff --git a/src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties b/src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties
index 02e5286d..85632661 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/messages_en_GB.properties
@@ -342,10 +342,10 @@ pdfToImage.submit=Convert
 addPassword.title=Add Password
 addPassword.header=Add password (Encrypt)
 addPassword.selectText.1=Select PDF to encrypt
-addPassword.selectText.2=Password
+addPassword.selectText.2=User Password
 addPassword.selectText.3=Encryption Key Length
 addPassword.selectText.4=Higher values are stronger, but lower values have better compatibility.
-addPassword.selectText.5=Permissions to set
+addPassword.selectText.5=Permissions to set (Recommended to be used along with Owner password)
 addPassword.selectText.6=Prevent assembly of document
 addPassword.selectText.7=Prevent content extraction
 addPassword.selectText.8=Prevent extraction for accessibility
@@ -354,6 +354,9 @@ addPassword.selectText.10=Prevent modification
 addPassword.selectText.11=Prevent annotation modification
 addPassword.selectText.12=Prevent printing
 addPassword.selectText.13=Prevent printing different formats
+addPassword.selectText.14=Owner Password
+addPassword.selectText.15=Restricts what can be done with the document once it is opened (Not supported by all readers)
+addPassword.selectText.16=Restricts the opening of the document itself
 addPassword.submit=Encrypt
 
 #watermark
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/security/add-password.html b/src/main/resources/templates/security/add-password.html
index 866b2903..52005eb0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/security/add-password.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/security/add-password.html
@@ -19,8 +19,14 @@
                                 <div th:replace="~{fragments/common :: fileSelector(name='fileInput', multiple=false, accept='application/pdf')}"></div>
                             </div>
                             <div class="form-group">
-                                <label th:text="#{addPassword.selectText.2}"></label> <input type="password" class="form-control" id="password" name="password" required>
+                                <label th:text="#{addPassword.selectText.14}"></label> <input type="password" class="form-control" id="ownerPassword" name="ownerPassword">
+                            	<small class="form-text text-muted" th:text="#{addPassword.selectText.15}"></small>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="form-group">
+                                <label th:text="#{addPassword.selectText.2}"></label> <input type="password" class="form-control" id="password" name="password">
+                                <small class="form-text text-muted" th:text="#{addPassword.selectText.16}"></small>
+                            </div>
+    
                             <div class="form-group">
                                 <label th:text="#{addPassword.selectText.3}"></label> <select class="form-control" id="keyLength" name="keyLength">
                                     <option value="40">40</option>