diff --git a/src/detector.rs b/src/detector.rs
index ad0965a..d767c9f 100644
--- a/src/detector.rs
+++ b/src/detector.rs
@@ -98,11 +98,23 @@ pub fn detect_pdf_type_with_config<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     crate::validate_pdf_file(&path)?;
 
     // First, load metadata only (fast operation)
-    let metadata = Document::load_metadata(&path)?;
+    let metadata = match Document::load_metadata(&path) {
+        Ok(m) => m,
+        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
+            Document::load_metadata_with_password(&path, "")?
+        }
+        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+    };
 
     // Then load the full document for content inspection
     // We use filtered loading to skip heavy objects we don't need
-    let doc = Document::load(&path)?;
+    let doc = match Document::load(&path) {
+        Ok(d) => d,
+        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
+            Document::load_with_password(&path, "")?
+        }
+        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+    };
 
     detect_from_document(&doc, metadata.page_count, &config)
 }
@@ -120,10 +132,22 @@ pub fn detect_pdf_type_mem_with_config(
     crate::validate_pdf_bytes(buffer)?;
 
     // Load metadata first (fast)
-    let metadata = Document::load_metadata_mem(buffer)?;
+    let metadata = match Document::load_metadata_mem(buffer) {
+        Ok(m) => m,
+        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
+            Document::load_metadata_mem_with_password(buffer, "")?
+        }
+        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+    };
 
     // Load document for inspection
-    let doc = Document::load_mem(buffer)?;
+    let doc = match Document::load_mem(buffer) {
+        Ok(d) => d,
+        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
+            Document::load_mem_with_password(buffer, "")?
+        }
+        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+    };
 
     detect_from_document(&doc, metadata.page_count, &config)
 }
diff --git a/src/extractor/mod.rs b/src/extractor/mod.rs
index 00081af..19f03bc 100644
--- a/src/extractor/mod.rs
+++ b/src/extractor/mod.rs
@@ -33,14 +33,26 @@ pub use layout::group_into_lines;
 /// Extract text from PDF file as plain string
 pub fn extract_text<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Result<String, PdfError> {
     crate::validate_pdf_file(&path)?;
-    let doc = Document::load(path)?;
+    let doc = match Document::load(&path) {
+        Ok(d) => d,
+        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
+            Document::load_with_password(&path, "")?
+        }
+        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+    };
     extract_text_from_doc(&doc)
 }
 
 /// Extract text from PDF memory buffer
 pub fn extract_text_mem(buffer: &[u8]) -> Result<String, PdfError> {
     crate::validate_pdf_bytes(buffer)?;
-    let doc = Document::load_mem(buffer)?;
+    let doc = match Document::load_mem(buffer) {
+        Ok(d) => d,
+        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
+            Document::load_mem_with_password(buffer, "")?
+        }
+        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+    };
     extract_text_from_doc(&doc)
 }
 
@@ -76,7 +88,13 @@ pub(crate) fn extract_text_with_positions_and_rects<P: AsRef<Path>>(
     page_filter: Option<&HashSet<u32>>,
 ) -> Result<(Vec<TextItem>, Vec<PdfRect>), PdfError> {
     crate::validate_pdf_file(&path)?;
-    let doc = Document::load(path)?;
+    let doc = match Document::load(&path) {
+        Ok(d) => d,
+        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
+            Document::load_with_password(&path, "")?
+        }
+        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+    };
     let font_cmaps = FontCMaps::from_doc(&doc);
     extract_positioned_text_from_doc(&doc, &font_cmaps, page_filter)
 }
@@ -101,7 +119,13 @@ pub(crate) fn extract_text_with_positions_mem_and_rects(
     page_filter: Option<&HashSet<u32>>,
 ) -> Result<(Vec<TextItem>, Vec<PdfRect>), PdfError> {
     crate::validate_pdf_bytes(buffer)?;
-    let doc = Document::load_mem(buffer)?;
+    let doc = match Document::load_mem(buffer) {
+        Ok(d) => d,
+        Err(ref e) if crate::is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e) => {
+            Document::load_mem_with_password(buffer, "")?
+        }
+        Err(e) => return Err(e.into()),
+    };
     let font_cmaps = FontCMaps::from_doc(&doc);
     extract_positioned_text_from_doc(&doc, &font_cmaps, page_filter)
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index e0bcf6b..8bf034f 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -500,6 +500,7 @@ impl From<lopdf::Error> for PdfError {
             | lopdf::Error::InvalidPassword
             | lopdf::Error::AlreadyEncrypted
             | lopdf::Error::UnsupportedSecurityHandler(_) => PdfError::Encrypted,
+            lopdf::Error::Unimplemented(msg) if msg.contains("encrypted") => PdfError::Encrypted,
             lopdf::Error::Parse(ref pe) if pe.to_string().contains("invalid file header") => {
                 PdfError::NotAPdf("invalid PDF file header".to_string())
             }
@@ -514,6 +515,17 @@ impl From<lopdf::Error> for PdfError {
     }
 }
 
+/// Check whether a `lopdf::Error` represents an encryption-related failure.
+pub(crate) fn is_encrypted_lopdf_error(e: &lopdf::Error) -> bool {
+    matches!(
+        e,
+        lopdf::Error::Decryption(_)
+            | lopdf::Error::InvalidPassword
+            | lopdf::Error::AlreadyEncrypted
+            | lopdf::Error::UnsupportedSecurityHandler(_)
+    ) || matches!(e, lopdf::Error::Unimplemented(msg) if msg.contains("encrypted"))
+}
+
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 // PDF validation helpers
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------