Removing protection (password and security permissions) from existing PDF document using ByteScout PDF SDK
This example demonstrates how to remove protection and security settings from existing PDF document using ByteScout PDF SDK
Program.vb:
VB
'******************************************************************* ' ByteScout PDF SDK ' ' Copyright © 2016 Bytescout, https://bytescout.com ' ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ' '******************************************************************* Imports Bytescout.PDF ''' <summary> ''' This example demonstrates how to lock the document with a password. ''' PDF format supports two kinds of passwords: owner and user password. ''' User password allows to view document and perform allowed actions. ''' Owner password allows everything, including changing passwords and permissions. ''' </summary> Class Program Shared Sub Main() ' Create new document Dim pdfDocument = New Document() pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo" pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo" ' Add page pdfDocument.Pages.Add(New Page(PaperFormat.A4)) ' Set document encryption algorythm pdfDocument.Security.EncryptionAlgorithm = EncryptionAlgorithm.RC4_40bit ' Set various user permissions pdfDocument.Security.AllowPrintDocument = False pdfDocument.Security.AllowContentExtraction = False pdfDocument.Security.AllowModifyAnnotations = False pdfDocument.Security.PrintQuality = PrintQuality.LowResolution ' Set owner password pdfDocument.Security.OwnerPassword = "ownerpassword" ' Set user password pdfDocument.Security.UserPassword = "userpassword" ' Save document to file pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf") ' Cleanup pdfDocument.Dispose() ' Open document in default PDF viewer app Process.Start("result.pdf") End Sub End Class
Program.cs:
C#
//******************************************************************* // ByteScout PDF SDK // // Copyright © 2016 ByteScout - https://bytescout.com // ALL RIGHTS RESERVED // //******************************************************************* using System.Diagnostics; using Bytescout.PDF; namespace PasswordsAndPermissions { /// <summary> /// This example demonstrates how to lock the document with a password. /// PDF format supports two kinds of passwords: owner and user password. /// User password allows to view document and perform allowed actions. /// Owner password allows everything, including changing passwords and permissions. /// </summary> class Program { static void Main() { // Create new document Document pdfDocument = new Document(); pdfDocument.RegistrationName = "demo"; pdfDocument.RegistrationKey = "demo"; // Add page pdfDocument.Pages.Add(new Page(PaperFormat.A4)); // Set document encryption algorythm pdfDocument.Security.EncryptionAlgorithm = EncryptionAlgorithm.RC4_40bit; // Set various user permissions pdfDocument.Security.AllowPrintDocument = false; pdfDocument.Security.AllowContentExtraction = false; pdfDocument.Security.AllowModifyAnnotations = false; pdfDocument.Security.PrintQuality = PrintQuality.LowResolution; // Set owner password pdfDocument.Security.OwnerPassword = "ownerpassword"; // Set user password pdfDocument.Security.UserPassword = "userpassword"; // Save document to file pdfDocument.Save("result.pdf"); // Cleanup pdfDocument.Dispose(); // Open document in default PDF viewer app Process.Start("result.pdf"); } } }
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