This example demonstrates how to lock the document with a password using ByteScout PDF SDK.
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.
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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