Add Passwords And Permissions in PDF - C#
PDF SDK sample in C# demonstrating ‘Add Passwords And Permissions in PDF’
Program.cs
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";
// If you wish to load an existing document uncomment the line below and comment the Add page section instead
// pdfDocument.Load(@".\existing_document.pdf");
// 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 result document in default associated application (for demo purpose)
ProcessStartInfo processStartInfo = new ProcessStartInfo("result.pdf");
processStartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
Process.Start(processStartInfo);
}
}
}