PdfPasswordSecurityOptions.EncryptionLevel Property

Specifies the algorithm used to encrypt PDF content.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraPrinting

Assembly: DevExpress.Printing.v23.2.Core.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Printing.Core

Declaration

C#

[DefaultValue(PdfEncryptionLevel.AES128)]
public PdfEncryptionLevel EncryptionLevel { get; set; }

VB.NET

<DefaultValue(PdfEncryptionLevel.AES128)>
Public Property EncryptionLevel As PdfEncryptionLevel

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
PdfEncryptionLevel	AES128	A PdfEncryptionLevel enumeration value.

Available values:

Name	Description
AES128	Specifies the 128-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption algorithm.
AES256	Specifies the 256-bit AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption algorithm.
ARC4	Specifies the 128-bit ARC4 (Alleged Rivest Cipher 4) encryption algorithm.

Property Paths

You can access this nested property as listed below:

Object Type	Path to EncryptionLevel
PdfExportOptions	.PasswordSecurityOptions .EncryptionLevel

Remarks

After specifying PdfExportOptions.PasswordSecurityOptions, use the EncryptionLevel property to select the algorithm for encrypting content of a PDF file.

The following image illustrates the corresponding option in the Print Preview GUI.