PdfEncryptionOptions.OwnerPasswordString Property
Specifies an owner password that is used to allow full access to a document.
Namespace: DevExpress.Pdf
Assembly: DevExpress.Pdf.v24.2.Core.dll
NuGet Package: DevExpress.Pdf.Core
#Declaration
#Property Value
Type | Description |
---|---|
String | A String object that is an owner password. |
#Property Paths
You can access this nested property as listed below:
Object Type | Path to Owner |
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Pdf |
|
#Remarks
To protect document opening, create a PdfEncryptionOptions object using the PdfSaveOptions.EncryptionOptions property and specify the user password using the PdfEncryptionOptions.UserPasswordString property.
For more information, see the Document Protection topic.
#Example
This example shows how a PDF document can be protected using both the owner and user passwords.
Refer to the following topic fro more information: Document Protection
using DevExpress.Pdf;
namespace PDFPasswordProtection
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
using (PdfDocumentProcessor pdfDocumentProcessor = new PdfDocumentProcessor()) {
// Load a PDF document.
pdfDocumentProcessor.LoadDocument("..\\..\\Demo.pdf");
// Specify printing, data extraction, modification, and interactivity permissions.
PdfEncryptionOptions encryptionOptions = new PdfEncryptionOptions();
encryptionOptions.PrintingPermissions = PdfDocumentPrintingPermissions.Allowed;
encryptionOptions.DataExtractionPermissions = PdfDocumentDataExtractionPermissions.NotAllowed;
encryptionOptions.ModificationPermissions = PdfDocumentModificationPermissions.DocumentAssembling;
encryptionOptions.InteractivityPermissions = PdfDocumentInteractivityPermissions.Allowed;
// Specify the owner and user passwords for the document.
encryptionOptions.OwnerPasswordString = "OwnerPassword";
encryptionOptions.UserPasswordString = "UserPassword";
// Specify the 256-bit AES encryption algorithm.
encryptionOptions.Algorithm = PdfEncryptionAlgorithm.AES256;
// Save the protected document with encryption settings.
pdfDocumentProcessor.SaveDocument("..\\..\\ProtectedDocument.pdf", new PdfSaveOptions() { EncryptionOptions = encryptionOptions });
}
}
}
}
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