com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.security

Class SecurityManager

java.lang.Object

com.ironsoftware.ironpdf.security.SecurityManager

public class SecurityManager
extends Object

Allows the developer to control: user access passwords, encryption, and also who may edit, print and copy content from the PDF document.

See: PdfDocument.getAnnotation()

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
SecurityManager(InternalPdfDocument internalPdfDocument) Please get SecurityManager by PdfDocument.getSecurity() instead.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
SecurityOptions	getCurrentSecurityOptions() Gets the advanced security settings for this PDF document.
String	getOwnerPassword() Gets the owner password and enables 128-bit encryption of PDF content.
String	getPassword() Gets a Password used to protect and encrypt the PDF File.
void	makePdfDocumentReadOnly(String ownerPassword) Makes this PDF document read only such that:
void	removePasswordsAndEncryption() Removes all user and owner password security for a PDF document.
void	setOwnerPassword(String value) Sets the owner password and enables 128-bit encryption of PDF content.
void	setPassword(String value) Sets a Password used to protect and encrypt the PDF File.
void	setSecurityOptions(SecurityOptions securityOptions) Sets advanced security settings for the PDF.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

SecurityManager

public SecurityManager(InternalPdfDocument internalPdfDocument)

Please get SecurityManager by PdfDocument.getSecurity() instead.

Parameters:

internalPdfDocument - the internal pdf document

Method Detail

getOwnerPassword

public final String getOwnerPassword()

Gets the owner password and enables 128-bit encryption of PDF content.

An owner password enables other security settings.
OwnerPassword must be set to a non-empty string value for AllowUserCopyPasteContent, AllowUserAnnotation, AllowUserFormData, AllowUserPrinting, AllowUserEdits to be restricted.

setOwnerPassword

public final void setOwnerPassword(String value)

Sets the owner password and enables 128-bit encryption of PDF content.

An owner password enables other security settings.
OwnerPassword must be set to a non-empty string value for AllowUserCopyPasteContent, AllowUserAnnotation, AllowUserFormData, AllowUserPrinting, AllowUserEdits to be restricted.

getPassword

public final String getPassword()

Gets a Password used to protect and encrypt the PDF File.

Setting a password will cause IronPDF to automatically protect the PDF file content using strong 128-bit encryption.

setPassword

public final void setPassword(String value)

Sets a Password used to protect and encrypt the PDF File.

Setting a password will cause IronPDF to automatically protect the PDF file content using strong 128-bit encryption.

Setting the password to null will remove any existing password.

removePasswordsAndEncryption

public final void removePasswordsAndEncryption()

Removes all user and owner password security for a PDF document. Also disables content encryption.

If content is encrypted at 128 bit, copy and paste of content, annotations and form editing may be disabled.

makePdfDocumentReadOnly

public void makePdfDocumentReadOnly(String ownerPassword)

Makes this PDF document read only such that:

- Content is encrypted at 128 bit.
- Copy and paste of content is disallowed.
- Annotations and form editing are disabled.

Parameters:

ownerPassword - The owner password for the PDF. A string for owner password is required to enable PDF encryption and all document security options.

setSecurityOptions

public void setSecurityOptions(SecurityOptions securityOptions)

Sets advanced security settings for the PDF.

Allows the developer to control: user access passwords, encryption, and also who may edit, print and copy content from the PDF document

Parameters:

securityOptions - Advanced security settings for this PDF as an instance of SecurityOptions

getCurrentSecurityOptions

public SecurityOptions getCurrentSecurityOptions()

Gets the advanced security settings for this PDF document.

Allows the developer to control: user access passwords, encryption, and also who may edit, print and copy content from the PDF document