Decrypt & read a PDF document on Server/Desktop

To read a PDF document with password protection.

PDFDoc doc = new PDFDoc(filename);

// At this point MySecurityHandler callbacks will be invoked.
// MySecurityHandler.GetAuthorizationData() should collect the password and
// AuthorizeFailed() is called if user repeatedly enters a wrong password.
if (doc.InitStdSecurityHandler(password)) {
  // The password is correct! Document can now be used for reading and editing
}

Encrypt and Decrypt PDF Files
Full sample code which illustrates some of our encryption support.

Apryse SDK fully supports the reading of secured and encrypted PDF documents. To test whether a document requires a password, check the return value of PDFDoc.InitSecurityHandler() as shown above. Because InitSecurityHandler() doesn't have any side effects on documents that are not encrypted you should always invoke this method, or InitStdSecurityHandler(), after constructing a document.

If a document doesn't require authentication data (such as a user password) in order to view its content, InitSecurityHandler() is enough to work with encrypted documents. If, on the other hand, the document requires a password, InitStdSecurityHandler allows you to provide one.

After the document's security handler is initialized, you can access it using the doc.GetSecurityHandler() method. You can edit permissions and authorization data on an existing handler, or set a completely new security handler using the doc.SetSecurityHandler(handler) method.

To remove PDF security, call the RemoveSecurity() method:

PDFDoc doc = new PDFDoc(filename);
doc.InitSecurityHandler();
doc.RemoveSecurity();

A document may have both a current and a new security handler associated with it because a PDF document is not fully loaded in memory and decrypted when it is loaded. To fully decrypt the document, even after applying a new security handler, the original security handler is still required.

The security mechanism for the high-level document works in the same way as with an SDF document. To secure a document, use the PDFDoc.SetSecurityHandler() method. To open a secured document, call PDFDoc.InitSecurityHandler(). To open a document with a password, call PDFDoc.InitStdSecurityHandler().

The following table lists security permissions available through the standard security handler: