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Sample JavaScript code for using PDFTron SDK to read encrypted (password protected) documents, secure a document with encryption, or remove encryption. Learn more about our JavaScript PDF Library.
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// Copyright (c) 2001-2023 by Apryse Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
// Consult legal.txt regarding legal and license information.
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// This sample shows encryption support in PDFNet. The sample reads an encrypted document and
// sets a new SecurityHandler. The sample also illustrates how password protection can
// be removed from an existing PDF document.
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
const { PDFNet } = require('@pdftron/pdfnet-node');
const PDFTronLicense = require('../LicenseKey/LicenseKey');
((exports) => {
exports.runEncTest = () => {
const main = async () => {
let ret = 0;
// Relative path to the folder containing test files.
const inputPath = '../TestFiles/';
const outputPath = inputPath + 'Output/';
// Example 1:
// secure a PDF document with password protection and adjust permissions
try {
// Open the test file
console.log('-------------------------------------------------/nSecuring an existing document...');
const doc = await PDFNet.PDFDoc.createFromFilePath(inputPath + 'fish.pdf');
if (!(await doc.initSecurityHandler())) {
console.log('Document authentication error...');
ret = 1;
}
const performOperation = true; // optional parameter
// Perform some operation on the document. In this case we use low level SDF API
// to replace the content stream of the first page with contents of file 'my_stream.txt'
// Results in fish.pdf becoming a pair of feathers.
if (performOperation) {
console.log('Replacing the content stream, use Flate compression...');
// Get the page dictionary using the following path: trailer/Root/Pages/Kids/0
const pageTrailer = await doc.getTrailer();
const pageRoot = await pageTrailer.get('Root');
const pageRootValue = await pageRoot.value();
const pages = await pageRootValue.get('Pages');
const pagesVal = await pages.value();
const kids = await pagesVal.get('Kids');
const kidsVal = await kids.value();
const pageDict = await kidsVal.getAt(0);
const embedFile = await PDFNet.Filter.createMappedFileFromUString(inputPath + 'my_stream.txt');
const mystm = await PDFNet.FilterReader.create(embedFile);
const flateEncode = await PDFNet.Filter.createFlateEncode();
const indStream = await doc.createIndirectStreamFromFilter(mystm, flateEncode);
await pageDict.put('Contents', indStream);
}
// Encrypt the document
// Apply a new security handler with given security settings.
// In order to open saved PDF you will need a user password 'test'.
const newHandler = await PDFNet.SecurityHandler.createDefault();
// Set a new password required to open a document
newHandler.changeUserPasswordUString('test');
// Set Permissions
newHandler.setPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_print, true);
await newHandler.setPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_extract_content, false);
// Note: document takes the ownership of newHandler.
doc.setSecurityHandler(newHandler);
// Save the changes
console.log('Saving modified file...');
await doc.save(outputPath + 'secured.pdf', 0);
console.log('Done. Result saved in secured.pdf');
} catch (err) {
console.log(err);
console.log(err.stack);
ret = 1;
}
// Example 2:
// Opens an encrypted PDF document and removes its security.
try {
console.log('-------------------------------------------------');
console.log('Open the password protected document from the first example...');
const securedDoc = await PDFNet.PDFDoc.createFromFilePath(outputPath + 'secured.pdf');
console.log('Initializing security handler without any user interaction...');
// 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 (!(await securedDoc.initStdSecurityHandlerUString('test'))) {
console.log('Document authentication error.../nThe password is not valid.');
ret = 1;
return ret;
}
console.log('The password is correct! Document can now be used for reading and editing');
// Remove the password security and save the changes to a new file.
securedDoc.removeSecurity();
await securedDoc.save(outputPath + 'secured_nomore1.pdf', 0);
console.log('Done. Result saved in secured_nomore1.pdf');
/*
const hdlr = await securedDoc.getSecurityHandler();
console.log('Document Open Password: ' + (await hdlr.isUserPasswordRequired()));
console.log('Permissions Password: ' + (await hdlr.isMasterPasswordRequired()));
console.log('Permissions: ');
console.log("\tHas 'owner' permissions: " + (await hdlr.getPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_owner)));
console.log('\tOpen and decrypt the document: ' + (await hdlr.getPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_doc_open)));
console.log('\tAllow content extraction: ' + (await hdlr.getPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_extract_content)));
console.log('\tAllow full document editing: ' + (await hdlr.getPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_doc_modify)));
console.log('\tAllow printing: ' + (await hdlr.getPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_print)));
console.log('\tAllow high resolution printing: ' + (await hdlr.getPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_print_high)));
console.log('\tAllow annotation editing: ' + (await hdlr.getPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_mod_annot)));
console.log('\tAllow form fill: ' + (await hdlr.getPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_fill_forms)));
console.log('\tAllow content extraction for accessibility: ' + (await hdlr.getPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_access_support)));
console.log('\tAllow document assembly: ' + (await hdlr.getPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_assemble_doc)));
*/
} catch (err) {
console.log(err.stack);
ret = 1;
}
// Example 3:
// Encrypt/Decrypt a PDF using PDFTron custom security handler
try {
console.log('-------------------------------------------------');
console.log('Encrypt a document using PDFTron Custom Security handler with a custom id and password...');
const doc = await PDFNet.PDFDoc.createFromFilePath(inputPath + "BusinessCardTemplate.pdf");
// Create PDFTron custom security handler with a custom id. Replace this with your own integer
const custom_id = 123456789;
const custom_handler = await PDFNet.PDFTronCustomSecurityHandler.create(custom_id);
// Add a password to the custom security handler
const pass = 'test';
await custom_handler.changeUserPasswordUString(pass);
// Save the encrypted document
doc.setSecurityHandler(custom_handler);
await doc.save(outputPath + 'BusinessCardTemplate_enc.pdf', PDFNet.SDFDoc.SaveOptions.e_linearized);
console.log('Decrypt the PDFTron custom security encrypted document above...');
// Register the PDFTron Custom Security handler with the same custom id used in encryption
await PDFNet.addPDFTronCustomHandler(custom_id);
const doc_enc = await PDFNet.PDFDoc.createFromFilePath(outputPath + 'BusinessCardTemplate_enc.pdf');
doc_enc.initStdSecurityHandlerUString(pass);
doc_enc.removeSecurity();
// Save the decrypted document
await doc_enc.save(outputPath + 'BusinessCardTemplate_enc_dec.pdf', PDFNet.SDFDoc.SaveOptions.e_linearized);
console.log('Done. Result saved in BusinessCardTemplate_enc_dec.pdf');
} catch (err) {
console.log(err.stack);
ret = 1;
}
console.log('-------------------------------------------------');
console.log('Tests completed.');
return ret;
};
PDFNet.runWithCleanup(main, PDFTronLicense.Key).catch(function (error) { console.log('Error: ' + JSON.stringify(error)); }).then(function () { return PDFNet.shutdown(); });
};
exports.runEncTest();
})(exports);
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