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Sample Ruby code for using PDFTron SDK to read encrypted (password protected) documents, secure a document with encryption, or remove encryption. Learn more about our Ruby PDF Library.
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# Copyright (c) 2001-2023 by Apryse Software Inc. All Rights Reserved.
# Consult LICENSE.txt regarding license information.
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
require '../../../PDFNetC/Lib/PDFNetRuby'
include PDFNetRuby
require '../../LicenseKey/RUBY/LicenseKey'
$stdout.sync = true
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# 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.
#---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PDFNet.Initialize(PDFTronLicense.Key)
# Relative path to the folder containing the test files.
input_path = "../../TestFiles/"
output_path = "../../TestFiles/Output/"
# Example 1:
# secure a PDF document with password protection and adjust permissions
# Open the test file
puts "Securing an existing document..."
doc = PDFDoc.new(input_path + "fish.pdf")
doc.InitSecurityHandler()
# 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'
if true # Optional
puts "Replacing the content stream, use Flate compression..."
# Get the page dictionary using the following path: trailer/Root/Pages/Kids/0
page_dict = (doc.GetTrailer().Get("Root").Value()
.Get("Pages").Value()
.Get("Kids").Value()
.GetAt(0))
# Embed a custom stream (file mystream.txt) using Flate compression.
embed_file = MappedFile.new(input_path + "my_stream.txt")
mystm = FilterReader.new(embed_file)
page_dict.Put("Contents", doc.CreateIndirectStream(mystm, FlateEncode.new(Filter.new())))
end
# 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'.
new_handler = SecurityHandler.new()
# Set a new password required to open a document
user_password = "test"
new_handler.ChangeUserPassword(user_password)
# Set permissions
new_handler.SetPermission(SecurityHandler::E_print, true)
new_handler.SetPermission(SecurityHandler::E_extract_content, false)
# Note: document takes the ownership of new_handler.
doc.SetSecurityHandler(new_handler)
# save the changes.
puts "Saving modified file..."
doc.Save(output_path + "secured.pdf", 0)
doc.Close()
# Example 2:
# Opens an encrypted PDF document and removes its security.
doc = PDFDoc.new(output_path + "secured.pdf")
# If the document is encrypted prompt for the password
if !doc.InitSecurityHandler()
success = false
puts "The password is: test"
count = 0
while count < 3 do
puts "A password required to open the document."
puts "Please enter the password:"
password = gets.chomp
if doc.InitStdSecurityHandler(password, password.length)
success = true
puts "The password is correct."
break
elsif count < 3
puts "The password is incorrect, please try again"
end
count = count + 1
end
if !success
puts "Document authentication error...."
return
end
hdlr = doc.GetSecurityHandler()
puts "Document Open Password: " + hdlr.IsUserPasswordRequired().to_s()
puts "Permissions Password: " + hdlr.IsMasterPasswordRequired().to_s()
puts ("Permissions: " +
"\n\tHas 'owner' permissions: " + hdlr.GetPermission(SecurityHandler::E_owner).to_s() +
"\n\tOpen and decrypt the document: " + hdlr.GetPermission(SecurityHandler::E_doc_open).to_s() +
"\n\tAllow content extraction: " + hdlr.GetPermission(SecurityHandler::E_extract_content).to_s() +
"\n\tAllow full document editing: " + hdlr.GetPermission(SecurityHandler::E_doc_modify).to_s() +
"\n\tAllow printing: " + hdlr.GetPermission(SecurityHandler::E_print).to_s() +
"\n\tAllow high resolution printing: " + hdlr.GetPermission(SecurityHandler::E_print_high).to_s() +
"\n\tAllow annotation editing: " + hdlr.GetPermission(SecurityHandler::E_mod_annot).to_s() +
"\n\tAllow form fill: " + hdlr.GetPermission(SecurityHandler::E_fill_forms).to_s() +
"\n\tAllow content extraction for accessibility: " + hdlr.GetPermission(SecurityHandler::E_access_support).to_s() +
"\n\tAllow document assembly: " + hdlr.GetPermission(SecurityHandler::E_assemble_doc).to_s())
end
# remove all security on the document
doc.RemoveSecurity()
doc.Save(output_path + "not_secured.pdf", 0)
doc.Close()
# Example 3:
# Encrypt/Decrypt a PDF using PDFTron custom security handler
puts "-------------------------------------------------"
puts "Encrypt a document using PDFTron Custom Security handler with a custom id and password..."
doc = PDFDoc.new(input_path + "BusinessCardTemplate.pdf")
# Create PDFTron custom security handler with a custom id. Replace this with your own integer
custom_id = 123456789
custom_handler = PDFTronCustomSecurityHandler.new(custom_id)
# Add a password to the custom security handler
password = "test"
custom_handler.ChangeUserPassword(password)
# Save the encrypted document
doc.SetSecurityHandler(custom_handler)
doc.Save(output_path + "BusinessCardTemplate_enc.pdf", 0)
doc.Close()
puts "Decrypt the PDFTron custom security encrypted document above..."
# Register the PDFTron Custom Security handler with the same custom id used in encryption
PDFNet.AddPDFTronCustomHandler(custom_id)
doc_enc = PDFDoc.new(output_path + "BusinessCardTemplate_enc.pdf")
doc_enc.InitStdSecurityHandler(password)
doc_enc.RemoveSecurity()
# Save the decrypted document
doc_enc.Save(output_path + "BusinessCardTemplate_enc_dec.pdf", 0)
doc_enc.Close()
PDFNet.Terminate
puts "Done. Result saved in BusinessCardTemplate_enc_dec.pdf"
puts "-------------------------------------------------"
puts "Test completed."