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# Password Protection Showcase Demo Code Sample

Open encrypted, password-protected PDFs using the correct password, and create new ones with built-in support for 128-bit or 256-bit AES encryption.

{% hint style="info" %}
**Requirements**

*These packages are required to use these features in production. Trial keys have unlimited access to all features*

<a href="/web/get-started/readme.md" class="button primary">Web SDK</a><a href="https://apryse.com/capabilities#Security" class="button primary">Package: Security</a><a href="https://showcase.apryse.com/password-protect" class="button primary">Live demo</a>
{% endhint %}

Open encrypted, password-protected PDFs using the correct password, and create new ones with built-in support for 128-bit or 256-bit AES encryption. Easily integrate custom security algorithms to further strengthen PDF protection.

This demo allows you to:

* Password-Protect PDFs with your own password
* Download encrypted password-protected PDF
* Support 128-bit or 256-bit AES encryption
* Customize encryption

**Implementation steps** To add Password Protection capability with WebViewer:

Step 1: Choose your [preferred web stack](/web/get-started/readme.md) Step 2: Add the ES6 JavaScript sample code provided in this guide

Once you generate your license key, it will automatically be included in your sample code below.

{% @apryse-license-key/apryse-license-key platform="WEB\_VIEWER" variant="compact" %}

<pre class="language-js" data-line-numbers><code class="lang-js">
// ES6 Compliant Syntax
// GitHub Copilot (VS Code Extension) - September 29, 2025
// File: password-protect/index.js

import WebViewer from '@pdftron/webviewer';

const licenseKey = '<code class="expression">visitor.claims.wvKey || "YOUR_WEBVIEWER_LICENSE_KEY"</code>';

const element = document.getElementById('viewer');

let theInstance = null;
let reloading = false;

const onLoad = async (instance) => {
  theInstance = instance;
  theInstance.Core.documentViewer.addEventListener('documentLoaded', () => {
    if (reloading) {
      reloading = false;
      return;
    }
    buttonDownload.disabled = true;
    buttonReload.disabled = true;
    buttonSetPass.disabled = false;
  });
};

WebViewer(
  {
    path: '/lib',
    licenseKey: licenseKey,
    initialDoc: 'https://pdftron.s3.amazonaws.com/downloads/pl/arrest-warrant-signed.pdf',
    enableFilePicker: true,
    fullAPI: true, //Required to use the PDFNet API
  },
  element
).then((instance) => {
  onLoad(instance);
});

const protectDocument = async (password) => {
    if (!password) {
      alert('Please enter a valid password');
      return;
    }
    const { PDFNet, documentViewer } = theInstance.Core;
    const doc = documentViewer.getDocument();
    if(doc.type !== 'pdf') {
      alert('Loaded document is not a PDF\nAborting ...');
      return;
    }
    
    await PDFNet.initialize();
    const PDFNetFile = await doc.getPDFDoc();
    const newHandler = await PDFNet.SecurityHandler.createDefault();

    // Set a new password required to open a document
    newHandler.changeUserPasswordUString(password);

    newHandler.setPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_print, false);
    newHandler.setPermission(PDFNet.SecurityHandler.Permission.e_extract_content, true);

    PDFNetFile.setSecurityHandler(newHandler);
    buttonSetPass.disabled = true;
    buttonDownload.disabled = false;
    buttonReload.disabled = false;
  };

const reloadProtectedDoc = async () => {
    reloading = true;
    const doc = theInstance.Core.documentViewer.getDocument();
    const xfdfString = await theInstance.Core.annotationManager.exportAnnotations();
    const data = await doc.getFileData({
      xfdfString,
    });
    const arr = new Uint8Array(data);
    const blob = new Blob([arr], { type: 'application/pdf' });

    theInstance.UI.loadDocument(blob, { filename: doc.getFilename() });
};

// UI section
//

const labelMsg1 = document.createElement('label');
labelMsg1.textContent = 'Open encrypted password-protected documents, and encrypt PDFs with a password protection as well.';
labelMsg1.textContent += 'Apryse can support 128-bit or 256-bit AES encryption out of the box, or a custom security algorithm can be applied to the PDF.';
labelMsg1.className = 'formats-label';

const labelMsg2 = document.createElement('label');
labelMsg2.textContent = 'Use the Open File command in the WebViewer UI menu to upload a document without a password to try protecting';
labelMsg2.className = 'formats-label-bold';

const labelMsg3 = document.createElement('label');
labelMsg3.textContent = 'Set a password to protect the document';
labelMsg3.className = 'formats-label-bold';

const usernameInput = document.createElement('input');
usernameInput.type = 'text';
usernameInput.name = 'username';
usernameInput.autocomplete = 'username';
usernameInput.value = 'document-protection';
usernameInput.style.display = 'none'; // Hidden for accessibility
usernameInput.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');

const passwordInput = document.createElement('input');
passwordInput.type = 'password';
passwordInput.name = 'password';
passwordInput.placeholder = 'Enter password';
passwordInput.autocomplete = 'Enter new password';

const passwordForm = document.createElement('form');
passwordForm.onsubmit = async (e) => {
  e.preventDefault();
  const password = passwordInput.value;
  await protectDocument(password);
};

const buttonSetPass = document.createElement('button');
buttonSetPass.type = 'submit';
buttonSetPass.textContent = 'Set Password';
buttonSetPass.className = 'btn-style';

passwordForm.appendChild(usernameInput);
passwordForm.appendChild(passwordInput);
passwordForm.appendChild(buttonSetPass);

// Create a button to download the protected PDF
const buttonDownload = document.createElement('button');
buttonDownload.className = 'btn-style';
buttonDownload.textContent = 'Download Protected Document';
buttonDownload.disabled = true;
buttonDownload.onclick = async () => {
  theInstance.UI.downloadPdf();
};

const buttonReload = document.createElement('button');
buttonReload.textContent = 'Reload Protected Document';
buttonReload.className = 'btn-style';
buttonReload.disabled = true;
buttonReload.onclick = async () => {
  reloadProtectedDoc();
};

// Create a container for all controls (labels, buttons, etc.)
const controlsContainer = document.createElement('div');
controlsContainer.className = 'container-style';

controlsContainer.appendChild(labelMsg1);
controlsContainer.appendChild(document.createElement('br'));
controlsContainer.appendChild(labelMsg2);
controlsContainer.appendChild(document.createElement('br'));
controlsContainer.appendChild(labelMsg3);
controlsContainer.appendChild(passwordForm);
controlsContainer.appendChild(document.createElement('br'));
controlsContainer.appendChild(buttonDownload);
controlsContainer.appendChild(buttonReload);
element.insertBefore(controlsContainer, element.firstChild);

</code></pre>

[View the full sample on GitHub](https://github.com/ApryseSDK/webviewer-samples/tree/main/showcase-demos-playground)


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