officefileapi-devexpress-dot-pdf-dot-pdfencryptionoptions-30cf9b3d.md
Specifies the permissions on printing operations.
Namespace : DevExpress.Pdf
Assembly : DevExpress.Pdf.v25.2.Core.dll
NuGet Package : DevExpress.Pdf.Core
public PdfDocumentPrintingPermissions PrintingPermissions { get; set; }
Public Property PrintingPermissions As PdfDocumentPrintingPermissions
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| PdfDocumentPrintingPermissions |
A PdfDocumentPrintingPermissions enumeration value.
|
Available values:
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| NotAllowed |
Prohibit document printing.
| | LowQuality |
Prohibit document printing at the highest quality level.
| | Allowed |
Permit document printing.
|
You can access this nested property as listed below:
| Object Type | Path to PrintingPermissions |
|---|---|
| PdfSaveOptions |
.EncryptionOptions .PrintingPermissions
|
This property can be set to the one of the following values: PdfDocumentPrintingPermissions.Allowed, PdfDocumentPrintingPermissions.LowQuality and PdfDocumentPrintingPermissions.NotAllowed.
To restrict printing operations with a PDF document, create a PdfEncryptionOptions object using the PdfSaveOptions.EncryptionOptions property and specify the owner password using the PdfEncryptionOptions.OwnerPasswordString property, and printing permissions using the PrintingPermissions property.
The owner password allows a user to have full access to a document.
Note
The restrictions on data extraction, data modification, interactive, or printing operations with a PDF document can’t be applied without the owner password.
For more information, see the Document Protection topic.
This example shows how a PDF document can be protected using both the owner and user passwords.
Refer to the following topic for more information: Document Protection
using DevExpress.Pdf;
namespace PDFPasswordProtection {
class Program {
static void Main(string[] args) {
using (PdfDocumentProcessor pdfDocumentProcessor = new PdfDocumentProcessor()) {
// Load a PDF document.
pdfDocumentProcessor.LoadDocument(@"..\..\Demo.pdf");
// Initialize encryption options with owner and user passwords.
PdfEncryptionOptions encryptionOptions = new PdfEncryptionOptions(
ownerPassword: "OwnerPassword",
userPassword: "UserPassword"
);
// Specify printing, data extraction, modification, and interactivity permissions.
encryptionOptions.PrintingPermissions = PdfDocumentPrintingPermissions.Allowed;
encryptionOptions.DataExtractionPermissions = PdfDocumentDataExtractionPermissions.NotAllowed;
encryptionOptions.ModificationPermissions = PdfDocumentModificationPermissions.DocumentAssembling;
encryptionOptions.InteractivityPermissions = PdfDocumentInteractivityPermissions.Allowed;
// Specify the 256-bit AES encryption algorithm.
encryptionOptions.Algorithm = PdfEncryptionAlgorithm.AES256;
// Save the protected document with encryption settings.
pdfDocumentProcessor.SaveDocument(
@"..\..\ProtectedDocument.pdf",
new PdfSaveOptions() { EncryptionOptions = encryptionOptions }
);
}
}
}
}
Imports DevExpress.Pdf
Module PDFPasswordProtection
Sub Main()
Using pdfDocumentProcessor As New PdfDocumentProcessor()
' Load a PDF document.
pdfDocumentProcessor.LoadDocument("..\..\Demo.pdf")
' Initialize encryption options with owner and user passwords.
Dim encryptionOptions As New PdfEncryptionOptions(
ownerPassword:="OwnerPassword",
userPassword:="UserPassword"
)
' Specify printing, data extraction, modification, and interactivity permissions.
encryptionOptions.PrintingPermissions = PdfDocumentPrintingPermissions.Allowed
encryptionOptions.DataExtractionPermissions = PdfDocumentDataExtractionPermissions.NotAllowed
encryptionOptions.ModificationPermissions = PdfDocumentModificationPermissions.DocumentAssembling
encryptionOptions.InteractivityPermissions = PdfDocumentInteractivityPermissions.Allowed
' Specify the 256-bit AES encryption algorithm.
encryptionOptions.Algorithm = PdfEncryptionAlgorithm.AES256
' Save the protected document with encryption settings.
pdfDocumentProcessor.SaveDocument(
"..\..\ProtectedDocument.pdf",
New PdfSaveOptions() With {.EncryptionOptions = encryptionOptions}
)
End Using
End Sub
End Module
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pdf-document-api-protect-document-with-password/CS/PDFPasswordProtection/Program.cs#L15
PdfEncryptionOptions encryptionOptions = new PdfEncryptionOptions();
encryptionOptions.PrintingPermissions = PdfDocumentPrintingPermissions.Allowed;
encryptionOptions.DataExtractionPermissions = PdfDocumentDataExtractionPermissions.NotAllowed;
pdf-document-api-protect-document-with-password/VB/PDFPasswordProtection/Program.vb#L14
Dim encryptionOptions As DevExpress.Pdf.PdfEncryptionOptions = New DevExpress.Pdf.PdfEncryptionOptions()
encryptionOptions.PrintingPermissions = DevExpress.Pdf.PdfDocumentPrintingPermissions.Allowed
encryptionOptions.DataExtractionPermissions = DevExpress.Pdf.PdfDocumentDataExtractionPermissions.NotAllowed
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