It's not supported. Whatever you get is pure chance, use it on your own risk. In the next version it will either be supported or will throw an exception, depending on the time I have.
Best Regards, Paulo Soares > -----Original Message----- > From: Hibbard, Mark [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 14:26 > To: 'Paulo Soares'; Hibbard, Mark; > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Security on document > > But once again - Encryption works with PdfCopy if i set a user password. > If I > don't set a user password (leave it blank OR null) then it does not work. > This > is surely a bug? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paulo Soares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 04 November 2003 14:16 > To: 'Hibbard, Mark'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Security on document > > > Encryption is not meant to work with PdfCopy, probably should. It only > works > with PdfStamper and PdfWriter. > > Best Regards, > Paulo Soares > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hibbard, Mark [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 13:51 > > To: 'Paulo Soares'; Hibbard, Mark; > > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Security on document > > > > So please explain why when I set the user password - it clearly works > > (i.e. it > > is going thru the PdfEncrpytor.encrypt code & sets passwords and correct > > permissions). If i don't set a user password then it doesn't apply any > > encryption. > > > > I am using PdfCopy, and have tried setting > > pdfCopy.setEncryption(false,"","Security", PdfWriter.AllowPrinting) > > > > before > > document.open() > > > > And again - this DOES NOT work, but will do if I set a user password. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paulo Soares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 04 November 2003 12:11 > > To: 'Hibbard, Mark'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Security on document > > > > > > I don't know what you are doing over there but the document you sent has > > no > > encryption whatsoever and I'm very sure that it didn't pass through > > PdfEncryptor.encrypt(). PdfEncryptor works on existing pdfs. If you are > > creating a new pdf use PdfWriter.setEncryption() before Document.open(). > > > > Best Regards, > > Paulo Soares > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Hibbard, Mark [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 11:36 > > > To: 'Paulo Soares'; Hibbard, Mark; > > > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Security on document > > > > > > Ahh I'm using acrobat 4 - maybe thats the issue, i'll try and test on > 5. > > > > > > Document attached was set with allow printing only and a security > > password > > > - > > > but with acrobat 4 i see allow select of text and no security password > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Paulo Soares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 04 November 2003 11:30 > > > To: 'Hibbard, Mark'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Security on document > > > > > > > > > It works for me using the last iText version. In both cases only > > printing > > > is > > > allowed. I tested with Acrobat 5.05. > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > Paulo Soares > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Hibbard, Mark [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 11:15 > > > > To: 'Paulo Soares'; Hibbard, Mark; > > > > '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Security on document > > > > > > > > The Encryption settings only appear to work IF a user password is > set. > > > > If I don't set a user password, then nothing gets set (i.e. only > allow > > > > printing or set a security password) > > > > > > > > Sounds like a bug to me? > > > > > > > > This works (sets user password, security password, and only allows > > > > printing) > > > > PdfEncryptor.encrypt(finalpdfReader, > > encryptedbytes,false,"user", > > > > "CSFBSecurity", PdfWriter.AllowPrinting); > > > > This does NOT work (doesn't set security password and default > security > > > > permissions - i.e. allow printing and selecting text) > > > > PdfEncryptor.encrypt(finalpdfReader, > encryptedbytes,false,null, > > > > "CSFBSecurity", PdfWriter.AllowPrinting); > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Paulo Soares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: 03 November 2003 17:25 > > > > To: 'Hibbard, Mark'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Security on document > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Hibbard, Mark [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 17:20 > > > > > To: 'Paulo Soares'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Security on document > > > > > > > > > > I've used the following method from the javadocs: > > > > > > > > > > public static void encrypt(PdfReader reader, > > > > > OutputStream os, > > > > > boolean strength, > > > > > String userPassword, > > > > > String ownerPassword, > > > > > int permissions) > > > > > throws DocumentException, > > > > > IOException > > > > > > > > > > What exactly is the ownerPassword? - what does this do? (it > doesn't > > > seem > > > > > to do > > > > > anything?) > > > > > > > > > It allows the changing of the security settings in Acrobat. > > > > > > > > > And if I set permissions to be 10000000 i.e. only allow printing - > > it > > > > > still > > > > > allows Selecting Text and Graphics??? > > > > > > > > > You must use the PdfWriter.AllowPrinting constant. > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Paulo Soares > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Paulo Soares [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: 03 November 2003 17:06 > > > > > To: 'Hibbard, Mark'; '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > > Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Security on document > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Anything wrong with the javadocs? > > > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > > Paulo Soares > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > > From: Hibbard, Mark [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 11:34 > > > > > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > > > > > Subject: [iText-questions] Security on document > > > > > > > > > > > > I need to be able to set up documents in PDF with the following > > > > security > > > > > > permissions: > > > > > > > > > > > > * A password required to change security options > > > > > > * Do not allow - > > > > > > Changing the document > > > > > > Selecting text and graphics > > > > > > Adding or changing annotations and form fields > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I've tried using iText in the following way: > > > > > > PdfEncryptor.encrypt(finalpdfReader, encryptedBbytes,false,null, > > > > > "owner", > > > > > > 1000000); > > > > > > > > > > > > but this doesn't achieve what i require. 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