I've created a C# program using iTextSharp for reading a PDF, appending social DRM content and then saving the file. How do I lock this new PDF against further editing?
I want the user to be able to view the file without entering a password and I don't mind select/copy operations but I do mind the ability to remove the social DRM.
Encrypt your PDF document. Simple HTTP Handler
working example to get you started:
<%@ WebHandler Language="C#" Class="lockPdf" %>
using System;
using System.Web;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
public class lockPdf : IHttpHandler {
public void ProcessRequest (HttpContext context) {
HttpServerUtility Server = context.Server;
HttpResponse Response = context.Response;
Response.ContentType = "application/pdf";
using (Document document = new Document()) {
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(
document, Response.OutputStream
);
writer.SetEncryption(
// null user password => users can open document __without__ pasword
null,
// owner password => required to __modify__ document/permissions
System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("ownerPassword"),
/*
* bitwise or => see iText API for permission parameter:
* http://api.itextpdf.com/itext/com/itextpdf/text/pdf/PdfWriter.html
*/
PdfWriter.ALLOW_PRINTING
| PdfWriter.ALLOW_COPY
,
// encryption level also in documentation referenced above
PdfWriter.ENCRYPTION_AES_128
);
document.Open();
document.Add(new Paragraph("hello world"));
}
}
public bool IsReusable { get { return false; } }
}
Inline comments should be self-explanatory. See the PdfWriter documentation.
You can also encrypt a PDF document using a PdfReader
object using the PdfEncryptor class. In other words, you can also do something like this (untested):
PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(INPUT_FILE);
using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream()) {
using (PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, ms)) {
// add your content
}
using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(
OUTPUT_FILE, FileMode.Create, FileAccess.ReadWrite))
{
PdfEncryptor.Encrypt(
new PdfReader(ms.ToArray()),
fs,
null,
System.Text.Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes("ownerPassword"),
PdfWriter.ALLOW_PRINTING
| PdfWriter.ALLOW_COPY,
true
);
}
}