Lua Requires Chilkat v11.7.0+

Change the Permissions of an Encrypted PDF

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Demonstrates the changePermissions operation, which changes what an encrypted PDF permits and keeps its passwords, algorithm and scope. The JSON takes the same permissions member as the encrypt operation, and a permission that is not mentioned is granted. The operation needs owner rights. For an AES-256 PDF, load with both passwords, because the user password cannot be recovered from the owner password alone. Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

-- The PDF used in this example is available at encrypted_user_password.pdf

local pdf = chilkat.Pdf.new()

-- Changing the permissions needs owner rights.  Both passwords are given here, which is what
-- an AES-256 PDF requires for this operation.
pdf.user_password = "secret"
pdf.owner_password = "owner-secret"
local success = pdf:load_file("qa_data/pdf/encrypted_user_password.pdf")
if not success then
    print(pdf.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- No printing and no copying.  Everything not mentioned is granted.
local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:update_string("permissions.print", "none")
json:update_bool("permissions.copy", false)

local jsonOut = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
success = pdf:protection("changePermissions", json, jsonOut)
if not success then
    print(pdf.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("print: " .. jsonOut:string_of("pending.permissions.print"))
print("copy: " .. tostring(jsonOut:bool_of("pending.permissions.copy")))
print("modify: " .. tostring(jsonOut:bool_of("pending.permissions.modify")))
print("password still needed to open: " .. tostring(jsonOut:bool_of("pending.userPasswordRequired")))

success = pdf:write_file("qa_output/minutes_no_print.pdf")
if not success then
    print(pdf.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- The same user password opens the result, now with the new permissions.
local reader = chilkat.Pdf.new()
reader.user_password = "secret"
success = reader:load_file("qa_output/minutes_no_print.pdf")
if not success then
    print(reader.last_error_text)
    return
end

local empty = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
local info = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
success = reader:protection("getInfo", empty, info)
if not success then
    print(reader.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("saved file, print: " .. info:string_of("loaded.permissions.print"))
print("saved file, copy: " .. tostring(info:bool_of("loaded.permissions.copy")))

-- Sample output:

-- print: none
-- copy: False
-- modify: True
-- password still needed to open: True
-- saved file, print: none
-- saved file, copy: False