Package org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.encryption

Class PDEncryptionManager

java.lang.Object
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.encryption.PDEncryptionManager
public class PDEncryptionManager extends Object
Deprecated.
Made deprecated by the new security layer of PDFBox. Use SecurityHandlers instead.
This class will handle loading of the different security handlers. See PDF Reference 1.4 section "3.5 Encryption"
Version:
$Revision: 1.7 $
Author:
Ben Litchfield

  • Method Details

    • registerSecurityHandler

      public static void registerSecurityHandler(String filterName, Class handlerClass)
      Deprecated.
      This will allow the user to register new security handlers when unencrypting a document.
      Parameters:
      filterName - As described in the encryption dictionary.
      handlerClass - A subclass of PDEncryptionDictionary that has a constructor that takes a COSDictionary.

    • getEncryptionDictionary

      public static PDEncryptionDictionary getEncryptionDictionary(COSDictionary dictionary) throws IOException
      Deprecated.
      This will get the correct security handler for the encryption dictionary.
      Parameters:
      dictionary - The encryption dictionary.
      Returns:
      An implementation of PDEncryptionDictionary(PDStandardEncryption for most cases).
      Throws:
      IOException - If a security handler could not be found.