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Reputation: 11

making pdf as password protected with java

I want to make an existing PDF as password protected for which I'm using the itext I am following this URL

http://howtodoinjava.com/2014/07/29/create-pdf-files-in-java-itext-tutorial/

I have developed a program which will send the mail with the PDF as attachment. Below is the code where I am making the PDF file as password protected.

Right now the PDF file is attached in mail but when I am trying to open it, I get an error that it is damaged.

What am I doing wrong in the code below?

//  attachment part
MimeBodyPart attachPart = new MimeBodyPart();
String filename = "c:\\SettingupRulesin outlook2003.pdf";

//OutputStream file = new FileOutputStream(new File("PasswordProtected.pdf"));
final OutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(filename);
com.itextpdf.text.Document doc = new com.itextpdf.text.Document();
PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(doc, os);
writer.setEncryption(USER_PASSWORD.getBytes(),
                     OWNER_PASSWORD.getBytes(), PdfWriter.ALLOW_PRINTING,
                     PdfWriter.ENCRYPTION_AES_128); 

os.close();


DataSource source = new FileDataSource(filename);
attachPart.setDataHandler(new DataHandler(source));
attachPart.setFileName(filename);

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2058

Answers (1)

Amedee Van Gasse
Amedee Van Gasse

Reputation: 7634

You use a PdfWriter. That class can be used to create new PDFs from scratch, not to manipulate existing ones. Please use a PdfStamper instead which is for manipulating existing documents.

Upvotes: 1

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