PDF Security Properties

Use the properties described in the table below to control the security settings for the output PDF documents.

Property Name	Description
Enable PDF Security	Default: false Description: If you specify "true," then the output PDF file is encrypted. You can then also specify the following properties: Open document password Modify permissions password Encryption Level Internal Name: pdf-security
Open document password	Default: N/A Description: This password is required for opening the document. It enables users to open the document only. This property is enabled only when "Enable PDF Security" is set to "true". Note that BI Publisher follows Adobe's password restrictions. The password must contain only Latin 1 characters and must be no more than 32 bytes long. Internal Name: pdf-open-password
Modify permissions password	Default: N/A Description: This password enables users to override the security setting. This property is effective only when "Enable PDF Security" is set to "true". Note that BI Publisher follows the Adobe's password restrictions. The password must contain only Latin 1 characters and must be no more than 32 bytes long. Internal Name: pdf-permissions-password
Encryption level	Default: 2 - high Description: Specify the encryption level for the output PDF file. The possible values are: 0: Low (40-bit RC4, Acrobat 3.0 or later) 1: Medium (128-bit RC4, Acrobat 5.0 or later) 2: High (128-bit AES, Acrobat 7.0 or later) This property is effective only when "Enable PDF Security" is set to "true". When Encryption level is set to 0, you can also set the following properties: Disable printing Disable document modification Disable context copying, extraction, and accessibility Disable adding or changing comments and form fields When Encryption level is set to 1 or higher, the following properties are available: Enable text access for screen readers Enable copying of text, images, and other content Allowed change level Allowed printing level Internal Name: pdf-encryption-level
Disable document modification	Default: false Description: Permission available when "Encryption level" is set to 0. When set to "true", the PDF file cannot be edited. Internal Name: pdf-no-changing-the-document
Disable printing	Default: false Description: Permission available when "Encryption level" is set to 0. When set to "true", printing is disabled for the PDF file. Internal Name: pdf-no-printing
Disable adding or changing comments and form fields	Default: false Description: Permission available when "Encryption level" is set to 0. When set to "true", the ability to add or change comments and form fields is disabled. Internal Name: pdf-no-accff
Disable context copying, extraction, and accessibility	Default: false Description: Permission available when "Encryption level" is set to 0. When set to "true", the context copying, extraction, and accessibility features are disabled. Internal Name: pdf-no-cceda
Enable text access for screen readers	Default: true Description: Permission available when "Encryption level" is set to 1 or higher. When set to "true", text access for screen reader devices is enabled. Internal Name: pdf-enable-accessibility
Enable copying of text, images, and other content	Default: false Description: Permission available when "Encryption level" is set to 1 or higher. When set to "true", copying of text, images, and other content is enabled. Internal Name: pdf-enable-copying
Allowed change level	Default: 0 Description: Permission available when "Encryption level" is set to 1 or higher. Valid Values are: 0: none 1: Allows inserting, deleting, and rotating pages 2: Allows filling in form fields and signing 3: Allows commenting, filling in form fields, and signing 4: Allows all changes except extracting pages Internal Name: pdf-changes-allowed
Allowed printing level	Default: 0 Description: Permission available when "Encryption level" is set to 1 or higher. Valid values are: 0: None 1: Low resolution (150 dpi) 2: High resolution Internal Name: pdf-printing-allowed