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+1  Q: 

password protection of pdf files

we have a requirement to protect pdf files using a password, are there any java based open source tools which will help us in this regard?

A: 

you can do it with iText PDF for java:

some examples:

http://1t3xt.info/examples/browse/?page=example&id=42

jspcal  2010-01-09 04:57:39
iTextSharp is the .NET version :) I think you meant iText itextpdf.com :)
scott  2010-01-09 05:38:58
+2  A: 

I would recommend using the iText java PDF library.

Inside iText, there is a class called PdfEncrypter which should let you password protect a PDF file.

David-Zazeski  2010-01-09 05:01:08
I am unable to access this link and it seems to be down for quite some time
Joshua  2010-01-09 12:06:04
If you're having trouble accessing the main iText website, you can also download the code from sourceforge:http://sourceforge.net/projects/itext/
David-Zazeski  2010-01-09 21:55:10
A: 

FOP library also allows encryption:

http://xmlgraphics.apache.org/fop/0.94/pdfencryption.html

True Soft  2010-01-09 08:17:50
Is that for existing PDF's or the one you are currently creating?
Thorbjørn Ravn Andersen  2010-01-09 10:07:03
The example in the link is for the file that you are currently creating, and I think it works on other existing PDF's. Joshua didn't mention in what context he needs encryption.
True Soft  2010-01-09 14:16:51

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