Determining the encryption type

You can use the Encryption service to determine the type of encryption that is protecting a PDF document. Sometimes it is necessary to dynamically determine whether a PDF document is encrypted and, if so, the encryption type. For example, you can determine whether a PDF document is protected with password-based encryption or a Rights Management policy. (See Rights Management Service.)

A PDF document can be protected by the following encryption types:

  • Password-based encryption

  • Certificate-based encryption

  • A policy that is created by the Rights Management service

  • Another encryption mechanism

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