PdfEncryptionOptions Enumeration

Represents options for PDF file password-based encryption.

Namespace: SautinSoft.Pdf.Security
Assembly: SautinSoft.Pdf (in SautinSoft.Pdf.dll) Version: 2025.3.13

Syntax

[FlagsAttribute]
public enum PdfEncryptionOptions

<FlagsAttribute>
Public Enumeration PdfEncryptionOptions

Members

Member name	Value	Description
None	0	No content shall be encrypted.
EncryptContent	1	All content (strings and streams) shall be encrypted except embedded file streams (if EncryptEmbeddedFiles is not set) and document-level metadata stream (if EncryptMetadata is not set).
EncryptEmbeddedFiles	2	Embedded files shall be encrypted.
EncryptMetadata	4	Document-level metadata stream (see 14.3.2, "Metadata Streams") shall be encrypted. If EncryptMetadata is set, it is applicable only if EncryptContent is also set.
EncryptAll	7	All content (strings and streams) in the document shall be encrypted.