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 Default: N/A
Property Name Description password 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 Default: N/A
password 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 Default: false
modification 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 Default: false
changing comments Description: Permission available when "Encryption level" is set to 0. When set and form fields to "true", the ability to add or change comments and form fields is disabled. Internal Name: pdf-no-accff
Disable context Default: false
copying, extraction, Description: Permission available when "Encryption level" is set to 0. When set Property Name Description and accessibility to "true", the context copying, extraction, and accessibility features are disabled. Internal Name: pdf-no-cceda
Enable text access for Default: true
screen readers 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 Default: false
text, images, and other Description: Permission available when "Encryption level" is set to 1 or higher. content 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