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Creating password-protected PDFs on Android

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A PDF document can be encrypted to protect its contents from unauthorized access.

val task = PdfProcessorTask.fromDocument(document)


// Create default document save options.
var documentSaveOptions = document.getDefaultDocumentSaveOptions()
// This will create an encrypted password-protected document.
documentSaveOptions.password = "password"


// Use created save options when processing the document.
PdfProcessor.processDocumentAsync(task, outputFile, documentSaveOptions)
 
final PdfProcessorTask task = PdfProcessorTask.fromDocument(document);


// Create default document save options.
DocumentSaveOptions documentSaveOptions = document.getDefaultDocumentSaveOptions();
// This will create an encrypted password-protected document.
documentSaveOptions.setPassword("password");


// Use created save options when processing the document.
PdfProcessor.processDocumentAsync(task, outputFile, documentSaveOptions);