/* * Example written by Bruno Lowagie in answer to: * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27867868/how-can-i-decrypt-a-pdf-document-with-the-owner-password */ package sandbox.security; import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader; import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper; import java.io.File; import java.io.FileOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; public class DecryptPdf { public static final String SRC = "resources/pdfs/hello_encrypted.pdf"; public static final String DEST = "results/security/hello.pdf"; public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, DocumentException { File file = new File(DEST); file.getParentFile().mkdirs(); new DecryptPdf().manipulatePdf(SRC, DEST); } public void manipulatePdf(String src, String dest) throws IOException, DocumentException { PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src, "World".getBytes()); System.out.println(new String(reader.computeUserPassword())); PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(dest)); stamper.close(); reader.close(); } }