PDFSECURITY= System Option

Specifies the level of encryption for PDF documents.
Valid in: Configuration file, SAS invocation, OPTIONS statement, SAS System Options window
Categories: Log and procedure output control: PDF

System administration: Security
PROC OPTIONS GROUP= PDF

SECURITY
Restriction: The PDFSECURITY option is valid for UNIX, Windows, and z/OS operating systems, but only in countries where importing encryption software is legal.
Requirement: Adobe Acrobat Reader or Professional 3.0 and later versions, unless otherwise noted.
Note: This option can be restricted by a site administrator. For more information, see Restricted Options.
Syntax
Details
See Also

Syntax

PDFSECURITY= HIGH | LOW | NONE

Syntax Description

HIGH
specifies that SAS encrypts PDF documents using a 128-bit encryption algorithm.
Requirement:When PDFSECURITY=HIGH, you must use Acrobat 5.0 or later version.
Interaction:At least one password must be set using the PDFPASSWORD= system option when PDFSECURITY=HIGH or LOW.
LOW
specifies that SAS encrypts PDF documents using a 40-bit encryption algorithm.
Interaction:At least one password must be set using the PDFPASSWORD= system option when PDFSECURITY=HIGH or LOW.
NONE
specifies that no encryption is performed on PDF documents. This is the default.
The document property values for PDF security are not changed when you set PDFSECURITY=NONE. The results are the same as not specifying the option at all.

Details

The following table shows the default document properties that are set when the PDFSECURITY= option is set to NONE, LOW, or HIGH. When PDFSECURITY=NONE, there are no restrictions on PDF documents.
NONE
LOW
HIGH
Printing
Allowed
High Resolution
High Resolution
Changing the Document
Allowed
Not Allowed
Not Allowed
Commenting
Allowed
Not Allowed
Not Allowed
Form Field Fill-in or Signing
Allowed
Not Allowed
Allowed
Document Assembly
Allowed
Not Allowed
Not Allowed
Content Copying
Allowed
Allowed
Allowed
Content Accessibility Enabled
Allowed
Allowed
Allowed
Page Extraction
Allowed
Allowed
Allowed
Not Allowed when only PDFPASSWORD=(OWNER="pw") is specified
Encryption Level
None
40-bit RC4
128-bit RC4

See Also

Securing ODS Generated PDF Files in SAS Output Delivery System: User's Guide
System Options:
PDFACCESS System Option
PDFASSEMBLY System Option
PDFCOMMENT System Option
PDFCONTENT System Option
PDFCOPY System Option
PDFFILLIN System Option
PDFPASSWORD= System Option
PDFPRINT= System Option
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