The Pdfsharp library allows you to do many different operations on PDF files. As it is a .NET library you can use it within Powershell. In the attached cO.Password_Protect.zip you will find a psm1 file and the PdfSharp-gdi.dll with version 1.5.4000.
The library contains functionality to create a new PDF with password protection.
This sample code shows how to use it:
Set-PdfPassword -SourceFile "C:\TEMP\test.pdf" -DestinationFile "C:\TEMP\protected_test.pdf" -Password "SECRET" -PdfSharpPath 'C:\ProgramData\coolOrange\powerJobs\Modules\PdfSharp-gdi.dll' -Force -RemoveSourceFiles
In the module you can further customize the permissions on the PDF file by settings these properties to $true or $false:
- PermitAccessibilityExtractContent: Permits content extraction for accessibility
- PermitAnnotations: Permits commenting the document
- PermitAssembleDocument: Permits to insert, rotate or delete pages and create bookmarks or thumbnail images
- PermitExtractContent: Permits copying content or extraction
- PermitFormsFill: Permits filling of form fields
- PermitFullQualityPrint: Permits to print in high quality, insert, rotate or delete pages and create bookmarks
- PermitModifyDocument: Permits modifying the document
- PermitPrint: Permits printing the document, should be used in conjunction with PermitFullQualityPrint