Class DocumentPermissions

Inheritance
System.Object
DocumentPermissions
Namespace: PdfToSvg
Assembly: IronPdf.dll
Syntax
public class DocumentPermissions : Object

Every permission flag encoded in a PDF's security dictionary is surfaced through DocumentPermissions. When a PDF is protected by an owner password, the document's access rules travel with it, and this record exposes each rule as a readable bool property so application code can branch on what the current viewer is actually allowed to do before attempting an operation.

DocumentPermissions lives on the PDF object returned by IronPDF's rendering pipeline. Rather than parsing low-level PDF encryption tables directly, you read the nine properties on this class and act accordingly. The nine members split cleanly into three functional groups:

**Printing:** AllowPrintFullQuality indicates whether the document may be printed at full resolution. AllowPrintLowQuality covers degraded or draft-quality output, which some owners permit even when full-quality printing is locked.

**Content extraction and accessibility:** AllowExtractContent controls whether text and graphics may be copied out of the document. AllowExtractAccessibility is the narrower carve-out that permits assistive technologies (screen readers, for example) to access content even when general extraction is denied.

**Editing and interaction:** AllowAnnotations governs adding or modifying comments and form-field annotations. AllowFillForm covers interactive form completion without broader editing rights. AllowModifyContent reflects whether the page content stream itself may be altered. AllowAssembleDocument indicates whether pages may be inserted, rotated, deleted, or bookmarked.

**Ownership:** HasOwnerPermission is true when the document was opened with the owner (full-control) password, meaning all restrictions are effectively lifted regardless of the other flags.

Checking HasOwnerPermission first is the recommended pattern: if it is true, the remaining flags are moot. Otherwise, inspect the specific capability before invoking a corresponding IronPDF operation.

using IronPdf;

using var pdf = PdfDocument.FromFile("protected.pdf", ownerPassword: "secret");
DocumentPermissions perms = pdf.SecuritySettings.Permissions;

if (perms.HasOwnerPermission || perms.AllowExtractContent)
{
    string text = pdf.ExtractAllText();
    Console.WriteLine(text);
}
else if (perms.AllowExtractAccessibility)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Accessibility extraction only; full text copy is restricted.");
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine("Content extraction is not permitted by this document.");
}

For background on PDF security settings and how to apply permissions when creating documents, see the PDF security how-to, the PDF permissions example, and the IronPDF get-started guide.

Properties

AllowAnnotations

Declaration
public bool AllowAnnotations { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

AllowAssembleDocument

Declaration
public bool AllowAssembleDocument { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

AllowExtractAccessibility

Declaration
public bool AllowExtractAccessibility { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

AllowExtractContent

Declaration
public bool AllowExtractContent { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

AllowFillForm

Declaration
public bool AllowFillForm { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

AllowModifyContent

Declaration
public bool AllowModifyContent { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

AllowPrintFullQuality

Declaration
public bool AllowPrintFullQuality { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

AllowPrintLowQuality

Declaration
public bool AllowPrintLowQuality { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean

HasOwnerPermission

Declaration
public bool HasOwnerPermission { get; }
Property Value
Type Description
System.Boolean