Class SecurityHandlerFactory

java.lang.Object
org.apache.pdfbox.pdmodel.encryption.SecurityHandlerFactory

public final class SecurityHandlerFactory extends Object
Manages security handlers for the application. It follows the singleton pattern. To be usable, security managers must be registered in it. Security managers are retrieved by the application when necessary.
Author:
Benoit Guillon, John Hewson
  • Field Details

  • Method Details

    • registerHandler

      public void registerHandler(String name, Class<? extends SecurityHandler> securityHandler, Class<? extends ProtectionPolicy> protectionPolicy)
      Registers a security handler. If the security handler was already registered an exception is thrown. If another handler was previously registered for the same filter name or for the same policy name, an exception is thrown
      Parameters:
      name - the name of the filter
      securityHandler - security handler class to register
      protectionPolicy - protection policy class to register
    • newSecurityHandlerForPolicy

      public SecurityHandler newSecurityHandlerForPolicy(ProtectionPolicy policy)
      Returns a new security handler for the given protection policy, or null none is available.
      Parameters:
      policy - the protection policy for which to create a security handler
      Returns:
      a new SecurityHandler instance, or null if none is available
    • newSecurityHandlerForFilter

      public SecurityHandler newSecurityHandlerForFilter(String name)
      Returns a new security handler for the given Filter name, or null none is available.
      Parameters:
      name - the Filter name from the PDF encryption dictionary
      Returns:
      a new SecurityHandler instance, or null if none is available