Exported PDF Security

Hi All
I am using SQL Reporting Services. I looked into the properties of the
generated .pdf file and it allows user to edit the file contents using a
full version Adobe Acrobat.
Is it possible to make the exported PDF file uneditable ? Any help on this
will be hisghly appreciated
Thanks
Vaibhav SharmaIf anyone says yes, well theyre wrong.
The issue here is not Reporting Services but rather the PDF Spec,
Using tools I will NOT mention here , I can edit any PDF , from any
source "AT-WILL"
The funny part is the tools I use are the same tools "I" use for allpdf
work and I have had developers/designers choke on their words many a
times over this exact issue.
I go by the xiom of , "If a client can read it, so can I" (client being
client tool, webbrowser, pdfviewer etc) but you can always take that a
step further and say "If I can read it I can change it"
NOW All that said is there a way to "Lock" a PDF Against edit for the
other 99% of people, yes, but I am unsure if RS has it implemented, I
have not seen it anywhere in the docs.|||RS does not support any type of locking of the PDF. You could write your own
extension to do this.
--
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"WertmanTheMad" <cwertman@.webchamps.com> wrote in message
news:1104179054.142883.151010@.f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> If anyone says yes, well theyre wrong.
> The issue here is not Reporting Services but rather the PDF Spec,
> Using tools I will NOT mention here , I can edit any PDF , from any
> source "AT-WILL"
> The funny part is the tools I use are the same tools "I" use for allpdf
> work and I have had developers/designers choke on their words many a
> times over this exact issue.
> I go by the xiom of , "If a client can read it, so can I" (client being
> client tool, webbrowser, pdfviewer etc) but you can always take that a
> step further and say "If I can read it I can change it"
> NOW All that said is there a way to "Lock" a PDF Against edit for the
> other 99% of people, yes, but I am unsure if RS has it implemented, I
> have not seen it anywhere in the docs.
>|||Any pointers on how to do that? I mean how to go about writing an extension.
TIA
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:OZBq3bF7EHA.1260@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> RS does not support any type of locking of the PDF. You could write your
> own
> extension to do this.
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "WertmanTheMad" <cwertman@.webchamps.com> wrote in message
> news:1104179054.142883.151010@.f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> If anyone says yes, well theyre wrong.
>> The issue here is not Reporting Services but rather the PDF Spec,
>> Using tools I will NOT mention here , I can edit any PDF , from any
>> source "AT-WILL"
>> The funny part is the tools I use are the same tools "I" use for allpdf
>> work and I have had developers/designers choke on their words many a
>> times over this exact issue.
>> I go by the xiom of , "If a client can read it, so can I" (client being
>> client tool, webbrowser, pdfviewer etc) but you can always take that a
>> step further and say "If I can read it I can change it"
>> NOW All that said is there a way to "Lock" a PDF Against edit for the
>> other 99% of people, yes, but I am unsure if RS has it implemented, I
>> have not seen it anywhere in the docs.
>|||I know it is possible because 3rd parties have come up with additional
rendering extensions but looking at it another way (and definitely easier)
you could have a delivery extension (if you are sending this via
subscriptions). Your delivery extension could save the report as a pdf file,
then run it through whatever utility that locks the pdf and then you send it
on via the email. Look in the help on delivery extension.
--
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Vaibhav" <consultvaibhav@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:eC7tX7F7EHA.2196@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Any pointers on how to do that? I mean how to go about writing an
extension.
> TIA
>
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OZBq3bF7EHA.1260@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > RS does not support any type of locking of the PDF. You could write your
> > own
> > extension to do this.
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Loehle-Conger
> > MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >
> > "WertmanTheMad" <cwertman@.webchamps.com> wrote in message
> > news:1104179054.142883.151010@.f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> >> If anyone says yes, well theyre wrong.
> >>
> >> The issue here is not Reporting Services but rather the PDF Spec,
> >>
> >> Using tools I will NOT mention here , I can edit any PDF , from any
> >> source "AT-WILL"
> >>
> >> The funny part is the tools I use are the same tools "I" use for allpdf
> >> work and I have had developers/designers choke on their words many a
> >> times over this exact issue.
> >>
> >> I go by the xiom of , "If a client can read it, so can I" (client being
> >> client tool, webbrowser, pdfviewer etc) but you can always take that a
> >> step further and say "If I can read it I can change it"
> >>
> >> NOW All that said is there a way to "Lock" a PDF Against edit for the
> >> other 99% of people, yes, but I am unsure if RS has it implemented, I
> >> have not seen it anywhere in the docs.
> >>
> >
> >
>|||Thanks very much.
But in my case i am not sending file by susbscription, i am displaying
report as link and generating it on demand like an invoice pdf file.
"Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:ebWjTnG7EHA.2608@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>I know it is possible because 3rd parties have come up with additional
> rendering extensions but looking at it another way (and definitely easier)
> you could have a delivery extension (if you are sending this via
> subscriptions). Your delivery extension could save the report as a pdf
> file,
> then run it through whatever utility that locks the pdf and then you send
> it
> on via the email. Look in the help on delivery extension.
> --
> Bruce Loehle-Conger
> MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> "Vaibhav" <consultvaibhav@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:eC7tX7F7EHA.2196@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> Any pointers on how to do that? I mean how to go about writing an
> extension.
>> TIA
>>
>> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:OZBq3bF7EHA.1260@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>> > RS does not support any type of locking of the PDF. You could write
>> > your
>> > own
>> > extension to do this.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Bruce Loehle-Conger
>> > MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
>> >
>> > "WertmanTheMad" <cwertman@.webchamps.com> wrote in message
>> > news:1104179054.142883.151010@.f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
>> >> If anyone says yes, well theyre wrong.
>> >>
>> >> The issue here is not Reporting Services but rather the PDF Spec,
>> >>
>> >> Using tools I will NOT mention here , I can edit any PDF , from any
>> >> source "AT-WILL"
>> >>
>> >> The funny part is the tools I use are the same tools "I" use for
>> >> allpdf
>> >> work and I have had developers/designers choke on their words many a
>> >> times over this exact issue.
>> >>
>> >> I go by the xiom of , "If a client can read it, so can I" (client
>> >> being
>> >> client tool, webbrowser, pdfviewer etc) but you can always take that a
>> >> step further and say "If I can read it I can change it"
>> >>
>> >> NOW All that said is there a way to "Lock" a PDF Against edit for the
>> >> other 99% of people, yes, but I am unsure if RS has it implemented, I
>> >> have not seen it anywhere in the docs.
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>>
>|||If you have your own UI (i.e. not using Report Manager but using your own
ASP.net application) then you could use the same technique by using web
services to first render PDF on your server, run the untility and then send
the resultant protected PDF to the user. If you want to use Report Manager
portal then there is not an easy solution that I can think of.
--
Bruce Loehle-Conger
MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
"Vaibhav" <consultvaibhav@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:Of5HKMP7EHA.3908@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> Thanks very much.
> But in my case i am not sending file by susbscription, i am displaying
> report as link and generating it on demand like an invoice pdf file.
>
> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ebWjTnG7EHA.2608@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >I know it is possible because 3rd parties have come up with additional
> > rendering extensions but looking at it another way (and definitely
easier)
> > you could have a delivery extension (if you are sending this via
> > subscriptions). Your delivery extension could save the report as a pdf
> > file,
> > then run it through whatever utility that locks the pdf and then you
send
> > it
> > on via the email. Look in the help on delivery extension.
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Loehle-Conger
> > MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >
> > "Vaibhav" <consultvaibhav@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:eC7tX7F7EHA.2196@.TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> >> Any pointers on how to do that? I mean how to go about writing an
> > extension.
> >>
> >> TIA
> >>
> >>
> >> "Bruce L-C [MVP]" <bruce_lcNOSPAM@.hotmail.com> wrote in message
> >> news:OZBq3bF7EHA.1260@.TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> >> > RS does not support any type of locking of the PDF. You could write
> >> > your
> >> > own
> >> > extension to do this.
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Bruce Loehle-Conger
> >> > MVP SQL Server Reporting Services
> >> >
> >> > "WertmanTheMad" <cwertman@.webchamps.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:1104179054.142883.151010@.f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
> >> >> If anyone says yes, well theyre wrong.
> >> >>
> >> >> The issue here is not Reporting Services but rather the PDF Spec,
> >> >>
> >> >> Using tools I will NOT mention here , I can edit any PDF , from any
> >> >> source "AT-WILL"
> >> >>
> >> >> The funny part is the tools I use are the same tools "I" use for
> >> >> allpdf
> >> >> work and I have had developers/designers choke on their words many a
> >> >> times over this exact issue.
> >> >>
> >> >> I go by the xiom of , "If a client can read it, so can I" (client
> >> >> being
> >> >> client tool, webbrowser, pdfviewer etc) but you can always take that
a
> >> >> step further and say "If I can read it I can change it"
> >> >>
> >> >> NOW All that said is there a way to "Lock" a PDF Against edit for
the
> >> >> other 99% of people, yes, but I am unsure if RS has it implemented,
I
> >> >> have not seen it anywhere in the docs.
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>