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4ildren
4ildren
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January 3, 2015
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Scripting 'Save PSD as PDF with password security' and 'Open PDF with password security' issue.

  • January 3, 2015
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Hi!

I'm now building an extension for Photoshop. The script (jsx) should save the active document as Photoshop PDF secured with a password. The PW is the same all the time and is set in the script. Then the script is to open the PDF with that same password. I need all this to protect the PDF from opening by a user, so that only the script has access to the file.

I've googled a lot. I've seen a similar topic on this community dated as 2012. It's not answered. With an only comment saying that saving with a password seems to be possible via GUI and not via a script.

Has anything changed since 2012?

P.S. Illustrator .documentPassword and .requireDocumentPassword don't work in PS and ScriptListener still gives nothing 😕😕

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Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler
ScriptListener still gives nothing

Which probably means the task is (still) not possible to achieve with Photoshop Scripting.

Both Photoshop DOM and AM seem to have weaknesses/omissions that I would consider more relevant but if you regard the issue as crucial you may want to post a Feature Request over at

Photoshop Family Customer Community

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c.pfaffenbichler
c.pfaffenbichlerCorrect answer
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January 4, 2015
ScriptListener still gives nothing

Which probably means the task is (still) not possible to achieve with Photoshop Scripting.

Both Photoshop DOM and AM seem to have weaknesses/omissions that I would consider more relevant but if you regard the issue as crucial you may want to post a Feature Request over at

Photoshop Family Customer Community

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