Stirling PDFInstall

Summary

Add password protection to a PDF file, optionally setting owner and user passwords along with various permission restrictions and encryption key length.

Inputs

• fileInputBinaryProperty — Name of the binary property containing the PDF file data for processing in binary form.
• fileId — File ID referencing an existing server-side PDF file to which the password will be added.
• ownerPassword — Owner password restricting actions that can be performed on the PDF once opened.
• password — User password required to open the PDF document.
• keyLength (required) — Length of the encryption key (40, 128, or 256 bits).
• preventAssembly — Whether to prevent document assembly.
• preventExtractContent — Whether to prevent content extraction.
• preventExtractForAccessibility — Whether to prevent content extraction for accessibility purposes.
• preventFillInForm — Whether to prevent filling in forms within the PDF.
• preventModify — Whether to prevent modification of the document.
• preventModifyAnnotations — Whether to prevent modification of annotations.
• preventPrinting — Whether to prevent printing the document.
• preventPrintingFaithful — Whether to prevent faithful printing (high quality printing).

Output shape

binary file representing the password-protected PDF

Supports either providing the PDF as binary data via the specified binary property or referencing a server-side file ID. The output is the modified PDF file with added password security and restrictions. Optional request settings can control batching, SSL handling, proxy, and timeout.

Links

• n8n community nodes installation guide