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[[Category:Complementary modules]]

[[File:TheoPequignot-PDFProtect-logo.png|right|180px]]

{| class="wikitable"
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! Editor
| Theo Pequignot ([https://theopequignot.fr theopequignot.fr])
|-
! Module ID
| 194156
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! Version
| 5.12.0
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! Dolibarr
| 14 to 24
|-
! Where to get it
| [https://www.dolistore.com/product.php?id=3102 DoliStore]
|-
! Support
| [mailto:contact@theopequignot.fr contact@theopequignot.fr]
|}

A quote sent as a PDF can be copied, edited and sent back under another name. PDF Protect automatically locks quote and invoice PDFs as soon as Dolibarr generates them.

== What it does ==

* '''Automatic protection''' on every PDF generation, for quotes, invoices or both.
* '''Opens freely by default''': your customer opens the document with a double-click, but editing, extraction and assembly are blocked. Printing and text copying are allowed or not, your choice.
* '''Optional opening password''': the PDF is then truly encrypted and unreadable without it.
* '''Works with online signature''': your customer can sign the protected quote online, then both the original and the signed PDF are protected again.
* '''Works with bulk merge''': the "Generate document" bulk action on quote and invoice lists keeps working.
* Audit log of every protected document, built-in settings page.

== Nothing to install on the server ==
The built-in engine (AES-256) runs everywhere, including the official Dolibarr Docker image. If your server has qpdf, pikepdf, GhostScript or pypdf, the module can use them too.

== Good to know ==

* Without an opening password, copy and edit restrictions are honored by common readers (Adobe Acrobat, Foxit…), but a specialised tool can remove them. For real confidentiality, set an opening password.
* Factur-X PDFs (with an embedded XML file) are protected with qpdf or pikepdf; with the built-in engine they are left as they are so the XML is not lost.
* An encrypted PDF is no longer PDF/A compliant.

== Installation ==
Home → Setup → Modules → "Deploy/install external app/module", upload the zip, enable PDF Protect and tick the documents to protect.

'''Upgrading from a previous version:''' replace the files, then disable and re-enable the module (Setup → Modules). Settings, data and user permissions are kept.

== Compatibility ==

* Dolibarr 14 to 24 (verified on 16, 23 and 24, including Docker).
* PHP 7.4 to 8.4, MySQL / MariaDB.
* English and French included. Email support and updates for 2 years.

== Screenshots ==
<gallery mode="packed" heights="220px">
File:TheoPequignot-PDFProtect-setup.png|Settings: documents, permissions, engine
File:TheoPequignot-PDFProtect-password-prompt.png|A quote protected with an opening password
File:TheoPequignot-PDFProtect-passwords.png|Opening and edit passwords
</gallery>

== Support ==
Questions before buying, installation or update issues: write to [mailto:contact@theopequignot.fr contact@theopequignot.fr]. I am the developer of this module and I answer myself. Support and updates are included for 2 years with the DoliStore purchase.