Type Default Value Read Only Description
string null No Represents the "SubFilter" entry of the encryption dictionary object.

 

   

Notes
 

Represents the "SubFilter" entry of the encryption dictionary object.

It is an optional entry defined as part of the PDF 1.3 specification.

It contains a string representing a PDF name object.

For definitive details see:.

The ISO PDF Specification, ISO 32000-1:2008 PDF 1.7; Table: 20, page 56.

Adobe Supplement to the ISO 32000, BaseVersion: 1.7, ExtensionLevel: 3; Table: 3.18, page 14.

The ISO PDF Specification, ISO 32000-2:2017 PDF 2.0; Table: 20, page 71.

The SubFilter entry names an alternative encoding or protocol layered on top of the main security handler. It allows a single document to advertise compatibility with multiple security frameworks without changing the primary Filter value.

 

   

Example
 
None.