[TIKA-1494] JAXRS server: allow passing PDF password in the request

• Type: New Feature
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Fix Version/s: 1.7
• Component/s: server
• Labels: encryption pdf server
• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Peter Bowyer
• Created: 12/Dec/14 09:13
• Updated: 19/Dec/14 14:00
• Resolved: 15/Dec/14 06:27

Description

I have to extract content from encrypted PDFs. Setting the PDF password using the TIKA_PASSWORD environment variable works, however it only allows for one PDF password.

It would be very useful to be able to pass the password in during the HTTP request - as a header or by some other means. This way I can run a central JAXRS server and extract content from all PDFs, rather than a separate server for each department/group that has its own password.