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# Decrypt

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## Description

This application will decrypt a PDF document.

Note
You must have the owner password to decrypt the document!

usage: java org.pdfbox.Decrypt [OPTIONS] <inputfile> [outputfile]

Command Line Parameter | Type | Default Value | Description
--- | --- | --- | ---
-password | string | None | Password to the PDF or certificate in keystore.
-keyStore | string | None | Path to keystore that holds certificate to decrypt the document. This is only required if the document is encrypted with a certificate, otherwise only the password is required.
-alias | string | None | The alias to the certificate in the keystore.
<inputfile> | filename | None | The PDF file to decrypt.
[outputfile] | filename | The output file | The file to save the decrypted document to. If left blank then it will be the same as the input file.