Public bug reported: When opening a file with AESV3 256 encryption evince repeatedly prompts for a password interactively and fails to render the document.
To recreate: 1. Encrypt a PDF with qpdf: $ qpdf --version qpdf version 4.2.0 Copyright (c) 2005-2013 Jay Berkenbilt This software may be distributed under the terms of version 2 of the Artistic License which may be found in the source distribution. It is provided "as is" without express or implied warranty. $ qpdf --encrypt "wibble" "wobble" 256 -- plain.pdf encrypted.pdf $ egrep -a AES encrypted.pdf << /CF << /StdCF << /AuthEvent /DocOpen /CFM /AESV3 /Length 32 >> >> /Filter /Standard /Length 256 ... 2. Check it opens with Adobe Acrobat 3. Attempt to open with evince: $ evince --version GNOME Document Viewer 3.10.0 $ evince encrypted.pdf (evince:17902): EvinceDocument-CRITICAL **: ev_document_get_n_pages: assertion 'EV_IS_DOCUMENT (document)' failed Syntax Error: Invalid encryption key length Command Line Error: Incorrect password Syntax Error: Invalid encryption key length Command Line Error: Incorrect password (evince:17902): Gtk-CRITICAL **: gtk_widget_get_toplevel: assertion 'GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed ** Affects: evince (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to evince in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1293282 Title: evince cannot open pdf with AESV3 256 encryption To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/evince/+bug/1293282/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs