Thanks for that. Now I need to know how to go about checking for
non-conformant "additions" to the PDF. Anyone able to point me in the right
direction?

Constantine
--
There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows
about. It's a very serious disease and it interferes completely with the
work. The trouble with computers is that you 'play' with them!
- Richard P. Feynman


On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 3:30 PM Leonard Rosenthol
<[email protected]> wrote:

> One thing to keep in mind here is that the signature validation rules for
> PDF changes differ based on the type of PDF signature and the properties of
> that signature.  All of which is documented in ISO 32000 and in PAdES so be
> sure to consult both sets of documents as you work through your
> requirements/specifications.
>
> Leonard
>
> From: Constantine Dokolas <[email protected]>
> Date: Friday, June 11, 2021 at 8:16 AM
> To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
> Subject: LTV validation (strict)
> Good evening!
>
> I'm researching how to validate that changes to a signed PDF conform to LTV
> (PAdES-only?) specs; i.e. that only LTV-related changes have been made to
> the document and nothing else (i.e. malicious changes to content).
>
> Is there some guide or any sample code regarding this for PDFBox?
>
> I could alternatively examine the changes in the xref table after signing,
> but I'm not sure if PDFBox supports this. If it does, I'd appreciate a few
> pointers in the right direction.
>
> Constantine
>
> --
> There is a computer disease that anybody who works with computers knows
> about. It's a very serious disease and it interferes completely with the
> work. The trouble with computers is that you 'play' with them!
> - Richard P. Feynman
>

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