It's the same. The problem is not the strength of the the key or algorithm but the case that you also provide the key to open the pdf if no user password is set.
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Aaron J Weber > Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 2:35 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [iText-questions] Encryption options with iText > > I've read (and discovered first-hand) that traditionally, > encrypting a PDF is pretty weak in the implementation-side of > things. That is, it's more of a deterrent than a protection, > because it can be fairly-easily defeated. > > Can someone verify whether the encrypt methods in iText are > any different? Relative strength of the output? > > Thanks, > AJ > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid3432&bid#0486&dat1642 _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions
