At 09:45 AM 1/25/2006, Aaron J Weber wrote:
So is there some "more
secure" method of leveraging the encryption?
For example, if I DO set a
user-password, then encrypt the document, is that
"better"?
Yes, if
you set a user password AND a permissions/owner password, then the only
way to
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> 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
>
er ; itext-questions@lists.sourceforge.net
Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2006 9:41
AM
Subject: RE: [iText-questions] Encryption
options with iText
It's the same. The problem is not the strength of the the key
oralgorithm but the case that you also provide the key to open the
At 09:35 AM 1/25/2006, Aaron J Weber wrote:
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.
Depending on wh
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 di
