I'm actually uncertain, but I don't believe DSpace's ingesting process has the ability to scan to see if a PDF is protected. I also assume by "protected", you mean encrypted with a password, or made unable to be printed, or the contents not cut-and-pasteable.
The reason I'm replying to your message is just to express my distaste towards "protected" PDFs, for a variety of reasons: 1. It's exceptionally poor security for anyone wishing to protect their documents in the first place. The only thing that makes it function at all is if the program used to READ the document chooses to listen to the security measures. Adobe Reader, of course, does, but any number of 3rd-party PDF readers simply ignores what are essentially check-boxes in the file, and allows one to print the document, cut-and-paste from it, and so on. Even if a user chooses not to employ one of these other PDF readers, nothing is stopping them from say, taking a screen capture of the page and printing that, or merely re-typing the copy they wish to cut-and- paste. Additionally, I believe that the mechanism DSpace employs to scan the full-text of a PDF (for indexing purposes) does not pay attention to these security restrictions in the first place, which is a funny sidenote that speaks to the ease of avoiding the security. 2. It essentially stands in contrast to what an "Open" repository software like DSpace is meant to do in the first place - provide access to research and items of intellectual value. The value of a protected PDF is diminished due to the (albeit flaky) security measures placed upon it. I ran into this issue briefly with our ETD documents. After consulting with our ETD manager, we agreed that PDF security issues were of such detriment both technically and educationally, and they are no longer offered as options. I'm trying hard not to soapbox here, but hey, what are user-group mailing lists for if not, at least partly, for that? Shane Beers Digital Repository Services Librarian George Mason University [EMAIL PROTECTED] 703-993-3742 On Nov 28, 2007, at 2:40 PM, Douglas Ramiro wrote: > Hello everybody. Is it possible to dspace accept only pdf that is > protected on a submission? > > thanks > > -- > Douglas Ramiro > (+55xx61) 8416-0903 > Sun Campus Ambassador > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper > from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going > mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. > http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4_______________________________________________ > DSpace-tech mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4 _______________________________________________ DSpace-tech mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/dspace-tech
