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----- Original Message ----- From: "dhyton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 7:21 PM Subject: Re: [iText-questions] How to sign the PDF file that has the signing permission without setting owner password > > I have a similar problem, I need to set the permissions for a itext > generated > report for compliance rules that have to do with the Financial Planning > industry. I need the client to be able to read files I generate with out a > password but I also need limit their permissions with the file. > > Is there a fast track for itext requests? > > > Seung Hyun Park-2 wrote: >> >> Hello. >> >> >> >> I have a question about the signing of PDF with iText. >> >> >> >> I know that PDF encryption spec. provides the permission to allow signing >> and adding annotations. >> >> >> >> I can sign a PDF file using Acrobat without typing owner password if it >> has >> the permission to allow signing. >> >> >> >> >> >> But, iText always needed owner password to sign on the PDF files, >> although >> they already had the signing permission, when I made some test codes and >> tried them. >> >> >> >> To be specific, PDFReader can read the PDF files encrypted without >> setting >> owner password but error occurs at PdfStamper.CreateSignature method. >> >> >> >> If I set owner password at the constructor of PDF reader, the error >> disappears. >> >> >> >> But, I have to insert signature without owner password at my scenario. >> >> >> >> >> >> My test codes are based on the article – "How to sign a PDF using iText >> and >> iTextSharp" and work well with unencrypted PDF files. >> >> >> >> >> >> How do I sign on the PDF files that they are encrypted but have signing >> permission? >> >> >> >> Strictly speaking, I want to know that it is possible to sign them with >> iText. >> >> >> >> >> I attach the sample PDF file that I have used for testing. >> >> >> >> >> >> If you could take a few minutes to answer my questions, I would really >> appreciate it. >> >> Always thank you in advance for your help. >> >> >> Best regards, >> >> S. H. Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://itext.ugent.be/itext-in-action/
