No. What use would a set of permissions be that enabled anyone to get access!??!
However, you can apply digital rights to a file via encryption WITHOUT requiring a password to open the file... Leonard On Oct 22, 2007, at 7:37 PM, dhyton wrote: > > Then there is a way to set permissions with out encrypting? > > Paulo Soares wrote: >> >> There is no problem in setting permissions. >> >> Paulo >> >> ----- 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/ >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-to-sign-the- > PDF-file-that-has-the-signing-permission-without-setting-owner- > password-tf4449319.html#a13354106 > Sent from the iText - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > 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/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/
