indeed but when I try to reopen that file with a PDFReader, to concat it, it
complains that I am not using the correct owner password.

Leonard Rosenthol wrote:
> 
> 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
>>>
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