PDF Security - a myth?
In the whitepaper "How Secure is PDF?", Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Bryan Guignard's conclusion on PDF security is -
The site Giveaway Of The Day (GAOTD) is even giving away a commercial tool called Recover PDF Password for free. This tool unlocks restricted PDF documents & recovers passwords of protected PDF files.
As per comments at GAOTD, this isn't also the only tool. This comes as a rude surprise to me.
Sometimes, ignorance is not bliss.
Also see:
PDFZilla overrides PDF's copy protection
PDF Anatomy 101
A Web App Is As Secure As You Make It & the Browser It Runs On
The only way your property can be safe is if you keep it to yourself.
The site Giveaway Of The Day (GAOTD) is even giving away a commercial tool called Recover PDF Password for free. This tool unlocks restricted PDF documents & recovers passwords of protected PDF files.
As per comments at GAOTD, this isn't also the only tool. This comes as a rude surprise to me.
Sometimes, ignorance is not bliss.
Also see:
PDFZilla overrides PDF's copy protection
PDF Anatomy 101
A Web App Is As Secure As You Make It & the Browser It Runs On
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