Bug#109289: tetex-bin: pdftex doesn't support pdf encryption

[Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de>]

On 20.08.01 gus@debian.org (gus@debian.org) wrote:

> Package: tetex-bin
> Version: 1.0.7+20001218-5
> Severity: wishlist
> 
> there are patches available to add encryption support to pdftex.
> (similar to the xpdf encryption patches)
> 
> in fact upstream (pdftex, not tetex) now includes such support by
> default.
> 
Encryption is included in the actual pdftex of Debian stable, but
will be removed in future releases. Hanh thinks it is to hard to
maintain. I believe already the pdftex of teTeX 2.0.2 doesn't contain
encryption any more. There are said to be be a few tools around for
doing that, like http://www.lowagie.com/iText . I don't have any
experience with that tool and I don't know if anybody will provide
patches to reimplement encryption in recent pdtex versions.

So, what should we do with that bug?

H.
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