Re: PDF is blocked for printing, etc. OK for acroread (it behaves as expected), but KPDF allows me to print it, even if it is protected! Why?

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Subject: Re: PDF is blocked for printing, etc. OK for acroread (it behaves as expected), but KPDF allows me to print it, even if it is protected! Why?
From: Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:05:46 +0000 (UTC)
Message-id: <[🔎] pan.2010.04.19.14.05.46@gmail.com>
References: <[🔎] 4BCC5B32.5030300@student.ulg.ac.be>

On Mon, 19 Apr 2010 15:31:30 +0200, Merciadri Luca wrote:

> I have written a PDF that I have blocked for printing, etc. Acrobat
> Reader won't print it, because of the restrictions defined on the PDF
> file's content. However, KPDF accepts printing it, and extracting
> content from it, etc., even if these actions are unauthorized with
> acroread. Is it normal?

Yes.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format#Security_and_signatures

Greetings,

-- 
Camaleón

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