[pdftex] Securing/encrypting PDF files.

[Hilmar Preusse]

On 26.11.04 John Culleton (john at wexfordpress.com) wrote:

Hi,

> A poster on another list wants to find a method for encrypting PDF
> files produced from TeX and including mathematical formulas. 
> Apparently pdftex eliminated encryption some time ago because of
> complexity issues.
> 
> Are there suggestions for effective encryption outside of pdftex?
> 
http://www.lowagie.com/iText/, http://www.accesspdf.com/pdftk/
(iText)

However, that protection can be circumvented very easy.

H.
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