[PLUG] Printing PDF files

[Denis Heidtmann]

Is it possible that the encrypt PDF documents to prevent someone from
modifying it and then claiming "This document came from FTCU, so you owe
me."?  I have encountered protected PDF documents from other businesses
(non-financial) protected from changes.  I assumed that it was for similar
reasons.

-Denis

On Sun, Jul 9, 2017 at 2:40 AM, Tom <tomas.kuchta.lists at gmail.com> wrote:

> You shy away from naming the bank ...
> My bank - First Tech FCU encrypts the statements and restricts their
> printing in PDF.
> I have no idea why would one wanted to do this, they apparently do no
> have any idea themselves too.
> However, they also do not seem to be able to do anything about it.
> I do wonder why I trust them with my money, when they do not
> what/why/how they operate the business.
> Technically:
> The encryption, which is needed to enforce their stupid anti-print DRM
> rule uses empty password - thankfully.
> So every now and then, I use following qpdf in a bash script to strip
> off that nonsensical DRM:
> https://github.com/tomas-kuchta/decryptPdfs/blob/master/decryptPdfs.bas
> h
> If your problem is identical fell free to reuse/learn from the code.
> Tomas
> On Sat, 2017-07-08 at 12:58 -0700, Rich Shepard wrote:
> >    I download monthly business account statements from my bank's
> > website as
> > PDF files and save them with names I give them. (My names are
> > different from
> > the string of numbers the bank gives them.) For a reason I've not yet
> > found,
> > they will not print from the command line (lpr) nor from within xpdf.
> > They
> > display in the CUPS jobs page as 'rendering completed' but never make
> > it to
> > the printer. Using MasterPDFEditor I can print them. However, despite
> > MPE
> > being configured to print double-sided they come out single sided.
> >
> >    If you have any thoughts on why a) they won't print using lpr or
> > that
> > command within xpdf or b) why they print single-sided while the
> > printer is
> > configured for double-sided printing please share them with me.
> >
> > Rich
> >
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