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January 5, 2018
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How to remove a password from an old PDF file

  • January 5, 2018
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We have an old PDF file created by a former employee that has a password - but no one here now knows that password. Is there any way to REMOVE security - we want to circulate the file for comments and mark-ups.

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Correct answer Dov Isaacs

The idea behind password protection is security! If it was easily bypassed (i.e., you could remove security without knowing the existing password), it wouldn't provide security!

Answer is in one word NO!

          - Dov

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January 5, 2018

The idea behind password protection is security! If it was easily bypassed (i.e., you could remove security without knowing the existing password), it wouldn't provide security!

Answer is in one word NO!

          - Dov

- Dov Isaacs, former Adobe Principal Scientist (April 30, 1990 - May 30, 2021)