On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:36:37 -0400 Ralph Katz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 10/12/2007 01:16 PM, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > > BartlebyScrivener wrote: > >> I want to send a longish pdf file to an unsophisticated Windows user. > > > >> If possible I would like to password protect it. > > > >> Is there a way to password protect files on Etch? > > > > $ aptitude install pdftk > > > > # pdftk file.pdf output file-pw.pdf user_pw topsecret allow AllFeatures > > > > file.pdf is the unencrypted file, file-pw.pdf is encrypted with the > > password 'topsecret'. > > Without 'allow AllFeatures' your poor Windows user won't be able to > > print or copy paste it. > > > > See man pdftk > > > > pdf encryption not too secure, easily crackable. Try hushmail.com for > any user to send pgp/gpg encrypted email/files. I rather like the lesser known Mailvault for this. https://ssl.mailvault.com/ > Ralph Celejar -- mailmin.sourceforge.net - remote access via secure (OpenPGP) email ssuds.sourceforge.net - A Simple Sudoku Solver and Generator -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
