Access Adobe DRM-encrypted PDF files

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Jarvis
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Access Adobe DRM-encrypted PDF files

Post by Jarvis »

Hello,

I’m wondering if there’s any method to access an Adobe DRM-protected PDF using PDF-XChange Editor.

I’d be very glad if there’s a plugin or feature that allows this, since I’d rather not use Adobe Digital Editions, which I find quite inconvenient.

Kind regards.
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Dimitar - PDF-XChange
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Re: Access Adobe DRM-encrypted PDF files

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Hello Jarvis,

Welcome to our Forum!

Are you seeing any error messages when attempting to open one of these files in PDF-XChange Editor?


Best regards.
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rakunavi
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Re: Access Adobe DRM-encrypted PDF files

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Hello Jarvis,

Adobe's DRM is proprietary, so based on Daniel's previous post, it seems there's nothing to be done about it at this time.
Daniel - PDF-XChange wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 6:12 pm A quick followup on this. After investigating the file and speaking with the dev team we have found that Adobe's DRM is proprietary and they will not share the libraries required to work with such files. As such, this is something we cannot offer at this time.
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rakunavi
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Dimitar - PDF-XChange
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Re: Access Adobe DRM-encrypted PDF files

Post by Dimitar - PDF-XChange »

Thank you for your input.
I'm afraid that is indeed the case.