Password Protection gone bad

I password protected some PDF's under a different version of Adobe. I bought Standard and installed it. Now I can't open those older PDF's because it doesn't recognize the passwords. I've tried every password I can think of. Any suggestions?

Are you sure you're entering the password EXACTLY as you've originally entered it (including spaces, upper/lower-case letters, etc.)? Does the password contain any special characters (unicode characters, quotes, other symbols)?
If all else fails, there are tools out there that can be used to remove password protection from PDF files. Google is your friend...

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How do I restore a password-protected backup?

How can I restore a backup that's password protected?
Problem steps:
1) I had a password-protected iPad receiving push email from my company for more than a year.
2) This morning, I had to re-enroll it and change the password to meet more stringent standards.
3) The change said it was successful, but after the iPad went to sleep and I woke it up, it didn't recognize the new password.
4) It also didn't recognize the old password.
5) It also didn't recognize the original 4-digit password that I'd put on the machine when I first got it.
6) I went to our mobile device management webpage and issued the clear password command while my iPad was connected to the wifi network.
7) The MDM page announced that the command had been sent successfully.
8) The iPad never prompted me for a new password.
9) It still didn't recognize the old password.
10) It still didn't recognize the original password.
11) I had to let the iPad wipe itself clean after ten mis-tries so I could restore from last week's backup.
12) When I issue the restore command, I'm prompted for a password. It says that the old password (and the original password and the new password) are all incorrect and won't do a restore.
When I plugged the iPad in this afternoon to find out when my latest backup was (after I had discovered that it was having problems), could it have transferred the corruption from the iPad to the Mac's backup file? The backup file still has last week's date on it. I have a complete disk backup of the Mac from earlier last week as well as it's connected to a Time Machine backup. What can I do to get my data back?
I've got two books I've been annotating since last summer so I can create presentations about them and teach from them, and now everything's gone.
This is an iPad 1, running iOS 5.0.0.
The Mac is a MacBook Pro running 10.6.8

Found it.
The restore password is not the same as the passcode to access the iPad. (After putting 6-digit codes in all day, I think I'd been conditioned to continue using those codes.) I found the backup password in the Keychain.

Password protecting mail app and permanent deletion of emails so they don't appear in spotlight search

I realise that there is a temporary way to prevent this happening by unticking the 'mail' option in the spotlight search settings menu, but how do you permanently delete the emails? I assumed that when I hit delete then emptied the trash box, the mails were gone for good. But finding that they remain stored in some hidden place and can be easily accessed is very annoying! In fact, finding that other users can quickly change the settings back and have free access to my email is rather disturbing anyway, especially as there is no way to password protect my email account once i activate the mail app. the apple mail app is linked to my yahoo account, but within yahoo mail there seems to be no problem in regards to deleted mail being stored somewhere else, only within the apple app system.
So i guess id like to know, is there some way to password protect my account or do I just need to keep deleting my account before lending the ipad to someone else and then reinstating it? And is there any way to properly delete emails for good?
I would be happy just to go without the mail app and log in directly through yahoo in Safari, except that I find the notification alert when I receive a new mail very handy!!

[edit] I dragged the email I sent through the MBP Mail app (under MAILBOXES > Sent > Yahoo!) to the highlighted Sent folder (YAHOO! > Sent), and now it shows up on all Yahoo Sent folders (iPad app, web browser, phone app). Not entirely solved the issue but will use web browser to sent future emails to keep everything in sync.

My Mac got hacked. I was working on a word document when the computer suddenly started typing meaningful sentences on its own that describes how the hacker is skillful. At the that time I was on a password protected wifi and file sharing was off.

This is the first time I get hacked this bad. I was working on a microsoft word document when the computer suddenly started typing meaningful sentences on its own that describes how skillfull the hacker is. At the that time I was on a friends wifi network that is password protected (not sure about the encyrption), the Os X Firewall was on. I was using the admin profile, however, file sharing was off. I'm very careful not to install any suspecious 3rd party software.
So far I have verified permissions and fixed some errors there, and changed passwords.
Do I have to erase/format my computer and reinstall the Os? If so is it adequte to use the internet recovery tool or will it use old and possibly infected EFI/Root files?
Would appreciate the advice of all the Mac experts out there. Thanks

Please read this whole message before doing anything.
This procedure is a diagnostic test. It won’t solve your problem. Don’t be disappointed when you find that nothing has changed after you complete it.
Third-party system modifications are a common cause of usability problems. By a “system modification,” I mean software that affects the operation of other software — potentially for the worse. The following procedure will help identify which such modifications you've installed. Don’t be alarmed by the complexity of these instructions — they’re easy to carry out and won’t change anything on your Mac.
These steps are to be taken while booted in “normal” mode, not in safe mode. If you’re now running in safe mode, reboot as usual before continuing.
Below are instructions to enter some UNIX shell commands. The commands are harmless, but they must be entered exactly as given in order to work. If you have doubts about the safety of the procedure suggested here, search this site for other discussions in which it’s been followed without any report of ill effects.
Some of the commands will line-wrap or scroll in your browser, but each one is really just a single line, all of which must be selected. You can accomplish this easily by triple-clicking anywhere in the line. The whole line will highlight, and you can then copy it. The headings “Step 1” and so on are not part of the commands.
Note: If you have more than one user account, Step 2 must be taken as an administrator. Ordinarily that would be the user created automatically when you booted the system for the first time. The other steps should be taken as the user who has the problem, if different. Most personal Macs have only one user, and in that case this paragraph doesn’t apply.
Launch the Terminal application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad. Click Utilities, then Terminal in the icon grid.
When you launch Terminal, a text window will open with a line already in it, ending either in a dollar sign (“$”) or a percent sign (“%”). If you get the percent sign, enter “sh” and press return. You should then get a new line ending in a dollar sign.
Step 1
Triple-click anywhere in the line of text below on this page to select it:
kextstat -kl | awk '!/com\.apple/{printf "%s %s\n", $6, $7}' | open -ef
Copy the selected text to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Then click anywhere in the Terminal window and paste (command-V). I've tested these instructions only with the Safari web browser. If you use another browser, you may have to press the return key after pasting. A TextEdit window will open with the output of the command. If the command produced no output, the window will be empty. Post the contents of the TextEdit window (not the Terminal window), if any — the text, please, not a screenshot. You can then close the TextEdit window. The title of the window doesn't matter, and you don't need to post that. No typing is involved in this step.
Step 2
Repeat with this line:
{ sudo launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.(apple|openssh|vix\.cron)|org\.(amav|apac|cups|isc|ntp|postf|x)/{print $3}'; echo; sudo launchctl getenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES; echo; sudo defaults read com.apple.loginwindow LoginHook; echo; sudo crontab -l; } 2> /dev/null | open -ef
This time you'll be prompted for your login password, which you do have to type. Nothing will be displayed when you type it. Type it carefully and then press return. You may get a one-time warning to be careful. Heed that warning, but don't post it. If you see a message that your username "is not in the sudoers file," then you're not logged in as an administrator.
Note: If you don’t have a login password, you’ll need to set one before taking this step. If that’s not possible, skip to the next step.
Step 3
{ launchctl list | sed 1d | awk '!/0x|com\.apple|org\.(x|openbsd)/{print $3}'; echo; launchctl getenv DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES; echo; crontab -l 2> /dev/null; } | open -ef
Step 4
ls -A /e*/{cr,la,mach}* {,/}Lib*/{Ad,Compon,Ex,Fram,In,Keyb,La,Mail/Bu,P*P,Priv,Qu,Scripti,Servi,Spo,Sta}* L*/Fonts .la* 2> /dev/null | open -ef
Important: If you formerly synchronized with a MobileMe account, your me.com email address may appear in the output of the above command. If so, anonymize it before posting.
Step 5
osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to get name of login items' | open -ef
Remember, steps 1-5 are all copy-and-paste — no typing, except your password. Also remember to post the output.
You can then quit Terminal.

Password protected file reading....

Hi All,
I want to read password protected excel file and convert into internal table data....
Somebody (SDN forums) suggested me to use OLE .
I've gone thru some examples. But all exmples were about to create password while downloading to excel..like
'EXCEL_OLE_STANDARD_DAT'
Does anybody have an idea to read password protected excel file and convert dat into internal table using OLE??
Sudha
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Look at OLE class/methods and demo programs using OLE technology. Look at transaction ABAPDOCU and the Reuse Library (SE84, as far as I remember). It should be fairly simple.
Don't forget to reward points.
Sougata.

SAP version 4.7 Email pdf file that is password protected.

Hi Gurus,
We have a requirement:
Email pdf file that is password protected.
Once the user receives the email, clicks on the attached pdf file,
     it should ask the password. Note that Password value should come from SAP.
What we have done is get the spool number and by using function module CONVERT_ABAPSPOOLJOB_2_PDF, it converts the spool document to pdf.
On this function module, there are no parameters to make pdf as password protected and
also include the password. This is the problem.
Question:
   (a) Is there a way to make pdf password protected that will be emailed?
        What function modules, etc to be used? (sample coding if available)
   (b) Somebody mentioned the that Adobe LiveCycle Policy Server should be installed together with SAP.
        If this is installed, how then would be the abap coding be in order to make the pdf password
            protected?
        How is the new policy server gonna be linked to SAP and how do the abap coding gonna be?
           (sample abap coding if available)
Thanks.
Raymund

hi,
First save the file somewhere... LINK:[SITE|http://www.sapfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=326228]
In the site i send above you need to change it do receive parameters ou use always the same name...compile and then use the function 'WS_EXECUTE' - watch it in LINK: [SITE|http://www.sap-img.com/abap/ws-execute-to-call-external-program.htm]
and then..you just have to download it again into an ITAB and send it by mail... LINK:[SITE|How to pass pdf data to ABAP itab;
Hope it helps..

Is there a way to password protect an I-Mail Message?

Is there a way to password Protect an I-Mail Message

Go to InstantSSL and request a free S/MIME signing certificate. It's valid for a year, only for the address you specify. You'll be prompted to set a revocation password, which you'll need if you ever want to stop the key from being trusted. I suggest you save the password as a secure note item in the keychain.
Click the link in the message you'll receive at that address. A file named "CollectCCC.p7s" will be downloaded in your web browser. Double-click the file. It will open in Keychain Access. Confirm that you want to import the keys it contains.
Two items will be added to the keychain you specify. Both are named "Key from secure.instantssl.com". One is of typeprivate key and one is of type public key. You'll want to delete those items when the key expires or is revoked.
Quit and relaunch Mail. When you next compose a message from the certified address, you'll have the option to sign it.
The first time you sign a message with the new certificate, you'll be prompted to allow Mail to use it in the keychain. Click Always Allow.
Important:
You must quit and relaunch Mail before the certficiate will be recognized.
Mail that is only signed is not encrypted; anyone can read it. The recipient can be reasonably sure that it came unaltered from a person who receives mail at the sender's address. That is not proof of the sender's identity.
To encrypt messages, the recipieint must already have gone through a similar setup process, and you must know his or her public key. The key can be sent to you in the clear, attached to a signed message, but again, you have no proof of the sender's identity. All you know is that he can receive mail at the specified address.

Zip file is password protected;)

I Just downloaded Oracle BPA. Now It is password protected.
Loosing interest on the product each time it does have different problem.
acnu

i emphatise ;) ,,,
but on the brighter side, the product is so good that these small things are only stepping stones ;)
hope within a few hours somebody from oracle is gonna open this password mystery :)

How good is password protection in Preview App

I want to open some PDF's in Preview, do a Print command, then when that opens select PDF and then Save as PDF. When that window opens, I will then click on Security Options and enter a password that will be required to open the doc. I need to then email these docs to a person on a PC. They have Adobe Acrobat. I've dropped one of these docs on my Windows 7 Virtual Machine. When it opens using Adobe Acrobat it asks for the password and when entered correctly, the doc opens.
So far so good. But how good is the password protection??? I've been told that Office has had good encryption (128 bit AES) since Office 2007. But what about Preview on the Mac being opened by Acrobat on a PC??? Bad?? Good??
There are reasons why it is not reasonable to try to drop a large number of pdfs into Microsoft Word so I'm leaning instead toward just protecting the Preview PDF versions.
Thoughts???
thanks... bob..

As I tell people in the Reader and Acrobat forums, if someone wants to "crack" a PDF badly enough, nothing (including DRM) will prevent them.
AFAIK, Preview's encrytpion is as good as Acrobat's.
The password rules are the same. Longer and more cryptic = better protection. 12 characters is better than 8... 16 is better than 12... Upper & lower case, numerals and special characters.

Password-protected podcasts; does Podcasts app support?

Now that a beloved podcast has gone behind a paywall, I'm in need of support for password protection in Podcasts app. The workaround in iOS5 was to enter the password on iTunes on the Mac, and the program would update to the Music app on the iPhone. Now, the Music app no longer supports podcasts at all, and the password-protected podcasts seem to transfer to the iPhone intermittently. And certainly, there seems to be no support or subscribing to password-protected apps from Podcasts app directly.
Or am I missing something?

I've been getting a similar problem. When I update my podcast feeds, if I don't press ok on the password window before it times out, it kills Itunes. I think what is happening is that Itunes is start to request the feed, gets an "I want an user name and password" dialog from the server and then pops up a window. If you don't respond in time, the far server ends the session, and when you finally do respond, itunes can't handle the response from the far server and crashes.
What needs to happen is that Itunes needs to say "I have a username and password associated with this feed" and automatically send that, then only prompt the user if there is a response from the server saying there is a problem.
That being said, I still have the same problem of not finding a place to report this bug as well.

Winzip with password protection

Hi All,
We have a requirement to zip the files with password protection. Please can anyone guide us how to acheive this.
Currently we are planning to develop a custom adapter module by extending PayloadZipBean module to get the password functionality by writing some custom code. Please can anyone guide us from where we can get the code for this module or how we can achieve this.
Please correct me if the above mentioned approach is wrong. Also suggestions are invited to achieve the above mentioned requirement using other methods.
If anyone has already gone through such requirement then please share your experience and the way you achieved this.
Thanks and Regards,
Shiv.

HI Stefan,
As per my understanding, the blog (/people/alessandro.guarneri/blog/2007/02/21/sap-xi-acting-as-a-huge-file-mover) you specified is explaining to reduce the load on the server by zipping the large files. please correct me if i am wrong.
but the requirement is to zip the target file along with password protection. we are able to zip the target file by following steps in your blog (/people/stefan.grube/blog/2007/02/20/working-with-the-payloadzipbean-module-of-the-xi-adapter-framework), but how to password protect this zip file?
Thanks...
Sukarna.

Cancel password-protected dialog box

I accidentally tried to open a pdf in InDesign that was password-protected. I have no idea with the password is and it will NOT let me "cancel" . I cannot open any files until this dialog box is gone. I tried shutting the program down, but it popped right up when it re-opened. Thanks!

RANT - I have never seen InDesign respect an escape key.
In 10 years with ID, I have had plenty of instances to back out of a dialog...I don't think the escape key is honored in any of them.

Password protect ordering

How can I password protect others in my home from ordering premium channels like HBO, etc.?

Hi, you can set up a purchase control. You would have to do this on each cable box.
Use the remote. Hit menu/setting/parental controls
It will ask you to create a password. Make up a 4 digit password, enter it on the keypad and hit ok. A very similiar screen will pop up and say confirm password. You should enter the very same password a second time and hit ok.
Now that you are in, you have three main ways to apply controls.
1. You can block an entire channel (I.e. playboy or hbo or cinemax)
2. You can block content by rating.
3. You can block purchases (anyone wanting to do a purchase will be required to put either a parental or 2nd purchase pin)
For your request, go down to "control purchases" you'll see how it is set to no pin. You want to make the check mark and put it next "use parental pin" (they will be required to use the pin you just made) or put the checkmark next to "use purchase pin" (this will require that you create and confirm a seperate and new pin just for purchases)
After that your done. So it seems like a lot of steps but its not too bad.
Condensed, they look like this.
Menu/settings/parental controls.
Create pin/confirm pin
Select control purchases and finally select use parental pin.
Rinse and repeat with each cable box that you need this for.

IWeb - Password Protect

Hi,
I want to create a website to share my personal photos with my family.
Is there a way with iweb to password protect the site?
Thanks

It is now known that iWeb, and iDVD, has been discontinued by Apple. This is evidenced by the fact that new Macs are shipping with iLife 11 installed but without iWeb and iDVD.
On June 30, 2012 MobileMe will be shutdown. However, iWeb will still continue to work but without the following:
Features Lost Once MobileMe is Discontinued or if Publishing to an FTP Server:
◼ Password protection
◼ Blog and photo comments
◼ Blog search
◼ Hit counter
◼ MobileMe Gallery
All of these features can be replaced with 3rd party options.
I found that if I published my site to a folder on my hard drive and then uploaded with a 3rd party FTP client subscriptions to slideshows and the RSS feed were broken. If I published directly from iWeb to the FPT server those two features continued to work correctly.
There's another problem and that's with iWeb's popup slideshows. Once the MMe servers are no longer online the popup slideshow buttons will not display their images.
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However, Roddy McKay and I have figured out a way to modify existing sites with those slideshows and iWeb itself so that those images will display as expected once MobileMe servers are gone. How to is described in this tutorial: #26 - How to Modify iWeb So Popup Slideshows Will Work After MobileMe is Discontinued.
It now appears that the iLife suite of applications offered on disc is now a discontinued product and the remaining supported iApps will only be available thru the App Store from now on. However, the iLife 11 boxed version that is still available at the online Apple Store (Store button at the top of the page) and those still on the shelves of retailers will include iWeb and iDVD. Those two apps were listed in small, gray text on the iLife 11 box that I bought.
Personally, if I didn't already have a copy I would purchase one to have it for reinstallation purposes if ever needed.
OT

Apache web directory password protection

Hello all,
I seem to be having a problem password protecting a web directory. I have my .htpasswd file and all of my directory info set up in my httpd.conf file but when I go to this directory via the web, I get prompted for a username and password but when I enter my username and the password that is in my .htpasswd file, it simply keeps prompting me for my password as if the user or the password is incorrect. Can anyone give me any hints as to how I can fix this?

lovell,
hi. glad you got it working. as for setting the permissions...
for our server, which is FreeBSD but essentially no different, i setup basic auth directories as follows:
username = My Admin User in all cases. I am assuming that www is the owner:group of the server process.
I chown -R the directory to username:www. I then set the permissions on the directory to 0750 which allows rwx for the user and r-x for the group. the execute bit should be set on the directory to allow traversal by the webserver.
as for the files in the directory, the chown -R of the directory should set all content ownership to username:www. Then I chmod all contents to 0640. this allows the owner to read and write and the webserver to read only. this does not allow any permission for folks outside of the owner or members of the www group (e.g. via terminal or ssh).
now, the auth method of the webserver should be able to determine who has read access to the files. in your case, this is for the user 'lmcilwain'. e.g. only the user entering the proper credentials into the authorization box should be able to view the files (at least through their browser).
remember, too, that basic auth passes passwords in plain-text, so if bad people want to intercept your password and username, they can do this if they really want to.
that being said, basic auth is ok for things like pdf documents and whatnot. i wouldn't put anything terribly important in a directory 'protected' by basic auth, however.
cheers,
b
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