Retrieve lost password or unlock PDF for editing

I work for a group and we are in the process of having to update our operating procedures with large disclaimers but all the PDFs are password locked. The group has a high turnover rate and no one who is with the group currently seems to know what the password is or who set it up. Is there any way to retrieve this password or to get an over ride and unlock the PDFs?

There are ways yes. Adobe security is mostly honored by Adobe products.
I will not recommend and app to do this on the Adobe forums (plus some could contain malware so I don't want to refer you to them) but I'm sure Google could help you out.

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My users are dealing with a lot of PII and I don't want them to send these PDFs to these online websites in order for them to get unlocked.
They all have Adobe Acrobat on their machines but I am pretty sure that you cannot unlock a document to editing with that.
Any good software you guys recommend on getting?
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My users are dealing with a lot of PII and I don't want them to send these PDFs to these online websites in order for them to get unlocked.
They all have Adobe Acrobat on their machines but I am pretty sure that you cannot unlock a document to editing with that.
Any good software you guys recommend on getting?
Thanks!!!
Ro
This topic first appeared in the Spiceworks Community

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Using adobe acrobat professional 6.0, I made comments on a pdf then went to the security icon to lock the pdf. I accidently forgot to choose to allow commenting. I then signed the pdf.
Now when i try to edit the pdf. it tells me i must clear all signature fields, but when i right click on the signature field there is no choice to clear or delete. i think its because in the changes allowed box i left it as none. does anyone know how i can get the option to clear my signature field and re enter my password so that i can edit this pdf.

Hi,
If you have access to the private key (the digital ID) that was used to create the signature then Acrobat should let you clear it. The only exception is, if the signature field properties were set to lock on signing (this is different then the No Changes Allowed setting on the sign dialog).
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I have a 9.2.0.7 db on Solaris 8. For an application schema, the password is lost. Now while I can change to a new password , the requirement is not to change it but to somehow find out what the password was. Is there some way I can find out what was the password? or decode it back...
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orausern wrote:
Is there some way I can find out what was the password? or decode it back...Not really - as the password is not encrypted. Encryption is a 2-way street. The secret (e.g. password) can be reversed and the original value found for that secret. This is not secure.
So instead of encrypting it, the secret is hashed. This is a 1-way street. Simplistically - you cannot revert a hash to the original value.
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I forgot my password to unlock keyboard for blackberry 8310.I already use 9/10 attempts in this case if i try the last one software will reset and i will use everything.
Did you know a method to recover my password or address book before i rest entire software.
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No problem.
I haven't tested this, but see if you can get a Female RS-332 / Female USB adapter from a computer store. The Female RS-332 end connects to a 9 PIN COM (serial) male port on your destop computer:
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Then select drop down menu and select Blacbkerry Desktop Software v3.5a. Versions 3.5a and under do not prompt the user for a password on the desktop side and thus can perform backup and restore functions for their blackberry. However, these versions of BB desktop software require a COM (serial) connection and this is where the adapter plays an importan part. With the proper adapter the software should be able to detect the device. Good luck

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Hi buklova,
Is it happening with this file only or with every files?
Would you send your PDF document to [email protected] as an email attachment?
I will check it from my end.Please add the link to this forum post for reference.
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Florence

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If you encrypted the backup, there is no way around it. You will need to configure your iPhone as a new device.
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Warning: If you encrypt an iPhone backup in iTunes and then forget your password, you will not be able to restore from backup and your data will be unrecoverable. If you forget the password, you can continue to back up and use the device, however you will not be able to restore the encrypted backup to any device without the password. You do not need to enter the password for your backup each time you back up or sync.
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Hi All,
I am getting following error while deploying ADS application.
Please help me to resolve it.
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com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.adobe.pdfdocument.base.core.PDFDocumentRuntimeException: ADS Render Exception occured. Append "sap-wd-errorPdf=true" to the URL and access the application once again. This time you will get an error PDF. Save the error PDF on the file system. This is a helpful attachment in case of an OSS message. com.adobe.ProcessingError: Error while retrieving a password for credential: ReaderRights: java.lang.Exception: Could not retrieve a password for credential: ReaderRights Exception Stack Trace: com.adobe.ProcessingError: Error while retrieving a password for credential: ReaderRights: java.lang.Exception: Could not retrieve a password for credential: ReaderRights at com.adobe.ads.request.UsageRights.execute(UsageRights.java:202) at com.adobe.BaseADSRequest.doWork(BaseADSRequest.java:111) at com.adobe.AdobeDocumentServicesWorker.execute(AdobeDocumentServicesWorker.java:758) at com.adobe.AdobeDocumentServicesEJB.processRequest(AdobeDocumentServicesEJB.java:130) at com.adobe.AdobeDocumentServicesEJB.rpData(AdobeDocumentServicesEJB.java:108) at com.adobe.AdobeDocumentServicesLocalLocalObjectImpl0.rpData(AdobeDocumentServicesLocalLocalObjectImpl0.java:120) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39) at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:25) at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:324) at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.runtime.EJBImplementationContainer.invokeMethod(EJBImplementationContainer.java:126) at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.runtime.RuntimeProcessor.process(RuntimeProcessor.java:157) at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.runtime.RuntimeProcessor.process(RuntimeProcessor.java:79) at com.sap.engine.services.webservices.runtime.servlet.ServletDispatcherImpl.doPost(ServletDispatcherImpl.java:92) at SoapServlet.doPost(SoapServlet.java:51) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:760) at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853) at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.runServlet(HttpHandlerImpl.java:390) at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.handleRequest(HttpHandlerImpl.java:264) at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:347) at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:325) at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.invokeWebContainer(RequestAnalizer.java:887) at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.handle(RequestAnalizer.java:241) at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Client.handle(Client.java:92) at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Processor.request(Processor.java:148) at com.sap.engine.core.service630.context.cluster.session.ApplicationSessionMessageListener.process(ApplicationSessionMessageListener.java:33) at com.sap.engine.core.cluster.impl6.session.MessageRunner.run(MessageRunner.java:41) at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.ActionObject.run(ActionObject.java:37) at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method) at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.execute(SingleThread.java:100) at

Hi,
did you provide your credential during the Adobe installation process (as far as I know, you have to install the Adobe Document and not only deploy these).
You have to provide the credential and enter a password during the process, or it does not work.
The last info I have is that you get credentials by entering a customer request at SAP, component BC-SRV-FP, but that might have changed...
Kind regards,
Carl

Need Urgent help Error while retrieving a password for credential: ReaderRi

I am receving the following error while deploying my web dynpro application containig a adobe form .The issue is that when i perform teh following test
Enter the following URL in the browser
http://<server>:<port>/AdobeDocumentServices/Config
The web page of the web service AdobeDocumentServices is displayed. Choose Test.
Choose rpdata(test)
Choose the Send button without entering any parameters
Enter the user name and password
User Name: ADSUser
Password: <Your admin password>
Choose Submit
I get the version number
but when i deploy the application i get this eror
com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.adobe.pdfdocument.base.core.PDFDocumentRuntimeException: Failed to UPDATEDATAINPDF
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.uielib.adobe.impl.InteractiveForm.afterHandleActionEvent(InteractiveForm.java:398)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.ClientApplication.afterApplicationModification(ClientApplication.java:1132)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.ClientComponent.afterApplicationModification(ClientComponent.java:887)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.window.WindowPhaseModel.doRespond(WindowPhaseModel.java:573)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.window.WindowPhaseModel.processRequest(WindowPhaseModel.java:152)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.window.WebDynproWindow.processRequest(WebDynproWindow.java:335)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.cal.AbstractClient.executeTasks(AbstractClient.java:143)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ApplicationSession.doProcessing(ApplicationSession.java:299)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doApplicationProcessingStandalone(ClientSession.java:752)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doApplicationProcessing(ClientSession.java:705)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.ClientSession.doProcessing(ClientSession.java:261)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.session.RequestManager.doProcessing(RequestManager.java:154)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.defaultimpl.DispatcherServlet.doContent(DispatcherServlet.java:62)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.serverimpl.defaultimpl.DispatcherServlet.doGet(DispatcherServlet.java:46)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:740)
     at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:853)
     at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.runServlet(HttpHandlerImpl.java:401)
     at com.sap.engine.services.servlets_jsp.server.HttpHandlerImpl.handleRequest(HttpHandlerImpl.java:266)
     at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:387)
     at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.startServlet(RequestAnalizer.java:365)
     at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.invokeWebContainer(RequestAnalizer.java:944)
     at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.RequestAnalizer.handle(RequestAnalizer.java:266)
     at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Client.handle(Client.java:95)
     at com.sap.engine.services.httpserver.server.Processor.request(Processor.java:160)
     at com.sap.engine.core.service630.context.cluster.session.ApplicationSessionMessageListener.process(ApplicationSessionMessageListener.java:33)
     at com.sap.engine.core.cluster.impl6.session.MessageRunner.run(MessageRunner.java:41)
     at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.ActionObject.run(ActionObject.java:37)
     at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
     at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.execute(SingleThread.java:100)
     at com.sap.engine.core.thread.impl3.SingleThread.run(SingleThread.java:170)
Caused by: com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.adobe.pdfdocument.base.core.PDFDocumentRuntimeException: PDFDocument Processor failed to process Render Request.
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.adobe.pdfdocument.base.core.PDFDocumentProcessor.process(PDFDocumentProcessor.java:55)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.adobe.pdfdocument.base.core.PDFDocumentInteractiveFormHandlingContext.execute(PDFDocumentInteractiveFormHandlingContext.java:98)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.adobe.pdfdocument.base.core.PDFDocumentInteractiveFormHandlingContext.execute(PDFDocumentInteractiveFormHandlingContext.java:121)
     at com.sap.tc.webdynpro.clientserver.uielib.adobe.impl.InteractiveForm.afterHandleActionEvent(InteractiveForm.java:342)
     ... 29 more
Caused by: com.sap.tc.webdynpro.pdfobject.core.PDFObjectRuntimeException:
Processing exception during a "UsageRights" operation.
Request start time: Wed Oct 03 14:43:25 PDT 2007
com.adobe.ProcessingError: Error while retrieving a password for credential: ReaderRights

Hi Namit,
Have you installed a credential file to your ADSServer?
This is required to apply the usageRights onto the PDF.
You need to install the ReaderRights credential file. Follow the steps from this URL:
Re: Interactive form application error
Make sure that the password and the expiry date of the ReaderRights credential file are valid.
Hope this helps.

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You won't believe this....
I made a document in Acrobat 9 on my Win7 computer, password protected it, typed it in a 2nd time, then saved the document. Just seconds later, I went to test the document to make sure it'd open, so I tried to open it, and ..... it wouldn't open. It said 'wrong password'. So I must have had my fingers on the keyboard in the wrong home base position, and typed something other than I thought. I typed the same "password" with my fingers in different spots on the keyboard, but couldn't replicate the mistake.
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1) I thought there was something on computers where you could find out previous keystrokes, especially if you've not yet turned off your computer. I read one time where you do some steps then paste the results onto a .txt file, and it will show your previous keystrokes.
2) I almost bought one of those Password Recovery software programs online last night from Daosoft. I wonder if they're a scam, or if they really work?

You can't recover the password. If you could, I could have as well and the whole purpose of encryption would be moot. This is why it is a good practice to save the original PDF before you secure it.
If the password that you created was a really strong one (other than word 'password' or some other word) I doubt that the password recovery programs would do the work. They are usually good only for fairly simple passwords.
Acrobat X added new way of encryption that is almost impossible to crack and Acrobat XI added the password strength indicator which tells you how good the password that you're entering is.

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A password was set on a sequence file. This password was copied from an instruction on how to create a deployment for a set of test. The sequence file will not unlock for editing. How can I unlock the sequence file? I am using Test Stand 2014. This file was last edited in Test Stand 2014.

cbernie wrote:
A password was set on a sequence file. This password was copied from an instruction on how to create a deployment for a set of test. The sequence file will not unlock for editing. How can I unlock the sequence file? I am using Test Stand 2014. This file was last edited in Test Stand 2014.
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