Unlocking Security Feature on .pdf

Is there a way to break the security lock that is placed on a .pdf form by the author without the password? We are having to print, then scan to .pdf, in order to enter data on a number of State Government Forms. This reduces the quality some what unfortunately and we would much rather be able to enter the data directly onto the original downloaded .pdf. - Thanks, M E Brooks

These forums do not discuss how to bypass legitimate document protection systems. If you want an unsecured copy, ask the author.

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------------------------web.xml-------------------------------------------------------------
<?xml version = '1.0' encoding = 'windows-1252'?>
<web-app xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee/web-app_2_4.xsd" version="2.4" xmlns="http://java.sun.com/xml/ns/j2ee">
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not sure what the error message is that you get. However, if you access an application through prortal then the security needs to be enforced by the portal, not the application itself because the portal will modify the request headers.
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