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authorJay Berkenbilt <ejb@ql.org>2023-12-24 13:12:32 +0100
committerJay Berkenbilt <ejb@ql.org>2023-12-24 13:36:07 +0100
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Remove --disable-signatures; incorporate into --remove-restrictions
Rather than adding yet another flag that is almost never useful on its own, just have --remove-restrictions disable digital signatures. The operations are still separate in the API.
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.TP
.B --remove-restrictions \-\- remove security restrictions from input file
Remove restrictions associated with digitally signed PDF files.
-This may be combined with --decrypt and --disable-signatures to
-allow free editing of previously signed/encrypted files. This
-option invalidates the signature but leaves its visual
-appearance intact. See also --disable-signatures.
-.TP
-.B --disable-signatures \-\- disable digital signature fields
-Remove all digital signature fields from a file. The appearance
-of the digital signature, if any, will remain on the page, but
-it will no longer be a signature field. See also
---remove-restrictions.
+This may be combined with --decrypt to allow free editing of
+previously signed/encrypted files. This option invalidates and
+disables any digital signatures but leaves their visual
+appearances intact.
.TP
.B --copy-encryption \-\- copy another file's encryption details
--copy-encryption=file