[Discuss] Password-protected PDF file?

[Dan Ritter]

On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 08:53:31AM -0500, Scott Ehrlich wrote:
> How safe is a password-protected PDF file sent via email?
> 
> I've never run a sniffer to see what could be learned from doing this.

http://www.cs.cmu.edu/~dst/Adobe/Gallery/anon21jul01-pdf-encryption.txt


I would consider that the equivalent of a snail mail envelope: safe
against a casual viewer, not against anyone determined.

-dsr-