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I'm so confused by #2 as well. If pdf is compromised, is it fixed? This seems like the kind of vulnerability that would ruin pdf's reputation permanently. It w
by elif 4y ago
I'm so confused by #2 as well.
If pdf is compromised, is it fixed? This seems like the kind of vulnerability that would ruin pdf's reputation permanently. It was the safe alternative to sending someone a .doc particularly because of it's limited functionality.
- pph 4y agoPDF can embed lots of things and is quite hard to scan because there's some many ways to do things.. It is used for sending documents because its function is to have a fixed layout for printing (and look the same on every device), not because it's safer than other document formats. If you really want a safe PDF, there's a function in Qubes OS that basically opens a PDF in a new VM, makes screenshots and then creates a new PDF from those. You'll lose advanced functions (e.g. forms) as the pages simply become pictures but that's a tradeoff you have to make.
- stef25 4y agoSounds like https://dangerzone.rocks/ https://dangerzone.rocks/