[PDFBOX-5866] Unable to load password protected pdf

• Type: Bug
• Status: Resolved
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 2.0.32, 3.0.3 PDFBox
• Fix Version/s: 2.0.33, 3.0.4 PDFBox, 4.0.0
• Component/s: Crypto

Language

Java

• Assignee: Tilman Hausherr
• Reporter: Charles D
• Created: 07/Aug/24 20:50
• Updated: 12/Aug/24 20:08
• Resolved: 09/Aug/24 08:15

Description

PDFBox is unable to load password protected pdf. Error is "Invalid AES key length: 48 bytes."

Adobe and qpdf are able to successfully open it , but many other applications I've tried are unable to do so.

The pdf is created by a third party scanner so unfortunately we have no insight/control over its creation. 

pdfbox_invalid_pwd.pdf . Please let me know the best way to provide the password.