Set expiry date on PDFs

kumar · Post by **kumar** » Mon Aug 10, 2020 6:14 pm

Hi,
How can I set an expiry date on a PDF so that after that date the PDF cannot be opened. Thanks.

Post by **TrackerSupp-Daniel** » Mon Aug 10, 2020 8:39 pm

Hi, kumar

Unfortunately this is not currently allowed in PDF according to the PDF specification, so it will not be possible to do this.

Kind regards,

kumar · Post by **kumar** » Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:20 pm

can you include in next release? This would be a good security feature.

Post by **TrackerSupp-Daniel** » Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:24 pm

Hi, kumar

As I mentioned above, this is not allowed by the PDF specification. We cannot implement features which go against the Specification as it would break conformance and result in documents that are not universally compatible (which defeats the purpose of the "P" in PDF [Portable document format]).

Until the ISO Specification for PDF changes to allow a function like this, we will not be implementing this function.

Kind regards,

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