Is there a way to get a PostScript from a secured document (policy) through webservices?

[Former Community Member]

Hi,

I've been trying to get a postscript file of an secured document (policy) pdf generated by the adobe livecycle webservices.

Is there any way to convert a secured PDF file to postscript?

[Former Community Member]

The short answer to this is no. I created a process to test and confirm this.

The reason that you cannot do this is that it breaks the security model.  You are not able to take a protected (encrypted) document and simply convert it to some other format that is not encrypted.

If you need to convert a Rights Managed PDF to PostScript, then you will need to remove the policy first.  You can use the "Remove Policy Security" operation to do so, but remember that the process will need to be invoked in the context (use "Run As") of the user (document publisher) or Policy Set Co-ordinator (assuming sufficient permissions).

Regards

Steve

[Former Community Member]

Thanks.

My goal is to print a secured document from a standalone application. The thread is http://forums.adobe.com/thread/850892?tstart=0