“Paranoid? Probably. But just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean there isn’t an invisible demon about to eat your face.”

scary… 9:13:00 PM

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my solution

[sourcecode language=”python”]

#usage pdf_paranoia_encrypt.py <password>

import PyPDF2, os, sys, logging

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, format="%(asctime)s – %(levelname)s – %(message)s")
#TODO: GET PASSWORD FROM COMMAND LINE
if len(sys.argv) == 2:
#TODO: OS WALK FROM CURRENT DIRECTORY
password = sys.argv[1]
for foldername, subfolders, files in os.walk("."):
for file in files:
#TODO: FIND PDFS
if file.endswith(".pdf"):
filename = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(foldername, file))
logging.info("Reading file: " + str(filename))
file = open(filename, "rb")
pdfFileReader = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(file)
if not pdfFileReader.isEncrypted:
pdfFileWriter = PyPDF2.PdfFileWriter()
#TODO: COPY EVERY PAGE
for pageNum in range(pdfFileReader.numPages):
pdfFileWriter.addPage(pdfFileReader.getPage(pageNum))
#TODO: ENCRYPT EACH PDF FILE
pdfFileWriter.encrypt(password)
logging.info("File " + str(filename) + " has been successfully encrypted")
#TODO: SAVE FILE
name = (os.path.basename(filename)).split(".")[0]
newname = os.path.join(foldername, "encrypted_" + name + ".pdf")
newname = os.path.abspath(newname)
resultPdf = open(newname, "wb")
pdfFileWriter.write(resultPdf)
logging.info("fFile has been renamed to: " + str(newname))
resultPdf.close()
file.close()
resultPdf = open(newname, "rb")
pdfFileReader = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(resultPdf)
if pdfFileReader.decrypt(password):
#TODO: DELETES OLD FILE
os.unlink(filename)
logging.info("File " + str(filename) + " has been successfully deleted")
else:
#DELETE NEWLY ENCRYPTED FILE
os.unlink(newname)
logging.warning("Problem while encrypting file: " + str(filename))
file.close()

else:
logging.error("Password required")

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[sourcecode language=”python”]

#usage python pdf_paranoia_decrypt.pdf <password>

import PyPDF2, os, sys, logging

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG, format="%(asctime)s – %(levelname)s – %(message)s")

if len(sys.argv) == 2:
password = sys.argv[1]
#TODO:loop through all pdfs
for foldername, subfolders, files in os.walk("."):
for filename in files:
if filename.endswith(".pdf"):
#TODO: decrypt if encrypted
filename = os.path.join(foldername, filename)
filename = os.path.abspath(filename)
fileObj = open( filename, "rb" )
pdfFileRead = PyPDF2.PdfFileReader(fileObj)
if not pdfFileRead.isEncrypted:
logging.warning("This file: " + str(filename) + " is not encrypted")
continue
try:
pdfFileRead.decrypt(password)
logging.info("File: " + str(filename) + " was succes. decrypted")
fileObj.close()
except Exception as err:
logging.error("File decryption failed: " + str( err ))

#TODO:if failed decryption
#TODO:print error

else:
logging.error("Password required")<span data-mce-type="bookmark" style="display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;" class="mce_SELRES_start"></span>

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