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Created May 2, 2017 12:37 — forked from hubgit/README.md
Remove metadata from a PDF file, using exiftool and qpdf. Note that embedded objects may still contain metadata.

Anonymising PDFs

PDF metadata

Metadata in PDF files can be stored in at least two places:

  • the Info Dictionary, a limited set of key/value pairs
  • XMP packets, which contain RDF statements expressed as XML

PDF files

Keybase proof

I hereby claim:

  • I am korgull on github.
  • I am sylentk (https://keybase.io/sylentk) on keybase.
  • I have a public key whose fingerprint is 5CB7 00F2 F84C F673 A63C 1A26 B4C6 71F8 AC1C 59C7

To claim this, I am signing this object: