[Feature Request] API to sanitize documents

[MarcGodard]

I am looking for a function that will open a pdf, and remove harmful script tags and other harmful elements in the meta data.

Usually a security scan finds these, but I would like to prevent them without having to do a scan.

I would also like to preserve the remaining pdf, unlike just scanning and deny the file.

[Hopding]

Hello @MarcGodard!

I think an API like this could belong in pdf-lib, if it's just a matter of removing scripts, links, etc... That being said, I don't personally have time to work on this right now. But I'd be happy to accept a PR for it, and answer any questions you (or others) might have about implementing it.

Please also see #375 and #536. They have some additional information/examples about removing scripts and links.

[MarcGodard]

@Hopding Great, I will do a deep dive into this and the auth stuff that you mentioned a similar response to. Just lately work has been crazy.

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[MarcGodard]

This isn't an issue, it is a feature-request.

[Hopding]

@MarcGodard please see #177 (comment)

[Hopding]

Added this to the roadmap for tracking: #998.