RFC 3778 (rfc3778) - Page 1 of 14
The application/pdf Media Type
Alternative Format: Original Text Document
Network Working Group E. Taft
Request for Comments: 3778 J. Pravetz
Category: Informational S. Zilles
L. Masinter
Adobe Systems
May 2004
The application/pdf Media Type
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
memo is unlimited.
Copyright Notice
Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004). All Rights Reserved.
Abstract
PDF, the 'Portable Document Format', is a general document
representation language that has been in use for document exchange on
the Internet since 1993. This document provides an overview of the
PDF format, explains the mechanisms for digital signatures and
encryption within PDF files, and updates the media type registration
of 'application/pdf'.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Fragment Identifiers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4. Encryption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Digital Signatures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. PDF implementations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
7. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
8. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
9. References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9.1. Normative References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
9.2. Informative References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
10. Authors' Addresses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
11. Full Copyright Statement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Taft, et al. Informational