veraPDF 0.16: full support for all parts and conformance levels of PDF/A

Duff Johnson // June 3, 2016

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veraPDF logoThe veraPDF conformance checker for PDF/A at version 0.16. This latest version is the first to provide support for all parts and conformance levels of PDF/A.

Feature updates in the conformance checker include:

  • validation of requirements for digital signatures
  • extraction of color space information from JPEG 2000 images

  • validation of the permissions dictionary

  • corrected implementation of CIDSystemInfo entry requirements (PDF/A-2B)

  • command line support for plugin execution to extend feature extraction

veraPDF characterization plugins

  • first set of example pure java plugins available
  • optional sample plugin pack available through installer

The veraPDF test corpus gained an additional 112 atomic test files covering PDF/A-2 and PDF/A-3 requirements.

Demo website

A demo of the REST interface is available at http://demo.verapdf.org. This server has now been updated with 0.16, and therefore supports all parts and conformance levels of PDF/A.

Download veraPDF 0.16

http://downloads.verapdf.org/rel/verapdf-installer.zip

Release notes

https://github.com/veraPDF/veraPDF-library/releases/latest

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Duff Johnson

Founder of Document Solutions, Inc. in 1996, Duff Johnson is a 23 year veteran of the electronic document space and a recognized leader in the electronic document technology industry. Now an independent consultant, Duff serves the PDF industry as ISO Project co-Leader (and US TAG chair) for ISO 32000 and ISO 14289. Previously Vice Chairman of the Board, Duff Johnson …

ABOUT THE AUTHORS

Duff Johnson

Founder of Document Solutions, Inc. in 1996, Duff Johnson is a 23 year veteran of the electronic document space and …

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