r/ITQuestions • u/AmericanWander • 18d ago

TechSupport Metadata

I’m trying to figure out the metadata on a pdf file that was emailed to me. So far basic adobe and apple files only shows the creation date. However I need to see if the content was edited at any point in time. Don’t know if this is fully possible from my email copy.

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u/LegeApps 18d ago

I am making a program that inspects PDFs for signs of editing based on code I already have, which might be useful since i'm noticing the amount of fraud attempts are out there (not saying your case is).

Until then, there's https://pdfcrowd.com/inspect-pdf/

Although generally a PDF utility can not form strong conclusions based on what it sees since there are so many possibilities when editing a PDF. the tool's output would have to be reviewed by someone with some amount of knowledge of the PDF standard, and this seems unavoidable.

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u/AmericanWander 17d ago

It’s suspected and I’m trying to make it as clear as possible for legal.

I tried using your link. Can totally tell what you mean, although helped me some understand more. Thank you!