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is-featureA feature requestworkflow-encryptionFrom a users perspective, encryption is the affected feature/workflow
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opened on Dec 9, 2019

Looks like PyPDF2 is still using RC4 to encrypt PDF files. Would it be possible to upgrade to AES ? RC4 is totally broken.

Is there any reason it hasn't been implemented yet?

Source: https://www.pdflib.com/pdf-knowledge-base/pdf-password-security/encryption/

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