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

Duff Johnson // June 3, 2016

veraPDF logo The 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

PDF Association

Duff serves the PDF industry as ISO Project co-Leader and US TAG chair for both ISO 32000 (the PDF specification) and ISO 14289 (PDF/UA). As Executive Director of the PDF Association, Duff coordinates several working groups, speaks at a wide variety of industry events and promotes the advancement and adoption of PDF technology worldwide. An independent consultant, Duff Johnson is a veteran …