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|purpose=Validates a file against a policy, using common validation tools
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|homepage=https://github.com/openplanets/flint
|purpose=Check for format validity and detect DRM in PDF and EPUB files
 
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|homepage=https://github.com/bl-dpt/drmlint
 
 
|license=Apache 2.0
 
|license=Apache 2.0
 
|platforms=Java
 
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|function=Validation, Encryption Detection
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|content=Document, EBook
 
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[[Category:Validation]]
 
[[Category:DRM Detection]]
 
 
 
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[[Category:Document]]
 
[[Category:eBook]]
 
  
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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DRMLint uses a variety of libraries and tools, as well as internal logic, to assess PDF/EPUB files in order to detect DRM in PDF and EPUB. It uses:
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Flint uses a variety of libraries and tools, as well as internal logic, to validate files against a configurable policy. It uses:
 
* Apache PDFBox
 
* Apache PDFBox
 
* Apache Tika
 
* Apache Tika
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* EPUBCheck
 
* EPUBCheck
 
* (Optionally) iText - note that this library is AGPL3 licensed
 
* (Optionally) iText - note that this library is AGPL3 licensed
 
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More detail is provided in this blog post: [http://www.openplanetsfoundation.org/blogs/2014-07-02-introducing-flint Introducing Flint]
 
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== Development Activity ==
 
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<rss max=5>https://github.com/bl-dpt/drmlint/commits/master.atom</rss>
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Latest revision as of 14:40, 22 April 2021



Validates a file against a policy, using common validation tools
Homepage:https://github.com/openplanets/flint
License:Apache 2.0
Platforms:Java
Function:Validation,Encryption Detection
Content type:Document,EBook




Description[edit]

Flint uses a variety of libraries and tools, as well as internal logic, to validate files against a configurable policy. It uses:

  • Apache PDFBox
  • Apache Tika
  • Calibre
  • EPUBCheck
  • (Optionally) iText - note that this library is AGPL3 licensed

More detail is provided in this blog post: Introducing Flint

User Experiences[edit]

Development Activity[edit]

2014-11-23 17:34:12
[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/fd5c4e902b54ea207900aa8b3bbb93a03f875611 Updated UI to colour code test results. Updated isHappy, isErroneous …]
by pmay https://github.com/pmay
2014-09-29 15:42:19
[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/ecedcf703363f6202374fa2d6f8d7b84a836edf3 cucumber tests to ignore time]
by alecs.geuder@bl.uk
2014-09-29 14:01:55
[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/d431f6fa01b777ff5d1818c9f65a572081c6fb66 added .gitattributes forcing eol=lf 4feature files]
by alecs.geuder@bl.uk
2014-09-15 13:56:29
[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/5e29b12bca36beb37b30282e5c580b26cb203b2e added missing 'cd jhove' line to travis file]
by alecs.geuder@bl.uk
2014-09-15 13:45:40
[tag:github.com,2008:Grit::Commit/32076caeb2a3023d1d7af6411709bfb23abff71d fixes for travis file]
by alecs.geuder@bl.uk