fix: replace ASCII-based DetectEncryption with byte-level trailer scan

Old implementation used Encoding.ASCII.GetString() which:
- Corrupts binary PDF bytes 0x80-0xFF -> '?' (false negatives)
- Matches '/Encrypt' anywhere in document content (false positives)
- Matches '/Encrypted', '/EncryptionKey' etc. (token boundary not checked)

New implementation uses ReadOnlySpan<byte> with three strategies:
1. Search last 2KB (trailer region) - fast path, covers standard PDFs
2. Search first 2KB (linearized PDFs have duplicate trailer at start)
3. Full-file fallback for PDF 1.5+ compressed xref streams, with token
   boundary check (next byte must be space/newline/tab/'<'/'/'/'[')
   to avoid matching '/Encrypted' or '/EncryptionKey'

Also: DevExpressPdfProcessor.ValidateAsync now returns PdfValidationResult
directly (no more PdfMetadata wrapper), includes IsEncrypted field.
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2026-08-28 11:45:43 +02:00
parent ef78fb5cdd
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@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ public class DevExpressPdfProcessor : IPdfProcessor
/// <param name="pdfStream">PDF content as stream (caller is responsible for disposal)</param>
/// <returns>PDF metadata (page count, file size, version, etc.)</returns>
/// <exception cref="BadRequestException">Thrown when stream is empty or invalid</exception>
public async Task<Application.Common.DTOs.PdfMetadata> ValidateAsync(Stream pdfStream)
public async Task<Application.Common.DTOs.PdfValidationResult> ValidateAsync(Stream pdfStream)
{
// 1. Input Validation
ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(pdfStream, nameof(pdfStream));
@@ -73,13 +73,18 @@ public class DevExpressPdfProcessor : IPdfProcessor
// We scan PDF raw data for "/EmbeddedFiles" and parse the name tree to get count.
var (hasAttachments, attachmentCount) = DetectEmbeddedFiles(pdfBytes);
// 5. Create and return PdfMetadata DTO
return new Application.Common.DTOs.PdfMetadata(
pageCount: pageCount,
fileSizeBytes: pdfBytes.Length,
pdfVersion: pdfVersion,
hasAttachments: hasAttachments,
attachmentCount: attachmentCount
// Check encryption (scan PDF raw data for /Encrypt keyword)
bool isEncrypted = DetectEncryption(pdfBytes);
// 5. Create and return PdfValidationResult
return new Application.Common.DTOs.PdfValidationResult(
PageCount: pageCount,
FileSizeBytes: pdfBytes.Length,
FileSizeMB: pdfBytes.Length / 1024.0 / 1024.0,
PdfVersion: pdfVersion,
HasAttachments: hasAttachments,
AttachmentCount: attachmentCount,
IsEncrypted: isEncrypted
);
}
@@ -89,7 +94,7 @@ public class DevExpressPdfProcessor : IPdfProcessor
/// <param name="pdfStream">PDF content as stream (caller is responsible for disposal)</param>
/// <returns>PDF/A metadata including conformance level and validation errors/warnings</returns>
/// <exception cref="BadRequestException">Thrown when stream is empty or invalid</exception>
public async Task<PdfAMetadata> ValidatePdfAAsync(Stream pdfStream)
public async Task<PdfAValidationResult> ValidatePdfAAsync(Stream pdfStream)
{
// 1. Input Validation
ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(pdfStream, nameof(pdfStream));
@@ -162,18 +167,19 @@ public class DevExpressPdfProcessor : IPdfProcessor
// 8. Determine overall validity
bool isValid = errors.Count == 0;
// 9. Create and return PdfAMetadata DTO
return new PdfAMetadata(
isValid: isValid,
pdfVersion: pdfVersion,
pageCount: pageCount,
fileSizeBytes: pdfBytes.Length,
encrypted: encrypted,
pdfaVersion: pdfaVersion,
pdfaCompliant: isPdfACompliant,
errors: errors,
warnings: warnings
);
// 9. Create and return PdfAValidationResult
return new PdfAValidationResult
{
IsValid = isValid,
PdfVersion = pdfVersion,
PageCount = pageCount,
FileSize = pdfBytes.Length,
Encrypted = encrypted,
PdfAVersion = pdfaVersion,
PdfACompliant = isPdfACompliant,
Errors = errors,
Warnings = warnings
};
}
#endregion
@@ -655,14 +661,108 @@ public class DevExpressPdfProcessor : IPdfProcessor
#region Private Helpers
/// <summary>
/// Detects if PDF is encrypted by scanning for /Encrypt keyword.
/// Detects if a PDF is encrypted by scanning the PDF trailer/xref section for an /Encrypt dictionary reference.
///
/// Why NOT use Encoding.ASCII.GetString():
/// - Binary PDFs contain bytes 0x80–0xFF which ASCII decoding maps to '?' (0x3F), corrupting data.
/// - A string search on corrupted data can produce both false positives and false negatives.
///
/// This implementation searches the raw bytes directly, which is safe for all PDF variants
/// (binary, linearized, cross-reference stream PDFs).
///
/// According to the PDF specification (ISO 32000), the /Encrypt entry only appears in the
/// document's trailer dictionary. Searching only the last ~2KB (where the trailer lives)
/// eliminates false positives from document content that might contain the literal text "/Encrypt".
///
/// Limitation: Cross-reference stream PDFs (PDF 1.5+) embed the trailer inline in a compressed
/// stream object. In those cases the raw /Encrypt bytes may not appear in the trailer section,
/// so we fall back to searching the entire file. This is still byte-level and therefore safe.
/// </summary>
private static bool DetectEncryption(byte[] pdfBytes)
{
string pdfText = System.Text.Encoding.ASCII.GetString(pdfBytes);
return pdfText.Contains("/Encrypt", StringComparison.Ordinal);
// The byte sequence we are looking for (ASCII, safe because PDF keywords are always ASCII)
ReadOnlySpan<byte> encryptKeyword = "/Encrypt"u8;
// Strategy 1: Search only the last 2 KB (trailer area).
// The PDF trailer dictionary is always near the end of the file and contains
// /Encrypt only when the document is encrypted. This avoids false positives
// from document content.
int trailerSearchStart = Math.Max(0, pdfBytes.Length - 2048);
ReadOnlySpan<byte> trailerRegion = pdfBytes.AsSpan(trailerSearchStart);
if (ContainsByteSequence(trailerRegion, encryptKeyword))
return true;
// Strategy 2: Some PDF generators (e.g. linearized PDFs) place the trailer
// at the beginning of the file as well. Search the first 2 KB.
int headerSearchEnd = Math.Min(2048, pdfBytes.Length);
ReadOnlySpan<byte> headerRegion = pdfBytes.AsSpan(0, headerSearchEnd);
if (ContainsByteSequence(headerRegion, encryptKeyword))
return true;
// Strategy 3: Full-file fallback for cross-reference stream PDFs (PDF 1.5+).
// In these files the xref/trailer is a compressed stream object that can appear
// anywhere. We scan the entire file but require that /Encrypt is followed by
// a space or '<' (start of dictionary), which rules out arbitrary text matches.
ReadOnlySpan<byte> fullFile = pdfBytes.AsSpan();
int idx = 0;
while (idx <= pdfBytes.Length - encryptKeyword.Length)
{
int found = IndexOf(fullFile.Slice(idx), encryptKeyword);
if (found == -1)
break;
int absolutePos = idx + found;
int afterKeyword = absolutePos + encryptKeyword.Length;
// Verify the character after /Encrypt is a PDF structural character,
// not part of a longer token (e.g. "/Encrypted" should not match).
if (afterKeyword < pdfBytes.Length)
{
byte next = pdfBytes[afterKeyword];
// Valid PDF token terminators: space (0x20), newline, tab, '<', '/', '['
if (next == 0x20 || next == 0x0A || next == 0x0D || next == 0x09 ||
next == 0x3C || next == 0x2F || next == 0x5B)
{
return true;
}
}
else
{
// /Encrypt is the very last token in the file
return true;
}
idx = absolutePos + 1;
}
return false;
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the index of <paramref name="needle"/> within <paramref name="haystack"/>,
/// or -1 if not found. Operates entirely on raw bytes — no string allocation.
/// </summary>
private static int IndexOf(ReadOnlySpan<byte> haystack, ReadOnlySpan<byte> needle)
{
if (needle.IsEmpty) return 0;
if (haystack.Length < needle.Length) return -1;
for (int i = 0; i <= haystack.Length - needle.Length; i++)
{
if (haystack.Slice(i, needle.Length).SequenceEqual(needle))
return i;
}
return -1;
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns true if <paramref name="haystack"/> contains <paramref name="needle"/> as a byte subsequence.
/// </summary>
private static bool ContainsByteSequence(ReadOnlySpan<byte> haystack, ReadOnlySpan<byte> needle)
=> IndexOf(haystack, needle) >= 0;
/// <summary>
/// Detects PDF/A conformance level by scanning PDF metadata.
/// PDF/A documents contain an XMP metadata stream with pdfaid:conformance and pdfaid:part.