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File header .*%PDF-1..* (offset = .*) starts at non-zero offset or does not match the pattern %PDF-1.n, where 'n' is a single digit number between 0 and 7
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Classification
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   * - **Validator**
     - **Validator version**
     - **Error message type**
   * - veraPDF
     - 1.28.2
     - 


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   * - **File format**
     - **Version**
     - **Specification**
     - **Description**
     - **Location**
   * - application/pdf
     - 1.8
     - 
     - 
     - :ref:`corpus <file-scraper/605fba04-371d-4de8-a1cc-a07bd4c80660>`
   * - application/pdf
     - 1.8
     - 
     - 
     - :ref:`corpus <file-scraper/467e9ad2-a091-4af1-b364-fee4ce6fa320>`

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Analyses
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Possible solutions
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Output example
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	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
	<report>
	  <buildInformation>
	    <releaseDetails id="core" version="1.28.2" buildDate="2025-07-15T16:07:00+03:00"></releaseDetails>
	    <releaseDetails id="validation-model" version="1.28.2" buildDate="2025-07-15T16:12:00+03:00"></releaseDetails>
	    <releaseDetails id="gui" version="1.28.2" buildDate="2025-07-15T16:59:00+03:00"></releaseDetails>
	  </buildInformation>
	  <jobs>
	    <job>
	      <item size="12805">
	        <name>/corpus/file-scraper/tests/data/application_pdf/invalid_A-3b_wrong_version.pdf</name>
	      </item>
	      <validationReport jobEndStatus="normal" profileName="PDF/A-3B validation profile" statement="PDF file is not compliant with Validation Profile requirements." isCompliant="false">
	        <details passedRules="145" failedRules="1" passedChecks="683" failedChecks="1">
	          <rule specification="ISO 19005-3:2012" clause="6.1.2" testNumber="1" status="failed" failedChecks="1">
	            <description>The file header shall begin at byte zero and shall consist of "%PDF-1.n" followed by a single EOL marker, where 'n' is a single digit number between 0 (30h) and 7 (37h)</description>
	            <object>CosDocument</object>
	            <test>headerOffset == 0 &amp;&amp; /^%PDF-1\.[0-7]$/.test(header)</test>
	            <check status="failed">
	              <context>root</context>
	              <errorMessage>File header %PDF-1.8 (offset = 0) starts at non-zero offset or does not match the pattern %PDF-1.n, where 'n' is a single digit number between 0 and 7</errorMessage>
	            </check>
	          </rule>
	        </details>
	      </validationReport>
	      <duration start="1761751336870" finish="1761751337907">00:00:01.037</duration>
	    </job>
	  </jobs>
	  <batchSummary totalJobs="1" failedToParse="0" encrypted="0" outOfMemory="0" veraExceptions="0">
	    <validationReports compliant="0" nonCompliant="1" failedJobs="0">1</validationReports>
	    <featureReports failedJobs="0">0</featureReports>
	    <repairReports failedJobs="0">0</repairReports>
	    <duration start="1761751336718" finish="1761751337960">00:00:01.242</duration>
	  </batchSummary>
	</report>
	
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Notes on the error
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Related errors by source files
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	JHOVE:	PDF minor version number is greater than .*
	veraPDF:	File header .*%PDF-1..* (offset = .*) starts at non-zero offset or does not match the pattern %PDF-1.n, where 'n' is a single digit number between 0 and 7

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