diff --git a/Pdf4QtLibCore/sources/pdfsecurityhandler.cpp b/Pdf4QtLibCore/sources/pdfsecurityhandler.cpp
index 6f82b7b..4af48cf 100644
--- a/Pdf4QtLibCore/sources/pdfsecurityhandler.cpp
+++ b/Pdf4QtLibCore/sources/pdfsecurityhandler.cpp
@@ -353,10 +353,15 @@ void PDFSecurityHandler::parseDataStandardSecurityHandler(const PDFDictionary* d
         {
             result = object.getString();
 
-            if (result.size() != size)
+            if (result.size() < size)
             {
                 throw PDFException(PDFTranslationContext::tr("Expected %1 characters long string in entry '%2'. Provided length is %3.").arg(size).arg(QString::fromLatin1(key)).arg(result.size()));
             }
+
+            if (result.size() > size)
+            {
+                result.resize(size);
+            }
         }
         else
         {
diff --git a/RELEASES.txt b/RELEASES.txt
index d17e55d..2f53ea5 100644
--- a/RELEASES.txt
+++ b/RELEASES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CURRENT:
- - Issue #164: Taskbar icon not shown in linux mint. 
+ - Issue #164: Taskbar icon not shown in linux mint.
+ - Issue #163: Unable to render probably valid PDF
  - Issue #161: Can it be possible to trust a certificate like in acrobat? 
  - Issue #123: Alternative software rendering backend (Blend2D)