diff --git a/Pdf4QtDiff/main.cpp b/Pdf4QtDiff/main.cpp
index 4e505fd..1eb8053 100644
--- a/Pdf4QtDiff/main.cpp
+++ b/Pdf4QtDiff/main.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//    Copyright (C) 2021 Jakub Melka
+//    Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Jakub Melka
 //
 //    This file is part of PDF4QT.
 //
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "pdfconstants.h"
 #include "pdfdocumentreader.h"
+#include "pdfsecurityhandler.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
@@ -31,14 +32,23 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("PDF4QT Diff");
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(pdf::PDF_LIBRARY_VERSION);
     QApplication::setApplicationDisplayName(QApplication::translate("Application", "PDF4QT Diff"));
+
+    QCommandLineOption noDrm("no-drm", "Disable DRM settings of documents.");
+
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     parser.setApplicationDescription(QCoreApplication::applicationName());
+    parser.addOption(noDrm);
     parser.addHelpOption();
     parser.addVersionOption();
     parser.addPositionalArgument("file1", "The PDF file to be compared.");
     parser.addPositionalArgument("file2", "The PDF file to be compared.");
     parser.process(application);
 
+    if (parser.isSet(noDrm))
+    {
+        pdf::PDFSecurityHandler::setNoDRMMode();
+    }
+
     QIcon appIcon(":/app-icon.svg");
     QApplication::setWindowIcon(appIcon);
 
diff --git a/Pdf4QtEditor/main.cpp b/Pdf4QtEditor/main.cpp
index 140c5ce..55f2c40 100644
--- a/Pdf4QtEditor/main.cpp
+++ b/Pdf4QtEditor/main.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "pdfeditormainwindow.h"
 #include "pdfconstants.h"
+#include "pdfsecurityhandler.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
@@ -36,23 +37,32 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("PDF4QT Editor");
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(pdf::PDF_LIBRARY_VERSION);
     QApplication::setApplicationDisplayName(QApplication::translate("Application", "PDF4QT Editor"));
+
+    QCommandLineOption noDrm("no-drm", "Disable DRM settings of documents.");
+
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     parser.setApplicationDescription(QCoreApplication::applicationName());
+    parser.addOption(noDrm);
     parser.addHelpOption();
     parser.addVersionOption();
     parser.addPositionalArgument("file", "The PDF file to open.");
     parser.process(application);
 
+    if (parser.isSet(noDrm))
+    {
+        pdf::PDFSecurityHandler::setNoDRMMode();
+    }
+
     QIcon appIcon(":/app-icon.svg");
     QApplication::setWindowIcon(appIcon);
 
     pdfviewer::PDFEditorMainWindow mainWindow;
     mainWindow.show();
 
-    QStringList arguments = application.arguments();
-    if (arguments.size() > 1)
+    QStringList arguments = parser.positionalArguments();
+    if (!arguments.isEmpty())
     {
-        mainWindow.getProgramController()->openDocument(arguments[1]);
+        mainWindow.getProgramController()->openDocument(arguments.front());
     }
 
     return application.exec();
diff --git a/Pdf4QtLibCore/sources/pdfsecurityhandler.cpp b/Pdf4QtLibCore/sources/pdfsecurityhandler.cpp
index 4af48cf..97d8d93 100644
--- a/Pdf4QtLibCore/sources/pdfsecurityhandler.cpp
+++ b/Pdf4QtLibCore/sources/pdfsecurityhandler.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//    Copyright (C) 2019-2022 Jakub Melka
+//    Copyright (C) 2019-2024 Jakub Melka
 //
 //    This file is part of PDF4QT.
 //
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@
 namespace pdf
 {
 
+static bool s_noDrmMode = false;
+
 template<typename T>
 using openssl_ptr = std::unique_ptr<T, void(*)(T*)>;
 
@@ -514,6 +516,16 @@ PDFSecurityHandlerPointer PDFSecurityHandler::createSecurityHandler(const PDFObj
     return handler;
 }
 
+void PDFSecurityHandler::setNoDRMMode()
+{
+    s_noDrmMode = true;
+}
+
+bool PDFSecurityHandler::isNoDRM()
+{
+    return s_noDrmMode;
+}
+
 void PDFSecurityHandler::fillEncryptionDictionary(PDFObjectFactory& factory, bool publicKeyHandler) const
 {
     factory.beginDictionaryItem("V");
@@ -1306,9 +1318,10 @@ PDFSecurityHandler::AuthorizationResult PDFStandardSecurityHandler::authenticate
                     if (U == m_U)
                     {
                         // We have authorized user access
-                        m_authorizationData.authorizationResult = AuthorizationResult::UserAuthorized;
+                        const AuthorizationResult authorizationResult = isNoDRM() ? AuthorizationResult::OwnerAuthorized : AuthorizationResult::UserAuthorized;
+                        m_authorizationData.authorizationResult = authorizationResult;
                         m_authorizationData.fileEncryptionKey = fileEncryptionKey;
-                        return AuthorizationResult::UserAuthorized;
+                        return authorizationResult;
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -1375,7 +1388,8 @@ PDFSecurityHandler::AuthorizationResult PDFStandardSecurityHandler::authenticate
                         AES_cbc_encrypt(convertByteArrayToUcharPtr(m_UE), convertByteArrayToUcharPtr(m_authorizationData.fileEncryptionKey), m_UE.size(), &key, aesInitializationVector, AES_DECRYPT);
 
                         // We have authorized user access
-                        m_authorizationData.authorizationResult = AuthorizationResult::UserAuthorized;
+                        const AuthorizationResult authorizationResult = isNoDRM() ? AuthorizationResult::OwnerAuthorized : AuthorizationResult::UserAuthorized;
+                        m_authorizationData.authorizationResult = authorizationResult;
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -2524,9 +2538,10 @@ PDFSecurityHandler::AuthorizationResult PDFPublicKeySecurityHandler::authenticat
                             m_permissions = qFromLittleEndian<uint32_t>(decryptedData.data() + 20);
                         }
 
+                        const AuthorizationResult authorizationResult = isNoDRM() ? AuthorizationResult::OwnerAuthorized : AuthorizationResult::UserAuthorized;
                         m_authorizationData.fileEncryptionKey = digestBuffer.left(m_keyLength / 8);
-                        m_authorizationData.authorizationResult = AuthorizationResult::UserAuthorized;
-                        return AuthorizationResult::UserAuthorized;
+                        m_authorizationData.authorizationResult = authorizationResult;
+                        return authorizationResult;
                     }
                 }
             }
diff --git a/Pdf4QtLibCore/sources/pdfsecurityhandler.h b/Pdf4QtLibCore/sources/pdfsecurityhandler.h
index 14895d0..f6e990d 100644
--- a/Pdf4QtLibCore/sources/pdfsecurityhandler.h
+++ b/Pdf4QtLibCore/sources/pdfsecurityhandler.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ using PDFSecurityHandlerPointer = QSharedPointer<PDFSecurityHandler>;
 
 class PDFStandardSecurityHandler;
 
-class PDFSecurityHandler
+class PDF4QTLIBCORESHARED_EXPORT PDFSecurityHandler
 {
 public:
     explicit PDFSecurityHandler() = default;
@@ -203,6 +203,12 @@ public:
     /// \param id First part of the id of the document
     static PDFSecurityHandlerPointer createSecurityHandler(const PDFObject& encryptionDictionaryObject, const QByteArray& id);
 
+    /// Disable DRM mode of documents.
+    static void setNoDRMMode();
+
+    /// Returns true, if no DRM mode is enabled
+    static bool isNoDRM();
+
 protected:
     friend class PDFSecurityHandlerFactory;
 
diff --git a/Pdf4QtPageMaster/main.cpp b/Pdf4QtPageMaster/main.cpp
index 48f2848..5f6a04a 100644
--- a/Pdf4QtPageMaster/main.cpp
+++ b/Pdf4QtPageMaster/main.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//    Copyright (C) 2021 Jakub Melka
+//    Copyright (C) 2021-2024 Jakub Melka
 //
 //    This file is part of PDF4QT.
 //
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 //    along with PDF4QT.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 #include "pdfconstants.h"
+#include "pdfsecurityhandler.h"
 #include "mainwindow.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
@@ -30,13 +31,22 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("PDF4QT PageMaster");
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(pdf::PDF_LIBRARY_VERSION);
     QApplication::setApplicationDisplayName(QApplication::translate("Application", "PDF4QT PageMaster"));
+
+    QCommandLineOption noDrm("no-drm", "Disable DRM settings of documents.");
+
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     parser.setApplicationDescription(QCoreApplication::applicationName());
+    parser.addOption(noDrm);
     parser.addHelpOption();
     parser.addVersionOption();
     parser.addPositionalArgument("file", "The PDF file to open.");
     parser.process(application);
 
+    if (parser.isSet(noDrm))
+    {
+        pdf::PDFSecurityHandler::setNoDRMMode();
+    }
+
     QIcon appIcon(":/app-icon.svg");
     QApplication::setWindowIcon(appIcon);
 
diff --git a/Pdf4QtViewer/main.cpp b/Pdf4QtViewer/main.cpp
index 6ac90cb..62a7cbe 100644
--- a/Pdf4QtViewer/main.cpp
+++ b/Pdf4QtViewer/main.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 #include "pdfviewermainwindow.h"
 #include "pdfconstants.h"
+#include "pdfsecurityhandler.h"
 
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QCommandLineParser>
@@ -30,23 +31,32 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationName("PDF4QT Viewer");
     QCoreApplication::setApplicationVersion(pdf::PDF_LIBRARY_VERSION);
     QApplication::setApplicationDisplayName(QApplication::translate("Application", "PDF4QT Viewer"));
+
+    QCommandLineOption noDrm("no-drm", "Disable DRM settings of documents.");
+
     QCommandLineParser parser;
     parser.setApplicationDescription(QCoreApplication::applicationName());
+    parser.addOption(noDrm);
     parser.addHelpOption();
     parser.addVersionOption();
     parser.addPositionalArgument("file", "The PDF file to open.");
     parser.process(application);
 
+    if (parser.isSet(noDrm))
+    {
+        pdf::PDFSecurityHandler::setNoDRMMode();
+    }
+
     QIcon appIcon(":/app-icon.svg");
     QApplication::setWindowIcon(appIcon);
 
     pdfviewer::PDFViewerMainWindow mainWindow;
     mainWindow.show();
 
-    QStringList arguments = application.arguments();
-    if (arguments.size() > 1)
+    QStringList arguments = parser.positionalArguments();
+    if (arguments.size() > 0)
     {
-        mainWindow.getProgramController()->openDocument(arguments[1]);
+        mainWindow.getProgramController()->openDocument(arguments.front());
     }
 
     return application.exec();
diff --git a/RELEASES.txt b/RELEASES.txt
index 890f68d..0d62f0c 100644
--- a/RELEASES.txt
+++ b/RELEASES.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 CURRENT:
+ - Issue #183: Option to ignore PDF security settings
  - Issue #182: PDF4QT Document Diff command line cmd line arguments ignored
+ - Issue #181: where is the dark mode?
  - Issue #173: errors loading file Echoplex.pdf
  - Issue #172: access keys are missing from most menu items/action text strings
  - Issue #168: When opening a PDF file or merging some PDF files, stamp will disappear.