I have a PDF on my local hard drive that is encrypted with a password. I have th

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I have a PDF on my local hard drive that is encrypted with a password. I have the password. It really doesn't need to be encrypted, and thus I'd like to unencrypt it. This would mean that opening it in the future on this machine or any other wouldn't require a password.

It must:

Be able to open the encrypted PDF
Allow me to supply the password used to encrypt the PDF
Use the password to decrypt the PDF
Allow me to save the PDF in an unencrypted form
Be native, not web based

Bonus points for

Being free
Not storing the password anywhere

I'm on OS X 10.9.1.

Explanation / Answer

You can use the built-in Preview app -

Open the PDF
Supply the password
Print the document
In the PRINT dialog, save to PDF using the button on the bottom left

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