I need some pdf help, not what you think

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1st the pdf in this post is mine secondly its locked with a password and i cannot open it.

So at work we get our payslips emailed to us 1 week before payday they are password protected with our data which consists of

postcode+1st 5 digits of nat ins number+month of birth+ year of birth
so we would have for example c211bzwl123november1901 issue i am having is i have the thickest payrole people trying to help me they, insist this is my password format, they are even unable to open it using my info, so i say well why not just reset it all, still waiting on a reply to that suggestion, maybe they are reading a manual somewhere.........

So i tried something called hashcat to brute force it but that looked like it was going to take years, can anyone suggest a way for me to get the password to open it or hack it before i am due to retire in 6yrs time.

it is the very first password to open the pdf i need to get.

thanks
 
this is the response from payrole

Hi,

The Password will be in the following format

Your full postcode + First 5 characters of your NI Number + Month of birth + Year of birth

e.g. wv994esnp304november1900
 
Password is to open.

have i tried to contact my workplace, you know i never even thought of that, thank you so much.

it would be so easy for them to resend it but that is like trying to flog a dead horse.

Combinations i have tried lots i lost track.
 
Finally sorted, they put the wrong payroll number against my name. As for a bunch of randoms guessing a password, i was hoping someone had similar situation and could suggest a piece of software to aid me opening it.
 
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