# Nature of the PDF encryption "Template"

**URL:** <https://community.ciphermail.com/t/nature-of-the-pdf-encryption-template/282>\
**Category:** Gateway\
**Created:** [February 26, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.ciphermail.com/t/nature-of-the-pdf-encryption-template/282 "2012-02-26T12:49:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![Nancy\_Anthracite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3be4f8/32.png) [@Nancy\_Anthracite](https://community.ciphermail.com/u/Nancy_Anthracite)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2012, 12:49pm UTC](https://community.ciphermail.com/t/nature-of-the-pdf-encryption-template/282/1 "2012-02-26T12:49:09Z")

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I have been reading the PDF encryption documentation for the Portal. Is there  
somewhere that the "template" or how it is created or used for the pdf  
encryption is described or by template do you just mean a document that is to  
be made into an encrypted pdf to be sent?

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> Nancy Anthracite

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**Author:** ![martijn](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/community.ciphermail.com/martijn/32/127_2.png) [@martijn](https://community.ciphermail.com/u/martijn)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2012, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.ciphermail.com/t/nature-of-the-pdf-encryption-template/282/2 "2012-02-26T13:08:38Z")

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Hi Nancy,

I think when Stefan referred to "template" he was referring to a set of  
user properties and not the email template (the user modifiable template  
that describes how the PDF encrypted email should look like)

Kind regards,

Martijn

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> On 02/26/2012 01:49 PM, Nancy Anthracite wrote:
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> > I have been reading the PDF encryption documentation for the Portal. Is there  
> > somewhere that the "template" or how it is created or used for the pdf  
> > encryption is described or by template do you just mean a document that is to  
> > be made into an encrypted pdf to be sent?
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> DJIGZO open source email encryption

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**Author:** ![Nancy\_Anthracite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3be4f8/32.png) [@Nancy\_Anthracite](https://community.ciphermail.com/u/Nancy_Anthracite)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2012, 2:04pm UTC](https://community.ciphermail.com/t/nature-of-the-pdf-encryption-template/282/3 "2012-02-26T14:04:20Z")

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Actually I was referring to the template mentioned in the documentation, but I  
think you partially answered my question anyway.

What I am interested in learning more about is the "user modifiable template  
that describes how the PDF encrypted email should look like". I am wondering  
if I can include dynamically generated information in the email. The best way  
may be for me to just install it and find out, but you mention that files can  
be added, so I am wondering if this template includes the content of the files  
as part of the body of the the email like and "include" or can it be as an  
attachment to the email? Can the files potentially be pulled in on the fly or  
described using wild cards, etc., or do they have to be in a particular place  
waiting to be packaged in the encrypted pdf? If they can be attachments, do  
they need to be in a particular format so that they can be packaged in or with  
a pdf?

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> Nancy Anthracite
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> On Sunday, February 26, 2012, Martijn Brinkers wrote:
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> > On 02/26/2012 01:49 PM, Nancy Anthracite wrote:  
> > \> I have been reading the PDF encryption documentation for the Portal. Is  
> > \> there somewhere that the "template" or how it is created or used for the  
> > \> pdf encryption is described or by template do you just mean a document  
> > \> that is to be made into an encrypted pdf to be sent?
> > 
> > Hi Nancy,
> > 
> > I think when Stefan referred to "template" he was referring to a set of  
> > user properties and not the email template (the user modifiable template  
> > that describes how the PDF encrypted email should look like)
> > 
> > Kind regards,
> > 
> > Martijn