“Redact – to obscure or remove from a document prior to publication or release” Source: Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary Redaction is a daily process for any organization which possesses, distributes or selectively releases classified, sensitive or private information. For example, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) mandates public access to many documents once sensitive content is […]
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Exemption Code
A word or group characters that indicates the reason for redacting a specific piece of information.
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Acrobat Plug-ins are dynamically-linked extensions to Acrobat or Adobe Reader. They can hook into the user interface in a number of ways and can register to be called when a variety of events occur in the application. An Acrobat plug-in is a program written in ANSI C or C++.
View PostRegular Expressions: Creating Custom Patterns for Redaction
Redax includes 23 built in patterns to find and mark text for redaction, including Social Security numbers, different date formats, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and more. To see all the available patterns, just go to the Redax menu and select Find Using Pattern. However, if you need a different pattern search than those provided, you […]
View PostHow to Use Built In Pattern Redaction in Redax
Redax includes a variety of built in patterns to find and mark text for redaction. Standard patterns include Social Security numbers, different date formats, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses and more. To see all the available patterns, just go to the Redax menu and select Find Using Pattern. You can choose from a list of 23 […]
View PostFlubbed Redaction Makes Headlines…Again
Some secrets are trivial, some are critical. It’s probably a matter of perspective, but failing to redact key information from sensitive military memos on nuclear submarine operations would tend to fit most definitions of “critical”. Ignorance of basic realities about computers and the lack of proper procedures for releasing information is a toxic combination for […]
View PostRedacting with Acrobat 8 Professional vs. Redax
One of the new features in Acrobat 8.0 Professional garnering significant comment is redaction. This handy tool allowing users to permanently eliminate text or graphics from a PDF page. Solid, simple idea – what’s not to like? Thus far, Acrobat 8’s redaction tool has been generally well received in principle, although a few discriminating reviewers […]
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