For manufacturing, construction, and R&D enterprises, design files from software like AutoCAD and SolidWorks are core assets. However, employees casually printing drawings, sharing hard copies, or exporting PDFs for redistribution often expose companies to data leakage risks.
Three Critical Flaws in Traditional Printing
1. No Differential Control: Design departments logtrace and general employees share the same printing permissions, making it hard to balance security and efficiency.
2. No Content Tracking: Print logs only record file names, with no way to verify what was actually printed.
3. No Leak Deterrence: Paper documents lack traceable identifiers, leaving no evidence for accountability.
How Can Printing Be Made Controlled and Auditable? Curtain e-locker Has the Answer
By deploying Curtain e-locker, administrators can not only restrict employee printing but also enable two key security features for authorized users: “Watermarking” and “Print Content Recording.”
– “Print Watermarking” supports both text and image overlays, applied directly to hard copies or generated PDFs, clearly marking the source to deter leaks and enable accountability.
– With “Print Content Recording” enabled, the system saves each printed document as a JPG image, allowing administrators to review exactly who printed what in the backend.
More importantly, Curtain e-locker offers flexible and efficient permission management. Administrators can centrally deploy policies and assign permissions by department, role, or software type. For example:
– Block the design team from printing AutoCAD/SolidWorks files while allowing routine document printing.
– Grant department heads permission to print all file types.
Regardless of permissions, all printed materials will carry watermarks and be logged.
This adaptable approach lets businesses customize printing policies to balance efficiency and security. Administrators don’t need manual device-by-device setups—the system automatically enforces rules and blocks violations. Additionally, Curtain e-locker maintains detailed audit logs, recording each print job’s:
– Time
– User
– Computer name
– Application
– File name
– Page count
– Printer used
Many companies invest heavily in encryption and backups but overlook printing as a leakage vector. Curtain e-locker is designed precisely for this need. Beyond making printing controlled and auditable, it also governs copying, pasting, screenshots, and file saves—plugging leakage channels at the source.