Governance Document Studio
PDF sensitive data checker
Check a PDF for potential sensitive-data patterns and active-content indicators before sharing audit evidence, a board attachment or a customer deliverable. The document stays in browser memory and is cleared when you reset or close the page.
- No upload
- No account
- No analytics on document content
- 25 MB safety limit
Inspect one PDF locally
Select a PDF up to 25 MB. Do not use this check as a replacement for malware scanning, DLP, legal review or specialist PDF forensics.
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Privacy boundary: the page does not use network requests or browser storage. Results intentionally show categories and counts, never the matched sensitive values.
Local inspection result
Findings
Safe-sharing actions
A “basic checks clear” result does not prove the document is safe or complete. Scanned images, compressed or encrypted streams, custom encodings and malformed PDFs may not be inspectable by this browser-only check.
Five governance checks in one option
PDF structure check
Validates the PDF signature, ending marker and file-size boundary.
Active-content indicators
Flags JavaScript, launch actions, embedded files, rich media, forms and external links for review.
Sensitive-data categories
Counts visible email, phone, Aadhaar-like, PAN-like and payment-card-like patterns without displaying values.
Integrity fingerprint
Creates a SHA-256 hash for evidence-chain and version matching.
Evidence manifest
Downloads findings, limitations and human-review actions as JSON without including the filename or matched values.
Check a PDF before sharing governance evidence
For example, an assessment appendix may contain contact details alongside AI-system review notes. This checker can flag email or phone-like patterns and embedded-content indicators for a human reviewer without displaying the matched values.
- Choose a PDF up to 25 MB and run the local check. Review each reported category and active-content indicator.
- Open the original document in your trusted PDF application to examine the findings and decide what needs to change. This tool does not redact or modify the PDF.
- Download the JSON evidence manifest. Keep its SHA-256 fingerprint with your review record to identify the exact file that was checked.
This is a heuristic check of readable PDF bytes. It does not perform OCR; scanned images, compressed or encrypted content may hide data from these checks. A clear result is not proof that sensitive information is absent, and a pattern match is not proof of a valid identity or account number.
Use the AI governance guide to place document review within a wider process of assigned owners, risk assessment, approvals and evidence. The manifest supports that review; it does not certify compliance or document safety.
Frequently asked questions
Does my PDF leave the device?
No. Processing happens in browser memory. The page has no connection path for document data.
Does this replace antivirus or DLP?
No. It is a bounded governance-readiness check. Use enterprise malware scanning, DLP and specialist review where required.
Why avoid showing matched sensitive values?
The tool reports only categories and counts to reduce unnecessary exposure while still directing a human reviewer to the risk.