Use Privacy-Obscured Presentation for Document Attachments

QCDS can obscure a signer attachment in the completed PDF while preserving the protected original for authorized evidence and Completed Package access. This setting changes presentation, not evidence retention.

Turn Off Normal Attachment Display

  1. Open the Template draft and select the Document Attachment field.
  2. Clear Display attachment in completed PDF.
  3. Save and Validate the Template.
  4. Publish it and run a controlled test Request before relying on the privacy presentation in production.

What the Completed PDF Shows

The attachment page is still included. Instead of rendering the original image clearly, QCDS creates an intentionally degraded privacy derivative: the source is collapsed to a very small pixel grid, enlarged again, covered with a light veil, and labeled to say that the attachment was obscured for privacy.

The result is designed to prevent the normal completed PDF from presenting the original image in readable form while still documenting that an attachment was supplied.

What QCDS Still Preserves

Privacy-obscured presentation does not delete, redact, or replace the protected original attachment. QCDS still keeps the original PNG/JPEG in protected storage and verifies it as completion evidence.

When a completed Request has Document Attachments, authorized sender access uses Download Completed Package. That package includes the completed PDF artifact(s) and the original attachment files, even when the PDF presentation was obscured.

Use the Setting for the Right Purpose

This control is useful when the completed PDF should acknowledge the attachment without displaying sensitive visual detail in the ordinary document. It is not a permission boundary for users who are authorized to obtain the completed evidence package.

If the original must not be retained or made available to authorized package users, a Document Attachment field is not the correct workflow for that requirement.

Verify Before Production

  1. Create a test Template with the display option disabled.
  2. Upload a recognizable test image as the signer.
  3. Complete the Request.
  4. Confirm the PDF shows the privacy-obscured attachment presentation.
  5. Download the Completed Package and confirm the protected original remains available there.

Community Discussion

Want to compare workflows, share practical tips, or discuss how you use this QCDS feature? Visit the QC Digital Signature Community. For private support, bug reports, account-specific issues, or feature requests, use the QuantaCade support system.