PDFCrypter Hotfolder

In enterprise environments it might be necessary to automate the PDF Encryption process. Online Bookstores can integrate Aloaha PDF Crypter via the Crypter API in their .NET, ASP or PHP Webshop. The Aloaha PDF Crypter API is only available in the Enterprise Edition.

Much more popular than the Aloaha Crypto API are the Aloaha Crypter hot folder. The Aloaha PDFCrypter watched folder allow defining a folder to encrypt any PDF document dropped into that folder with the public keys configured. The dropfolder functionality is available in the Server Edition.


The Aloaha Crypto Folders are the ideal way to encrypt your PDF documents before moving them to the pickup folder of your document management system. 

Configuration of Aloaha PDF Crypter Hotfolder

To be able to use a hotfolder a mechanism is needed to monitor these folders. To keep the configuration simple Aloaha PDF Crypter will utilize the hotfolder mechanism of the Aloaha PDF Suite. Please install the Aloaha PDF Suite from http://www.aloaha.com/download/aloaha_pdf.zip


The next step would be to activate the PDF Suite service. First right click on the Aloaha systray icon and exit Aloaha. Please open the services control panel and configure the PDF Suite service to startup automatic. Furthermore you need to remove the Aloaha shortcut from the autostart/startup group of the Windows Menu. Start the PDF Suite service and check with a right click on the Aloaha tray icon that interactive is not enabled!

Now you are ready to configure the hot folder. Please follow the steps below to configure the watched folder 


The next step would be to activate the PDF Suite service. Please open the services control panel and configure the PDF Suite service to startup automatic. Furthermore you need to remove the Aloaha shortcut from the autostart/startup group of the Windows Menu.

Now you are ready to configure the hot folder. Please follow the steps below to configure the watched folder 

1. Create a plain text file (i.e. crypto.ini). The file will contain the Filepath(s) to the hotfolder configuration file. Additional you need to create a registry entry of type string in HKLM\Software\Aloaha\pdf with name crypterini. The value is of type string and contains the path to this file.
   For example c:\program files\wrocklage\crypto.ini
   The file itself will look like the sample below:
   c:\cryptohotfolder\management.ini
   c:\cryptohotfolder\humanresources.ini
   (one line/per hotfolder required)
2. The files defined above will contain the settings of the specified hotfolder. Please create a section called [encrypt] and create the following values:
   infolder=c:\inputfiles
   outfolder=c:\outputfiles
   certpath1=c:\publickeys\humanresourses.cer
   certpath2=c:\publickeys\systemadministrator.cer
   certpath3=c:\publickeys\management.cer
   
   Every PDF file dropped in infolder will be encrypted with the certificates specified and moved to outfolder.
   

Pricing

To be able to use the crypter hotfolder functionality you need a minimum amount of 10 Aloaha PDF Crypter licenses.

The required PDF Suite does not need to be licensed to use the Crypto Hotfolder!


Whitepaper of PDF Suite and PDF Crypter operating together (85,57 KB)