The JetTrace system facilitates the expansion of information security coverage in the organization, beyond the protected digitized computerized layout, to the hardcopy printouts space allowing the distribution of sensitive and most often classified information in a protected manner.
In cases that restricted distribution of documents to the physical parameters of the organization or outside the organization, the printed classified information might be exposed to unauthorized persons enabling to alter its content or even remove it from the printed page. This state is potentially hazardous to the organization, exhibiting a fundamental crack in it’s security set-up, and may render the extensive expenditure invested in erecting a digitized, futile.
The JetTrace system enables all organizational applications, irrespective of the computerized environments, operating systems, or networking infrastructure, to automatically integrate, securely, classified dynamic data in documents intended for printing on the standard office laser printers. The classified information is encoded by a unique multi-layer encryption algorithm (128 bit) and printed on the document in a two-dimensional barcode format that takes up only a limited portion of the page while utilizing standard printer supplies. This barcode can be retrieved rapidly any time using a standard barcode reader with the uniquely developed decryption software application.
In addition, to increasing the ability of identifying the initiator of the document being printed, JetTrace can automatically integrate within the 2-D barcode tracing information which will identify the document origin (printing date & time, user login, computer name and more).
Furthermore, JetTrace enables the integration of the organizational logo or watermark in each and every one of the pages of the document, automatically adjusting to page orientation.
The information coded and printed as a two-dimensional barcode utilizing the JetTrace, enables a wider range of security coverage for organizational information:
Document Traceability —In addition to the auto-tracing feature in the JetTrace, the application can transmit a variety of classified information, identifying the initiator of printing, during the printing process. This information, in turn, can be part of the identifying information pertaining to the document (user name, computer identification code, department name, etc.), and information regarding the time of printing (hour, date of printing, etc.). With the JetTrace system it possible to add the exclusive serial number of the printer used for printing a document, to these data as well.
Reading and deciphering the barcode embedded on the document using the JetTrace system at any stage, provides the ability to trace the source of the document and to determine it’s initiator.
Validity & Intactness of Data — While performing the standard printing of data essential to clarity of the document (names, sums, dates, etc.), it is possible to mark these data so that the JetTrace system will encode them and print them on the margins of the document in the form of two-dimensional barcodes.
Reading and deciphering the barcode will enable the cross check of the classified numerical data with the visible data validating the intactness of this data as well as spotting instances where unauthorized personnel attempted to alter the original value of the visible data.
Transmitting Concealed Data — Combined with the printing of a visible document, any application can integrate into the print job concealed data related to the document. This data will not be printed in a regular fashion but will be encoded and printed on the document as two-dimensional barcode using the JetTrace system. Only an authorized person equipped with the deciphering software of the JetTrace system will be able to retrieve the concealed data and make use of it appropriately.
The JetTrace system includes the following two components:
A secured hardware component installed inside a standard HP LaserJet printer. The function of the JetTrace Encoder is to capture the classified data, tagged by the application, in a print job, to encode the data and print it, at a predetermined location, as two-dimension barcode on the document.
The integration of the JetTrace Encoder component in the course of the printing of the document by the LaserJet printer provides the maximal protection to the encoding process of the classified data and is easy, simple, and quick to incorporate in the organizational printing setup. This is due to the fact that it’s operation is independent of computerized platforms, operating systems, networking configurations, and applications.
A Windows environment software component that enables the reading of encoded data in two-dimensional barcode using a standard barcode reader hooked to the RS-232 port, deciphering the data to quickly and reliably present it on-screen.
In order to put into action the JetTrace system the application simply tags the data, to be encoded during a print job, by adding a unique beginning-code and ending-code to the data. The tagged data can consist of a variety of textual information, it is possible to tag different data separately during the print job and on each of the document’s pages. Irrespectively, depending on the setting of the application, it can print the tagged data, visibly.
When the print job arrives at the printer, the JetTrace Encoder system automatically captures the tagged data on every one of the pages, encodes them and prints them as two-dimensional barcode at a predetermined location in accordance with the page printing size and orientation (the positioning of the barcode for each print orientation can be altered through the configuration set up of the system). In addition, depending on the system version, the company logo or watermark will be automatically incorporated on each and every one of the pages in accordance to page size and orientation.
For the deciphering of the data on the page printed with the two-dimensional barcode, a standard barcode reader, supporting the PDF 417 standard, must be connected to the computer station where the JetTrace Decoder is installed. After entering the system using the appropriate authorized password (can be set by user) the software automatically connects the barcode reader via the RS-232 port. The barcode readout is deciphered and each data article tagged separately during the original print job, is displayed in a line of it’s own.
Complete support for a wide range of data mapping standards make possible the tagging of data of diverse languages
Tagging of distinctive data can be determined by page
Automatic integration of company logo/watermark on document pages in accordance with page size and orientation of printing (JetTrace Plus version)
Automatic integration of the printer’s serial number and print job information
Use of standard supplies (paper and toner) results in especially low operating costs
Support for PCL5e print jobs
Encoding of up to 2Kbyets textual data per page as two-dimensional barcode, PDF 417 standard
Automatic identification of print orientation of each page (including mixed orientation documents)
Defining the area on the page where the two-dimensional barcode will be located in accordance with page orientation (up to 10 barcodes per page identical in their decrypted data, yet different in their visual printing parameters)
All standard two-dimensional barcode readers connected to the decoding computer station via the serial port, are supported