Main Features

• Delivered as Mini-PC: The system is based on a Mini-PC running Ubuntu.
• PDF/UA Validation: Detailed audit reports with concrete recommendations for action.
• Conversion and Conformance: Automatic adjustment of metadata, tags, reading order, and alternative texts.
• Digital Signing of Result PDF Files: User-specific (self-signed) certificates can optionally be used. As a proof of concept, text lines can be defined to position electronic signatures. Integration with a PKI infrastructure is also possible.
• REST API For integration with third-party systems – see documentation
• Digital Sovereignty: The use of open source software and delivery on your own hardware ensures your organization's digital sovereignty.
• Security and Permission Configuration: Support for owner and user passwords as well as policies for overriding owner passwords.
• Batch Processing & Queue: Processing of large document volumes in the background with status tracking.
• Audit & Logging: Full traceability of all processing steps and errors.

Benefits

• Meets legal accessibility requirements (e.g. for public procurement).
• Reduces manual correction effort through automated conformance processing.
• Scalable and optimized for production environments: support for background processing.

Planned Features for the Next Release

• Standalone user interface for document inspection
• Layout tables
• Whitespace removal
• Image recognition and description via AI

Security & Privacy

• PDFUABox processes documents exclusively server-side and provides options for encryption, role-based access control, and configuration of owner and user passwords. Sensitive content can be processed or deleted according to internal policies to meet data protection requirements.

Use Cases

• Government agencies and public authorities that need to provide accessible documents.
• Enterprises that need to provide accessible documents.
• Publishers and service providers that want to automatically create and validate large volumes of PDFs.
• Companies with document-based workflows (e.g. invoices, reports, publications).

Technical Requirements

• DHCP server in the local network (alternatively, delivery with a fixed IP address is possible).

Support & License

• PDFUABox is available as a commercial solution with a Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Support packages include bug fixes, security updates, and integration assistance.
• You can test the current feature set on this site under PDF Creation.

Operating PDFUABox

1. Connect the PDFUABox to your LAN or DMZ via a network cable.
2. Ensure that PDFUABox is reachable via the standard port 80.

Need a custom adaptation? Contact support at support@pdfuabox.de.