Understanding Your Redacted PDF Export Bundle

ZIP Bundle Contents

Pro exports, and exports from the one-document trial, contain two files in a ZIP archive. Core and Flex Pack exports are a single redacted PDF without the verification certificate - see Compare Plans for what each tier includes.

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The Redacted PDF

Your document with approved redactions applied
Includes a certificate page (first or last, per your settings) with QR code
Redactions are permanent - underlying text is destroyed, not hidden
Text layer restored via OCR for accessibility (included on every current plan)
No source metadata survives - the file is rebuilt from page images (see detection coverage & limitations)

The Verification Certificate (verification.json)

A machine-readable file containing cryptographic proof of your document's authenticity:

Field	Description
cert_id	Unique identifier for this certificate (e.g., "rp_abc123xyz")
timestamp	ISO 8601 timestamp when the document was redacted
original_hash	SHA-256 hash of the original document before redaction
redacted_hash	SHA-256 hash of the redacted document
entity_counts	Count of redactions by category (e.g., { names: 5, addresses: 2 })
signature	Ed25519 digital signature covering all certificate fields

Why Two Files?

The verification.json file enables independent verification without requiring the recipient to trust the PDF itself. They can verify the Ed25519 signature to confirm the certificate is genuine, then calculate the PDF's hash to confirm it hasn't been modified.

Certificate Page in the PDF

The certificate page embedded in your PDF includes:

QR Code: Scannable link to the verification page
Certificate ID: Unique identifier for lookup
Timestamp: When the document was redacted
Redaction Summary: Count of items redacted by category
Verification URL: Where recipients can verify the document

Legal Discovery Export (Pro)

Pro subscribers, and the one-document trial, can export a legal discovery bundle alongside the standard ZIP. This is designed for litigation disclosure, regulatory responses, and FOI/SAR workflows.

The legal discovery bundle adds two additional files:

Bates-numbered PDF: Each page stamped with a sequential Bates number (e.g. RP000001) for unambiguous document reference in correspondence and court filings.
Redaction log (CSV): Machine-readable log of every redaction applied - entity type, page number, confidence score, and exemption code if assigned.

Bates numbering and the CSV log together make every disclosure traceable end-to-end. Recipients can cross-reference the log against the redacted PDF without needing to re-open the original.