---
type: concept
title: Print Release and Authentication
tags: [security, printing, workflow]
related: [print-management-system, papercut]
created: 2026-06-30
updated: 2026-06-30
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_allgemein_druck_management_system.md"]
---

# Print Release and Authentication

**Print Release and Authentication** is the security mechanism used in the university's print management system to ensure that documents are only printed when the user is physically present or has explicitly authorized the release.

## Authentication Methods
1. **Physical Authentication**: The user swipes their employee or student ID card at a card reader attached to a physical printer.
2. **Digital Authentication**: The user logs into the PaperCut WebClient (internal network only) to trigger the print job.

## Purpose
- **Privacy**: Prevents sensitive documents from being left on the printer.
- **Resource Management**: Allows users to verify or change print settings (color, duplex) at the device before wasting paper.
- **Accountability**: Links every print job to a [[zentraler-nutzeraccount]].