# Security
**URL:** https://discuss.workflowgen.com/c/administration/security/38.md
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## [New PDF upload security validation setting](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/new-pdf-upload-security-validation-setting/2366)
**Author:** [@wfg-admin](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/wfg-admin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2026, 6:09pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/new-pdf-upload-security-validation-setting/2366 "2026-08-04T18:09:11Z")
As of versions 9.6.1 (v9) and 10.3.1 (v10), WorkflowGen can validate PDF files uploaded through forms to detect potentially unsafe active content and malformed document structures. You can set the PDF security profile u…
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## [About the Security category](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/about-the-security-category/1984)
**Author:** [@wfg-admin](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/wfg-admin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 8:48pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/about-the-security-category/1984 "2021-12-20T20:48:22Z")
Announcements on and discussion of WorkflowGen security-related topics and issues.
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## [Concerns about the CVE-2021-44228 Apache Log4j security vulnerability](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/concerns-about-the-cve-2021-44228-apache-log4j-security-vulnerability/1983)
**Author:** [@wfg-admin](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/u/wfg-admin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 20, 2021, 8:18pm UTC](https://discuss.workflowgen.com/t/concerns-about-the-cve-2021-44228-apache-log4j-security-vulnerability/1983 "2021-12-20T20:18:11Z")
The WorkflowGen web application is currently not affected by this vulnerability, since its technologies are based on IIS, .NET Framework and Node.js. The application does not use or embed any modules or libraries from th…