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title: How to incorporate password encrypted documents to the Brief?
description: If any of the documents that are part of your matter are password protected, these documents should be printed to PDF before being uploaded to eBrief Ready. Attempting to generate a brief using encrypted documentation will result in error.
url: "https://ebriefready.legalready.ai/knowledge/generate-a-brief-with-password-protected-documents/"
updated: "2026-08-10"
category: Best practice eBriefing
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# How to incorporate password encrypted documents to the Brief?

If any of the documents that are part of your matter are password protected, these documents should be printed to PDF before being uploaded to eBrief Ready.

Attempting to generate a brief using encrypted documentation will result in error.