Microsoft-Native Graph/Purview API for Rendering Encrypted Sensitivity- Office Documents and PDFs
Datasec develops Azure-native HP Workpath applications that integrate with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Graph, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labels.
Our applications support commercial Microsoft 365 tenants as well as GCC, GCC High, and DoD environments.
While Microsoft Graph provides capabilities for sensitivity label discovery and management, there is currently no Microsoft-native service that allows authorized applications to securely render or access the contents of encrypted sensitivity-labeled Office documents and PDFs.
Today, developers are typically required to implement:
- Microsoft Information Protection (MIP) SDK integrations
- Third-party PDF rendering technologies
- Custom decryption workflows
For government and defense customers, particularly GCC High and DoD environments, introducing additional third-party document processing components can create security, compliance, accreditation, and operational challenges.
We would like Microsoft to consider providing a Microsoft-native capability through Microsoft Graph, Microsoft Purview, or another Microsoft 365 service that can:
- Validate user rights against sensitivity labels and encryption policies
- Process encrypted sensitivity-labeled Office documents and PDFs
- Perform decryption and rendering within the Microsoft trust boundary
- Return a secure viewable or print-ready representation of the content
- Support Commercial, GCC, GCC High, and DoD cloud environments
Many organizations have standardized on Microsoft Entra ID, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Microsoft Graph, and Microsoft Purview. A Microsoft-hosted rendering capability would enable ISVs to provide secure document workflows and print solutions without relying on third-party document processing technologies.
This capability would be particularly valuable for:
- Enterprise Printing
- Secure Print / Pull Print
- HP Workpath Applications
- Mobile Applications
- Government and Defense Environments
- Microsoft 365 Integrated Document Workflows
We would appreciate feedback from the Microsoft Graph, Microsoft Purview Information Protection, and Microsoft 365 engineering teams regarding roadmap consideration for this capability. We believe this capability would provide significant value for enterprise, government, and defense organizations adopting Sensitivity Labels as part of their Zero Trust and compliance strategies.
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Our primary use case is Azure-native HP Workpath applications running on Android-based enterprise printers.
We are increasingly supporting customers deploying Microsoft Purview Sensitivity Labels across Commercial, GCC, GCC High, and DoD environments.
While sensitivity label metadata is accessible through Microsoft Graph, there is currently no Microsoft-native mechanism to securely render or print encrypted labeled Office documents and PDFs within an Android device workflow. A Microsoft-managed service would significantly simplify secure print and pull-print scenarios while maintaining content processing within the Microsoft trust boundary.
