Validate PDF/A Compliance
Heuristic PDF/A-readiness audit — checks structural elements (XMP claim, MarkInfo, OutputIntent, tagged structure) and lists what would block strict validation.
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How does the Validate PDF/A Compliance work?
Audit a PDF for PDF/A archival readiness. The tool inspects the structural elements every PDF/A validator looks for: XMP pdfaid claim (which level if any), OutputIntents array (declares the colour space), MarkInfo /Marked flag (tagged structure for 1A), StructTreeRoot presence, document /Lang attribute, title metadata, and encryption status (PDF/A forbids encryption). Failures and warnings come with remediation hints pointing to specific tools that can fix them. This is a HEURISTIC check — for certified validation, run veraPDF (open-source) or a commercial pre-flight tool on the file.
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