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title: Education and Research File Security with CDR | klearis
description: klearis rebuilds applications, coursework, papers and datasets with Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR) before staff and students open them.
image: https://klearis.com/hubfs/klearis/c-campus.webp
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Education

# Open to every applicant.Closed to their code.

Universities, schools and research institutes receive applications, coursework, papers and datasets from anyone who wants to send them. Research data is valuable, and thousands of personal devices share the same network. klearis rebuilds each file with Content Disarm and Reconstruction (CDR) before staff and students open it, so the institution can stay open.

![A university building with papers and a graduation cap moving toward its entrance](https://klearis.com/hubfs/klearis/c-campus.webp)

The challenge

## An open institution cannot choose its senders.

Applications, submissions, papers and datasets arrive from the open internet, and research networks hold data that is valuable and lightly defended.

OPEN Applications and submissions from the public, every day.

RESEARCH Valuable research data on networks built for sharing.

DEVICES Thousands of unmanaged personal devices on the same network.

How klearis fits

## Where klearis works in education

[![](https://klearis.com/hubfs/klearis/icons/mail-gateway.png) MAIL GATEWAY On the mail path Mail reaches the inbox with active content already removed. Open →](https://klearis.com/email-security) [![](https://klearis.com/hubfs/klearis/icons/api-plug.png) REST API Application portals Uploads are rebuilt before they are stored. Open →](https://klearis.com/platform-and-integrations) [![](https://klearis.com/hubfs/klearis/icons/server.png) SERVER AGENT Shared and research drives Batch sanitization from watched folders. Open →](https://klearis.com/file-transfer-storage)

![](https://klearis.com/hubfs/klearis/icons/sso-key.png) IDENTITY Your existing sign-in Local accounts, Active Directory and single sign-on.

A real example

## Comments from an external examiner.

An external examiner emails comments on a thesis draft. The supervisor opens the attachment on a laptop connected to the research network.

01 The sender is real, but their account was taken over.

02 The document carries a macro.

03 The laptop can reach research data and shared drives.

WHAT HAPPENS TO IT

ANTIVIRUS No signature for a new sample.

SANDBOX Few institutions route every attachment through a sandbox.

KLEARIS The document is rebuilt before it reaches the inbox. The supervisor opens the comments, nothing else.

Who it is for

## Universities, schools and research institutes.

Higher education runs on open intake: admissions, coursework, research collaboration and public portals. Staff and students bring their own devices, and research data is shared widely by design.

ADMISSIONS Applications and transcripts arrive from applicants worldwide.

RESEARCH Datasets and papers move between institutions and partners.

CAMPUS Thousands of personal devices share the same network.

![A school hall with a file arriving at its door](https://klearis.com/hubfs/klearis/c-edu-hall.webp)

What changes

## Stay open without staying exposed.

Admissions are open. The network is not. CDR fits an environment where you cannot control the sender. Every file is treated the same way, whoever sent it.

ADMISSIONS Accept applications from anyone.

RESEARCH Share data without importing risk.

IT One policy across email, portals and drives.

Step by step

## Open to everyone, clean for everyone.

![](https://klearis.com/hubfs/klearis/icons/mail.png) 01 · INBOUND Files arrive Applications, submissions and email from anyone.

![](https://klearis.com/hubfs/klearis/icons/file-sanitize.png) 02 · KLEARIS Rebuilt clean Macros, scripts and embedded objects are removed. A clean copy is rebuilt.

IDENTIFYDISARMREBUILD

![](https://klearis.com/hubfs/klearis/icons/check-circle.png) 03 · CAMPUS Clean files for staff and students Rebuilt files reach inboxes, portals and shared drives.

[Identify, disarm, rebuild: follow a student submission through the engine. How CDR works →](https://klearis.com/learn-about-cdr)

FAQ

## Questions about Education

### Can different faculties have different rules?

Yes. Custom policies can be set per user group and integration.

### Does it work with our existing mail system?

Yes. Mail Gateway sanitizes incoming email and attachments before delivery, alongside the mail infrastructure you already run.

Next step

## Let's run it on your files.

Process real files, see what gets removed, and verify that document fidelity is preserved.

[Request a demo](https://klearis.com/contact-us)[Contact](https://klearis.com/contact-us#reach-us-directly)

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Products

[Web Upload Security](https://klearis.com/web-upload-security)

[File Transfer and Storage](https://klearis.com/file-transfer-storage)

[Email Security](https://klearis.com/email-security)

[Safe File Downloads](https://klearis.com/safe-file-downloads)

[Secure Collaboration](https://klearis.com/secure-collaboration)

[Removable Media Security](https://klearis.com/removable-media-security)

[AI and Data Pipeline Security](https://klearis.com/ai-data-pipeline-security)

[Platform and Integrations](https://klearis.com/platform-and-integrations)

Use Cases

[Defense and Classified Networks](https://klearis.com/cross-domain-file-transfer)

[Education](https://klearis.com/education)

[Financial Services and Insurance](https://klearis.com/secure-document-exchange)

[Healthcare](https://klearis.com/healthcare)

[Legal and Professional Services](https://klearis.com/secure-client-communications)

[Manufacturing and Energy](https://klearis.com/ot-it-boundary-protection)

[Mergers and Acquisitions](https://klearis.com/mergers-and-acquisitions)

[Public Sector](https://klearis.com/public-sector)

[Supply Chain, Retail and Logistics](https://klearis.com/supply-chain-file-security)

[Telecom](https://klearis.com/telecom)

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