Ensuring secure transfer of a document from a client of a network to a printer

A system ensures secure transfer of a document from a client of a network to a printer. A printing control system, which ensures users of a network secure access to a print job designated to any users of the network, comprises a client station (102') designating a print job to any of the users, a job database (110) receiving a spooled document from the client station (102'), a printer communication unit receiving user identifying data, a server (136) enabling the users access to the network and validating the users on the basis of the user identifying data against user information stored in a user table (114), a printer (116) receiving the spooled document from the job database (110), receiving a print request from the users and communicating the print request to the server, and additionally a print engine (142) compiling the spooled document to be communicated to the printer (116).