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Classification & Markings

Documents that contain classified or controlled information must be marked. The usaf_memo Quill renders a header-and-footer classification banner driven by two frontmatter fields.

Authority

The classification of a document is owned by the originator, an Original Classification Authority, or derivative-classification guidance — not by the rendering engine. TongueToQuill applies the markings you specify; it does not classify content. Follow DAFI 16-1404 (DoDM 5200.48 for CUI) and applicable DoD guidance.

The fields

classification: CUI
dissemination: NF
Field Values
classification "" (no banner), UNCLASSIFIED, CUI, CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, TOP SECRET
dissemination Free-form string appended after a double slash (e.g., NF with CUI renders as CUI//NF). Blank shows the classification alone.

The dropdown in the metadata widget is constrained to the values above — custom classification strings are intentionally not supported.

What the renderer does

Stamps a banner at the top and bottom of every page with DoD / CAPCO-aligned colors:

classification Banner color
"" (blank) No banner
UNCLASSIFIED Green
CUI Black
CONFIDENTIAL Black
SECRET Red
TOP SECRET Orange

When dissemination is set, it is appended after a // on the banner line.

What the renderer does not do

  • Apply portion markings to individual paragraphs.
  • Derive the document classification from content.
  • Validate that your dissemination value is a real CAPCO marking.
  • Enforce handling caveats.

Portion markings, derivative classification statements, declassification instructions, and other content-level markings remain the author's responsibility. Add them in the body.

CUI guidance

For Controlled Unclassified Information per DoDM 5200.48, the usaf_memo Quill provides dedicated frontmatter fields (required by DoDM 5200.48 when classification is CUI):

  • Set classification: CUI.
  • cui_controlled_by — the CUI Designating Office (e.g., SAF/AA).
  • cui_category — the CUI category from the DoD CUI Registry (e.g., PRVCY, Privacy/MED, CTI).
  • cui_poc — point of contact for CUI questions.
  • cui_limited_dissemination — limited-dissemination control for the indicator block (e.g., FEDONLY, NOFORN).
  • dissemination — optional banner suffix appended after // (e.g., CUI//NF); independent of cui_limited_dissemination.

These fields populate the CUI designation indicator block, so you no longer hand-write the designating office and category in the body. Still add any portion markings and handling text the CUI marking handbook requires — the banner alone is not a complete CUI marking.