Systems and methods relate generally to scan authorization. For example, a memory has stored therein at least one keyword in a word bank, at least one permission in at least one profile, and at least one action to be performed responsive to a scanning operation of a document including the at least one keyword. A scan file and a user identification associated therewith of the scanning operation are obtained. A recognition operation is performed on an image in the scan file. A check for the at least one keyword in a recognized content obtained from the image is performed. Responsive to recognizing the at least one keyword in the recognized content, a check for the at least one permission having the user identification is performed. The at least one action for the scanning operation is performed responsive to an outcome of the checking for the at least one permission.