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4. Usecases

4.11. Signing

Verify, that a Certificate Password is correct

Additional to all signing parameters as in the signing usecase the property

Property

Meaning

Type

SignPdfVerifyCertificatePassword

Just verify, that the provided certificate password is valid.

Set

 

Signing PDF document

Property

Meaning

Type

SignPdf

Activates Signing

Set

CertificateFilename

Sets the filename of the certificate

Set

CertificatePassword

Sets the password of the certificate

Set

SignLocation

Optionally setting a location, where the document is signed.

Set

SignContactInfo

Optionally setting a contact info as a telephone number about who signed the document.

Set

SignPdfFormfield

By this you can assign the name of a signature formfield, which should be signed. If not supplied a new invisible signature formfield is automatically created.

Set

SignPdfImage

If you supply with SignPdfFormfield an existing visible signature formfield, which should be signed, you can specify by this the visual appearence of the signed formfield by supplying an image.

Set

SignReason

Optionally setting a reason why the document was signed.

Set


The use of a timestamp server is recommended. You can activate and configure it by these properties:

Timestamp

Activating usage of a timestamp server.

Set

TimestampServer

If a timestamp server should be used, setting the URI of the timestamp server. If omitted internally configured free accessable timestamp servers are contacted.

Set

TimestampServerUsername

Optionally setting of a username, which is needed to access the timestamp server.

Set

TimestampServerPassword

Optionally setting of a password, which is needed to access the timestamp server

Set

TimestampDontUseFallbackServers

Disable internal fallback servers, if provided TimeStampServer cannot be reached

Set

ProxyHost

The address of the proxy server.

Set

ProxyPort

The port of the proxy server.

Set

ProxyUsername

The optional username for a proxy server.

Set

ProxyPassword

The optional password for a proxy server.

Set