Working with Digital Signature
Adding a digital signature
Essential PDF allows you to add digital signature to the PDF document. In order to add digital signature, you can need a certificate with private keys. Essential PDF provides support for digital signature by using PFX files, Hardware Security Module(HSM), Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP), Certificate Revocation List (CRL) and Windows Certificate Store.
The following code example illustrates how to add a digital signature in the PDF document.
//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(@"PDF.pfx", "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(@"signature.jpg");
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Saves and closes the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);'Creates a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Adds a new page.
Dim page As PdfPageBase = document.Pages.Add()
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
Dim pdfCert As New PdfCertificate("PDF.pfx", "syncfusion")
'Creates a digital signature.
Dim signature As New PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature")
'Sets an image for signature field.
Dim signatureImage As New PdfBitmap("signature.jpg")
'Sets signature info.
signature.Bounds = New RectangleF(New PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension)
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us"
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii"
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document."
'Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0)
'Saves and closes the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Data.PDF.pfx");
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
Stream imageStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Data.signature.jpg");
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await document.SaveAsync(stream);
//Close the document
document.Close(true);
//Save the stream as PDF document file in local machine. Refer to PDF/UWP section for respected code samples
Save(stream, "Output.pdf");//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
FileStream certificateStream = new FileStream("PDF.pfx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
FileStream imageStream = new FileStream("signature.jpg", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
//Sets an image for signature field.
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Save the document into stream.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
stream.Position = 0;
//Close the documents.
document.Close(true);
//Defining the ContentType for pdf file.
string contentType = "application/pdf";
//Define the file name.
string fileName = "Output.pdf";
//Creates a FileContentResult object by using the file contents, content type, and file name.
return File(stream, contentType, fileName);//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.PDF.pfx");
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
Stream imageStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.signature.jpg");
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
//Closes the document
document.Close(true);
//Save the stream into pdf file
//The operation in Save under Xamarin varies between Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms. Please refer PDF/Xamarin section for respective code samples
if (Device.OS == TargetPlatform.WinPhone || Device.OS == TargetPlatform.Windows)
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISaveWindowsPhone>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}
else
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}Adding a digital signature using stream
The following code example illustrates how to add a digital signature in the PDF document
using stream as follows.
//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Gets a stream from .pfx file.
Stream pfxStream = File.OpenRead("PDF.pfx");
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file stream with private key.
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(pfxStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(@"signature.jpg");
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Saves and closes the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);'Creates a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Adds a new page.
Dim page As PdfPageBase = document.Pages.Add()
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Gets stream from .pfx file.
Dim pfxStream As Stream = File.OpenRead("PDF.pfx")
'Creates a certificate instance from PFX file stream with private key.
Dim pdfCert As New PdfCertificate(pfxStream, "syncfusion")
'Creates a digital signature.
Dim signature As New PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature")
'Sets an image for signature field.
Dim signatureImage As New PdfBitmap("signature.jpg")
'Sets signature information.
signature.Bounds = New RectangleF(New PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension)
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us"
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii"
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document."
'Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0)
'Saves and closes the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
Stream imageStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.signature.jpg");
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await document.SaveAsync(stream);
//Close the document
document.Close(true);
//Save the stream as PDF document file in local machine. Refer to PDF/UWP section for respected code samples
Save(stream, "output.pdf");//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
FileStream certificateStream = new FileStream("PDF.pfx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
FileStream imageStream = new FileStream("signature.jpg", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
//Sets an image for signature field.
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Save the document into stream.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
stream.Position = 0;
//Close the documents.
document.Close(true);
//Defining the ContentType for pdf file.
string contentType = "application/pdf";
//Define the file name.
string fileName = "Output.pdf";
//Creates a FileContentResult object by using the file contents, content type, and file name.
return File(stream, contentType, fileName);//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.PDF.pfx");
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
Stream imageStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.signature.jpg");
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
//Closes the document
document.Close(true);
//Save the stream into pdf file
//The operation in Save under Xamarin varies between Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms. Please refer PDF/Xamarin section for respective code samples
if (Device.OS == TargetPlatform.WinPhone || Device.OS == TargetPlatform.Windows)
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISaveWindowsPhone>().Save("sample.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}
else
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().Save("sample.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}You can add a digital signature to an existing document as follows.
//Loads the PDF document with signature field.
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument("Input.pdf");
//Gets the page.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Creates a signature field.
PdfSignatureField signatureField = new PdfSignatureField(page, "SignatureField");
signatureField.Bounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 100, 100);
signatureField.Signature = new PdfSignature();
//Adds certificate to the signature field.
signatureField.Signature.Certificate = new PdfCertificate(@"PDF.pfx", "syncfusion");
signatureField.Signature.Reason = "I am author of this document";
//Adds the field.
loadedDocument.Form.Fields.Add(signatureField);
//Saves the certified PDF document.
loadedDocument.Save(@"Output.pdf");
loadedDocument.Close(true);'Loads the PDF document with signature field.
Dim loadedDocument As New PdfLoadedDocument("Input.pdf")
'Gets the page.
Dim page As PdfLoadedPage = TryCast(loadedDocument.Pages(0), PdfLoadedPage)
'Creates a signature field.
Dim signatureField As New PdfSignatureField(page, "SignatureField")
signatureField.Bounds = New RectangleF(0, 0, 100, 100)
signatureField.Signature = New PdfSignature()
'Adds certificate to the signature field.
signatureField.Signature.Certificate = New PdfCertificate("PDF.pfx", "syncfusion")
signatureField.Signature.Reason = "I am author of this document"
'Adds the field.
loadedDocument.Form.Fields.Add(signatureField)
'Saves the certified PDF document.
loadedDocument.Save("Output.pdf")
loadedDocument.Close(True)//Create the file open picker
var picker = new FileOpenPicker();
picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".pdf");
//Browse and chose the file
StorageFile file = await picker.PickSingleFileAsync();
//Creates an empty PDF loaded document instance
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument();
//Loads or opens an existing PDF document through Open method of PdfLoadedDocument class
await loadedDocument.OpenAsync(file);
//Gets the page.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Creates a signature field.
PdfSignatureField signatureField = new PdfSignatureField(page, "SignatureField");
signatureField.Bounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 100, 100);
signatureField.Signature = new PdfSignature();
//Adds certificate to the signature field.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.
signatureField.Signature.Certificate = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
signatureField.Signature.Reason = "I am author of this document";
//Adds the field.
loadedDocument.Form.Fields.Add(signatureField);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await loadedDocument.SaveAsync(stream);
//Close the document
loadedDocument.Close(true);
//Save the stream as PDF document file in local machine. Refer to PDF/UWP section for respected code samples
Save(stream, "Output.pdf");//Load the PDF document
FileStream docStream = new FileStream("Input.pdf", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument(docStream);
//Gets the page.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Creates a signature field.
PdfSignatureField signatureField = new PdfSignatureField(page, "SignatureField");
signatureField.Bounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 100, 100);
signatureField.Signature = new PdfSignature();
//Adds certificate to the signature field.
FileStream certificateStream = new FileStream("PDF.pfx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
signatureField.Signature.Certificate = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
signatureField.Signature.Reason = "I am author of this document";
//Adds the field.
loadedDocument.Form.Fields.Add(signatureField);
//Save the document into stream.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
loadedDocument.Save(stream);
stream.Position = 0;
//Close the documents.
loadedDocument.Close(true);
//Defining the ContentType for pdf file.
string contentType = "application/pdf";
//Define the file name.
string fileName = "Output.pdf";
//Creates a FileContentResult object by using the file contents, content type, and file name.
return File(stream, contentType, fileName);//Load the file as stream
Stream docStream = typeof(App).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Input.pdf");
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument(docStream);
//Gets the page.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Creates a signature field.
PdfSignatureField signatureField = new PdfSignatureField(page, "SignatureField");
signatureField.Bounds = new RectangleF(0, 0, 100, 100);
signatureField.Signature = new PdfSignature();
//Adds certificate to the signature field.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.PDF.pfx");
signatureField.Signature.Certificate = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
signatureField.Signature.Reason = "I am author of this document";
//Adds the field.
loadedDocument.Form.Fields.Add(signatureField);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
loadedDocument.Save(stream);
//Closes the document
loadedDocument.Close(true);
//Save the stream into pdf file
//The operation in Save under Xamarin varies between Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms. Please refer PDF/Xamarin section for respective code samples
if (Device.OS == TargetPlatform.WinPhone || Device.OS == TargetPlatform.Windows)
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISaveWindowsPhone>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}
else
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}Adding a digital signature using X509Certificate2
The following code example illustrates how to add digital signature in a PDF document using X509Certificate2 as follows.
//Creates a new PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key
X509Certificate2 certificate = new X509Certificate2("PDF.pfx", "syncfusion");
PdfCertificate pdfCertificate = new PdfCertificate(certificate);
//Creates a digital signature
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCertificate, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(@"signature.jpg");
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Save the document
document.Save("Output.pdf");
//Close the document
document.Close(true);'Creates a new PDF document
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Adds a new page
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key
Dim certificate As New X509Certificate2("PDF.pfx", "syncfusion")
Dim pdfCertificate As New PdfCertificate(certificate)
'Creates a digital signature
Dim signature As New PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCertificate, "Signature")
'Sets an image for signature field
Dim signatureImage As New PdfBitmap("signature.jpg")
'Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = New RectangleF(New PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension)
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us"
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii"
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document."
'Draws the signature image
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0)
'Save the document
document.Save("Output.pdf")
'Close the document
document.Close(True)//Essential PDF supports adding a digital signature using X509Certificate2 only in Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC and ASP.NET Core platforms.//Creates a new PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key
X509Certificate2 certificate = new X509Certificate2("PDF.pfx", "syncfusion");
PdfCertificate pdfCertificate = new PdfCertificate(certificate);
//Creates a digital signature
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCertificate, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field
FileStream imageStream = new FileStream("signature.jpg", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Creating the stream object
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
//Save the document as stream
document.Save(stream);
//If the position is not set to '0', then the PDF will be empty
stream.Position = 0;
//Close the document
document.Close(true);
//Defining the ContentType for PDF file
string contentType = "application/pdf";
//Define the file name
string fileName = "Output.pdf";
//Creates a FileContentResult object by using the file contents, content type, and file name
return File(stream, contentType, fileName);//Creates a new PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.PDF.pfx");
MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
certificateStream.CopyTo(ms);
X509Certificate2 certificate = new X509Certificate2(ms.ToArray(), "syncfusion");
PdfCertificate pdfCertificate = new PdfCertificate(certificate);
//Creates a digital signature
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCertificate, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field
Stream imageStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.signature.jpg");
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Save the document as stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
//Close the document
document.Close(true);
//Save the stream into PDF file
//The operation in Save under Xamarin varies between Windows Phone, Android, and iOS platforms. Refer to the PDF/Xamarin section for respective code samples
if (Device.RuntimePlatform == Device.UWP)
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISaveWindowsPhone>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}
else
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}Signing an existing document
You can load the signature field from the existing PDF document and add certificate to the document as follows.
//Loads a PDF document.
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument("Input.pdf");
//Gets the first page of the document.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Gets the first signature field of the PDF document.
PdfLoadedSignatureField field = loadedDocument.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedSignatureField;
//Creates a certificate.
PdfCertificate certificate = new PdfCertificate(@"PDF.pfx", "syncfusion");
field.Signature = new PdfSignature(loadedDocument,page,certificate,"Signature",field);
//Saves the document.
loadedDocument.Save("Output.pdf");
//Closes the document.
loadedDocument.Close(true);'Loads a PDF document.
Dim loadedDocument As New PdfLoadedDocument("Input.pdf")
'Gets the first page of the document.
Dim page As PdfLoadedPage = TryCast(loadedDocument.Pages(0), PdfLoadedPage)
'Gets the first signature field of the PDF document.
Dim field As PdfLoadedSignatureField = TryCast(loadedDocument.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedSignatureField)
'Creates a certificate.
Dim certificate As New PdfCertificate("PDF.pfx", "syncfusion")
field.Signature = New PdfSignature(loadedDocument, page, certificate, "Signature", field)
'Saves the document.
loadedDocument.Save("Output.pdf")
'Closes the document.
loadedDocument.Close(True)//Create the file open picker
var picker = new FileOpenPicker();
picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".pdf");
//Browse and chose the file
StorageFile file = await picker.PickSingleFileAsync();
//Creates an empty PDF loaded document instance
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument();
//Loads or opens an existing PDF document through Open method of PdfLoadedDocument class
await loadedDocument.OpenAsync(file);
//Gets the first page of the document.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Gets the first signature field of the PDF document.
PdfLoadedSignatureField field = loadedDocument.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedSignatureField;
//Creates a certificate.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.
PdfCertificate certificate = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
field.Signature = new PdfSignature(loadedDocument, page, certificate, "Signature", field);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await loadedDocument.SaveAsync(stream);
//Close the document
loadedDocument.Close(true);
//Save the stream as PDF document file in local machine. Refer to PDF/UWP section for respected code samples
Save(stream, "Output.pdf");//Load the PDF document
FileStream docStream = new FileStream("Input.pdf", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument(docStream);
//Gets the first page of the document.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Gets the first signature field of the PDF document.
PdfLoadedSignatureField field = loadedDocument.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedSignatureField;
//Creates a certificate.
FileStream certificateStream = new FileStream("PDF.pfx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
PdfCertificate certificate = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
field.Signature = new PdfSignature(loadedDocument, page, certificate, "Signature", field);
//Save the document into stream.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
loadedDocument.Save(stream);
stream.Position = 0;
//Close the documents.
loadedDocument.Close(true);
//Defining the ContentType for pdf file.
string contentType = "application/pdf";
//Define the file name.
string fileName = "Output.pdf";
//Creates a FileContentResult object by using the file contents, content type, and file name.
return File(stream, contentType, fileName);//Load the file as stream
Stream docStream = typeof(App).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Sample.pdf");
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument(docStream);
//Gets the first page of the document.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Gets the first signature field of the PDF document.
PdfLoadedSignatureField field = loadedDocument.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedSignatureField;
//Creates a certificate.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.PDF.pfx");
PdfCertificate certificate = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
field.Signature = new PdfSignature(loadedDocument, page, certificate, "Signature", field);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
loadedDocument.Save(stream);
//Closes the document
loadedDocument.Close(true);
//Save the stream into pdf file
//The operation in Save under Xamarin varies between Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms. Please refer PDF/Xamarin section for respective code samples
if (Device.OS == TargetPlatform.WinPhone || Device.OS == TargetPlatform.Windows)
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISaveWindowsPhone>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}
else
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}Sign an existing document using stream
You can load the signature field from an existing PDF document and add certificate to the document using stream as follows.
//Loads a PDF document.
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument("Input.pdf");
//Gets the first page of the document.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Gets the first signature field of the PDF document.
PdfLoadedSignatureField field = loadedDocument.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedSignatureField;
//Gets the stream from .pfx file.
Stream pfxStream = File.OpenRead("PDF.pfx");
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file stream with private key.
PdfCertificate certificate = new PdfCertificate(pfxStream, "syncfusion");
field.Signature = new PdfSignature(loadedDocument, page, certificate, "Signature", field);
//Saves the document.
loadedDocument.Save("Output.pdf");
//Closes the document.
loadedDocument.Close(true);'Loads a PDF document.
Dim loadedDocument As New PdfLoadedDocument("Input.pdf")
'Gets the first page of the document.
Dim page As PdfLoadedPage = TryCast(loadedDocument.Pages(0), PdfLoadedPage)
'Gets the first signature field of the PDF document.
Dim field As PdfLoadedSignatureField = TryCast(loadedDocument.Form.Fields(0), PdfLoadedSignatureField)
'Gets the stream from .pfx file.
Dim pfxStream As Stream = File.OpenRead("PDF.pfx")
'Creates a certificate instance from PFX file stream with private key.
Dim certificate As New PdfCertificate(pfxStream, "syncfusion")
field.Signature = New PdfSignature(loadedDocument, page, certificate, "Signature", field)
'Saves the document.
loadedDocument.Save("Output.pdf")
'Closes the document.
loadedDocument.Close(True)//Create the file open picker
var picker = new FileOpenPicker();
picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".pdf");
//Browse and chose the file
StorageFile file = await picker.PickSingleFileAsync();
//Creates an empty PDF loaded document instance
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument();
//Loads or opens an existing PDF document through Open method of PdfLoadedDocument class
await loadedDocument.OpenAsync(file);
//Gets the first page of the document.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Gets the first signature field of the PDF document.
PdfLoadedSignatureField field = loadedDocument.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedSignatureField;
//Creates a certificate.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Data.PDF.pfx");
PdfCertificate certificate = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
field.Signature = new PdfSignature(loadedDocument, page, certificate, "Signature", field);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await loadedDocument.SaveAsync(stream);
//Close the document
loadedDocument.Close(true);
//Save the stream as PDF document file in local machine. Refer to PDF/UWP section for respected code samples
Save(stream, "output.pdf");//Load the PDF document
FileStream docStream = new FileStream("Input.pdf", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument(docStream);
//Gets the first page of the document.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Gets the first signature field of the PDF document.
PdfLoadedSignatureField field = loadedDocument.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedSignatureField;
//Creates a certificate.
FileStream certificateStream = new FileStream("PDF.pfx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
PdfCertificate certificate = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
field.Signature = new PdfSignature(loadedDocument, page, certificate, "Signature", field);
//Save the document into stream.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
loadedDocument.Save(stream);
stream.Position = 0;
//Close the documents.
loadedDocument.Close(true);
//Defining the ContentType for pdf file.
string contentType = "application/pdf";
//Define the file name.
string fileName = "Output.pdf";
//Creates a FileContentResult object by using the file contents, content type, and file name.
return File(stream, contentType, fileName);//Load the file as stream
Stream docStream = typeof(App).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Sample.pdf");
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument(docStream);
//Gets the first page of the document.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Gets the first signature field of the PDF document.
PdfLoadedSignatureField field = loadedDocument.Form.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedSignatureField;
//Creates a certificate.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.PDF.pfx");
PdfCertificate certificate = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
field.Signature = new PdfSignature(loadedDocument, page, certificate, "Signature", field);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
loadedDocument.Save(stream);
//Closes the document
loadedDocument.Close(true);
//Save the stream into pdf file
//The operation in Save under Xamarin varies between Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms. Please refer PDF/Xamarin section for respective code samples
if (Device.OS == TargetPlatform.WinPhone || Device.OS == TargetPlatform.Windows)
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISaveWindowsPhone>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}
else
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}Adding a signature validation appearance based on the signature
You can add the dynamic signature validation appearance to the signature field by enabling the “EnableValidationAppearance” property available in the “PdfSignature” class, the appearance will change based on the PDF reader validation.
Refer to the following code sample.
//Creates a new PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a new page
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics=page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from the PFX file with private key
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(@"PDF.pfx", "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for the signature field
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(@"signature.jpg");
//Sets enable signature validation appearance
signature.EnableValidationAppearance = true;
//Sets signature information
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draw the signature image
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Save and close documents
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close( true );'Creates a new PDF document
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Adds a new page
Dim page As PdfPageBase = document.Pages.Add()
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Creates a certificate instance from the PFX file with private key
Dim pdfCert As New PdfCertificate("PDF.pfx", "syncfusion")
'Creates a digital signature
Dim signature As New PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature")
'Sets an image for the signature field
Dim signatureImage As New PdfBitmap("signature.jpg")
‘Sets enable signature validation appearance
signature.EnableValidationAppearance = True
'Sets signature info
signature.Bounds = New RectangleF(New PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension)
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us"
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii"
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document."
'Draws the signature image
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0)
'Saves and closes the document
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)//Creates a new PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from the PFX file with private key
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Data.PDF.pfx");
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field
Stream imageStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Data.signature.jpg");
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Sets enable signature validation appearance
signature.EnableValidationAppearance = true;
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await document.SaveAsync(stream);
//Close the document
document.Close(true);
//Save the stream as PDF document file in local machine. Refer to the PDF/UWP section for respective code samples
Save(stream, "Output.pdf");//Creates a new PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from the PFX file with private key
FileStream certificateStream = new FileStream("PDF.pfx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for the signature field
FileStream imageStream = new FileStream("signature.jpg", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
//Sets an image for signature field
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Sets enable signature validation appearance
signature.EnableValidationAppearance = true;
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Save the document into stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
stream.Position = 0;
//Close the documents
document.Close(true);
//Defining the ContentType for PDF file
string contentType = "application/pdf";
//Define the file name
string fileName = "Output.pdf";
//Creates a FileContentResult object by using the file contents, content type, and file name
return File(stream, contentType, fileName); //Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await document.SaveAsync(stream);
//Close the document
document.Close(true);
//Save the stream as PDF document file in local machine. Refer to the PDF/UWP section for respective code samples
Save(stream, "Output.pdf");//Creates a new PDF document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from the PFX file with private key
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.PDF.pfx");
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for the signature field
Stream imageStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.signature.jpg");
PdfBitmap signatureImage = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Sets enable signature validation appearance
signature.EnableValidationAppearance = true;
//Sets signature information
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), signatureImage.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image
graphics.DrawImage(signatureImage, 0, 0);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
//Closes the document
document.Close(true);
//Save the stream into PDF file
//The operation in Save under Xamarin varies between Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms. Refer to the PDF/Xamarin section for respective code samples.
if (Device.OS == TargetPlatform.WinPhone || Device.OS == TargetPlatform.Windows)
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISaveWindowsPhone>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}
else
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}Adding a timestamp in digital signature
Essential PDF allows you to add timestamp in the digital signature of the PDF document. The following code example illustrates the same.
//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(@"PDF.pfx", "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
PdfBitmap image = new PdfBitmap(@"syncfusion_logo.gif");
//Adds time stamp by using the server URI and credentials.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Sets signature info.
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), image.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0);
//Saves and closes the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);'Creates a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Adds a new page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
Dim pdfCert As New PdfCertificate("PDF.pfx", "syncfusion")
'Creates a digital signature.
Dim signature As New PdfSignature(page, pdfCert, "Signature")
'Sets an image for signature field.
Dim image As New PdfBitmap("syncfusion_logo.gif")
'Adds time stamp by using the server URI and credentials.
signature.TimeStampServer = New TimeStampServer(New Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456")
'Sets signature info.
signature.Bounds = New RectangleF(New PointF(0, 0), image.PhysicalDimension)
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us"
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii"
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document."
'Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0)
'Saves and closes the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Data.PDF.pfx");
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
Stream imageStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.syncfusion_logo.gif");
PdfBitmap image = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Adds time stamp by using the server URI and credentials.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Sets signature info.
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), image.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await document.SaveAsync(stream);
//Close the document
document.Close(true);
//Save the stream as PDF document file in local machine. Refer to PDF/UWP section for respected code samples
Save(stream, "output.pdf");//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
FileStream certificateStream = new FileStream("PDF.pfx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
FileStream imageStream = new FileStream("syncfusion_logo.gif", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
//Sets an image for signature field.
PdfBitmap image = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Adds time stamp by using the server URI and credentials.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Sets signature info.
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), image.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0);
//Save the document into stream.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
stream.Position = 0;
//Close the documents.
document.Close(true);
//Defining the ContentType for pdf file.
string contentType = "application/pdf";
//Define the file name.
string fileName = "Output.pdf";
//Creates a FileContentResult object by using the file contents, content type, and file name.
return File(stream, contentType, fileName);//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.PDF.pfx");
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
Stream imageStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.syncfusion_logo.gif");
PdfBitmap image = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Adds time stamp by using the server URI and credentials.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Sets signature info.
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), image.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
//Closes the document
document.Close(true);
//Save the stream into pdf file
//The operation in Save under Xamarin varies between Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms. Please refer PDF/Xamarin section for respective code samples
if (Device.OS == TargetPlatform.WinPhone || Device.OS == TargetPlatform.Windows)
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISaveWindowsPhone>().Save("sample.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}
else
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().Save("sample.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}Adding a timestamp to PDF document
You can add timestamp to PDF document, using the following code snippet.
//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(page, "Signature");
//Add the time stamp by using the server URI.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Save and close the document
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);'Creates a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Adds a new page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
'Creates a digital signature.
Dim signature As New PdfSignature(page, "Signature")
'Adds time stamp by using the server URI.
signature.TimeStampServer = New TimeStampServer(New Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456")
'Saves and closes the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)//Create a new document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(page, "Signature");
//Add the time stamp by using the server URI.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await document.SaveAsync(stream);
//Close the document.
document.Close(true);
//Save the stream as PDF document file in local machine. Refer to PDF/UWP section for respected code samples.
Save(stream, "Output.pdf");//Create a new pdf document
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(page, "Signature");
//Add the time stamp by using the server URI.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Save the document into stream.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
loadedDocument.Save(stream);
stream.Position = 0;
//Close the document.
loadedDocument.Close(true);
//Defining the ContentType for pdf file.
string contentType = "application/pdf";
//Define the file name.
string fileName = "Output.pdf";
//Creates a FileContentResult object by using the file contents, content type, and file name.
return File(stream, contentType, fileName);//Create a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Add a page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(page, "Signature");
//Add the time stamp by using the server URI.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Save the document into stream
MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(memoryStream);
//Save the stream into pdf file
//The operation in Save under Xamarin varies between Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms. Please refer PDF/Xamarin section for respective code samples.
if (Device.OS == TargetPlatform.WinPhone || Device.OS == TargetPlatform.Windows)
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISaveWindowsPhone>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", memoryStream);
}
else
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", memoryStream);
}Adding a timestamp to existing PDF document
You can add timestamp to existing PDF document, using the following code snippet.
//Load the existing PDF document.
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument("Input.pdf");
//Add a new page.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(page, "Signature");
//Add the time stamp by using the server URI.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Saves the document
loadedDocument.Save("Output.pdf");
//Closes the document
loadedDocument.Close(true);'Load the PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfLoadedDocument("Input.pdf")
'Gets the first page of the document.
Dim page As PdfLoadedPage = TryCast(document.Pages(0), PdfLoadedPage)
'Creates a digital signature.
Dim signature As New PdfSignature(page, "Signature")
'Adds time stamp by using the server URI.
signature.TimeStampServer = New TimeStampServer(New Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456")
'Saves and closes the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)//Create the file open picker
var picker = new FileOpenPicker();
picker.FileTypeFilter.Add(".pdf");
//Browse and chose the file
StorageFile file = await picker.PickSingleFileAsync();
//Creates an empty PDF loaded document instance
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument();
//Loads or opens an existing PDF document through Open method of PdfLoadedDocument class
await loadedDocument.OpenAsync(file);
//Gets the first page of the document.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(page, "Signature");
//Add the time stamp by using the server URI.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await loadedDocument.SaveAsync(stream);
//Close the document.
loadedDocument.Close(true);
//Save the stream as PDF document file in local machine. Refer to PDF/UWP section for respected code samples.
Save(stream, "Output.pdf");//Load the PDF document
FileStream docStream = new FileStream("Input.pdf", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument(docStream);
//Gets the page.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(page, "Signature");
//Add the time stamp by using the server URI.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Save the document into stream.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
loadedDocument.Save(stream);
stream.Position = 0;
//Close the document.
loadedDocument.Close(true);
//Defining the ContentType for pdf file.
string contentType = "application/pdf";
//Define the file name.
string fileName = "Output.pdf";
//Creates a FileContentResult object by using the file contents, content type, and file name.
return File(stream, contentType, fileName);//Load the file as stream
Stream docStream = typeof(App).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Input.pdf ");
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument(docStream);
//Gets the page.
PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage;
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(page, "Signature");
//Add the time stamp by using the server URI.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456")
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream memoryStream = new MemoryStream();
loadedDocument.Save(memoryStream);
//Closes the document
loadedDocument.Close(true);
//Save the stream into pdf file
//The operation in Save under Xamarin varies between Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms. Please refer PDF/Xamarin section for respective code samples.
if (Device.OS == TargetPlatform.WinPhone || Device.OS == TargetPlatform.Windows)
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISaveWindowsPhone>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", memoryStream);
}
else
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().Save("Output.pdf", "application/pdf", memoryStream);
}Retrieve certificate details from an existing signed PDF document
The Essential PDF provides support to get the certificate details from an existing signed PDF document such as,
- Signed date
- Expiry date
- Signed name
- Subject name
- Issuer name
- Certificate distinguished names (country, state, street, email, organization, organization unit, locality, and more).
You can get the above certificate details from an existing signed PDF document by using the following code snippet.
//Load the existing signed PDF
PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument("SignedDocument.pdf");
//Load the PDF form
PdfLoadedForm loadedForm = loadedDocument.Form as PdfLoadedForm;
//Get the signature field
PdfLoadedSignatureField signatureField = loadedForm.Fields[0] as PdfLoadedSignatureField;
//Get the certificate
PdfCertificate certificate = signatureField.Signature.Certificate;
//Get the signed date
DateTime date = signatureField.Signature.SignedDate;
//Get the signed name
string name = signatureField.Signature.SignedName;
//Get the certificate names based on their distinguished name.
string subjectName = certificate.SubjectName;
string subjectCountry = certificate.GetValue(PdfCertificateDistinguishedName.Country, PdfCertificateField.Subject);
string subjectOrganization = certificate.GetValue(PdfCertificateDistinguishedName.Organization, PdfCertificateField.Subject);
//Issuer details
string issuerName = certificate.IssuerName;
string issuerOrganization = certificate.GetValue(PdfCertificateDistinguishedName.Organization, PdfCertificateField.Issuer);
string issuerCountry = certificate.GetValue(PdfCertificateDistinguishedName.Country, PdfCertificateField.Issuer);
//Get certificate validation date information
DateTime validFrom = certificate.ValidFrom;
DateTime validTo = certificate.ValidTo;
//Close the document
loadedDocument.Close(true);'Load the existing signed PDF
Dim loadedDocument As PdfLoadedDocument = New PdfLoadedDocument("../../Signed.pdf")
'Load the PDF form
Dim loadedForm As PdfLoadedForm = TryCast(loadedDocument.Form, PdfLoadedForm)
'Get the signature field
Dim signatureField As PdfLoadedSignatureField = TryCast(loadedForm.Fields(0), PdfLoadedSignatureField)
'Get the certificate
Dim certificate As PdfCertificate = signatureField.Signature.Certificate
'Get the signed date
Dim signedDate As DateTime = signatureField.Signature.SignedDate
'Get the signed name
Dim name As String = signatureField.Signature.SignedName
'Get the certificate names based on their distinguished name
Dim subjectName As String = certificate.SubjectName
Dim subjectCountry As String = certificate.GetValue(PdfCertificateDistinguishedName.Country, PdfCertificateField.Subject)
Dim subjectOrganization As String = certificate.GetValue(PdfCertificateDistinguishedName.Organization, PdfCertificateField.Subject)
'Issuer details
Dim issuerName As String = certificate.IssuerName
Dim issuerOrganization As String = certificate.GetValue(PdfCertificateDistinguishedName.Organization, PdfCertificateField.Issuer)
Dim issuerCountry As String = certificate.GetValue(PdfCertificateDistinguishedName.Country, PdfCertificateField.Issuer)
'Get certificate validation date information
Dim validFrom As DateTime = certificate.ValidFrom
Dim validTo As DateTime = certificate.ValidTo
loadedDocument.Close(True)//Essential PDF supports retrieving certificate details from signed PDF document only in Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET, and ASP.NET MVC platforms//Essential PDF supports retrieving certificate details from signed PDF document only in Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET, and ASP.NET MVC platforms//Essential PDF supports retrieving certificate details from signed PDF document only in Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET, and ASP.NET MVC platformsEnable Long Term Validation (LTV) PDF signature
The Essential PDF supports creating long term signature validation when signing the PDF document. The LTV signature allows you to check the validity of a signature long after the document was signed. To achieve long term validation, all the required elements for signature validation must be embedded in the signed PDF.
Note: The resulted PDF document size will be large, since all the necessary signature information, Certificate Revocation List (CRL), and Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) are embedded.
The following code example illustrates how to create LTV PDF.
//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPage page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(@"PDF.pfx", "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
PdfBitmap image = new PdfBitmap(@"syncfusion_logo.gif");
//Adds time stamp by using the server URI and credentials.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Enable LTV on Signature
signature.EnableLtv = true;
//Sets signature info.
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), image.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0);
//Saves and closes the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf");
document.Close(true);'Creates a new PDF document.
Dim document As New PdfDocument()
'Adds a new page.
Dim page As PdfPage = document.Pages.Add()
Dim graphics As PdfGraphics = page.Graphics
'Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
Dim pdfCert As New PdfCertificate("PDF.pfx", "syncfusion")
'Creates a digital signature.
Dim signature As New PdfSignature(page, pdfCert, "Signature")
'Sets an image for signature field.
Dim image As New PdfBitmap("syncfusion_logo.gif")
'Adds time stamp by using the server URI and credentials.
signature.TimeStampServer = New TimeStampServer(New Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456")
'Enable LTV on Signature
signature.EnableLtv = True
'Sets signature info.
signature.Bounds = New RectangleF(New PointF(0, 0), image.PhysicalDimension)
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us"
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii"
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document."
'Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0)
'Saves and closes the document.
document.Save("Output.pdf")
document.Close(True)//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.Data.PDF.pfx");
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
Stream imageStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.syncfusion_logo.gif");
PdfBitmap image = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Adds time stamp by using the server URI and credentials.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Enable LTV on Signature
signature.EnableLtv = true;
//Sets signature info.
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), image.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
await document.SaveAsync(stream);
//Close the document
document.Close(true);
//Save the stream as PDF document file in local machine. Refer to PDF/UWP section for respected code samples
Save(stream, "output.pdf");//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
FileStream certificateStream = new FileStream("PDF.pfx", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
FileStream imageStream = new FileStream("syncfusion_logo.gif", FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read);
//Sets an image for signature field.
PdfBitmap image = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Adds time stamp by using the server URI and credentials.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Enable LTV on Signature
signature.EnableLtv = true;
//Sets signature info.
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), image.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0);
//Save the document into stream.
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
stream.Position = 0;
//Close the documents.
document.Close(true);
//Defining the ContentType for pdf file.
string contentType = "application/pdf";
//Define the file name.
string fileName = "Output.pdf";
//Creates a FileContentResult object by using the file contents, content type, and file name.
return File(stream, contentType, fileName);//Creates a new PDF document.
PdfDocument document = new PdfDocument();
//Adds a new page.
PdfPageBase page = document.Pages.Add();
PdfGraphics graphics = page.Graphics;
//Creates a certificate instance from PFX file with private key.
Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.PDF.pfx");
PdfCertificate pdfCert = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion");
//Creates a digital signature.
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(document, page, pdfCert, "Signature");
//Sets an image for signature field.
Stream imageStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("Sample.Assets.syncfusion_logo.gif");
PdfBitmap image = new PdfBitmap(imageStream);
//Adds time stamp by using the server URI and credentials.
signature.TimeStampServer = new TimeStampServer(new Uri("http://syncfusion.digistamp.com"), "user", "123456");
//Enable LTV on Signature
signature.EnableLtv = true;
//Sets signature info.
signature.Bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, 0), image.PhysicalDimension);
signature.ContactInfo = "johndoe@owned.us";
signature.LocationInfo = "Honolulu, Hawaii";
signature.Reason = "I am author of this document.";
//Draws the signature image.
graphics.DrawImage(image, 0, 0);
//Save the PDF document to stream
MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream();
document.Save(stream);
//Closes the document
document.Close(true);
//Save the stream into pdf file
//The operation in Save under Xamarin varies between Windows Phone, Android and iOS platforms. Please refer PDF/Xamarin section for respective code samples
if (Device.OS == TargetPlatform.WinPhone || Device.OS == TargetPlatform.Windows)
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISaveWindowsPhone>().Save("output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
}
else
{
Xamarin.Forms.DependencyService.Get<ISave>().Save("output.pdf", "application/pdf", stream);
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