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PDF Sign Under Existing Signature

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This example explains how sign a previously-signed PDF and place the signature appearance below the existing signature.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.85 or greater.

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llSuccess = .F.

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loPdf = createobject("CkPdf")

// Load a PDF to be signed.
llSuccess = loPdf.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/sign_testing_4/hello_signed.pdf")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loPdf.LastErrorText
    release loPdf
    return
endif

// The PDF we'll be signing already has a signature added in Adobe Acrobat DC.
// It looks like this:
// (Notice the Adobe background logo, which is commonly what you'll see when a signature
// is created by Adobe Acrobat.  Chilkat (obviously) does not create signatures using the Adobe
// logo because it would be a copyright violation.)

// (image:https://example-code.com/images/signed_once_with_adobe_acrobat.jpg/endImage)

// Options for signing are specified in JSON.
loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")

// In most cases, the signingCertificateV2 and signingTime attributes are required.
loJson.UpdateInt("signingCertificateV2",1)
loJson.UpdateInt("signingTime",1)

// To put our new signature underneath the existing signature, we have to specify the page
// where the existing signature is found, and then we can specify "under" for the "appearance.y"
loJson.UpdateInt("page",1)
loJson.UpdateString("appearance.y","under")

loJson.UpdateString("appearance.fontScale","10.0")

loJson.UpdateString("appearance.text[0]","Reason: Agreement Accepted by John")
loJson.UpdateString("appearance.text[1]","Date: current_dt")

// Load the signing certificate. (Use your own certificate.)
loCert = createobject("CkCert")
llSuccess = loCert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/myPdfSigningCert.pfx","secret")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loCert.LastErrorText
    release loPdf
    release loJson
    release loCert
    return
endif

// Tell the pdf object to use the certificate for signing.
llSuccess = loPdf.SetSigningCert(loCert)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loPdf.LastErrorText
    release loPdf
    release loJson
    release loCert
    return
endif

// Note: When adding an additional signature to a PDF, the existing signatures
// are validated, and this includes validating the certificates previously used to 
// create the existing signatures.  (A signature typically embeds the signing certs.)
// In some cases, the certificates and/or certs in the chain of authentication for 
// existing signatures are not present, and are not available on the current system.
// In this case, you can skip the validation by setting this keyword in UncommonOptions:
loPdf.UncommonOptions = "NO_VERIFY_CERT_SIGNATURES"

llSuccess = loPdf.SignPdf(loJson,"qa_output/hello_signed.pdf")
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loPdf.LastErrorText
    release loPdf
    release loJson
    release loCert
    return
endif

? "The PDF has been successfully cryptographically signed."

// Here's a screenshot of the 2nd signature positioned under the 1st in Adobe Acrobat:

// (image:https://example-code.com/images/signed_under_existing_signature.jpg/endImage)


release loPdf
release loJson
release loCert