Tcl

Sign PDF with Invisible Signature

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Demonstrates how to sign a PDF with an invisible signature.

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

Tcl

load ./chilkat.dll

set success 0

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

set pdf [new_CkPdf]

# Load a PDF to be signed.
# The "hello.pdf" is available at https://chilkatsoft.com/hello.pdf
set success [CkPdf_LoadFile $pdf "qa_data/pdf/hello.pdf"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkPdf_lastErrorText $pdf]
    delete_CkPdf $pdf
    exit
}

# Options for signing are specified in JSON.
set json [new_CkJsonObject]

# In most cases, the signingCertificateV2 and signingTime attributes are required.
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt $json "signingCertificateV2" 1
CkJsonObject_UpdateInt $json "signingTime" 1

# Indicate that the signature will be invisible.
CkJsonObject_UpdateBool $json "invisibleSignature" 1

# Load the signing certificate. (Use your own certificate.)
set cert [new_CkCert]

set success [CkCert_LoadPfxFile $cert "qa_data/pfx/myPdfSigningCert.pfx" "secret"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkCert_lastErrorText $cert]
    delete_CkPdf $pdf
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkCert $cert
    exit
}

# Tell the pdf object to use the certificate for signing.
set success [CkPdf_SetSigningCert $pdf $cert]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkPdf_lastErrorText $pdf]
    delete_CkPdf $pdf
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkCert $cert
    exit
}

set success [CkPdf_SignPdf $pdf $json "qa_output/hello_signed.pdf"]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkPdf_lastErrorText $pdf]
    delete_CkPdf $pdf
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkCert $cert
    exit
}

puts "PDF successfully signed with an invisible signature."

# An invisible signature has no appearance within the PDF document itself,
# but Adobe Acrobat will indicate the document is signed in a toolbar, as shown here:
# (image:https://example-code.com/images/invisible_signature.jpg/endImage)

delete_CkPdf $pdf
delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkCert $cert