Unicode C

Add a Document Timestamp Signature to an already-signed PDF

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Demonstrates how to add a document timestamp signature to an already-signed PDF.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.99 or greater.

Unicode C

#include <C_CkPdfW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkPdfW pdf;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;

    success = FALSE;

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

    pdf = CkPdfW_Create();

    // Load the PDF that has already been signed.
    success = CkPdfW_LoadFile(pdf,L"qa_data/pdf/helloWorld_signed.pdf");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPdfW_lastErrorText(pdf));
        CkPdfW_Dispose(pdf);
        return;
    }

    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();

    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateBool(json,L"invisibleSignature",TRUE);
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"subFilter",L"/ETSI.RFC3161");

    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateBool(json,L"timestampToken.enabled",TRUE);

    // In this example, we'll use a free TSA server (timestamp.digicert.com), but you may want to use your own timestamp authority server.
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"timestampToken.tsaUrl",L"http://timestamp.digicert.com");

    // If the timestamp server requires a username/password, do the following.  Otherwise omit the following few lines of code.
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"timestampToken.tsaUsername",L"the_tsa_username");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"timestampToken.tsaPassword",L"the_tsa_password");

    // When requesting the timestamp token, ask the server to include its certificate in the timestamp token response.
    // This allows for the timestamp server's certificate to be included in the LTV validation (i.e. if the timestamp server
    // has an OCSP URL, then Chilkat will also do the OCSP request for the timestamp server's certificate.)
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateBool(json,L"timestampToken.requestTsaCert",TRUE);

    success = CkPdfW_SignPdf(pdf,json,L"c:/temp/qa_output/helloWorld_signed_2.pdf");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPdfW_lastErrorText(pdf));
        CkPdfW_Dispose(pdf);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Successfully added a Document Timestamp Signature to the PDF\n");


    CkPdfW_Dispose(pdf);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);

    }