How to digitally sign PDF documents using .pfx certificates in UWP?
We can digitally sign PDF document using .pfx certificates with the help of PdfCertificate and PdfSignature classes and find the code snippet and sample link below.
Stream inputStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("DigitalSignature.Assets.Barcode.pdf"); Stream certificateStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("DigitalSignature.Assets.PDF.pfx"); Stream imageStream = typeof(MainPage).GetTypeInfo().Assembly.GetManifestResourceStream("DigitalSignature.Assets.syncfusion_logo.gif"); //Loads a input pdf document. PdfLoadedDocument loadedDocument = new PdfLoadedDocument(inputStream); //Gets the first page of the document. PdfLoadedPage page = loadedDocument.Pages[0] as PdfLoadedPage; //Creates a certificate instance from PFX file stream with private key. PdfCertificate certificate = new PdfCertificate(certificateStream, "syncfusion"); //Creates a pdf signature using certificate.. PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(loadedDocument, page, certificate, "SignatureField"); signature.Bounds = new System.Drawing.RectangleF(50, 0, 100, 100); PdfImage image = PdfImage.FromStream(imageStream); page.Graphics.DrawImage(image, new System.Drawing.RectangleF(50, 0, 100, 100)); MemoryStream stream = new MemoryStream(); //Save the document in stream. loadedDocument.Save(stream); SaveFile(stream, "output.pdf"); //Close the document loadedDocument.Close(true);
Sample link:
https://www.syncfusion.com/downloads/support/directtrac/general/ze/DigitalSignature-274645343.zip
Note:
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Conclusion:
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