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Digital signatures - chapter 2

These examples were written in the context of the white paper Digital Signatures for PDF documents.


c2_01_signhelloworld

JAVA

JAVA
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */
package signatures.chapter2;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.Security;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;

import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;

import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Rectangle;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.BouncyCastleDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.DigestAlgorithms;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature.CryptoStandard;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.PrivateKeySignature;

public class C2_01_SignHelloWorld {

	public static final String KEYSTORE = "src/main/resources/ks";
	public static final char[] PASSWORD = "password".toCharArray();
	public static final String SRC = "src/main/resources/hello.pdf";
	public static final String DEST = "results/chapter2/hello_signed%s.pdf";
	
	public void sign(String src, String dest,
			Certificate[] chain,
			PrivateKey pk, String digestAlgorithm, String provider,
			CryptoStandard subfilter,
			String reason, String location)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0');
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setReason(reason);
        appearance.setLocation(location);
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(new Rectangle(36, 748, 144, 780), 1, "sig");
        // Creating the signature
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        ExternalSignature signature = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm, provider);
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, signature, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		BouncyCastleProvider provider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
		Security.addProvider(provider);
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(KEYSTORE), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
		C2_01_SignHelloWorld app = new C2_01_SignHelloWorld();
		app.sign(SRC, String.format(DEST, 1), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, "Test 1", "Ghent");
		app.sign(SRC, String.format(DEST, 2), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA512, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, "Test 2", "Ghent");
		app.sign(SRC, String.format(DEST, 3), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CADES, "Test 3", "Ghent");
		app.sign(SRC, String.format(DEST, 4), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.RIPEMD160, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CADES, "Test 4", "Ghent");
	}
}

C#

C#
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Parameters;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf.security;

namespace signatures.chapter2 {
    class C2_01_SignHelloWorld {

        public const String KEYSTORE = "../../../../resources/pkcs12";
	    public static char[] PASSWORD = "password".ToCharArray();
        public const String SRC = "../../../../resources/hello.pdf";
        public const String DEST = "../../../../results/chapter2/hello_signed{0}.pdf";

        public void Sign(String src, String dest, ICollection<X509Certificate> chain, ICipherParameters pk,
                         String digestAlgorithm, CryptoStandard subfilter, String reason, String location) {
            // Creating the reader and the stamper
            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0');
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.Reason = reason;
            appearance.Location = location;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(new Rectangle(36, 748, 144, 780), 1, "sig");
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm);
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
        }

        public static void Main(String[] args) {
            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(KEYSTORE, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key

            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate) {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }

            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);

            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;
            C2_01_SignHelloWorld app = new C2_01_SignHelloWorld();
            app.Sign(SRC, String.Format(DEST, 1), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Test 1", "Ghent");
            app.Sign(SRC, String.Format(DEST, 2), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA512,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Test 2", "Ghent");
            app.Sign(SRC, String.Format(DEST, 3), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CADES, "Test 3", "Ghent");
            app.Sign(SRC, String.Format(DEST, 4), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.RIPEMD160,
                     CryptoStandard.CADES, "Test 4", "Ghent");
        }
    }
}


c2_02_signhelloworldwithtempfile

JAVA

JAVA
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */
package signatures.chapter2;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.Security;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;

import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;

import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Rectangle;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.BouncyCastleDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.DigestAlgorithms;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature.CryptoStandard;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.PrivateKeySignature;

public class C2_02_SignHelloWorldWithTempFile {

	public static final String KEYSTORE = "src/main/resources/ks";
	public static final char[] PASSWORD = "password".toCharArray();
	public static final String SRC = "src/main/resources/hello.pdf";
	public static final String TEMP = "results/chapter2/";
	public static final String DEST = "results/chapter2/hello_signed_with_temp.pdf";
	
	public void sign(String src, String tmp, String dest,
			Certificate[] chain, PrivateKey pk,
			String digestAlgorithm,  String provider,
			CryptoStandard subfilter,
			String reason, String location)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0', new File(tmp));
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setReason(reason);
        appearance.setLocation(location);
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(new Rectangle(36, 748, 144, 780), 1, "sig");
        // Creating the signature
        ExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm, provider);
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		BouncyCastleProvider provider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
		Security.addProvider(provider);
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(KEYSTORE), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
		C2_02_SignHelloWorldWithTempFile app = new C2_02_SignHelloWorldWithTempFile();
		app.sign(SRC, TEMP, DEST, chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, "Temp test", "Ghent");
	}
}

C#

C#
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Parameters;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf.security;

namespace signatures.chapter2 {
    class C2_02_SignHelloWorldWithTempFile {

        public const String KEYSTORE = "../../../../resources/pkcs12";
        public static char[] PASSWORD = "password".ToCharArray();
        public const String SRC = "../../../../resources/hello.pdf";
        public const String TEMP = "../../../../results/chapter2/";
        public const String DEST = "../../../../results/chapter2/hello_signed_with_temp.pdf";

        public void Sign(String src, String tmp, String dest, ICollection<X509Certificate> chain, 
            ICipherParameters pk, String digestAlgorithm, CryptoStandard subfilter,String reason, String location) {
            // Creating the reader and the stamper
            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0', tmp);
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.Reason = reason;
            appearance.Location = location;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(new Rectangle(36, 748, 144, 780), 1, "sig");
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm);
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
        }

        static void Main(string[] args) {
            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(KEYSTORE, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key

            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate) {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }

            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);

            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;
            C2_02_SignHelloWorldWithTempFile app = new C2_02_SignHelloWorldWithTempFile();
            app.Sign(SRC, TEMP, DEST, chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Temp test", "Ghent");
        }

    }
}


c2_03_signemptyfield

JAVA

JAVA
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */
package signatures.chapter2;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.Security;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;

import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;

import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.BouncyCastleDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.DigestAlgorithms;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature.CryptoStandard;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.PrivateKeySignature;

public class C2_03_SignEmptyField {

	public static final String KEYSTORE = "src/main/resources/ks";
	public static final char[] PASSWORD = "password".toCharArray();
	public static final String SRC = "src/main/resources/hello_to_sign.pdf";
	public static final String DEST = "results/chapter2/field_signed%s.pdf";
	
	public void sign(String src, String name, String dest,
			Certificate[] chain, PrivateKey pk,
			String digestAlgorithm, String provider, CryptoStandard subfilter,
			String reason, String location)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0');
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setReason(reason);
        appearance.setLocation(location);
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        // Creating the signature
        ExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm, provider);
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		BouncyCastleProvider provider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
		Security.addProvider(provider);
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(KEYSTORE), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
		C2_03_SignEmptyField app = new C2_03_SignEmptyField();
		app.sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.format(DEST, 1), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, "Test 1", "Ghent");
		app.sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.format(DEST, 2), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA512, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, "Test 2", "Ghent");
		app.sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.format(DEST, 3), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CADES, "Test 3", "Ghent");
		app.sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.format(DEST, 4), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.RIPEMD160, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CADES, "Test 4", "Ghent");
	}
}

C#

C#
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Parameters;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf.security;

namespace signatures.chapter2 {

    public class C2_03_SignEmptyField {

        public static String KEYSTORE = "../../../../resources/pkcs12";
        public static char[] PASSWORD = "password".ToCharArray();
        public static String SRC = "../../../../resources/hello_to_sign.pdf";
        public static String DEST = "../../../../results/chapter2/field_signed{0}.pdf";

        public void Sign(String src, String name, String dest,
                         ICollection<X509Certificate> chain, ICipherParameters pk,
                         String digestAlgorithm, CryptoStandard subfilter,
                         String reason, String location) {
            // Creating the reader and the stamper
            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0');
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.Reason = reason;
            appearance.Location = location;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm);
            //ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
        }

        public static void Main(String[] args) {
            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(KEYSTORE, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key

            foreach (string al in store.Aliases) {
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate) {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }
            }

            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias)) {
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);
            }

            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;
            C2_03_SignEmptyField app = new C2_03_SignEmptyField();
            app.Sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.Format(DEST, 1), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, 
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Test 1", "Ghent");
            app.Sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.Format(DEST, 2), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA512, 
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Test 2", "Ghent");
            app.Sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.Format(DEST, 3), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CADES, "Test 3", "Ghent");
            app.Sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.Format(DEST, 4), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.RIPEMD160,
                     CryptoStandard.CADES, "Test 4", "Ghent");
        }
    }
}


c2_04_createemptyfield

JAVA

JAVA
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */
package signatures.chapter2;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.Security;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;

import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;

import com.itextpdf.text.BaseColor;
import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Element;
import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.text.Phrase;
import com.itextpdf.text.Rectangle;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.ColumnText;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfAnnotation;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfAppearance;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfFormField;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.DigestAlgorithms;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature.CryptoStandard;

public class C2_04_CreateEmptyField {

	public static final String KEYSTORE = "src/main/resources/ks";
	public static final char[] PASSWORD = "password".toCharArray();
	public static final String UNSIGNED = "results/chapter2/hello_empty.pdf";
	public static final String SIGNAME = "Signature1";
	public static final String DEST = "results/chapter2/field_signed.pdf";

	public static final String SRC = "src/main/resources/hello.pdf";
	public static final String UNSIGNED2 = "results/chapter2/hello_empty2.pdf";
	
    public void createPdf(String filename) throws IOException, DocumentException {
    	// step 1: Create a Document
        Document document = new Document();
        // step 2: Create a PdfWriter
        PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(filename));
        // step 3: Open the Document
        document.open();
        // step 4: Add content
        document.add(new Paragraph("Hello World!"));
        // create a signature form field
        PdfFormField field = PdfFormField.createSignature(writer);
        field.setFieldName(SIGNAME);
        // set the widget properties
        field.setPage();
        field.setWidget(new Rectangle(72, 732, 144, 780), PdfAnnotation.HIGHLIGHT_INVERT);
        field.setFlags(PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_PRINT);
        // add it as an annotation
        writer.addAnnotation(field);
        // maybe you want to define an appearance
        PdfAppearance tp = PdfAppearance.createAppearance(writer, 72, 48);
        tp.setColorStroke(BaseColor.BLUE);
        tp.setColorFill(BaseColor.LIGHT_GRAY);
        tp.rectangle(0.5f, 0.5f, 71.5f, 47.5f);
        tp.fillStroke();
        tp.setColorFill(BaseColor.BLUE);
        ColumnText.showTextAligned(tp, Element.ALIGN_CENTER, new Phrase("SIGN HERE"), 36, 24, 25);
        field.setAppearance(PdfAnnotation.APPEARANCE_NORMAL, tp);
        // step 5: Close the Document
        document.close();
    }
    
    public void addField(String src, String dest) throws IOException, DocumentException {
    	PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
    	PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(dest));
        // create a signature form field
        PdfFormField field = PdfFormField.createSignature(stamper.getWriter());
        field.setFieldName(SIGNAME);
        // set the widget properties
        field.setWidget(new Rectangle(72, 732, 144, 780), PdfAnnotation.HIGHLIGHT_OUTLINE);
        field.setFlags(PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_PRINT);
        // add the annotation
        stamper.addAnnotation(field, 1);
        // close the stamper
    	stamper.close();
    }
    
    public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, DocumentException, GeneralSecurityException {
    	C2_04_CreateEmptyField appCreate = new C2_04_CreateEmptyField();
    	appCreate.createPdf(UNSIGNED);
    	appCreate.addField(SRC, UNSIGNED2);

		BouncyCastleProvider provider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
		Security.addProvider(provider);
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(KEYSTORE), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
    	C2_03_SignEmptyField appSign = new C2_03_SignEmptyField();
        appSign.sign(UNSIGNED, SIGNAME, DEST, chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, "Test", "Ghent");
    }
}

C#

C#
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Parameters;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf.security;

namespace signatures.chapter2 {
    class C2_04_CreateEmptyField {

        public const String KEYSTORE = "../../../../resources/pkcs12";
        public static char[] PASSWORD = "password".ToCharArray();
        public const String SRC = "../../../../resources/hello.pdf";
        public const String SIGNAME = "Signature1";
        public const String DEST = "../../../../results/chapter2/field_signed.pdf";
        public const String UNSIGNED = "../../../../results/chapter2/hello_empty.pdf";
        public const String UNSIGNED2 = "../../../../results/chapter2/hello_empty.pdf2";

        public void CreatePdf(String filename) {
    	    // step 1: Create a Document
            Document document = new Document();
            // step 2: Create a PdfWriter
            PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, new FileStream(filename, FileMode.Create));
            // step 3: Open the Document
            document.Open();
            // step 4: Add content
            document.Add(new Paragraph("Hello World!"));
            // create a signature form field
            PdfFormField field = PdfFormField.CreateSignature(writer);
            field.FieldName = SIGNAME;
            // set the widget properties
            field.SetPage();
            field.SetWidget(new Rectangle(72, 732, 144, 780), PdfAnnotation.HIGHLIGHT_INVERT);
            field.Flags = PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_PRINT;
            // add it as an annotation
            writer.AddAnnotation(field);
            // maybe you want to define an appearance
            PdfAppearance tp = PdfAppearance.CreateAppearance(writer, 72, 48);
            tp.SetColorStroke(BaseColor.BLUE);
            tp.SetColorFill(BaseColor.LIGHT_GRAY);
            tp.Rectangle(0.5f, 0.5f, 71.5f, 47.5f);
            tp.FillStroke();
            tp.SetColorFill(BaseColor.BLUE);
            ColumnText.ShowTextAligned(tp, Element.ALIGN_CENTER, new Phrase("SIGN HERE"), 36, 24, 25);
            field.SetAppearance(PdfAnnotation.APPEARANCE_NORMAL, tp);
            // step 5: Close the Document
            document.Close();
        }

        public void AddField(String src, String dest) {
    	    PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create));
            // create a signature form field
            PdfFormField field = PdfFormField.CreateSignature(stamper.Writer);
            field.FieldName = SIGNAME;
            // set the widget properties
            field.SetWidget(new Rectangle(72, 732, 144, 780), PdfAnnotation.HIGHLIGHT_OUTLINE);
            field.Flags = PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_PRINT;
            // add the annotation
            stamper.AddAnnotation(field, 1);
            // close the stamper
    	    stamper.Close();
        }

        static void Main(string[] args) {
            C2_04_CreateEmptyField appCreate = new C2_04_CreateEmptyField();
            appCreate.CreatePdf(UNSIGNED);
            appCreate.AddField(SRC, UNSIGNED2);

            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(KEYSTORE, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key

            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate)
                {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }

            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);

            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;
            C2_03_SignEmptyField appSign = new C2_03_SignEmptyField();
            appSign.Sign(UNSIGNED, SIGNAME, DEST, chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, CryptoStandard.CMS, "Test", "Ghent");
        }

    }
}


c2_05_customappearance

JAVA

JAVA
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */
package signatures.chapter2;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.Security;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;

import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;

import com.itextpdf.text.BaseColor;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Paragraph;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.ColumnText;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfTemplate;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.BouncyCastleDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.DigestAlgorithms;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature.CryptoStandard;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.PrivateKeySignature;

public class C2_05_CustomAppearance {

	public static final String KEYSTORE = "src/main/resources/ks";
	public static final char[] PASSWORD = "password".toCharArray();
	public static final String SRC = "src/main/resources/hello_to_sign.pdf";
	public static final String DEST = "results/chapter2/signature_custom.pdf";
	
	public void sign(String src, String name, String dest,
			Certificate[] chain, PrivateKey pk,
			String digestAlgorithm, String provider,
			CryptoStandard subfilter,
			String reason, String location)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0');
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setReason(reason);
        appearance.setLocation(location);
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        // Creating the appearance for layer 0
        PdfTemplate n0 = appearance.getLayer(0);
        float x = n0.getBoundingBox().getLeft();
        float y = n0.getBoundingBox().getBottom();
        float width = n0.getBoundingBox().getWidth();
        float height = n0.getBoundingBox().getHeight();
        n0.setColorFill(BaseColor.LIGHT_GRAY);
        n0.rectangle(x, y, width, height);
        n0.fill();
        // Creating the appearance for layer 2
        PdfTemplate n2 = appearance.getLayer(2);
        ColumnText ct = new ColumnText(n2);
        ct.setSimpleColumn(n2.getBoundingBox());
        Paragraph p = new Paragraph("This document was signed by Bruno Specimen.");
        ct.addElement(p);
        ct.go();
        // Creating the signature
        ExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm, provider);
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
	}
	
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		BouncyCastleProvider provider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
		Security.addProvider(provider);
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(KEYSTORE), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
        C2_05_CustomAppearance app = new C2_05_CustomAppearance();
        app.sign(SRC, "Signature1", DEST, chain, pk,
        		DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS,
        		"Custom appearance example", "Ghent");
	}
}

C#

C#
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Parameters;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf.security;

namespace signatures.chapter2 {
    class C2_05_CustomAppearance {
        public const String KEYSTORE = "../../../../resources/pkcs12";
        public static char[] PASSWORD = "password".ToCharArray();
        public const String SRC = "../../../../resources/hello_to_sign.pdf";
        public const String DEST = "../../../../results/chapter2/signature_custom.pdf";

        public void Sign(String src, String name, String dest, ICollection<X509Certificate> chain, ICipherParameters pk,
                         String digestAlgorithm, CryptoStandard subfilter, String reason, String location) {
            // Creating the reader and the stamper
            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0');
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.Reason = reason;
            appearance.Location = location;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            // Creating the appearance for layer 0
            PdfTemplate n0 = appearance.GetLayer(0);
            float x = n0.BoundingBox.Left;
            float y = n0.BoundingBox.Bottom;
            float width = n0.BoundingBox.Width;
            float height = n0.BoundingBox.Height;
            n0.SetColorFill(BaseColor.LIGHT_GRAY);
            n0.Rectangle(x, y, width, height);
            n0.Fill();
            // Creating the appearance for layer 2
            PdfTemplate n2 = appearance.GetLayer(2);
            ColumnText ct = new ColumnText(n2);
            ct.SetSimpleColumn(n2.BoundingBox);
            Paragraph p = new Paragraph("This document was signed by Bruno Specimen.");
            ct.AddElement(p);
            ct.Go();
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm);
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
        }

        static void Main(string[] args) {
            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(KEYSTORE, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key

            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate) {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }

            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);

            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;
            C2_05_CustomAppearance app = new C2_05_CustomAppearance();
            app.Sign(SRC, "Signature1", DEST, chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Custom appearance example", "Ghent");
        }
    }
}


c2_06_signatureappearance

JAVA

JAVA
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */
package signatures.chapter2;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.Security;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;

import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;

import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Font;
import com.itextpdf.text.Image;
import com.itextpdf.text.Font.FontFamily;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.BaseFont;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.BouncyCastleDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.DigestAlgorithms;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature.CryptoStandard;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.PrivateKeySignature;

public class C2_06_SignatureAppearance {

	public static final String KEYSTORE = "src/main/resources/ks";
	public static final char[] PASSWORD = "password".toCharArray();
	public static final String IMG = "src/main/resources/1t3xt.gif";
	public static final String SRC = "src/main/resources/hello_to_sign.pdf";
	public static final String DEST = "results/chapter2/signature_appearance%s.pdf";

	public void sign1(String src, String name, String dest,
			Certificate[] chain, PrivateKey pk,
			String digestAlgorithm, String provider, CryptoStandard subfilter,
			String reason, String location)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0');
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setReason(reason);
        appearance.setLocation(location);
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        // Custom text and custom font
        appearance.setLayer2Text("This document was signed by Bruno Specimen");
        appearance.setLayer2Font(new Font(FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN));
        // Creating the signature
        PrivateKeySignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm, provider);
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
	}
	
	public void sign2(String src, String name, String dest,
			Certificate[] chain, PrivateKey pk,
			String digestAlgorithm, String provider, CryptoStandard subfilter,
			String reason, String location)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0');
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setReason(reason);
        appearance.setLocation(location);
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        // Custom text, custom font, and right-to-left writing
        appearance.setLayer2Text("\u0644\u0648\u0631\u0627\u0646\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628");
        appearance.setRunDirection(PdfWriter.RUN_DIRECTION_RTL);
        appearance.setLayer2Font(new Font(BaseFont.createFont("C:/windows/fonts/arialuni.ttf", BaseFont.IDENTITY_H, BaseFont.EMBEDDED), 12));
        // Creating the signature
        PrivateKeySignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm, provider);
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
	}
	
	public void sign3(String src, String name, String dest,
			Certificate[] chain, PrivateKey pk,
			String digestAlgorithm, String provider, CryptoStandard subfilter,
			String reason, String location)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0');
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setReason(reason);
        appearance.setLocation(location);
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        // Custom text and background image
        appearance.setLayer2Text("This document was signed by Bruno Specimen");
        appearance.setImage(Image.getInstance(IMG));
        appearance.setImageScale(1);
        // Creating the signature
        PrivateKeySignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm, provider);
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
	}
	
	public void sign4(String src, String name, String dest,
			Certificate[] chain, PrivateKey pk,
			String digestAlgorithm, String provider, CryptoStandard subfilter,
			String reason, String location)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0');
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setReason(reason);
        appearance.setLocation(location);
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        // Default text and scaled background image
        appearance.setImage(Image.getInstance(IMG));
        appearance.setImageScale(-1);
        // Creating the signature
        PrivateKeySignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm, provider);
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		BouncyCastleProvider provider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
		Security.addProvider(provider);
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(KEYSTORE), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
        C2_06_SignatureAppearance app = new C2_06_SignatureAppearance();
        app.sign1(SRC, "Signature1", String.format(DEST, 1), chain, pk,
        		DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS,
        		"Custom appearance example", "Ghent");
        app.sign2(SRC, "Signature1", String.format(DEST, 2), chain, pk, 
        		DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS,
        		"Custom appearance example", "Ghent");
        app.sign3(SRC, "Signature1", String.format(DEST, 3), chain, pk,
        		DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS,
        		"Custom appearance example", "Ghent");
        app.sign4(SRC, "Signature1", String.format(DEST, 4), chain, pk,
        		DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS,
        		"Custom appearance example", "Ghent");
	}
}

C#

C#
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Parameters;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf.security;

namespace signatures.chapter2 {
    class C2_06_SignatureAppearance {
        public const String KEYSTORE = "../../../../resources/pkcs12";
        public static char[] PASSWORD = "password".ToCharArray();
        public const String SRC = "../../../../resources/hello_to_sign.pdf";
        public const String DEST = "../../../../results/chapter2/signature_appearance{0}.pdf";
        public const String IMG = "../../../../resources/1t3xt.gif";

        public void Sign1(String src, String name, String dest, ICollection<X509Certificate> chain, ICipherParameters pk,
                         String digestAlgorithm, CryptoStandard subfilter, String reason, String location) {
            // Creating the reader and the stamper
            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0');
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.Reason = reason;
            appearance.Location = location;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            // Custom text and custom font
            appearance.Layer2Text = "This document was signed by Bruno Specimen";
            appearance.Layer2Font = new Font(Font.FontFamily.TIMES_ROMAN);
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm);
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
        }

        public void Sign2(String src, String name, String dest, ICollection<X509Certificate> chain, ICipherParameters pk,
                         String digestAlgorithm, CryptoStandard subfilter, String reason, String location) {
            // Creating the reader and the stamper
            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0');
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.Reason = reason;
            appearance.Location = location;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            // Custom text, custom font, and right-to-left writing
            appearance.Layer2Text = "\u0644\u0648\u0631\u0627\u0646\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628";
            appearance.RunDirection = PdfWriter.RUN_DIRECTION_RTL;
            appearance.Layer2Font = new Font(BaseFont.CreateFont("C:/windows/fonts/arialuni.ttf", BaseFont.IDENTITY_H, BaseFont.EMBEDDED), 12);
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm);
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
        }

        public void Sign3(String src, String name, String dest, ICollection<X509Certificate> chain, ICipherParameters pk,
                         String digestAlgorithm, CryptoStandard subfilter, String reason, String location) {
            // Creating the reader and the stamper
            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0');
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.Reason = reason;
            appearance.Location = location;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            // Custom text and background image
            appearance.Layer2Text = "This document was signed by Bruno Specimen";
            appearance.Image = Image.GetInstance(IMG);
            appearance.ImageScale = 1;
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm);
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
        }

        public void Sign4(String src, String name, String dest, ICollection<X509Certificate> chain, ICipherParameters pk,
                         String digestAlgorithm, CryptoStandard subfilter, String reason, String location) {
            // Creating the reader and the stamper
            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0');
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.Reason = reason;
            appearance.Location = location;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            // Default text and scaled background image
            appearance.Image = Image.GetInstance(IMG);
            appearance.ImageScale = -1;
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm);
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
        }

        static void Main(string[] args) {
            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(KEYSTORE, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key

            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate)
                {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }

            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);

            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;
            C2_06_SignatureAppearance app = new C2_06_SignatureAppearance();
            app.Sign1(SRC, "Signature1", String.Format(DEST, 1), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Custom appearance example", "Ghent");
            app.Sign2(SRC, "Signature1", String.Format(DEST, 2), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Custom appearance example", "Ghent");
            app.Sign3(SRC, "Signature1", String.Format(DEST, 3), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Custom appearance example", "Ghent");
            app.Sign4(SRC, "Signature1", String.Format(DEST, 4), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Custom appearance example", "Ghent");
        }
    }
}


c2_07_signatureappearances

JAVA

JAVA
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */
package signatures.chapter2;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.Security;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;
import java.util.Date;

import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;

import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Image;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance.RenderingMode;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.BouncyCastleDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.DigestAlgorithms;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature.CryptoStandard;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.PrivateKeySignature;

public class C2_07_SignatureAppearances {

	public static final String KEYSTORE = "src/main/resources/ks";
	public static final char[] PASSWORD = "password".toCharArray();
	public static final String IMG = "src/main/resources/1t3xt.gif";
	public static final String SRC = "src/main/resources/hello_to_sign.pdf";
	public static final String DEST = "results/chapter2/signature_appearance_%s.pdf";
	
	public void sign(String src, String name, String dest,
			Certificate[] chain, PrivateKey pk,
			String digestAlgorithm, String provider,
			CryptoStandard subfilter,
			String reason, String location, RenderingMode renderingMode,
			Image image)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0');
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setReason(reason);
        appearance.setLocation(location);
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        appearance.setLayer2Text("Signed on " + new Date().toString());
        appearance.setRenderingMode(renderingMode);
        appearance.setSignatureGraphic(image);
        // Creating the signature
        PrivateKeySignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm, provider);
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		BouncyCastleProvider provider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
		Security.addProvider(provider);
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(KEYSTORE), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
        Image image = Image.getInstance(IMG);
        C2_07_SignatureAppearances app = new C2_07_SignatureAppearances();
        app.sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.format(DEST, 1), chain, pk,
        		DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS,
        		"Appearance 1", "Ghent", RenderingMode.DESCRIPTION, null);
        app.sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.format(DEST, 2), chain, pk,
        		DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS,
        		"Appearance 2", "Ghent", RenderingMode.NAME_AND_DESCRIPTION, null);
        app.sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.format(DEST, 3), chain, pk,
        		DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS,
        		"Appearance 3", "Ghent", RenderingMode.GRAPHIC_AND_DESCRIPTION, image);
        app.sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.format(DEST, 4), chain, pk,
        		DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS,
        		"Appearance 4", "Ghent", RenderingMode.GRAPHIC, image);
	}
}

C#

C#
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Parameters;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf.security;

namespace signatures.chapter2 {
    class C2_07_SignatureAppearances {
        public const String KEYSTORE = "../../../../resources/pkcs12";
        public static char[] PASSWORD = "password".ToCharArray();
        public const String SRC = "../../../../resources/hello_to_sign.pdf";
        public const String DEST = "../../../../results/chapter2/signature_appearance{0}.pdf";
        public const String IMG = "../../../../resources/1t3xt.gif";

        public void Sign(String src, String name, String dest, ICollection<X509Certificate> chain, ICipherParameters pk,
                         String digestAlgorithm, CryptoStandard subfilter, String reason, String location, 
                         PdfSignatureAppearance.RenderingMode renderingMode, Image image) {
            // Creating the reader and the stamper
            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0');
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.Reason = reason;
            appearance.Location = location;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            appearance.Layer2Text = "Signed on " + DateTime.Now;
            appearance.SignatureRenderingMode = renderingMode;
            appearance.SignatureGraphic = image;
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm);
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
        }

        static void Main(string[] args) {
            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(KEYSTORE, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key

            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate) {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }

            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);
            Image image = Image.GetInstance(IMG);
            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;
            C2_07_SignatureAppearances app = new C2_07_SignatureAppearances();
            app.Sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.Format(DEST, 1), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Appearance 1", "Ghent", PdfSignatureAppearance.RenderingMode.DESCRIPTION, null);
            app.Sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.Format(DEST, 2), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Appearance 2", "Ghent", PdfSignatureAppearance.RenderingMode.NAME_AND_DESCRIPTION, null);
            app.Sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.Format(DEST, 3), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Appearance 3", "Ghent", PdfSignatureAppearance.RenderingMode.GRAPHIC_AND_DESCRIPTION, image);
            app.Sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.Format(DEST, 4), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Appearance 4", "Ghent", PdfSignatureAppearance.RenderingMode.GRAPHIC, image);
        }
    }
}


c2_08_signaturemetadata

JAVA

JAVA
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */
package signatures.chapter2;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.Security;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;
import java.util.Calendar;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;

import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;

import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfDictionary;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfName;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance.SignatureEvent;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfString;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.BouncyCastleDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.DigestAlgorithms;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature.CryptoStandard;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.PrivateKeySignature;

public class C2_08_SignatureMetadata {

	public static final String KEYSTORE = "src/main/resources/ks";
	public static final char[] PASSWORD = "password".toCharArray();
	public static final String SRC = "src/main/resources/hello_to_sign.pdf";
	public static final String DEST = "results/chapter2/field_metadata.pdf";
	
	public void sign(String src, String name, String dest,
			Certificate[] chain, PrivateKey pk,
			String digestAlgorithm, String provider,
			CryptoStandard subfilter,
			String reason, String location, String contact, Calendar signDate,
			final String fullName)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0');
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setReason(reason);
        appearance.setLocation(location);
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        appearance.setContact(contact);
        appearance.setSignDate(signDate);
        appearance.setSignatureEvent(
        	new SignatureEvent(){
        		public void getSignatureDictionary(PdfDictionary sig) {
        			sig.put(PdfName.NAME, new PdfString(fullName));
        		}
        	}
        );
        // Creating the signature
        PrivateKeySignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm, provider);
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		BouncyCastleProvider provider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
		Security.addProvider(provider);
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(KEYSTORE), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
		C2_08_SignatureMetadata app = new C2_08_SignatureMetadata();
		app.sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.format(DEST, 1), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, "Test metadata", "Ghent", "555 123 456", new GregorianCalendar(2012, GregorianCalendar.AUGUST, 5), "Bruno L. Specimen");
	}
}

C#

C#
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Parameters;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf.security;

namespace signatures.chapter2 {
    class C2_08_SignatureMetadata {
        public const String KEYSTORE = "../../../../resources/pkcs12";
        public static char[] PASSWORD = "password".ToCharArray();
        public const String SRC = "../../../../resources/hello_to_sign.pdf";
        public const String DEST = "../../../../results/chapter2/field_metadata.pdf";

        class MySignatureEvent : PdfSignatureAppearance.ISignatureEvent {
            private String fullName;

            public String FullName {
                set { fullName = value; }
            }

            public void GetSignatureDictionary(PdfDictionary sig) {
                sig.Put(PdfName.NAME, new PdfString(fullName));
            }
        }

        public void Sign(String src, String name, String dest, ICollection<X509Certificate> chain, ICipherParameters pk,
                         String digestAlgorithm, CryptoStandard subfilter, String reason, String location,
                         String contact, DateTime signDate, String fullName) {
            // Creating the reader and the stamper
            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0');
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.Reason = reason;
            appearance.Location = location;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            appearance.Contact = contact;
            appearance.SignDate = signDate;
            MySignatureEvent eEvent = new MySignatureEvent();
            eEvent.FullName = fullName;
            appearance.SignatureEvent = eEvent;
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm);
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
        }

        static void Main(string[] args) {
            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(KEYSTORE, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key

            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate) {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }

            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);
            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;
            C2_08_SignatureMetadata app = new C2_08_SignatureMetadata();
            app.Sign(SRC, "Signature1", String.Format(DEST, 1), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Appearance 1", "Ghent", "555 123 456", new DateTime(2012, 8, 5), "Bruno L. Specimen");
        }
    }
}


c2_09_signaturetypes

JAVA

JAVA
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */
package signatures.chapter2;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.Security;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;

import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;

import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Element;
import com.itextpdf.text.Phrase;
import com.itextpdf.text.Rectangle;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.ColumnText;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfAnnotation;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.BouncyCastleDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.DigestAlgorithms;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature.CryptoStandard;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.PrivateKeySignature;

public class C2_09_SignatureTypes {

	public static final String KEYSTORE = "src/main/resources/ks";
	public static final char[] PASSWORD = "password".toCharArray();
	public static final String SRC = "src/main/resources/hello.pdf";
	public static final String DEST = "results/chapter2/hello_level_%s.pdf";
	
	public void sign(String src, String dest,
			Certificate[] chain, PrivateKey pk,
			String digestAlgorithm, String provider,
			CryptoStandard subfilter, int certificationLevel,
			String reason, String location)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0');
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setReason(reason);
        appearance.setLocation(location);
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(new Rectangle(36, 748, 144, 780), 1, "sig");
        appearance.setCertificationLevel(certificationLevel);
        // Creating the signature
        ExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm, provider);
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
	}
	
	public void addText(String src, String dest) throws IOException, DocumentException {
		PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
		PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(dest), '\0', true);
		ColumnText.showTextAligned(stamper.getOverContent(1), Element.ALIGN_LEFT, new Phrase("TOP SECRET"), 36, 820, 0);
		stamper.close();
	}
	
	public void addAnnotation(String src, String dest) throws IOException, DocumentException {
		PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
		PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(dest), '\0', true);
		PdfAnnotation comment = PdfAnnotation.createText(stamper.getWriter(),
				new Rectangle(200, 800, 250, 820), "Finally Signed!",
				"Bruno Specimen has finally signed the document", true, "Comment");
		stamper.addAnnotation(comment, 1);
		stamper.close();
	}
	
	public void addWrongAnnotation(String src, String dest) throws IOException, DocumentException {
		PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
		PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(dest));
		PdfAnnotation comment = PdfAnnotation.createText(stamper.getWriter(),
				new Rectangle(200, 800, 250, 820), "Finally Signed!",
				"Bruno Specimen has finally signed the document", true, "Comment");
		stamper.addAnnotation(comment, 1);
		stamper.close();
	}
	
	public void signAgain(String src, String dest, Certificate[] chain, PrivateKey pk,
			String digestAlgorithm, String provider,
			CryptoStandard subfilter,
			String reason, String location)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setReason(reason);
        appearance.setLocation(location);
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(new Rectangle(36, 700, 144, 732), 1, "Signature2");
        // Creating the signature
        ExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm, provider);
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		BouncyCastleProvider provider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
		Security.addProvider(provider);
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(KEYSTORE), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
		C2_09_SignatureTypes app = new C2_09_SignatureTypes();
		app.sign(SRC, String.format(DEST, 1), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, "Test 1", "Ghent");
		app.sign(SRC, String.format(DEST, 2), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING_AND_ANNOTATIONS, "Test 1", "Ghent");
		app.sign(SRC, String.format(DEST, 3), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING, "Test 1", "Ghent");
		app.sign(SRC, String.format(DEST, 4), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_NO_CHANGES_ALLOWED, "Test 1", "Ghent");
		app.addWrongAnnotation(String.format(DEST, 1), String.format(DEST, "1_annotated_wrong"));
		app.addAnnotation(String.format(DEST, 1), String.format(DEST, "1_annotated"));
		app.addAnnotation(String.format(DEST, 2), String.format(DEST, "2_annotated"));
		app.addAnnotation(String.format(DEST, 3), String.format(DEST, "3_annotated"));
		app.addAnnotation(String.format(DEST, 4), String.format(DEST, "4_annotated"));
		app.addText(String.format(DEST, 1), String.format(DEST, "1_text"));
		app.signAgain(String.format(DEST, 1), String.format(DEST, "1_double"), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, "Second signature test", "Gent");
		app.signAgain(String.format(DEST, 2), String.format(DEST, "2_double"), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, "Second signature test", "Gent");
		app.signAgain(String.format(DEST, 3), String.format(DEST, "3_double"), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, "Second signature test", "Gent");
		app.signAgain(String.format(DEST, 4), String.format(DEST, "4_double"), chain, pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, provider.getName(), CryptoStandard.CMS, "Second signature test", "Gent");
	}
}

C#

C#
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Parameters;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf.security;

namespace signatures.chapter2 {
    class C2_09_SignatureTypes {
        public const String KEYSTORE = "../../../../resources/pkcs12";
        public static char[] PASSWORD = "password".ToCharArray();
        public const String SRC = "../../../../resources/hello.pdf";
        public const String DEST = "../../../../results/chapter2/hello_level_{0}.pdf";

        public void Sign(String src, String dest, ICollection<X509Certificate> chain, ICipherParameters pk,
                String digestAlgorithm, CryptoStandard subfilter, int certificationLevel, String reason, String location) {
            // Creating the reader and the stamper
            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0');
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.Reason = reason;
            appearance.Location = location;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(new Rectangle(36, 748, 144, 780), 1, "sig");
            appearance.CertificationLevel = certificationLevel;
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm);
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
        }

        public void AddText(String src, String dest) {
		    PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create), '\0', true);
		    ColumnText.ShowTextAligned(stamper.GetOverContent(1), Element.ALIGN_LEFT, new Phrase("TOP SECRET"), 36, 820, 0);
		    stamper.Close();
	    }
    	
	    public void AddAnnotation(String src, String dest) {
		    PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create), '\0', true);
		    PdfAnnotation comment = PdfAnnotation.CreateText(stamper.Writer,
				    new Rectangle(200, 800, 250, 820), "Finally Signed!",
				    "Bruno Specimen has finally signed the document", true, "Comment");
		    stamper.AddAnnotation(comment, 1);
		    stamper.Close();
	    }
    	
	    public void AddWrongAnnotation(String src, String dest) {
		    PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create));
		    PdfAnnotation comment = PdfAnnotation.CreateText(stamper.Writer,
				    new Rectangle(200, 800, 250, 820), "Finally Signed!",
				    "Bruno Specimen has finally signed the document", true, "Comment");
		    stamper.AddAnnotation(comment, 1);
		    stamper.Close();
	    }

        public void SignAgain(String src, String dest, ICollection<X509Certificate> chain, ICipherParameters pk,
               String digestAlgorithm, CryptoStandard subfilter, String reason, String location) {
            // Creating the reader and the stamper
            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.Reason = reason;
            appearance.Location = location;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(new Rectangle(36, 700, 144, 732), 1, "Signature2");
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, digestAlgorithm);
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, subfilter);
        }

        public static void Main(String[] args) {
            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(KEYSTORE, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key

            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate) {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }

            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);

            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;
            C2_09_SignatureTypes app = new C2_09_SignatureTypes();
            app.Sign(SRC, String.Format(DEST, 1), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, "Test 1", "Ghent");
            app.Sign(SRC, String.Format(DEST, 2), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA512,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING_AND_ANNOTATIONS, "Test 1", "Ghent");
            app.Sign(SRC, String.Format(DEST, 3), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CADES, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING, "Test 1", "Ghent");
            app.Sign(SRC, String.Format(DEST, 4), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.RIPEMD160,
                     CryptoStandard.CADES, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_NO_CHANGES_ALLOWED, "Test 1", "Ghent");

            app.AddWrongAnnotation(String.Format(DEST, 1), String.Format(DEST, "1_annotated_wrong"));
            app.AddAnnotation(String.Format(DEST, 1), String.Format(DEST, "1_annotated"));
            app.AddAnnotation(String.Format(DEST, 2), String.Format(DEST, "2_annotated"));
            app.AddAnnotation(String.Format(DEST, 3), String.Format(DEST, "3_annotated"));
            app.AddAnnotation(String.Format(DEST, 4), String.Format(DEST, "4_annotated"));
            app.AddText(String.Format(DEST, 1), String.Format(DEST, "1_text"));

            app.SignAgain(String.Format(DEST, 1), String.Format(DEST, "1_double"), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Second signature test", "Ghent");
            app.SignAgain(String.Format(DEST, 2), String.Format(DEST, "2_double"), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Second signature test", "Ghent");
            app.SignAgain(String.Format(DEST, 3), String.Format(DEST, "3_double"), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Second signature test", "Ghent");
            app.SignAgain(String.Format(DEST, 4), String.Format(DEST, "4_double"), chain, parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256,
                     CryptoStandard.CMS, "Second signature test", "Ghent");
        }
    }
}


c2_10_sequentialsignatures

JAVA

JAVA
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */
package signatures.chapter2;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.Security;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;

import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;

import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.Rectangle;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfAnnotation;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfFormField;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPCell;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPCellEvent;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.BouncyCastleDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature.CryptoStandard;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.PrivateKeySignature;

public class C2_10_SequentialSignatures {
	public static final String FORM = "results/chapter2/multiple_signatures.pdf";
	public static final String ALICE = "src/main/resources/alice";
	public static final String BOB = "src/main/resources/bob";
	public static final String CAROL = "src/main/resources/carol";
	public static final char[] PASSWORD = "password".toCharArray();
	public static final String DEST = "results/chapter2/signed_by_%s.pdf";
	
	public void createForm() throws IOException, DocumentException {
		Document document = new Document();
		PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(FORM));
		document.open();
		PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(1);
		table.setWidthPercentage(100);
		table.addCell("Signer 1: Alice");
		table.addCell(createSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig1"));
		table.addCell("Signer 2: Bob");
		table.addCell(createSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig2"));
		table.addCell("Signer 3: Carol");
		table.addCell(createSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig3"));
		document.add(table);
		document.close();
	}
	
	protected PdfPCell createSignatureFieldCell(PdfWriter writer, String name) {
		PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell();
		cell.setMinimumHeight(50);
		PdfFormField field = PdfFormField.createSignature(writer);
        field.setFieldName(name);
        field.setFlags(PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_PRINT);
        cell.setCellEvent(new MySignatureFieldEvent(field));
		return cell;
	}
	
	public class MySignatureFieldEvent implements PdfPCellEvent {

		public PdfFormField field;
		
		public MySignatureFieldEvent(PdfFormField field) {
			this.field = field;
		}
		
		public void cellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position,
				PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
			PdfWriter writer = canvases[0].getPdfWriter();
			field.setPage();
			field.setWidget(position, PdfAnnotation.HIGHLIGHT_INVERT);
			writer.addAnnotation(field);
		}
		
	}
	
	public void sign(String keystore, int level,
			String src, String name, String dest)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(keystore), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        appearance.setCertificationLevel(level);
        // Creating the signature
        ExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, "SHA-256", "BC");
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, CryptoStandard.CMS);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, DocumentException, GeneralSecurityException {
		BouncyCastleProvider provider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
		Security.addProvider(provider);
		C2_10_SequentialSignatures app = new C2_10_SequentialSignatures();
		app.createForm();
		
		app.sign(ALICE, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING, FORM, "sig1", String.format(DEST, "alice"));
		app.sign(BOB, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, String.format(DEST, "alice"), "sig2", String.format(DEST, "bob"));
		app.sign(CAROL, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, String.format(DEST, "bob"), "sig3", String.format(DEST, "carol"));

		app.sign(ALICE, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, FORM, "sig1", String.format(DEST, "alice2"));
		app.sign(BOB, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, String.format(DEST, "alice2"), "sig2", String.format(DEST, "bob2"));
		app.sign(CAROL, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING, String.format(DEST, "bob2"), "sig3", String.format(DEST, "carol2"));

		app.sign(ALICE, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, FORM, "sig1", String.format(DEST, "alice3"));
		app.sign(BOB, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, String.format(DEST, "alice3"), "sig2", String.format(DEST, "bob3"));
		app.sign(CAROL, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_NO_CHANGES_ALLOWED, String.format(DEST, "bob3"), "sig3", String.format(DEST, "carol3"));
		
		app.sign(ALICE, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING, FORM, "sig1", String.format(DEST, "alice4"));
		app.sign(BOB, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, String.format(DEST, "alice4"), "sig2", String.format(DEST, "bob4"));
		app.sign(CAROL, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING, String.format(DEST, "bob4"), "sig3", String.format(DEST, "carol4"));
	}
}

C#

C#
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Parameters;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf.security;

namespace signatures.chapter2 {
    class C2_10_SequentialSignatures {
        public const String FORM = "../../../../results/chapter2/multiple_signatures.pdf";
        public const String ALICE = "../../../../resources/alice";
        public const String BOB = "../../../../resources/bob";
        public const String CAROL = "../../../../resources/carol";
        public static char[] PASSWORD = "password".ToCharArray();
        public const String DEST = "../../../../results/chapter2/signed_by_{0}.pdf";

        public void CreateForm() {
		    Document document = new Document();
            PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, new FileStream(FORM, FileMode.Create));
		    document.Open();
		    PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(1);
		    table.WidthPercentage = 100;
		    table.AddCell("Signer 1: Alice");
		    table.AddCell(CreateSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig1"));
		    table.AddCell("Signer 2: Bob");
		    table.AddCell(CreateSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig2"));
		    table.AddCell("Signer 3: Carol");
		    table.AddCell(CreateSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig3"));
		    document.Add(table);
		    document.Close();
	    }
    	
	    protected PdfPCell CreateSignatureFieldCell(PdfWriter writer, String name) {
		    PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell();
		    cell.MinimumHeight = 50;
		    PdfFormField field = PdfFormField.CreateSignature(writer);
            field.FieldName = name;
            field.Flags = PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_PRINT;
            cell.CellEvent = new MySignatureFieldEvent(field);
		    return cell;
	    }
    	
	    public class MySignatureFieldEvent : IPdfPCellEvent {
		    public PdfFormField field;
    		
		    public MySignatureFieldEvent(PdfFormField field) {
			    this.field = field;
		    }
    		
		    public void CellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position, PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
			    PdfWriter writer = canvases[0].PdfWriter;
			    field.SetPage();
			    field.SetWidget(position, PdfAnnotation.HIGHLIGHT_INVERT);
			    writer.AddAnnotation(field);
		    }
	    }

        public void Sign(String keystore, int level, String src, String name, String dest) {
            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(keystore, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key
            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate) {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }
            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);
            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;

            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            appearance.CertificationLevel = level;
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(parameters, "SHA-256");
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, CryptoStandard.CMS);
        }

        static void Main(string[] args) {
            C2_10_SequentialSignatures app = new C2_10_SequentialSignatures();
            app.CreateForm();

            app.Sign(ALICE, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING, FORM, "sig1", String.Format(DEST, "alice"));
            app.Sign(BOB, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, String.Format(DEST, "alice"), "sig2", String.Format(DEST, "bob"));
            app.Sign(CAROL, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, String.Format(DEST, "bob"), "sig3", String.Format(DEST, "carol"));

            app.Sign(ALICE, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, FORM, "sig1", String.Format(DEST, "alice2"));
            app.Sign(BOB, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, String.Format(DEST, "alice2"), "sig2", String.Format(DEST, "bob2"));
            app.Sign(CAROL, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING, String.Format(DEST, "bob2"), "sig3", String.Format(DEST, "carol2"));

            app.Sign(ALICE, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, FORM, "sig1", String.Format(DEST, "alice3"));
            app.Sign(BOB, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, String.Format(DEST, "alice3"), "sig2", String.Format(DEST, "bob3"));
            app.Sign(CAROL, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_NO_CHANGES_ALLOWED, String.Format(DEST, "bob3"), "sig3", String.Format(DEST, "carol3"));

            app.Sign(ALICE, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING, FORM, "sig1", String.Format(DEST, "alice4"));
            app.Sign(BOB, PdfSignatureAppearance.NOT_CERTIFIED, String.Format(DEST, "alice4"), "sig2", String.Format(DEST, "bob4"));
            app.Sign(CAROL, PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING, String.Format(DEST, "bob4"), "sig3", String.Format(DEST, "carol4"));
        }
    }
}


c2_11_signatureworkflow

JAVA

JAVA
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */
package signatures.chapter2;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.Security;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;

import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;

import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.ExceptionConverter;
import com.itextpdf.text.Rectangle;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.AcroFields;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfAnnotation;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfFormField;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPCell;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPCellEvent;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.TextField;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.BouncyCastleDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature.CryptoStandard;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.PrivateKeySignature;

public class C2_11_SignatureWorkflow {
	public static final String FORM = "results/chapter2/form.pdf";
	public static final String ALICE = "src/main/resources/alice";
	public static final String BOB = "src/main/resources/bob";
	public static final String CAROL = "src/main/resources/carol";
	public static final String DAVE = "src/main/resources/dave";
	public static final char[] PASSWORD = "password".toCharArray();
	public static final String DEST = "results/chapter2/step%s_signed_by_%s.pdf";
	
	public class MyTextFieldEvent implements PdfPCellEvent {

		public String name;
		
		public MyTextFieldEvent(String name) {
			this.name = name;
		}

		public void cellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position,
				PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
			PdfWriter writer = canvases[0].getPdfWriter();
			TextField text = new TextField(writer, position, name);
			try {
				writer.addAnnotation(text.getTextField());
			} catch (IOException e) {
				throw new ExceptionConverter(e);
			} catch (DocumentException e) {
				throw new ExceptionConverter(e);
			}
		}
	}
	
	public class MySignatureFieldEvent implements PdfPCellEvent {

		public PdfFormField field;
		
		public MySignatureFieldEvent(PdfFormField field) {
			this.field = field;
		}
		
		public void cellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position,
				PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
			PdfWriter writer = canvases[0].getPdfWriter();
			field.setPage();
			field.setWidget(position, PdfAnnotation.HIGHLIGHT_INVERT);
			writer.addAnnotation(field);
		}
		
	}
	
	public void createForm() throws IOException, DocumentException {
		Document document = new Document();
		PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(FORM));
		document.open();
		PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(1);
		table.setWidthPercentage(100);
		table.addCell("Written by Alice");
		table.addCell(createSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig1"));
		table.addCell("For approval by Bob");
		table.addCell(createTextFieldCell("approved_bob"));
		table.addCell(createSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig2"));
		table.addCell("For approval by Carol");
		table.addCell(createTextFieldCell("approved_carol"));
		table.addCell(createSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig3"));
		table.addCell("For approval by Dave");
		table.addCell(createTextFieldCell("approved_dave"));
		table.addCell(createSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig4"));
		document.add(table);
		document.close();
	}
	
	protected PdfPCell createTextFieldCell(String name) {
		PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell();
		cell.setMinimumHeight(20);
		cell.setCellEvent(new MyTextFieldEvent(name));
		return cell;
	}
	
	protected PdfPCell createSignatureFieldCell(PdfWriter writer, String name) {
		PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell();
		cell.setMinimumHeight(50);
		PdfFormField field = PdfFormField.createSignature(writer);
        field.setFieldName(name);
        field.setFlags(PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_PRINT);
        cell.setCellEvent(new MySignatureFieldEvent(field));
		return cell;
	}
	
	public void certify(String keystore,
			String src, String name, String dest)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(keystore), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        appearance.setCertificationLevel(PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING);
        // Creating the signature
        ExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, "SHA-256", "BC");
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, CryptoStandard.CMS);
	}
	
	public void fillOut(String src, String dest, String name, String value) throws IOException, DocumentException {
		PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
		PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(dest), '\0', true);
		AcroFields form = stamper.getAcroFields();
		form.setField(name, value);
		form.setFieldProperty(name, "setfflags", PdfFormField.FF_READ_ONLY, null);
		stamper.close();
	}
	
	public void sign(String keystore,
			String src, String name, String dest)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(keystore), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        // Creating the signature
        ExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, "SHA-256", "BC");
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, CryptoStandard.CMS);
	}
	
	public void fillOutAndSign(String keystore,
			String src, String name, String fname, String value, String dest)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(keystore), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
		AcroFields form = stamper.getAcroFields();
		form.setField(fname, value);
		form.setFieldProperty(fname, "setfflags", PdfFormField.FF_READ_ONLY, null);
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        // Creating the signature
        ExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, "SHA-256", "BC");
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, CryptoStandard.CMS);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, DocumentException, GeneralSecurityException {
		BouncyCastleProvider provider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
		Security.addProvider(provider);
		C2_11_SignatureWorkflow app = new C2_11_SignatureWorkflow();
		app.createForm();
		app.certify(ALICE, FORM, "sig1", String.format(DEST, 1, "alice"));
		app.fillOut(String.format(DEST, 1, "alice"), String.format(DEST, 2, "alice_and_filled_out_by_bob"), "approved_bob", "Read and Approved by Bob");
		app.sign(BOB, String.format(DEST, 2, "alice_and_filled_out_by_bob"), "sig2", String.format(DEST, 3, "alice_and_bob"));
		app.fillOut(String.format(DEST, 3, "alice_and_bob"), String.format(DEST, 4, "alice_and_bob_filled_out_by_carol"), "approved_carol", "Read and Approved by Carol");
		app.sign(CAROL, String.format(DEST, 4, "alice_and_bob_filled_out_by_carol"), "sig3", String.format(DEST, 5, "alice_bob_and_carol"));
		app.fillOutAndSign(DAVE, String.format(DEST, 5, "alice_bob_and_carol"), "sig4", "approved_dave", "Read and Approved by Dave", String.format(DEST, 6, "alice_bob_carol_and_dave"));
	}
}

C#

C#
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Parameters;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf.security;

namespace signatures.chapter2 {
    class C2_11_SignatureWorkflow {
        public const String FORM = "../../../../results/chapter2/form.pdf";
        public const String ALICE = "../../../../resources/alice";
        public const String BOB = "../../../../resources/bob";
        public const String CAROL = "../../../../resources/carol";
        public const String DAVE = "../../../../resources/dave";
        public static char[] PASSWORD = "password".ToCharArray();
        public const String DEST = "../../../../results/chapter2/step{0}_signed_by_{1}.pdf";

        public class MyTextFieldEvent : IPdfPCellEvent {
		    public String name;
    		
		    public MyTextFieldEvent(String name) {
			    this.name = name;
		    }

		    public void CellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position, PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
			    PdfWriter writer = canvases[0].PdfWriter;
			    TextField text = new TextField(writer, position, name);
			    writer.AddAnnotation(text.GetTextField());
		    }
	    }
    	
	    public class MySignatureFieldEvent : IPdfPCellEvent {
		    public PdfFormField field;
    		
		    public MySignatureFieldEvent(PdfFormField field) {
			    this.field = field;
		    }
    		
		    public void CellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position,
				    PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
			    PdfWriter writer = canvases[0].PdfWriter;
			    field.SetPage();
                field.SetWidget(position, PdfAnnotation.HIGHLIGHT_INVERT);
			    writer.AddAnnotation(field);
		    }
	    }
    	
	    public void CreateForm() {
		    Document document = new Document();
            PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, new FileStream(FORM, FileMode.Create));
		    document.Open();
		    PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(1);
		    table.WidthPercentage = 100;
		    table.AddCell("Written by Alice");
		    table.AddCell(CreateSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig1"));
		    table.AddCell("For approval by Bob");
		    table.AddCell(CreateTextFieldCell("approved_bob"));
		    table.AddCell(CreateSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig2"));
		    table.AddCell("For approval by Carol");
		    table.AddCell(CreateTextFieldCell("approved_carol"));
		    table.AddCell(CreateSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig3"));
		    table.AddCell("For approval by Dave");
		    table.AddCell(CreateTextFieldCell("approved_dave"));
		    table.AddCell(CreateSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig4"));
		    document.Add(table);
		    document.Close();
	    }
    	
	    protected PdfPCell CreateTextFieldCell(String name) {
		    PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell();
		    cell.MinimumHeight = 20;
		    cell.CellEvent = new MyTextFieldEvent(name);
		    return cell;
	    }
    	
	    protected PdfPCell CreateSignatureFieldCell(PdfWriter writer, String name) {
		    PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell();
		    cell.MinimumHeight = 50;
		    PdfFormField field = PdfFormField.CreateSignature(writer);
            field.FieldName = name;
            field.Flags = PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_PRINT;
            cell.CellEvent = new MySignatureFieldEvent(field);
		    return cell;
	    }
    	
	    public void Certify(String keystore, String src, String name, String dest) {
            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(keystore, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key
            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate) {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }
            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);
            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;

            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            appearance.CertificationLevel = PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING;
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(parameters, "SHA-256");
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, CryptoStandard.CMS);
	    }
    	
	    public void FillOut(String src, String dest, String name, String value) {
		    PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
		    PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create), '\0', true);
		    AcroFields form = stamper.AcroFields;
            form.SetField(name, value);
            form.SetFieldProperty(name, "setfflags", PdfFormField.FF_READ_ONLY, null);
		    stamper.Close();
	    }
    	
	    public void Sign(String keystore, String src, String name, String dest) {
            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(keystore, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key
            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate) {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }
            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);
            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;

            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(parameters, "SHA-256");
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, CryptoStandard.CMS);
	    }
    	
	    public void FillOutAndSign(String keystore, String src, String name, String fname, String value, String dest) {
            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(keystore, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key
            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate) {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }
            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);
            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;

            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
		    AcroFields form = stamper.AcroFields;
            form.SetField(fname, value);
            form.SetFieldProperty(fname, "setfflags", PdfFormField.FF_READ_ONLY, null);
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            // Creating the signature
            IExternalSignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(parameters, "SHA-256");
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, CryptoStandard.CMS);
	    }
    	
	    public static void Main(String[] args) {
		    C2_11_SignatureWorkflow app = new C2_11_SignatureWorkflow();
		    app.CreateForm();
		    app.Certify(ALICE, FORM, "sig1", String.Format(DEST, 1, "alice"));
		    app.FillOut(String.Format(DEST, 1, "alice"), String.Format(DEST, 2, "alice_and_filled_out_by_bob"), "approved_bob", "Read and Approved by Bob");
		    app.Sign(BOB, String.Format(DEST, 2, "alice_and_filled_out_by_bob"), "sig2", String.Format(DEST, 3, "alice_and_bob"));
		    app.FillOut(String.Format(DEST, 3, "alice_and_bob"), String.Format(DEST, 4, "alice_and_bob_filled_out_by_carol"), "approved_carol", "Read and Approved by Carol");
		    app.Sign(CAROL, String.Format(DEST, 4, "alice_and_bob_filled_out_by_carol"), "sig3", String.Format(DEST, 5, "alice_bob_and_carol"));
		    app.FillOutAndSign(DAVE, String.Format(DEST, 5, "alice_bob_and_carol"), "sig4", "approved_dave", "Read and Approved by Dave", String.Format(DEST, 6, "alice_bob_carol_and_dave"));
	    }
    }
}


c2_12_lockfields

JAVA

JAVA
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */
package signatures.chapter2;

import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.security.GeneralSecurityException;
import java.security.KeyStore;
import java.security.PrivateKey;
import java.security.Security;
import java.security.cert.Certificate;

import org.bouncycastle.jce.provider.BouncyCastleProvider;

import com.itextpdf.text.Document;
import com.itextpdf.text.DocumentException;
import com.itextpdf.text.ExceptionConverter;
import com.itextpdf.text.Rectangle;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.AcroFields;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfAnnotation;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfContentByte;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfDictionary;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfFormField;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfName;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPCell;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPCellEvent;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfPTable;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfReader;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSigLockDictionary;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSigLockDictionary.LockAction;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSigLockDictionary.LockPermissions;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfSignatureAppearance;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfStamper;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.PdfWriter;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.TextField;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.BouncyCastleDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.DigestAlgorithms;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.ExternalDigest;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.MakeSignature.CryptoStandard;
import com.itextpdf.text.pdf.security.PrivateKeySignature;

public class C2_12_LockFields {
	public static final String FORM = "results/chapter2/form_lock.pdf";
	public static final String ALICE = "src/main/resources/alice";
	public static final String BOB = "src/main/resources/bob";
	public static final String CAROL = "src/main/resources/carol";
	public static final String DAVE = "src/main/resources/dave";
	public static final char[] PASSWORD = "password".toCharArray();
	public static final String DEST = "results/chapter2/step_%s_signed_by_%s.pdf";
	
	public class MyTextFieldEvent implements PdfPCellEvent {

		public String name;
		
		public MyTextFieldEvent(String name) {
			this.name = name;
		}

		public void cellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position,
				PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
			PdfWriter writer = canvases[0].getPdfWriter();
			TextField text = new TextField(writer, position, name);
			try {
				writer.addAnnotation(text.getTextField());
			} catch (IOException e) {
				throw new ExceptionConverter(e);
			} catch (DocumentException e) {
				throw new ExceptionConverter(e);
			}
		}
	}
	
	public class MySignatureFieldEvent implements PdfPCellEvent {

		public PdfFormField field;
		
		public MySignatureFieldEvent(PdfFormField field) {
			this.field = field;
		}
		
		public void cellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position,
				PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
			PdfWriter writer = canvases[0].getPdfWriter();
			field.setPage();
			field.setWidget(position, PdfAnnotation.HIGHLIGHT_INVERT);
			writer.addAnnotation(field);
		}
		
	}
	
	public void createForm() throws IOException, DocumentException {
		Document document = new Document();
		PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.getInstance(document, new FileOutputStream(FORM));
		document.open();
		PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(1);
		table.setWidthPercentage(100);
		table.addCell("Written by Alice");
		table.addCell(createSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig1", null));
		table.addCell("For approval by Bob");
		table.addCell(createTextFieldCell("approved_bob"));
		PdfSigLockDictionary lock = new PdfSigLockDictionary(LockAction.INCLUDE, "sig1", "approved_bob", "sig2");
		table.addCell(createSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig2", lock));
		table.addCell("For approval by Carol");
		table.addCell(createTextFieldCell("approved_carol"));
		lock = new PdfSigLockDictionary(LockAction.EXCLUDE, "approved_dave", "sig4");
		table.addCell(createSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig3", lock));
		table.addCell("For approval by Dave");
		table.addCell(createTextFieldCell("approved_dave"));
		lock = new PdfSigLockDictionary(LockPermissions.NO_CHANGES_ALLOWED);
		table.addCell(createSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig4", lock));
		document.add(table);
		document.close();
	}
	
	protected PdfPCell createTextFieldCell(String name) {
		PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell();
		cell.setMinimumHeight(20);
		cell.setCellEvent(new MyTextFieldEvent(name));
		return cell;
	}
	
	protected PdfPCell createSignatureFieldCell(PdfWriter writer, String name, PdfDictionary lock) throws IOException {
		PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell();
		cell.setMinimumHeight(50);
		PdfFormField field = PdfFormField.createSignature(writer);
        field.setFieldName(name);
        if (lock != null)
        	field.put(PdfName.LOCK, writer.addToBody(lock).getIndirectReference());
        field.setFlags(PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_PRINT);
        cell.setCellEvent(new MySignatureFieldEvent(field));
		return cell;
	}
	
	public void certify(String keystore,
			String src, String name, String dest)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(keystore), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        appearance.setCertificationLevel(PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING);
		AcroFields form = stamper.getAcroFields();
		form.setFieldProperty(name, "setfflags", PdfFormField.FF_READ_ONLY, null);
        // Creating the signature
        PrivateKeySignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, "BC");
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, CryptoStandard.CMS);
	}
	
	public void fillOutAndSign(String keystore,
			String src, String name, String fname, String value, String dest)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(keystore), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
		AcroFields form = stamper.getAcroFields();
		form.setField(fname, value);
		form.setFieldProperty(name, "setfflags", PdfFormField.FF_READ_ONLY, null);
		form.setFieldProperty(fname, "setfflags", PdfFormField.FF_READ_ONLY, null);
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        // Creating the signature
        PrivateKeySignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, "BC");
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, CryptoStandard.CMS);
	}
	
	public void fillOut(String src, String dest, String name, String value) throws IOException, DocumentException {
		PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
		PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileOutputStream(dest), '\0', true);
		AcroFields form = stamper.getAcroFields();
		form.setField(name, value);
		stamper.close();
	}
	
	public void sign(String keystore,
			String src, String name, String dest)
					throws GeneralSecurityException, IOException, DocumentException {
		KeyStore ks = KeyStore.getInstance(KeyStore.getDefaultType());
		ks.load(new FileInputStream(keystore), PASSWORD);
        String alias = (String)ks.aliases().nextElement();
        PrivateKey pk = (PrivateKey) ks.getKey(alias, PASSWORD);
        Certificate[] chain = ks.getCertificateChain(alias);
        // Creating the reader and the stamper
        PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
        FileOutputStream os = new FileOutputStream(dest);
        PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.createSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
        // Creating the appearance
        PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.getSignatureAppearance();
        appearance.setVisibleSignature(name);
        // Creating the signature
        PrivateKeySignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(pk, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256, "BC");
        ExternalDigest digest = new BouncyCastleDigest();
        MakeSignature.signDetached(appearance, digest, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, CryptoStandard.CMS);
	}
	
	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException, DocumentException, GeneralSecurityException {
		BouncyCastleProvider provider = new BouncyCastleProvider();
		Security.addProvider(provider);
		C2_12_LockFields app = new C2_12_LockFields();
		app.createForm();
		app.certify(ALICE, FORM, "sig1", String.format(DEST, 1, "alice"));
		app.fillOutAndSign(BOB, String.format(DEST, 1, "alice"), "sig2", "approved_bob", "Read and Approved by Bob", String.format(DEST, 2, "alice_and_bob"));
		app.fillOutAndSign(CAROL, String.format(DEST, 2, "alice_and_bob"), "sig3", "approved_carol", "Read and Approved by Carol", String.format(DEST, 3, "alice_bob_and_carol"));
		app.fillOutAndSign(DAVE, String.format(DEST, 3, "alice_bob_and_carol"), "sig4", "approved_dave", "Read and Approved by Dave", String.format(DEST, 4, "alice_bob_carol_and_dave"));
		app.fillOut(String.format(DEST, 2, "alice_and_bob"), String.format(DEST, 5, "alice_and_bob_broken_by_chuck"), "approved_bob", "Changed by Chuck");
		app.fillOut(String.format(DEST, 4, "alice_bob_carol_and_dave"), String.format(DEST, 6, "dave_broken_by_chuck"), "approved_carol", "Changed by Chuck");
	}
}

C#

C#
/*
 * This class is part of the white paper entitled
 * "Digital Signatures for PDF documents"
 * written by Bruno Lowagie
 * 
 * For more info, go to: http://itextpdf.com/learn
 */

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Crypto.Parameters;
using Org.BouncyCastle.Pkcs;
using Org.BouncyCastle.X509;
using iTextSharp.text;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf;
using iTextSharp.text.pdf.security;

namespace signatures.chapter2 {
    class C2_12_LockFields {
        public const String FORM = "../../../../results/chapter2/form_lock.pdf";
        public const String ALICE = "../../../../resources/alice";
        public const String BOB = "../../../../resources/bob";
        public const String CAROL = "../../../../resources/carol";
        public const String DAVE = "../../../../resources/dave";
        public static char[] PASSWORD = "password".ToCharArray();
        public const String DEST = "../../../../results/chapter2/step_{0}_signed_by_{1}.pdf";

        public class MyTextFieldEvent : IPdfPCellEvent {
		    public String name;
    		
		    public MyTextFieldEvent(String name) {
			    this.name = name;
		    }

		    public void CellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position, PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
			    PdfWriter writer = canvases[0].PdfWriter;
			    TextField text = new TextField(writer, position, name);
			    writer.AddAnnotation(text.GetTextField());
		    }
	    }
    	
	    public class MySignatureFieldEvent : IPdfPCellEvent {
		    public PdfFormField field;
    		
		    public MySignatureFieldEvent(PdfFormField field) {
			    this.field = field;
		    }
    		
		    public void CellLayout(PdfPCell cell, Rectangle position, PdfContentByte[] canvases) {
			    PdfWriter writer = canvases[0].PdfWriter;
			    field.SetPage();
			    field.SetWidget(position, PdfAnnotation.HIGHLIGHT_INVERT);
			    writer.AddAnnotation(field);
		    }
	    }
    	
	    public void CreateForm() {
		    Document document = new Document();
            PdfWriter writer = PdfWriter.GetInstance(document, new FileStream(FORM, FileMode.Create));
		    document.Open();
		    PdfPTable table = new PdfPTable(1);
		    table.WidthPercentage = 100;
		    table.AddCell("Written by Alice");
		    table.AddCell(CreateSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig1", null));
		    table.AddCell("For approval by Bob");
		    table.AddCell(CreateTextFieldCell("approved_bob"));
		    PdfSigLockDictionary Lock = new PdfSigLockDictionary(PdfSigLockDictionary.LockAction.INCLUDE, "sig1", "approved_bob", "sig2");
		    table.AddCell(CreateSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig2", Lock));
		    table.AddCell("For approval by Carol");
		    table.AddCell(CreateTextFieldCell("approved_carol"));
		    Lock = new PdfSigLockDictionary(PdfSigLockDictionary.LockAction.EXCLUDE, "approved_dave", "sig4");
		    table.AddCell(CreateSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig3", Lock));
		    table.AddCell("For approval by Dave");
		    table.AddCell(CreateTextFieldCell("approved_dave"));
		    Lock = new PdfSigLockDictionary(PdfSigLockDictionary.LockPermissions.NO_CHANGES_ALLOWED);
		    table.AddCell(CreateSignatureFieldCell(writer, "sig4", Lock));
		    document.Add(table);
		    document.Close();
	    }
    	
	    protected PdfPCell CreateTextFieldCell(String name) {
		    PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell();
		    cell.MinimumHeight = 20;
		    cell.CellEvent = new MyTextFieldEvent(name);
		    return cell;
	    }
    	
	    protected PdfPCell CreateSignatureFieldCell(PdfWriter writer, String name, PdfDictionary Lock) {
		    PdfPCell cell = new PdfPCell();
		    cell.MinimumHeight = 50;
		    PdfFormField field = PdfFormField.CreateSignature(writer);
            field.FieldName = name;
            if (Lock != null)
        	    field.Put(PdfName.LOCK, writer.AddToBody(Lock).IndirectReference);
            field.Flags = PdfAnnotation.FLAGS_PRINT;
            cell.CellEvent = new MySignatureFieldEvent(field);
		    return cell;
	    }
    	
	    public void Certify(String keystore, String src, String name, String dest) {
            Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(keystore, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key
            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate) {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }
            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);
            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;

            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            appearance.CertificationLevel = PdfSignatureAppearance.CERTIFIED_FORM_FILLING;
		    AcroFields form = stamper.AcroFields;
		    form.SetFieldProperty(name, "setfflags", PdfFormField.FF_READ_ONLY, null);
            // Creating the signature
            PrivateKeySignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256);
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, CryptoStandard.CMS);
	    }
    	
	    public void FillOutAndSign(String keystore, String src, String name, String fname, String value, String dest) {
		    Pkcs12Store store = new Pkcs12Store(new FileStream(keystore, FileMode.Open), PASSWORD);
            String alias = "";
            ICollection<X509Certificate> chain = new List<X509Certificate>();
            // searching for private key
            foreach (string al in store.Aliases)
                if (store.IsKeyEntry(al) && store.GetKey(al).Key.IsPrivate) {
                    alias = al;
                    break;
                }
            AsymmetricKeyEntry pk = store.GetKey(alias);
            foreach (X509CertificateEntry c in store.GetCertificateChain(alias))
                chain.Add(c.Certificate);
            RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters parameters = pk.Key as RsaPrivateCrtKeyParameters;

            PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
            FileStream os = new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create);
            PdfStamper stamper = PdfStamper.CreateSignature(reader, os, '\0', null, true);
		    AcroFields form = stamper.AcroFields;
		    form.SetField(fname, value);
		    form.SetFieldProperty(name, "setfflags", PdfFormField.FF_READ_ONLY, null);
		    form.SetFieldProperty(fname, "setfflags", PdfFormField.FF_READ_ONLY, null);
            // Creating the appearance
            PdfSignatureAppearance appearance = stamper.SignatureAppearance;
            appearance.SetVisibleSignature(name);
            // Creating the signature
            PrivateKeySignature pks = new PrivateKeySignature(parameters, DigestAlgorithms.SHA256);
            MakeSignature.SignDetached(appearance, pks, chain, null, null, null, 0, CryptoStandard.CMS);
	    }
    	
	    public void FillOut(String src, String dest, String name, String value) {
		    PdfReader reader = new PdfReader(src);
		    PdfStamper stamper = new PdfStamper(reader, new FileStream(dest, FileMode.Create), '\0', true);
		    AcroFields form = stamper.AcroFields;
		    form.SetField(name, value);
		    stamper.Close();
	    }
    	
	    public static void Main(String[] args) {
		    C2_12_LockFields app = new C2_12_LockFields();
		    app.CreateForm();
		    app.Certify(ALICE, FORM, "sig1", String.Format(DEST, 1, "alice"));
		    app.FillOutAndSign(BOB, String.Format(DEST, 1, "alice"), "sig2", "approved_bob", "Read and Approved by Bob", String.Format(DEST, 2, "alice_and_bob"));
		    app.FillOutAndSign(CAROL, String.Format(DEST, 2, "alice_and_bob"), "sig3", "approved_carol", "Read and Approved by Carol", String.Format(DEST, 3, "alice_bob_and_carol"));
		    app.FillOutAndSign(DAVE, String.Format(DEST, 3, "alice_bob_and_carol"), "sig4", "approved_dave", "Read and Approved by Dave", String.Format(DEST, 4, "alice_bob_carol_and_dave"));
		    app.FillOut(String.Format(DEST, 2, "alice_and_bob"), String.Format(DEST, 5, "alice_and_bob_broken_by_chuck"), "approved_bob", "Changed by Chuck");
		    app.FillOut(String.Format(DEST, 4, "alice_bob_carol_and_dave"), String.Format(DEST, 6, "dave_broken_by_chuck"), "approved_carol", "Changed by Chuck");
	    }
    }
}
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