Interface IExternalSignatureContainer

Namespace

iText.Signatures

Assembly

itext.sign.dll

Interface to sign a document.

public interface IExternalSignatureContainer

Remarks

Interface to sign a document. The signing is fully done externally, including the container composition.

Methods

ModifySigningDictionary(PdfDictionary)

Modifies the signature dictionary to suit the container.

void ModifySigningDictionary(PdfDictionary signDic)

Parameters

signDic PdfDictionary

the signature dictionary

Remarks

Modifies the signature dictionary to suit the container. At least the keys Filter and SubFilter will have to be set.

Sign(Stream)

Produces the container with the signature.

byte[] Sign(Stream data)

Parameters

data Stream

the data to sign

Returns

byte[]

a container with the signature and other objects, like CRL and OCSP. The container will generally be a PKCS7 one.