VintaSoft Imaging .NET SDK 15.0: Documentation for .NET developer
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    If digital gignature should be removed from PDF document, the following steps must be done:
    Here is C#/VB.NET code that demonstrates how to remove all digital signatures from PDF document:
    /// <summary>
    /// Removes all digital signatures from PDF document.
    /// </summary>
    /// <param name="pdfFilename">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    public static void RemoveDigitalSignaturesFromPdfDocument(string pdfFilename)
    {
        // open PDF document
        using (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument document =
            new Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFilename))
        {
            // if PDF document has PDF interactive form
            if (document.InteractiveForm != null)
            {
                // get reference to the interactive form of PDF document
                Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfDocumentInteractiveForm form =
                    document.InteractiveForm;
    
                // get all signature fields of PDF document
                Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormSignatureField[] signatureFields =
                    form.GetSignatureFields();
    
                // for each signature fields
                foreach (Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormField field in signatureFields)
                {
                    // remove signature field
                    field.Remove();
                }
    
                // pack PDF document
                document.Pack();
            }
        }
    }
    
    ''' <summary>
    ''' Removes all digital signatures from PDF document.
    ''' </summary>
    ''' <param name="pdfFilename">The filename of PDF document.</param>
    Public Shared Sub RemoveDigitalSignaturesFromPdfDocument(pdfFilename As String)
        ' open PDF document
        Using document As New Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.PdfDocument(pdfFilename)
            ' if PDF document has PDF interactive form
            If document.InteractiveForm IsNot Nothing Then
                ' get reference to the interactive form of PDF document
                Dim form As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfDocumentInteractiveForm = document.InteractiveForm
    
                ' get all signature fields of PDF document
                Dim signatureFields As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormSignatureField() = _
                    form.GetSignatureFields()
    
                ' for each signature fields
                For Each field As Vintasoft.Imaging.Pdf.Tree.InteractiveForms.PdfInteractiveFormField In signatureFields
                    ' remove signature field
                    field.Remove()
                Next
    
                ' pack PDF document
                document.Pack()
            End If
        End Using
    End Sub
    


    Please read how to add digital signature to a PDF document here.
    Please read how to verify the digital signatures in PDF document here.