PDF: How to remove digital signature from PDF document
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If digital gignature should be removed from PDF document, the following steps must be done:
- Find the field that stores the digital signature
- Remove the field from interactive form of PDF document
- Save the PDF document
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.