Index

  1. Getting Started
  2. The Main Class
    1. Introduction
    2. Get an Instance
    3. Configuring the Instance
    4. The sign() Method
    5. The timestamp() Method
    6. Signature Properties
    7. Certification
      1. Introduction
      2. Constants
      3. Set or Get the Certification Level
  3. Signature Fields
  4. Signature Appearance Modules
  5. Signature Modules
  6. Timestamp Modules
  7. Asynchronous Signature Workflow
  8. Sign Several Times
  9. Signing PDF Forms
  10. Long-Term Validation (LTV)
  11. Trust Settings
  12. Migrating
  13. LTV (pre-release)
  14. API Reference

Certification

Table of Contents

  1. Introduction
    1. Constants
      1. Set or Get the Certification Level

        Introduction

        The Signer component allows you to add a standard signature to a document or to certify the document. By certify a document it is possible to define additional permissions which will not invalidate the signature.

        Constants

        The certification levels are represented by class constants: 

        public const integer SetaPDF_Signer::CERTIFICATION_LEVEL_FORM_FILLING = 2

        Certification level constant

        public const integer SetaPDF_Signer::CERTIFICATION_LEVEL_FORM_FILLING_AND_ANNOTATIONS = 3

        Certification level constant

        public const integer SetaPDF_Signer::CERTIFICATION_LEVEL_NONE = 0

        Certification level constant

        public const integer SetaPDF_Signer::CERTIFICATION_LEVEL_NO_CHANGES_ALLOWED = 1

        Certification level constant

        Set or Get the Certification Level

        The certification level of the current signature process can be accessed by following methods:

        getCertificationLevel()

        Get the certification level.

        setCertificationLevel()

        Set the certification level.

        If you want to check the certification level of an existing document, you can use following static method:

        getCertificationLevelByDocument()

        Check a PDF document for a certification signature and its level

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