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First time setup (only need to do this once)
- Install JsignPDF
- Create a png/jpg file with a signature
- Obtain a digital signature from Jon and load it into the Windows keystore (see above)
- Open the JsignPDF
- For Keystore type, choose WINDOWS-MY
- Click on load keys
- Tick the ‘Append signatures to the existing ones’
- Fill in the optional boxes if needed
- Under the advanced – choose “Certification level” = “No changes allowed”
- Hash algorithm – SHA256
- Tick visible signature
- Click on the TSA/OCSP/CRL and then set
- Tick ‘Use timestamp server’
- TSA URL https://freetsa.org/tsr
- TSA Authentical – Without authentication
- TSA hash algorithm – SHA-512
- Click OK
- Click on settings
- Display – ‘Image and description’
- Image – set this to your actual signature png/jpg file
- Click close
To Sign a PDF with jSignPDF
- Set the Input and Output PDF files
- Tick the ‘Visible signature button’
- Click on settings
- To set where the signature goes use the Preview and Select, you can change from page to page and draw a box where the signature goes – after drawing its a good idea to check that it is at least 200 x 50 to fit everything in
- Once this is all set click on ‘Close’
- Click on ‘Sign It’
To certify a PDF with jSignPDF
- Set the Input and Output PDF files
- Untick the ‘Visible signature button’
- Click on ‘Sign It’