Signing and/or Certifying a PDF using jSignPDF

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’