PDF signature filter settings

This filter is used to create locally signed PDF documents. The settings are described in the table below.

Prerequisites

•	You must have a Certificate store profile that contains the private key used to sign the documents. See Certificate store below.

•	The StreamServer application that runs the Project must be configured for Java. See Java configuration for the StreamServer application below.

Filter settings

Certificate store profile	The Certificate store profile that contains the private key used to sign the documents. See Certificate store below.
Private key alias	Specifies an alias for the private key to be used. See Certificate store below.
Visible signature	Specifies whether to include a visible signature in the PDF. Enter Yes to include or No to not include a visible signature.
Reason	Reason for signing the PDF. This information is displayed in the visible signature.
Location	Location where the PDF is signed. This information is displayed in the visible signature.
Page number	The page number where to include the visible signature. • If you enter -1, the signature is included on the last page. • If you enter 0 (e.g. a variable that evaluates to 0) the signature is included on the first page. • If you enter a value that is larger than the last page the signature is included on the last page.
Rect low left x/y	The x/y-coordinate of the lower-left corner of the rectangle containing the visible signature. Specified as points from the lower-left corner of the page.
Rect width	The width (points) of the rectangle.
Rect height	The height (points) of the rectangle.
Pdf Owner password	Specifies an owner password for the PDF document.
Pdf User password	Specifies a user password for the PDF document.

If any of the rectangle settings (Rect low left x/y and Rect width/height) causes the visible signature to be positioned off the page, the filter sets the signature to the following size and position:

•	Rect low left x = 300

•	Rect low left y = 150

•	Rect width = 300

•	Rect height = 50

Certificate store

Before you can configure and use the filter, you must create a Certificate store profile that contains the private keys (*.pfx) used to sign the documents. When you have the Certificate store profile, you can link it to your PDF signature filter.

The certificate store may include a set of private keys used for singing, and each private key can have an alias assigned. You can use the Private key alias field to specify the private key to be used for signing.

See Certificate store profiles in the Profile configurations documentation for more information about how to create certificate store profiles.

Using variables

The settings (except for Certificate store profile) can be controlled via variables, i.e. you can enter variables instead of fixed values when you specify the filter settings.

Java configuration for the StreamServer application

The StreamServer application that runs the Project must be configured for Java. The only property you have to provide is the Java vendor. You do this in Control Center:

1	Right-click the StreamServer application and select Java Configuration.

2	Specify the Java vendor and click OK.