All features and tool possibilities at a glance
Short facts
Conformance
ISO 32000-1 (PDF 1.7)
ISO 32000-2 (PDF 2.0)
ISO 19005‑1 (PDF/A‑1)
ISO 19005‑2 (PDF/A‑2)
ISO 19005‑3 (PDF/A‑3)
PAdES (ETSI EN 319 142) signature levels B-B, B-T, B-LT, B-LTA, CMS
Legacy PAdES baseline signature (ETSI TS 103 172) B-Level and T-Level
Legacy PAdES (ETSI TS 102 778) Part2 (PAdES Basic), Part3 (PAdES-BES), and Part4 (PAdES-LTV, Long Term Validation)
Long term signature profiles for PAdES (ISO 14533-3)
Cryptographic Suites (ETSI TS 119 312)
Supported formats
Input formats
PDF 1.0 to 1.7
PDF 2.0
PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2, PDF/A-3
Output formats
PDF 1.0 to 1.7
PDF 2.0
PDF/A-1, PDF/A-2, PDF/A-3
Features
Apply simple, advanced, and qualified electronic signatures
Main signature functionalities
PDF/A-conform signatures
Supporting European signature norms
Cache OCSP, CRL, and other data for mass signing
Custom signature handler plugin interface
Mass signing of documents (API)
Multiple signatures
Signature types
Document signatures to "digitally sign" documents
MDP (Modification detection & prevention) signatures to "certify" documents
Document time-stamp signatures to "time-stamp" documents
Apply PAdES-B-LTA and PAdES-LTV
Long-term availability and integrity of validation material
Long-term validation
Embedded trust chain, time-stamp, and revocation information (OCSP, CRL)
Lengthen the longevity of existing signatures
Add signature validation material to the document security store (DSS)
Add an optional visual appearance of the signature (page, size, color, position, text, background image, etc.)
Various types of cryptographic providers
Windows certificate store
Hardware such as hardware security module (HSM), smart cards, and USB tokens
Online signature services
QuoVadis sealsign
Swisscom All-in Signing Service
GlobalSign Digital Signing Service
Extract digital signatures
Validate digital signatures
Remove digital signatures
Extract signed version (revision) of document
Encrypt and decrypt PDF documents
Set document restrictions, including:
Print document
Modify document content
Extract or copy content
Add comments
Fill in form fields
Content extraction for accessibility
Assemble documents
Print in high resolution
Set crypt and stream filters
Set encryption strength
Set owner and user password
Stamping
Stamp text, images, or vector graphics
Add hyperlinks
PDF/A conform stamps
Modify existing stamps
Stamping of signed documents preserves existing signatures