Both standard signatures and qualified signatures that use signature cards ("smart cards") can be used.

PDF documents used in professional circumstances contain important information that needs to be protected against misuse and unintentional alteration. This is achieved by protecting PDFs through encryption and user authorization rights.

When exchanging electronic documents the ability to ascertain that a document is authentic and has not been manipulated on its way from sender to recipient is of particular importance. This is only achievable through the use of electronic signatures.

Performance Characteristics

• Fulfillment of the highest security standards
• Use of sophisticated algorithms
• Differentiated assigning of authorizations
• Comprehensive signature management
• PDF/A-compliant digital signing
• High performance
• Low memory space and system resource requirements
• Supports standard signatures and qualified signatures via smart cards

Areas of Use

• Incoming mail
• Outgoing mail
• Archiving
• Digital publishing
• Work process control

Functions

All Versions

• Apply digital signatures
• Apply MDP signatures
• Encrypt and decrypt PDF documents
• Set user rights
• Set crypt filters
• Set stream filters
• Set encryption strength (e.g. 40 bit, 128 bit)
• Set owner password
• Set user password

API Version Only

• Apply multiple signatures
• Extract signatures
• Verify existing signatures
• Set/read signature attributes

C Version Only

• Number of revisions
• Select revision
• PdfReleaseSignature

Sectors

• Software manufacturers / OEM
• Public sector
• Banking and insurance
• Archives and libraries
• Health sector
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Media industry
• Legal sector

Both standard signatures and qualified signatures that use signature cards ("smart cards") can be used.

PDF documents used in professional circumstances contain important information that needs to be protected against misuse and unintentional alteration. This is achieved by protecting PDFs through encryption and user authorization rights.

When exchanging electronic documents the ability to ascertain that a document is authentic and has not been manipulated on its way from sender to recipient is of particular importance. This is only achievable through the use of electronic signatures.

Performance Characteristics

• Fulfillment of the highest security standards
• Use of sophisticated algorithms
• Differentiated assigning of authorizations
• Comprehensive signature management
• PDF/A-compliant digital signing
• High performance
• Low memory space and system resource requirements
• Supports standard signatures and qualified signatures via smart cards

Areas of Use

• Incoming mail
• Outgoing mail
• Archiving
• Digital publishing
• Work process control

Functions

All Versions

• Apply digital signatures
• Apply MDP signatures
• Encrypt and decrypt PDF documents
• Set user rights
• Set crypt filters
• Set stream filters
• Set encryption strength (e.g. 40 bit, 128 bit)
• Set owner password
• Set user password

API Version Only

• Apply multiple signatures
• Extract signatures
• Verify existing signatures
• Set/read signature attributes

C Version Only

• Number of revisions
• Select revision
• PdfReleaseSignature

Sectors

• Software manufacturers / OEM
• Public sector
• Banking and insurance
• Archives and libraries
• Health sector
• Pharmaceutical industry
• Media industry
• Legal sector