GroupDocs.Signature offers an ability to find Digital signatures that are applied to document and returns its digital signature certificate. Please follow these steps to search for Digital signatures within the document:
Create new instance of Signature class and pass source document path as a constructor parameter.
Instantiate the DigitalSearchOptions object according to your requirements and specify search options
This example shows how to search for Digital signature in the document and analyze digital signature certificate.
Signaturesignature=newSignature("spreadsheet.xlsx");DigitalSearchOptionsoptions=newDigitalSearchOptions();// search for signatures in document
List<DigitalSignature>signatures=signature.search(DigitalSignature.class,options);System.out.print("\nSource document contains following signatures.");for(DigitalSignaturedigitalSignature:signatures){System.out.print("Digital signature found from "+digitalSignature.getSignTime()+" with validation flag "+digitalSignature.isValid()+". Certificate SN "+digitalSignature.getCertificate().getType());}
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Advanced Usage Topics
To learn more about document eSign features, please refer to the advanced usage section.
GitHub Examples
You may easily run the code above and see the feature in action in our GitHub examples:
Along with full-featured .NET library we provide simple, but powerful free Apps. You are welcome to eSign PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint documents with free to use online GroupDocs Signature App.
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