This article demonstrates how to embed a timestamp when digitally signing PDF documents using Spire.PDF for Java.
import com.spire.pdf.PdfDocument; import com.spire.pdf.graphics.*; import com.spire.pdf.security.GraphicMode; import com.spire.pdf.security.PdfCertificate; import com.spire.pdf.security.PdfCertificationFlags; import com.spire.pdf.security.PdfSignature; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.geom.Point2D; import java.awt.geom.Rectangle2D; public class SignWithTimestamp { public static void main(String[] args) { //Load a pdf document PdfDocument doc = new PdfDocument(); doc.loadFromFile("C:\\Users\\Administrator\\Desktop\\Introduction.pdf"); //Load the certificate PdfCertificate cert = new PdfCertificate("C:\\Users\\Administrator\\Desktop\\gary.pfx", "e-iceblue"); //Create a PdfSignature object and specify its position and size PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(doc, doc.getPages().get(0), cert, "MySignature"); Rectangle2D rect = new Rectangle2D.Float(); rect.setFrame(new Point2D.Float((float) doc.getPages().get(0).getActualSize().getWidth() - 220, (float) doc.getPages().get(0).getActualSize().getHeight() - 140), new Dimension(200, 100)); signature.setBounds(rect); //Set the graphics mode signature.setGraphicMode(GraphicMode.Sign_Detail); //Set the signature content signature.setNameLabel("Signer:"); signature.setName("Gary"); signature.setContactInfoLabel("ContactInfo:"); signature.setContactInfo("02881705109"); signature.setLocationInfoLabel("Location:"); signature.setLocationInfo("Chengdu"); signature.setReasonLabel("Reason: "); signature.setReason("The certificate of this document"); //Set the signature font signature.setSignDetailsFont(new PdfFont(PdfFontFamily.Helvetica, 10f, PdfFontStyle.Regular)); //Set the document permission signature.setDocumentPermissions(PdfCertificationFlags.Forbid_Changes); signature.setCertificated(true); //Configure a time stamp server String timestampServerUrl = "http://timestamp.digicert.com"; signature.configureTimestamp(timestampServerUrl); //Save to file doc.saveToFile("Timestamp.pdf"); doc.close(); } }