In the current version of PDF, that is correct. However, the next version (ISO 32000-2, PDF 2.0) will include support for the PAdES (ETSI TS 102778) TimeStamp signature which will do what you want.
Leonard -----Original Message----- From: Paulo Soares [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 3:54 AM To: Post all your questions about iText here Subject: Re: [iText-questions] PDF Timestamp No, you must always have a signature. Paulo ----- Original Message ----- From: "pedric" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 2:19 AM Subject: [iText-questions] PDF Timestamp Hi all, The itext timestamping example details that a timestamp can be included in a digital signature. But is it possible to just stamp a timestamp on a PDF signature field without digital signature using iText? Regards, Pedric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download Intel® Parallel Studio Eval Try the new software tools for yourself. Speed compiling, find bugs proactively, and fine-tune applications for parallel performance. See why Intel Parallel Studio got high marks during beta. http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-sw-dev _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions Buy the iText book: http://www.1t3xt.com/docs/book.php Check the site with examples before you ask questions: http://www.1t3xt.info/examples/ You can also search the keywords list: http://1t3xt.info/tutorials/keywords/
