I have 2 pdf documents on which i need to add WatermarkAnnotation with Aspose.Pdf. Both documents are digitally signed by our customer on their own way.
There is one of two documents where the digitally signature is broken after adding a WatermarkAnnotation on it, with sample code below.
Here’s the documents (Input1 broken after adding watermark, Input2 OK). Input1.pdf (101.9 KB) Input2.pdf (224.3 KB)
static bool AddWatermark(string filename)
{
try
{
using (FileStream fs = new FileStream("D:\\Docs\\aspose\\Sign\\" + filename, FileMode.Open, FileAccess.ReadWrite))
{
Document pdfDoc = new Document(fs);
Page page = pdfDoc.Pages[1];
WatermarkAnnotation wa = new WatermarkAnnotation(page, new Aspose.Pdf.Rectangle(100, 500, 400, 600));
page.Annotations.Add(wa);
TextState ts = new Aspose.Pdf.Text.TextState();
ts.Font = FontRepository.FindFont("Times New Roman");
ts.FontSize = 32;
wa.SetTextAndState(new string[] { "Date de signature" }, ts);
pdfDoc.Save();
return true;
}
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
return false;
}
}
We were able to reproduce this behavior in our environment. It looks like that signatures are not completely validated in the Input2.pdf and they are waiting for confirmation for the changes that are made into it after it was signed. The revoking of signatures in an existing PDF after doing changes into it is an expected behavior. Nevertheless, we will try to investigate it further and let you know as soon as the ticket PDFNET-52622 is resolved. Please be patient and spare us some time.
The ticket has recently been logged in our issue management system and it will be investigated and resolved on a first come first serve basis. We will surely inform you as soon as we have some updates in this regard. We apologize for the inconvenience.
It’s two month now and my customer need an answer on the subject. Our application is in production with Aspose.Pdf Library and this point is blocking.
Any other way to add annotations on Pdf without broking the signature ? I test a few object (FreeTextAnnotation, WatermarkAnnotation, SquareAnnotation, TextStamp, TextFragment, TextAnnotation, LineAnnotation) and no one suceeded.
This problem, without resolution visibility, really injures our company reputation.
We have recorded your concerns along with the ticket and will surely consider them. At the moment, the issue is under the phase of the investigation and as soon as it is resolved, we will inform you in this forum thread. We really appreciate your patience and comprehension in this regard.