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# PDFSign
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Command line tool for signing PDF Files using itextsharp library
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Basic command line tool for signing PDF Files using itextsharp library
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## Notes
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This is a command line tool that allows signing of pdf files using certificates.
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the actual PDF manipulation is performed using the itextsharp library v5.5
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This tool was originaly published on [codeplex](https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=pdfsign)
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The signing certificate can can either be provided as a pkcs12 file or it can come from
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the windows certificate store. In order to use a certificate from the windows store,
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the certificate must
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- be have the private key marked as exportable
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- the user running pdfsign must have read access to the private key
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In Addition to nuget packages, the build process uses Microsofts [ILMerge](http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=17630)
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tool to produce a consolidated single binary including all dlls.
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Currently, the signatures created are not LTV capable, i.e they expire with the validity of the signing certificate
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## usage
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```pdfsign v1.2.0, (c) 2019 icomedias GmbH
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```
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pdfsign v1.2.0, (c) 2019 icomedias GmbH
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powered by iTextSharp 5.5 Copyright (C) 1999-2018 by iText Group NV
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Usage: pdfsign [OPTIONS]
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Sign a PDF file using a signing certificate
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```
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## multiple signatures
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