PDF-AS 4.1.6 Switch to the latest release

Published on: 09/11/2020 Last update: 13/02/2024

PDF-AS is a Java framework for creating digital signatures on PDF documents. PDF-AS is also capable of verifying digitally signed PDF documents.

From version 4.0 onwards PDF-AS supports only PDF Advanced Electronic Signatures (PAdES). As a signature creation device a citizen card environment (CCE), a MOA-SS (> 2.0), or a software keystore (PKCS12, Java Key Store) can be used. To perform a full certificate verification during the signature verification process PDF-AS needs a MOA-SP (>2.0).

PDF-AS is able to create visual signature blocks according to the Austrian Amtssignatur Layout (here).

PDF-AS can be used directly within a Java application as a library, or via Web or Soap Interfaces as an external service.

To use PDF-AS as a java library checkout the API documentation located at: https://apps.egiz.gv.at/handbooks/pdf-as/doc/

To use PDF-AS as an external service checkout the documentation located at: https://apps.egiz.gv.at/handbooks/pdf-as/doc/

We provide a maven repository here: https://apps.egiz.gv.at/maven/at/gv/egiz/pdfas/

Actual releases and documentation can be found here: https://apps.egiz.gv.at/releases/pdf-as/release/

The source code is available here: http://git.egiz.gv.at/pdf-as-4/

Changes since the 4.1.5

Library dependency version updates
Documentation updates
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