Autosaving PDF after signing

Hi,
I have created a form that has signature fields. This is posted onto our Intranet, when a user signs the form it automatically tries to save a copy of the document is there a way to turn this save option off but still allow the signing. The reason for this is because I have multiple signature fields in the document and want it to be saved only when I have signed the document.
Thanks

Hi,
The short answer is no.
The reason is two fold. First, signing in memory (that is computing the digest of the signed byte range) is too risky because the bits can change during the signing operation and you could end up signing something you didn't intend to. It's much safe to compute the digest over the bits written to disk. Second, you have to commit a Save operation in order to preserver the rollback (view signed version) functionality.
I know it's not the answer you wanted to hear, but when it comes to signing we err on the side of safety.
Steve

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