Multiple Digital Signatures on one PDF file

I have been trying to establish a means of allocating multiple signatures against one PDF file so as to have several people approve a issued document or documents. When ever I try it I find that the latest approval makes the previous one obsolete. I expect there is a simple solution to the problem.

The only thing I've found is the 3rd party program solution. CoSign is the name of the product I see most often referenced. Mind you, I am looking on behalf of my users/customers who have documents with multiple signatures they've saved inthe past, but cannot do it today. It appears that either Microsoft (these are Excel and Word documents they are referring to) produced a security update that changed this, or a 3rd party program is no longer effectively working.
For reference, I've been actively searching the internet for days for an answer - unfortunately, I've only found 3rd party programs referenced. Which I could have been more help.

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Multiple digital signatures in one file

I have a client who wants me to combine 4 different forms into one--then--require a digital signature by the same person after each independent form. So that would be 4 digital signatures total. And all identical. I'm using a different name per each field so there's no conflict.
It appears to work fine until I have it submit dynamically with a PHP script via email inbox.
When I open the PDF (having crunched the info back in from an FDF) the data is there EXCEPT the digital signatures.
Can someone point me to a tutorial?
Best regards,
Mare

Hi Mare,
You cannot merge files and expect that the digital signatures will be preserved. When you sign a file you are signing all of the bytes in that file, and only that file. Once you combine files you are creating a new unsigned file. If someone were to sign the new file they are signing all of the bytes in the new file, not just some of the bytes. There is no "page level" signing in PDF files, only whole file signing.
You can however put the signed files into a Portfolio file. A Portfolio keeps the files separate. Think of a Portfolio like a file cabinet in the physical world. Just because you put different files into the file cabinet drawer, they don't merge.
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Multiple digital signatures in a pdf form?

I'm creating an adobe pdf form that requires multiple approvers (one after the other) to digitally sign the form. However, once the second person digitally signs the form, the first person's signature will become invalid because the addition of the second signature is not signed by the first person.
Is it possible to digitally sign the pdf form excluding the signatures? and how to allow multiple signature in a pdf form while ensuring the form integrity?

Hi,
I doubt that the addition of a second signature actually invalidates (the red X icon) the first signature, but rather it shows the signature as Valid with Changes (the pen & yellow triangle icon). Technically, that is the correct signature status, but because it caused so much confusion, beginning with version 9, we've changed the user interface and stopped indicating changes to the PDF if the only change is a subsequent signature.
If on the other hand you are getting the red X for the first signature please let me know as I'd be curious to see the file.
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I have an Interactive Forms that requires the digital signing of 6 different users. There is a control under the Web Dynpro Native named : Signature : Sign and Lock which allows multiple signatures but I am not able to use it correctly.
I need to associate text fields in the form to a certain signature so when the user signs them they are locked BUT but I need to be able to have other text fields open so another user can sign the form. It is only when the second user signs the form that the remaining text fields are locked
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Hi Mare,
You cannot merge files and expect that the digital signatures will be preserved. When you sign a file you are signing all of the bytes in that file, and only that file. Once you combine files you are creating a new unsigned file. If someone were to sign the new file they are signing all of the bytes in the new file, not just some of the bytes. There is no "page level" signing in PDF files, only whole file signing.
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Multiple digital signatures from one person

I have a PDF form that has 10 pages, each page has a Signature field.
I want to put this form in the WorkSpace, and route it in a workflow process, eventually route it to the user who is supposed to sign it.
But I don't want him to sign 10 times (one for each page).
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You could have a process that leverages the "Digital Signatures" functionality of LiveCycle. You could apply the signatures on the server side. You would need to make sure that the signer's digital certificate was imported into the "Credentials" section of the trust store. LiveCycle needs access to the P12 or PFX file to create the signature.
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I guessed there was more to a PDF file format than just amending the BLOB objects!. I think I'll have to create a function with an IN param containing the PDF file list, and invoke a Java class to merge the PDFs in the OS.
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