geooorg/pdf-signer

sign any PDF using a digital signature

pdf-signer

A tiny tool written in Kotlin that can be used to 'sign' a PDF by adding a new page to an existing PDF file or a set of files. That new page contains a UUID, the date and author. Furthermore a kind of 'secret word' can be passed.

Build

./gradlew shadowJar

Running the application

After building it, run

Usage: main [OPTIONS] CODE AUTHOR [FILES]...

Options:
  -h, --help  Show this message and exit

Arguments:
  CODE    Text to add as code
  AUTHOR  Your name
  FILES   list of files to sign

For example java -jar build/libs/pdf-signer.jar "your secret" "Your name" /home/you/input1.pdf <other files>

The 'signed' files will be written to /home/you/input1_signed.pdf. Note that the file path needs to be passed as absolute path.