Class PdfAPreservationValidator

Namespace

SimpleSign.PAdES.Signing

Assembly

SimpleSign.PAdES.dll

Validates that a signing operation will not break PDF/A conformance. This is a pre-signing check — it examines the source PDF and the requested signature options to determine if the result will remain PDF/A-compliant.

public static class PdfAPreservationValidator

Inheritance

object

PdfAPreservationValidator

Inherited Members

object.Equals(object)

object.Equals(object, object)

object.GetHashCode()

object.GetType()

object.MemberwiseClone()

object.ReferenceEquals(object, object)

object.ToString()

Methods

Validate(PdfALevel, SignatureFieldOptions)

Validates whether the signature options are compatible with the detected PDF/A level. Returns a list of issues found. An empty list means the signature is safe.

public static IReadOnlyList<PdfACompatibilityIssue> Validate(PdfALevel pdfALevel, SignatureFieldOptions options)

Parameters

pdfALevel PdfALevel

The detected PDF/A level of the input document.

options SignatureFieldOptions

The signature field options to validate.

Returns

IReadOnlyList<PdfACompatibilityIssue>

A list of compatibility issues. Empty if signing is safe.

ValidateAsync(Stream, SignatureFieldOptions, CancellationToken)

Validates whether the signature options are compatible with the detected PDF/A level.

public static Task<IReadOnlyList<PdfACompatibilityIssue>> ValidateAsync(Stream pdfData, SignatureFieldOptions options, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default)

Parameters

pdfData Stream

Raw PDF bytes.

options SignatureFieldOptions

The signature field options to validate.

cancellationToken CancellationToken

Cancellation token.

Returns

Task<IReadOnlyList<PdfACompatibilityIssue>>

A list of compatibility issues. Empty if signing is safe.