Verifies the signatures and returns information
regarding the overall validity of a PDF document. The validity of
a PDF document includes the signed content and the identity and
trust settings of the signer. The trust settings that are used are configured
in Trust Store. To verify the identities of signers, add the signers
to Trust Store. (See Trust Store Management Help.) Document
validity determines whether MDP (Modification Detection and Prevention)
and MDP+ (Modification Detection and Protection Plus) rules are
adhered to.
For example, your application must verify the identity of people
who signed the PDF document and validate that the PDF document has
not been altered since it was signed. You use the PDF Document operation
to validate that the signatures are trusted and verify that fields
locked by MDP+ have not been modified.
For information about the General and Route Evaluation property
groups, see Common operation properties.
Common propertiesProperties to specify the input PDF document.
Input PDFA document value
that represents the PDF document to verify.
If you provide
a literal value, clicking the ellipsis button opens the Select Asset dialog
box. (See About Select Asset.)
PKI Options propertiesProperties to specify revocation-checking style, verification
time, path validation, time-stamping, certification revocation lists,
and online certificate status protocol settings for verifying the
PDF document.
Revocation Check StyleA RevocationCheckStyle value
that specifies the revocation-checking style used for verifying
the trust status of the CRL provider’s certificate from its observed
revocation status.
If you provide a literal value, select
one of these values:
- NoCheck:
- Does not check for revocation.
- BestEffort:
- Checks for revocation of all certificates when possible.
- CheckIfAvailable:
- (Default) Checks for revocation of all certificates only
when revocation information is available.
- AlwaysCheck:
- Checks for revocation of all certificates.
Verification Time(Optional)
A VerificationTime value
that specifies the verification time to use. The default value is
Secure Time Else Current Time.
If you provide a literal value,
select one of these values:
- Signing Time:
- The time that the signature was applied as given by the signer's computer.
- Current Time:
- The time that the verification operation is being carried
out.
- Secure Time Else Current Time:
- The time specified by a trusted time-stamping authority.
If
you specify Secure Time Else Current Time and validation returns
a status of unknown with a trusted timestamp, the validation is
checked using Current Time.
OCSP Options Spec(Optional)
An OCSPOptionSpec value
that represents settings for using Online Certificate Status Protocol
(OCSP) revocation checking. To provide a literal value, specify
the following options.
URL to Consult Option: Sets
the list and order of the OCSP servers used to perform the revocation
check. Select one of these values:
- UseAIAInCert:
- (Default) Use the URL of an online certificate status protocol server
specified in the Authority Information Access (AIA) extension in
the certificate. The AIA extension is used to identify how to access
certificate authority (CA) information and services for the issuer
of the certificate.
- LocalURL:
- Use the specified URL for the OCSP server specified in the
OCSP Server URL option.
- UseAIAIfPresentElseLocal:
- Use the URL of the OCSP server specified in the AIA extension
in the certificate if present. If the AIA extension is not present
in the certificate, use the URL that is configured in the OCSP Server
URL.
- UseAIAInSignerCert:
- Use the URL of the OCSP server specified in the AIA extension
in the OCSP request of the signer certificate.
- OCSP Server URL:
- Sets the URL of the configured OCSP server. The value is used
only when the LocalURL or UseAIAIfPresentElseLocal values are in
URL To Consult Option.
- Revocation Check Style:
- Sets the revocation-checking style that is used for verifying
the trust status of the CRL provider’s certificate from its observed revocation
status. Select one of these values:
Sets
the URL of the configured OCSP server. The value is used only when
the LocalURL or UseAIAIfPresentElseLocal values are in URL To Consult
Option.
Revocation Check Style:
Sets the revocation-checking
style that is used for verifying the trust status of the CRL provider’s
certificate from its observed revocation status. Select one of these values:
- NoCheck:
- Does not check for revocation.
- BestEffort:
- Checks for revocation of all certificates when possible.
- CheckIfAvailable:
- (Default) Checks for revocation of all certificates only
when revocation information is available.
- AlwaysCheck:
- Checks for revocation of all certificates.
- Max Clock Skew Time (Minutes):
- Sets the maximum allowed skew, in minutes, between response
time and local time. Valid skew times are 0 - 2147483647 min.
The default value is 5 min.
- Response Freshness Time (Minutes):
- Sets the maximum time, in minutes, for which a preconstructed
OCSP response is considered valid. Valid response freshness times
are 1- 2147483647 min. The default
value is 525600 min. (one year).
- Send Nonce:
- Select this option to send a nonce with the OCSP request.
A nonce is a parameter that varies with time. These parameters
can be a timestamp, a visit counter on a web page, or a special
marker. The parameter is intended to limit or prevent the unauthorized
replay or reproduction of a file. When the option deselected, a
nonce is not sent with the request. By default, the option is selected.
- Sign OCSP Request:
- Select this option to specify that the OCSP request must be
signed. When the option is deselected, the OCSP request does not
need be signed. By default, the option deselected.
- Request Signer Credential Alias:
- Sets the credential alias used for signing the OCSP request
when signing is enabled.
- Go Online for OCSP:
- Select this option to access the network for OCSP information.
The network can be accessed to retrieve OCSP information for OCSP checking.
The LiveCycle Server uses embedded and cached OCSP information when
possible to reduce the amount of network traffic generated due to
OCSP checking. When the option is deselected, OCSP checking is not
retrieved from the network, and only embedded and cached OCSP information
is used. By default, the option is selected.
- Ignore Validity Dates:
- Select this option to use the OCSP response thisUpdate and
nextUpdate times. Ignoring these response times prevents any negative effect
on response validity. The thisUpdate and nextUpdate times are retrieved from
external sources by using HTTP or LDAP, and can be different for
each revocation information. When the option is deselected, the
thisUpdate and nextUpdate times are ignored. By default, the option
is deselected.
- Allow OCSP NoCheck Extension:
- Select this option to allow an OCSPNoCheck extension in the
response signing certificate. An OCSPNoCheck extension can be present
in the OCSP Responder’s certificate to prevent infinite loops from occurring
during the validation process. When the option is deselected, the OCSPNoCheck
extension is not used. By default, the option is selected.
- Require OCSP ISIS-MTT CertHash Extension:
- Select this option to specify that certificate public key
hash (CertHash) extensions must be present in OCSP responses. This
extension is required for SigQ validation. SigQ compliance requires
the CertHash extension to be in the OCSP responder certificate.
Select this option when processing for SigQ compliance and supported
OCSP responders. When the option is deselected, the CertHash extension
presence in the OCSP response is not required. By default, the option
is deselected.
Sets the maximum allowed
skew, in minutes, between response time and local time. Valid skew
times are 0 - 2147483647 min.
The default value is 5 min.
Response Freshness
Time (Minutes):
Sets the maximum time, in minutes, for which
a preconstructed OCSP response is considered valid. Valid response
freshness times are 1- 2147483647 min.
The default value is 525600 min. (one year).
Send
Nonce:
Select this option to send a nonce with the OCSP request.
A nonce is a parameter that varies with time. These parameters
can be a timestamp, a visit counter on a web page, or a special
marker. The parameter is intended to limit or prevent the unauthorized
replay or reproduction of a file. When the option deselected, a nonce
is not sent with the request. By default, the option is selected.
Sign
OCSP Request:
Select this option to specify that the OCSP
request must be signed. When the option is deselected, the OCSP
request does not need be signed. By default, the option deselected.
Request
Signer Credential Alias:
Sets the credential alias used for
signing the OCSP request when signing is enabled.
Go Online
for OCSP:
Select this option to access the network for OCSP
information. The network can be accessed to retrieve OCSP information
for OCSP checking. The LiveCycle Server uses embedded and cached
OCSP information when possible to reduce the amount of network traffic
generated due to OCSP checking. When the option is deselected, OCSP
checking is not retrieved from the network, and only embedded and
cached OCSP information is used. By default, the option is selected.
Ignore
Validity Dates:
Select this option to use the OCSP response
thisUpdate and nextUpdate times. Ignoring these response times prevents
any negative effect on response validity. The thisUpdate and nextUpdate
times are retrieved from external sources by using HTTP or LDAP,
and can be different for each revocation information. When the option
is deselected, the thisUpdate and nextUpdate times are ignored.
By default, the option is deselected.
Allow OCSP NoCheck Extension:
Select
this option to allow an OCSPNoCheck extension in the response signing certificate.
An OCSPNoCheck extension can be present in the OCSP Responder’s certificate
to prevent infinite loops from occurring during the validation process. When
the option is deselected, the OCSPNoCheck extension is not used.
By default, the option is selected.
Require OCSP ISIS-MTT
CertHash Extension:
Select this option to specify that certificate
public key hash (CertHash) extensions must be present in OCSP responses.
This extension is required for SigQ validation. SigQ compliance
requires the CertHash extension to be in the OCSP responder certificate.
Select this option when processing for SigQ compliance and supported
OCSP responders. When the option is deselected, the CertHash extension
presence in the OCSP response is not required. By default, the option is
deselected.
CRL Options Spec(Optional)
A CRLOptionSpec value
that represents the certificate revocation list (CRL) preferences
when CRL is used to perform revocation checking. If you provide
a literal value, specify the following options.
- Consult Local URI First:
- Select this option to use the CRL location provided as a
local URI before any specified locations within a certificate. The
CRL location provided is used for revocation checking. When this
option is selected, it means the local URI is used first. When this
option is deselected, the locations specified in the certificate
before using the local URI are used. By default, the option is deselected.
- Local URI for CRL Lookup:
- Sets the URL for the local CRL store. This value is used
only if the Consult Local URI First option is selected. No default
value is provided.
- Revocation Check Style:
- Sets the revocation-checking style used for verifying the
trust status of the CRL provider’s certificate from its observed
revocation status. Select one of these values:
NoCheck: Does
not check for revocation.
BestEffort: (Default) Checks for revocation of all
certificates when possible.
CheckIfAvailable: Checks for revocation of all certificates
only when revocation information is available.
AlwaysCheck: Checks for revocation of all certificates.
- LDAP Server:
- Sets the URL or path of the Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP) server used to retrieve information about the certificate
revocation list (CRL). The LDAP server searches for CRL information
using the distinguished name (DN) according to the rules specified
in RFC 3280, section 4.2.1.14. For example,
you can type www.ldap.com for the URL or ldap://ssl.ldap.com:200 for
the path and port. No default value is provided.
- Go Online for CRL Retrieval:
- Select this option to access the network to retrieve CRL
information. CRL information is cached on the server to improve network
performance. CRL information is retrieved online only when necessary. When
this option is deselected, CRL information is not retrieved online.
By default, the option is selected.
- Ignore Validity Dates:
- Select this option to use thisUpdate and nextUpdate times.
Ignoring the response’s thisUpdate and nextUpdate times prevents
any negative effect on response validity. The thisUpdate and nextUpdate
times are retrieved from external sources by using HTTP or LDAP
and can be different for each revocation information. When the option
is deselected, the thisUpdate and nextUpdate time are ignored. By
default, the option deselected.
- Require AKI Extension in CRL:
- Select this option to specify that the Authority Key Identifier
(AKI) extension must be present in the CRL. The AKI extension can be
used for CRL validation. When this option is deselected, the presence
of the AKI extension the CRL is not required. By default, the option
is deselected.
Path Validation Options Spec(Optional)
A PathValidationOptionSpec that
represents the settings that control RFC3280-related path validation
options. For example, you can indicate whether policy mapping is
allowed in the certification path. (See RFC
3280). If you provide a literal value, you can set the following
options.
- Require Explicit Policy:
- Select this option to specify that the path must be valid
for at least one of the certificate policies in the user initial
policy set. When this option is deselected, the path validity is
not required. By default, the option is deselected.
- Inhibit Any Policy:
- Select this option to specify that a policy object identifier (OID)
must be processed if it is included in a certificate. When deselected,
any policy can be selected. By default, the option is deselected.
- Check All Paths:
- Select this option to require that all paths to a trust anchor must
be validated. When this option is deselected, all paths to a trust
anchor are not validated. By default, the option is deselected.
- Inhibit Policy Mapping:
- Select this option to allow policy mapping in the certification
path. When this option is deselect, policy mapping is not allowed
in the certification path. By default, the option is deselected.
- LDAP Server:
- Sets the URL or path of the Lightweight Directory Access
Protocol (LDAP) server used to retrieve information about the certificate
revocation list (CRL). The LDAP server searches for CRL information
using the distinguished name (DN) according to the rules specified
in RFC 3280, section 4.2.1.14. For example,
you can type www.ldap.com for the URL or ldap://ssl.ldap.com:200 for
the path and port. No default value is provided.
- Follow URIs in Certificate AIA:
- Select this option to specify to follow any URIs specified
in the certificate’s Authority Information Access (AIA) extension
for path discovery. The AIA extension specifies where to find up-to-date
certificates. When this option is deselected, no URIs are processed
in the AIA extension from the certificate. By default, the option
is deselected.
- Basic Constraints Extension Required in CA Certificates:
- Select this option to specify that the certificate authority
(CA) Basic Constraints certificate extension must be present for
CA certificates. Some early German certified root certificates (7
and earlier) are not compliant to RFC
3280 and do not contain the basic constraint extension. If
it is known that a user's EE certificate chains up to such a German
root, deselect this option. When this option is deselected, the presence
of the CA Basic Constraints certificate in CA certificates is not
required. By default, the value is selected.
- Require Valid Certificate Signature During Chain Building:
- Select this option to require that all Digital Signature
Algorithm (DSA) signatures on certificates be valid before a chain
is built. For example, in a chain CA > ICA > EE where the
signature for EE is not valid, the chain building stops at ICA.
EEs are not included in the chain. When this option is deselected,
the entire chain is built regardless of whether an invalid DSA signature
is encountered. By default, the option is deselected.
TSP Options Spec(Optional)
A TSPOptionSpec value
that represents the settings that define time-stamping information
applied to the certified signature. Only the Revocation Check Style
(tspRevocationCheckStyle data item) option is used
from the TSPOptionSpec value.
If you provide
a literal value, specify the following option.
- Revocation Check Style:
- A list that specifies the revocation-checking style used
for verifying the trust status of the CRL provider’s certificate
from its observed revocation status. Select one of these values:
- NoCheck:
- Does not check for revocation.
- BestEffort:
- (Default) Checks for revocation of all certificates when
possible.
- CheckIfAvailable:
- Checks for revocation of all certificates only when revocation information
is available.
- AlwaysCheck:
- Checks for revocation of all certificates.
- Use Expired Timestamps:
- Select this option to use timestamps that have expired during
the validation of the certificate. When this option is deselected, expired
timestamps are not used. By default, this option is selected.
SPI Options propertiesProperties to specify the name and properties passed to a custom
SPI for verifying the PDF signature. For example, you use a custom
signature handler. The custom signature handler can reference a
security credential stored in locations that are accessible over
a network instead of the LiveCycle trust store. For information
about creating custom service providers, see Programming with LiveCycleES2.5 .
Name of SPI Service(Optional) A string value
that specifies the name of the SPI.
Properties Map To Be Passed To SPI(Optional) A map of string values
that specifies the properties passed to the SPI to verify the certificate.
If
you provide a literal value, clicking the ellipsis button opens
the SPI Properties dialog box. (See SPI Properties.)
The file you choose must contain a
property-value pair. Each property-value pair must be formatted
as [property name]=[value], where [property name] is
the name of the property and [value] is the value assigned
to the property. The design of the SPI determines the property-
value pairs that is used.
Output propertiesPDF Document Verification InfoThe location in the process
data model to store the verification information. The verification
information contains information about the signature and its validity status.
The data type is PDFDocumentVerificationInfo.
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