How to Create Digital Certificate with C#
Digital Certificate
Digital Certificate, a digital information file, is used to define and verify identity of two parties on internet. It is similar to ID card in our daily life. A simple digital certificate includes public key, title and digital signature of Certificate Authority Center.
Because of insecurity of online transaction, digital certificate is developed to make sure the confidentiality and integrity of information online. Although the information you publish online is gotten by others, even your personal information has lost, your account is still safe. Also, people can use digital certificate to prove self’s identity and distinguish others’ identity.
How to Create PDF Digital Certificate
PDF has become one of the most frequently used formats to deliver digital information and digital certificate is to be used in PDF documents gradually.
Then, the method I want to introduce is to use C# to create PDF digital certificate. The method is based on a component: Spire.PDF.
Using Code:
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using Spire.Pdf;
using Spire.Pdf.Graphics;
using Spire.Pdf.Security;
namespace DigitalSignature
{
class Program
{
static void Main(string[] args)
{
//Create a pdf document.
PdfNewDocument doc = new PdfNewDocument();
// Create one page
PdfPageBase page = doc.Pages.Add();
//Draw the page
DrawPage(page);
String pfxPath = @"Demo.pfx";
PdfCertificate cert = new PdfCertificate(pfxPath, "e-iceblue");
PdfSignature signature = new PdfSignature(doc, page, cert, "demo");
signature.ContactInfo = "Harry Hu";
signature.Certificated = true;
signature.DocumentPermissions = PdfCertificationFlags.AllowFormFill;
//Save pdf file.
doc.Save("DigitalSignature.pdf");
doc.Close();
//Launching the Pdf file.
System.Diagnostics.Process.Start("DigitalSignature.pdf");
}
private static void DrawPage(PdfPageBase page)
{
float pageWidth = page.Canvas.ClientSize.Width;
float y = 0;
//page header
PdfPen pen1 = new PdfPen(Color.LightGray, 1f);
PdfBrush brush1 = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.LightGray);
PdfTrueTypeFont font1 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 8f, FontStyle.Italic));
PdfStringFormat format1 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Right);
String text = "Demo of Spire.Pdf";
page.Canvas.DrawString(text, font1, brush1, pageWidth, y, format1);
SizeF size = font1.MeasureString(text, format1);
y = y + size.Height + 1;
page.Canvas.DrawLine(pen1, 0, y, pageWidth, y);
//title
y = y + 5;
PdfBrush brush2 = new PdfSolidBrush(Color.Black);
PdfTrueTypeFont font2 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 16f, FontStyle.Bold));
PdfStringFormat format2 = new PdfStringFormat(PdfTextAlignment.Center);
format2.CharacterSpacing = 1f;
text = "Summary of Science";
page.Canvas.DrawString(text, font2, brush2, pageWidth / 2, y, format2);
size = font2.MeasureString(text, format2);
y = y + size.Height + 6;
//icon
PdfImage image = PdfImage.FromFile(@"Wikipedia_Science.png");
page.Canvas.DrawImage(image, new PointF(pageWidth - image.PhysicalDimension.Width, y));
float imageLeftSpace = pageWidth - image.PhysicalDimension.Width - 2;
float imageBottom = image.PhysicalDimension.Height + y;
//refenrence content
PdfTrueTypeFont font3 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 9f));
PdfStringFormat format3 = new PdfStringFormat();
format3.ParagraphIndent = font3.Size * 2;
format3.MeasureTrailingSpaces = true;
format3.LineSpacing = font3.Size * 1.5f;
String text1 = "(All text and picture from ";
String text2 = "Wikipedia";
String text3 = ", the free encyclopedia)";
page.Canvas.DrawString(text1, font3, brush2, 0, y, format3);
size = font3.MeasureString(text1, format3);
float x1 = size.Width;
format3.ParagraphIndent = 0;
PdfTrueTypeFont font4 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 9f, FontStyle.Underline));
PdfBrush brush3 = PdfBrushes.Blue;
page.Canvas.DrawString(text2, font4, brush3, x1, y, format3);
size = font4.MeasureString(text2, format3);
x1 = x1 + size.Width;
page.Canvas.DrawString(text3, font3, brush2, x1, y, format3);
y = y + size.Height;
//content
PdfStringFormat format4 = new PdfStringFormat();
text = System.IO.File.ReadAllText(@"Summary_of_Science.txt");
PdfTrueTypeFont font5 = new PdfTrueTypeFont(new Font("Arial", 10f));
format4.LineSpacing = font5.Size * 1.5f;
PdfStringLayouter textLayouter = new PdfStringLayouter();
float imageLeftBlockHeight = imageBottom - y;
PdfStringLayoutResult result
= textLayouter.Layout(text, font5, format4, new SizeF(imageLeftSpace, imageLeftBlockHeight));
if (result.ActualSize.Height < imageBottom - y)
{
imageLeftBlockHeight = imageLeftBlockHeight + result.LineHeight;
result = textLayouter.Layout(text, font5, format4, new SizeF(imageLeftSpace, imageLeftBlockHeight));
}
foreach (LineInfo line in result.Lines)
{
page.Canvas.DrawString(line.Text, font5, brush2, 0, y, format4);
y = y + result.LineHeight;
}
PdfTextWidget textWidget = new PdfTextWidget(result.Remainder, font5, brush2);
PdfTextLayout textLayout = new PdfTextLayout();
textLayout.Break = PdfLayoutBreakType.FitPage;
textLayout.Layout = PdfLayoutType.Paginate;
RectangleF bounds = new RectangleF(new PointF(0, y), page.Canvas.ClientSize);
textWidget.StringFormat = format4;
textWidget.Draw(page, bounds, textLayout);
}
}
}
