Electronic Signatures from the Perspective of Java Developers
summary
Explains how electronic signatures replace handwritten ones and breaks down the underlying technologies: PDF signature standards, asymmetric cryptography, X.509 certificates, timestamping (TSP), and revocation checks (CRL/OCSP). Also surveys open-source tools for PDF manipulation and cryptography relevant to implementing electronic signatures.
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chapters (21)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:48The electronic signature...
- 3:03Disclaimer
- 5:27Signature objectives
- 7:01Signature with asymmetric crypto
- 9:50Certification authority
- 10:28Identification!
- 11:31In Europe
- 12:13Signature levels
- 14:11Signature content
- 15:13European signature forms
- 16:25European signature structures
- 17:23European signature levels/classes
- 19:35The support: the PDF standard
- 20:34PDF Java
- 23:17Create an N2 PDF file
- 26:52Key pair generation
- 29:19Preparing signature attributes
- 30:19Electronic signature with Pdfbox
- 37:43Conclusion
- 39:11Questions
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