CreaSign

CreaSign.SignDocument Method 

Digitally signs the specified data.

[Visual Basic]
Public Function SignDocument( _
   ByVal CertName As String, _
   ByVal Data As Data, _
   ByVal ContentType As String _
) As Data

Parameters

CertName
The digital certificate, the private key of which is used to compute the signature. See also "Specifying the Signing Certificate".
Data
The data that should be signed.
ContentType
The content type describing the data format. Optional.

Return Value

Signed data.

Remarks

This method generates a signature in a PKCS#7 format. The current time is added to the message as a signed attribute. When ContentType is specified, it is added to the signature as a signed attribute with the following OID: 1.3.6.1.4.1.18518.1.

This method can not be called from an untrusted code.

Requirements

Requires CreaSign Pro (not supported by CreaSign Lite).

See Also

CreaSign Class | CreaSign Namespace


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