Verification

Verify signed PDFs

Inspect signatures, certificates, timestamps, revocation evidence, and document integrity.

Security teams and administrators10 minutes

Before you begin

  • A signed PDF

What you will complete

  • A documented verification result for a completed PDF

Run verification

  1. 1Open E-Signature settingsGo to Settings > E-Signature and locate the PDF verification tool.
  2. 2Upload the PDFUse the original completed file. A modified copy may correctly fail integrity validation.
  3. 3Review each signatureCheck cryptographic validity, signer, signing time, certificate chain, timestamp, and LTV evidence.
  4. 4Record the resultRetain the verification output with the business record when your policy requires it.

Interpret common results

  • Trusted means the certificate chains to a configured trust root.
  • External can be cryptographically valid without being trusted by your configured roots.
  • No signature means the PDF has no supported cryptographic signature even if it contains a visual mark.
  • A missing timestamp or revocation evidence affects long-term assurance but does not automatically mean the document bytes were changed.

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