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Remove a Digital Signature from a PDF

This removes a certificate signature and the lock that comes with it, so the document can be edited again. Doing so destroys the proof the signature carried, which is exactly the point when a superseded document needs reworking.

How to Remove a Digital Signature from a PDF

  1. Upload the signed PDF.
  2. Remove the signature.
  3. Download the unsigned document.

When you would use this

  • Reworking a superseded agreement that was signed in error.
  • Editing a template that was signed rather than approved.
  • Clearing a stale signature before re-signing an updated version.

Questions

Does this forge anything?

No. It deletes the signature entirely. The document is then plainly unsigned, not falsely signed.

Can the signature be put back?

Not the original one. The signer must sign the new version again.

Should I keep the signed copy?

Yes. Archive the signed original before removing anything, as it is the evidential record.

Need this at scale?

These tools handle one document at a time. When the job is thousands of files, Greenbooks handles document digitization as a managed service, including bulk scanning, OCR and metadata capture, with the output loaded into DocuVenta DMS. Talk to us about volume work.

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