Is it possible to......??

[Former Community Member]

Hi, I'm using Designer 7.0 and have 2 questions.....

1 - Is it possible to add a password to the signature field so when I go to sign my form I first have to enter a password?

2 - Can the PDF be set up so that all fields must be populated before the user is allowed to sign?

Am new to this so any help is much appreciated!

[paulk07]

Not with Designer 7.0 alone.  I believe you could do this if you purchase the Reader extension service

[kjaeggin]

The signature field by definition, should require you to enter a password when you sign the form with your digital certificate.

As well, Acrobat / Reader has built in logic which automatically validate mandatory fields by coloring them, before a submit event. On a signature field, you could cancel the sign operation using the following script on the preSign event of the signature field to prevent the form from being signed:

xfa.event.cancelAction = 1; // this will cancel the sign action. Requires reader 9.0 or later.

Example.

if (xfa.form.execValidate() == 0) {

        xfa.event.cancelAction = 1

      }

I would recommend upgrading though, since the 7.0 products have end-of-lifed with respect to support.