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The Client Interfaces allow for the non-administrative use of SignServer to sign documents, code, or data.
The following lists available client interfaces for using SignServer:
SignClient
Command-line tool for sending requests to the workers.
Supports:
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Submitting signing and timestamp requests
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Testing worker configurations
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Automating signing in pipelines
Good for: CI/CD, testing, batch jobs.
Signum Agents
Interface for signing with any platform-native signing tool that can access certificates stored in SignServer.
Supports:
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Signing with macOS
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Signing with Linux
Good for: Signing using native tools of file formats not supported by SignServer.
Client REST Interface
Modern JSON/HTTP interface for signing operations.
Supports:
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Binary data signing
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PDF signing
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XML signing
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Timestamping
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Worker status queries
Good for: New integrations.
Client Web
Interface that can be accessed using a web browser.
Supports:
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Signing documents
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Validating documents
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Validating certificates
Good for: Deployments using the Admin Web.
Client HTTP Interface
Interface for sending HTTP requests to the SignServer servlet.
Supports:
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Sending signing requests
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Handling signatures
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TLS client-auth based signing
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Worker selection and configuration
Good for: Existing integrations.