Signature not verified - Document becomes locked

[eilhys]

Is there any way within PDF-XChange Editor to continue working with a PDF — saving, editing, merging, or assembling it — even if one or more digital signatures in the file are expired, invalid, or show as not trusted?

I regularly compile large documents up to 5000 pages where many supplier documents contain outdated or expired signatures.
Adobe Acrobat allows editing and document assembly in these cases, but in PDF-XChange Editor the document becomes locked, and I cannot proceed with operations such as saving, clearing signatures, or inserting pages.

I simply cannot ask all the issuers for a new signature every time this comes up. Then I would be forced to use another product

I hope this is possible, thank you

[Dimitar - PDF-XChange]

Hello Eilif,

Welcome to our Forum.

Your statement is essentially correct.

PDF‑XChange Editor does lock documents with invalid, expired, or untrusted digital signatures, preventing editing, saving, or merging.

Unlike a few other products, it does not allow bypassing those restrictions, which means you cannot continue assembling or modifying such files without first removing the signatures.

However, I will ask our develops if they are willing to change how our products treat encrypted files, and will let you know what their decision will be.

Regards.