Gathering detailed insights and metrics for @signpdf/placeholder-plain
Gathering detailed insights and metrics for @signpdf/placeholder-plain
Installations
npm install @signpdf/placeholder-plainDeveloper Guide
BETA
Typescript
Yes
Module System
CommonJS
Min. Node Version
>=12
Node Version
20.12.2
NPM Version
lerna/7.3.0/node@v20.12.2+x64 (win32)
Releases
9
Languages
3
JavaScript
TypeScript
Shell
JavaScript (99%)
TypeScript (0.93%)
Shell (0.07%)
Developer
vbuch
Download Statistics
Total Downloads
0
Last Day
0
Last Week
0
Last Month
0
Last Year
0
GitHub Statistics
MIT License
800 Stars
499 Commits
194 Forks
21 Watchers
8 Branches
27 Contributors
Updated on Jul 16, 2025
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Maintainers
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Package Meta Information
Latest Version
3.2.5
Package Id
@signpdf/placeholder-plain@3.2.5
Unpacked Size
29.95 kB
Size
9.37 kB
File Count
36
NPM Version
lerna/7.3.0/node@v20.12.2+x64 (win32)
Node Version
20.12.2
Published on
Mar 11, 2025
Total Downloads
Cumulative downloads
Total Downloads
NaN
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0%
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0%
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0%
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0%
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Dependencies
2
Dev Dependencies
24
@babel/cli@babel/core@babel/eslint-parser@babel/node@babel/plugin-syntax-object-rest-spread@babel/preset-env@signpdf/internal-utils@types/node@types/node-forgeassertion-errorbabel-jestbabel-plugin-module-resolvercoverallseslinteslint-config-airbnb-baseeslint-import-resolver-babel-moduleeslint-plugin-importeslint-plugin-jesthuskyjestnode-forgepdfkittsdtypescript
Helper that provides placeholder using string operations
for 
Implements adding e-signature placeholder with plain string operations (.indexOf(), .replace(), .match(), etc.). Because of the lack of semantics it is rather fragile. Additionally it doesn't support streams and only works on PDF version <= 1.3. Regardless of those disadvantages this flow seems to be the most popular among the users of @signpdf.
Usage
Start with $ npm i -S @signpdf/signpdf @signpdf/placeholder-plain node-forge. Head over to either the JS example or the TS one.
Issues
Should you need some help go stright to our GitHub Issues.
Notes
- Make sure to have a look at the docs of the @signpdf family of packages.
- This lib does cover only basic scenarios of signing a PDF. If you have suggestions, ideas or anything, please CONTRIBUTE;
- Feel free to copy and paste any part of this code. See its defined Purpose.
Signature length
Signing in detached mode makes the signature length independent of the PDF's content length, but it may still vary between different signing certificates. So every time you sign using the same P12 you will get the same length of the output signature, no matter the length of the signed content. It is safe to find out the actual signature length your certificate produces and use it to properly configure the placeholder length.
PAdES compliant signatures
To produce PAdES compliant signatures, the ETSI Signature Dictionary SubFilter value must be ETSI.CAdES.detached instead of the standard Adobe value. This can be declared using the subFilter option argument.
1import { plainAddPlaceholder } from '@signpdf/placeholder-plain'; 2import { SUBFILTER_ETSI_CADES_DETACHED } from '@signpdf/utils'; 3 4const pdfToSign = plainAddPlaceholder({ 5 ..., 6 subFilter: SUBFILTER_ETSI_CADES_DETACHED, 7});
No vulnerabilities found.
Reason
no dangerous workflow patterns detected
Reason
no binaries found in the repo
Reason
license file detected
Details
- Info: project has a license file: LICENSE:0
- Info: FSF or OSI recognized license: MIT License: LICENSE:0
Reason
Found 5/18 approved changesets -- score normalized to 2
Reason
detected GitHub workflow tokens with excessive permissions
Details
- Warn: no topLevel permission defined: .github/workflows/monorepo.yml:1
- Info: no jobLevel write permissions found
Reason
0 commit(s) and 1 issue activity found in the last 90 days -- score normalized to 0
Reason
no effort to earn an OpenSSF best practices badge detected
Reason
dependency not pinned by hash detected -- score normalized to 0
Details
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/monorepo.yml:9: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/vbuch/node-signpdf/monorepo.yml/develop?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/monorepo.yml:10: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/vbuch/node-signpdf/monorepo.yml/develop?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/monorepo.yml:16: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/vbuch/node-signpdf/monorepo.yml/develop?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/monorepo.yml:25: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/vbuch/node-signpdf/monorepo.yml/develop?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/monorepo.yml:34: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/vbuch/node-signpdf/monorepo.yml/develop?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/monorepo.yml:43: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/vbuch/node-signpdf/monorepo.yml/develop?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/monorepo.yml:52: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/vbuch/node-signpdf/monorepo.yml/develop?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/monorepo.yml:61: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/vbuch/node-signpdf/monorepo.yml/develop?enable=pin
- Warn: third-party GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/monorepo.yml:70: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/vbuch/node-signpdf/monorepo.yml/develop?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/monorepo.yml:77: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/vbuch/node-signpdf/monorepo.yml/develop?enable=pin
- Warn: GitHub-owned GitHubAction not pinned by hash: .github/workflows/monorepo.yml:78: update your workflow using https://app.stepsecurity.io/secureworkflow/vbuch/node-signpdf/monorepo.yml/develop?enable=pin
- Info: 0 out of 4 GitHub-owned GitHubAction dependencies pinned
- Info: 0 out of 7 third-party GitHubAction dependencies pinned
Reason
security policy file not detected
Details
- Warn: no security policy file detected
- Warn: no security file to analyze
- Warn: no security file to analyze
- Warn: no security file to analyze
Reason
project is not fuzzed
Details
- Warn: no fuzzer integrations found
Reason
branch protection not enabled on development/release branches
Details
- Warn: branch protection not enabled for branch 'develop'
- Warn: branch protection not enabled for branch 'master'
Reason
SAST tool is not run on all commits -- score normalized to 0
Details
- Warn: 0 commits out of 17 are checked with a SAST tool
Reason
10 existing vulnerabilities detected
Details
- Warn: Project is vulnerable to: GHSA-h5c3-5r3r-rr8q
- Warn: Project is vulnerable to: GHSA-rmvr-2pp2-xj38
- Warn: Project is vulnerable to: GHSA-xx4v-prfh-6cgc
- Warn: Project is vulnerable to: GHSA-v6h2-p8h4-qcjw
- Warn: Project is vulnerable to: GHSA-xwcq-pm8m-c4vf
- Warn: Project is vulnerable to: GHSA-2p57-rm9w-gvfp
- Warn: Project is vulnerable to: GHSA-9c47-m6qq-7p4h
- Warn: Project is vulnerable to: GHSA-p8p7-x288-28g6
- Warn: Project is vulnerable to: GHSA-f5x3-32g6-xq36
- Warn: Project is vulnerable to: GHSA-72xf-g2v4-qvf3
Score
2.7
/10
Last Scanned on 2025-07-07
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