iText/BouncyCastle ClassNotFound org.bouncycastle.asn1.DEREncodable and org.bouncycastle.tsp.TimeStampTokenInfo

Question

I\'m trying to use iText Java. When you run the example \"how to sign\" the following error occurs:

Caused by: java.lang.ClassNotFoundException: org.bouncyca         


        

Answer 1

iText marks bouncycastle dependencies as optional. If you require them, you need to add the dependencies in your own pom file.

To find out which dependency to include in your project, open the itextpdf pom.xml file of the version you are using (for example 5.3.2, here) and search for the 2 bouncycastle dependencies.

    
        org.bouncycastle
        bcprov-jdk15on
        1.47
        true
    
    
        org.bouncycastle
        bcmail-jdk15on
        1.47
        true
    

Copy them into your pom file and remove the optional option.

    
        com.itextpdf
        itextpdf
        5.3.2
    
    
        org.bouncycastle
        bcprov-jdk15on
        1.47
    
    
        org.bouncycastle
        bcmail-jdk15on
        1.47