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ICharge Configuration

The component accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

iCharge Configuration Settings

AdyenShopperInteraction:   Specifies the sales channel the shopper gives their card details through.

This configuration setting is used to specify the sales channel the shopper gives their card details through and whether the shopper is a returning customer. Default value is 0.

Available values are:

Value Description
0 E-Commerce
1 ContAuth
2 POS
3 Moto

AuthNetCIMProfileId:   The Profile ID assigned by Authorize.NET CIM gateway.

This config is used to specify the ID of a profile to be used to perform a transaction. A profile is used to identify the customer initiating the transaction. With the Authorize.NET CIM gateway, transactions are performed using profiles to access customer information stored on their Customer Information Manager (CIM) instead of sending raw customer data with the transaction. Therefore this property is required. Note: The RecurringBilling component can be used to manage profiles.

AuthNetCIMPaymentProfileId:   The Payment Profile ID assigned by Authorize.NET CIM gateway.

This config is used to specify the ID of a payment profile to be used to perform a transaction. A payment profile is tied to a AuthNetCIMProfileId and is used to identify the payment option to charge. With the Authorize.NET CIM gateway, transactions are performed using profiles to access customer information stored on their Customer Information Manager (CIM) instead of sending raw card and billing data with the transaction. Therefore this property is required. Note: The RecurringBilling component can be used to manage payment profiles.

AuthNetCIMShippingAddressId:   The Shipping Address ID assigned by Authorize.NET CIM gateway.

This config is used to specify the ID of a shipping address profile to be used to perform a transaction. A shipping address profile is tied to a AuthNetCIMProfileId and is used to identify the shipping location of the item purchased in the current transaction. With the Authorize.NET CIM gateway, transactions are performed using profiles to access shipping information stored on their Customer Information Manager (CIM) instead of sending raw shipping data with the transaction. This property is optional. If an shipping address ID is not specified, shipping information will not be included with the transaction. Note: The RecurringBilling component can be used to manage shipping address profiles.

BarclayKeepTransactionOpen:   Determines whether to perform a maintenance transaction that keeps the transaction open for further processing with the Barclay and Ogone gateways.

By default (value of 'False'), all maintenance transactions (such as Capture, Refund, and VoidTransaction) will close the transaction after the operation is performed. When set to 'True', the operation will be performed and the transaction will be left open for further processing. This config works in conjunction with the following methods:

AuthOnly

BarclayKeepTransactionOpen Transaction Type
False RES: request for authorization
True REN: renewal of authorization, if the original authorization is no longer valid.

Capture

BarclayKeepTransactionOpen Transaction Type
False SAS: (last) partial or full data capture (payment), closing the transaction (for further data captures) after this data capture.
True SAL: partial data capture (payment), leaving the transaction open for a possible other data capture.

Refund

BarclayKeepTransactionOpen Transaction Type
False RFS: (last) partial or full refund (on a paid order), closing the transaction after this refund.
True RFD: partial refund (on a paid order), leaving the transaction open for a possible other refund.

VoidTransaction

BarclayKeepTransactionOpen Transaction Type
False DES: delete authorization, closing the transaction after this operation.
True DEL: delete authorization, leaving the transaction open for possible further maintenance operations.

BarclayPartialRefund:   Determines whether to send a partial or full refund transaction with the Barclay and Ogone gateways.

By default (value of 'False'), the Refund method will send a partial or full refund which closes the transaction. When this setting is set to 'True', a partial refund transaction will be sent and the transaction will be left open for another potential refund.

DataCash3DSCardholderRegistered:   Indicates whether the cardholder was registered for 3D Secure for the DataCash gateway.

This config is used when sending 3D Secure data to the DataCash gateway. It indicates whether the cardholder was registered for 3D Secure and the PARes or VERes status. Available values are:

Value Description
yes Cardholder registered
no Cardholder not registered
attempted Enrolled, PARes status 'A'
ch_enrolled_u VERes status 'U'
tx_status_u Enrolled, PARes status 'U'

DataCashAuthOnlyFinality:   Indicates whether an AuthOnly transaction should be treated as final for the DataCash gateway.

This config is used to specify whether an AuthOnly transaction should be treated as final. If the final settlement amount is not known, this config should be set to 'False' to indicate that the settlement amount will likely be changed prior to settlement. When set to 'True' or '' (empty string) (default value) the transaction will be treated as final. Note that with '' (empty string) the transaction will be treated as final unless the merchant configuration has been set up or there is a risk of reversal. MasterCard Europe and Maestro have created this mandate to improve the management of cardholder 'open to buy' limits.

DataCashExtendedPolicyAggregate:   Used to specify an XML aggregate for Extended Policies within the DataCash gateway.

The specified aggregate will be contained within the "ExtendedPolicy" element of the request.

The three available policies (elements) that can be specified are: "cv2_policy", "postcode_policy", and "address_policy". Each of these elements have five available attributes, "notprovided", "notchecked", "matched", "notmatched", "partialmatch", of which have the following available values: "accept" and "reject".

Below is a sample XML aggregate:

<cv2_policy notprovided="reject" notchecked="accept" matched="accept" notmatched="reject" partialmatch="reject"/> 
<postcode_policy notprovided="reject" notchecked="accept" matched="accept" notmatched="reject" partialmatch="accept"/> 
<address_policy notprovided="reject" notchecked="accept" matched="accept" notmatched="reject" partialmatch="accept"/>

ExPayGetMethods:   Used to send a GetMethods request to the ExPay gateway.

This is an action config that will send a GetMethods request to the ExPay gateway. Method information returned in the response can be parsed via the GetResponseVar method or the X*** configuration settings.

ExPayGetStatus:   Used to send a GetStatus request to the ExPay gateway.

This is an action config that will send a GetStatus request to the ExPay gateway. TransactionId or ExPayPaymentId is required (specifying both will result in an error). Status information returned in the response can be parsed via the GetResponseVar method or the X*** configuration settings.

ExPayPaymentId:   The payment Id used to retrieve a transaction status for the ExPay gateway.

This config is used to specify a payment Id to retrieve a transaction status for via ExPayGetStatus.

ExPayServiceId:   The Id of the service to use to perform an authorization for the ExPay gateway.

This config is used to specify the Id of the service (retrieved via a ExPayGetMethods call) and is required to perform an authorization via an AuthOnly call.

GlobalPayrollCreateToken:   Sends a create token request to the Global Payroll gateway.

This is an action config which when called will send a create token request to the Global Payroll gateway. A successful response will contain the GlobalPayrollToken for the specified Number.

GlobalPayrollToken:   The token value for a corresponding card when using the Global Payroll gateway.

This field is used to retrieve or specify a token value. This field will be populated after a call to GlobalPayrollCreateToken This field should be specified prior to performing a transaction using a token value instead of Card.

PayvisionTransactionGuid:   The GUID obtained with an authorization for the Payvision gateway.

This config is used to retrieve the Transaction GUID returned in an authorization response for the Payvision gateway. This setting is also used to specify the Transaction GUID from a previous authorization, when performing a followup transaction (such as a Capture, Refund, or VoidTransaction).

PayWiserTokenizeCard:   Whether to generate a Token Reference Id.

Whether to generate a Token Reference Id based on the Credit Card information. This configuration setting can only be set when calling the Sale method.

By default this configuration setting is set to False. If set to True, a Token Reference Id will be returned in PayWiserTokenReferenceId configuration setting.

PayWiserCardToken:   The token value for a corresponding card when using the PayWiser gateway.

This field is used to specify a token value. This field should be specified prior to performing a transaction using a token value instead of Card.

Note: PayWiserCardToken can be obtained via the RecurringBilling component by setting the PayWiserRequestType configuration setting to 1.

PayWiserTokenReferenceId:   The token reference id for a corresponding card when using the PayWiser gateway.

This configuration setting is populated at the time the Token Reference Id is created by calling the Sale method and setting PayWiserTokenizeCard configuration setting to True. This field should be specified prior to performing a transaction using a Token Reference Id instead of Card.

PayWiserReserveReferenceId:   The reserve reference id returned by PayWiser after doing a Sale transaction.

This configuration setting is populated after calling the Sale method. The value returned by this configuration setting should be used when calling the Refund method.

Note: If the AuthOnly method is called, the Reserve Reference Id can be obtained via the Response property.

PayWiserCaptureReferenceId:   The capture reference id returned by PayWiser after doing a Sale transaction.

This configuration setting is populated after calling the Sale method.

PayWiserEMerchantPay:   Determines whether to process the transaction via E-Merchant Pay Acquiring Bank.

Determines whether to process the transaction via E-Merchant Pay Acquiring Bank. When this configuration setting is set to True, ThreeDSuccessURL and ThreeDFailURL fields must also be sent using the AddSpecialField method. For example:

icharge.Config("PayWiserEMerchantPay=True");

icharge.AddSpecialField("ThreeDSuccessURL", "SuccessURL");
icharge.AddSpecialField("ThreeDFailURL", "FailURL");

icharge.AuthOnly();

By default this configuration setting is set to False.

PhoeniXGateProcessRecurringCredit:   Determines whether to process the transaction via Credit Card Profile Id.

Determines whether to process the transaction via customer's Credit Card profile. By default this configuration setting is set to False. If set to True, PhoeniXGateCardInfoKey and MerchantCode configuration settings must also be set. For instance:

icharge.Config("MerchantCode=YourPhoeniXGateMerchantKey");
icharge.Config("PhoeniXGateProcessRecurringCredit=True");
icharge.Config("PhoenixGateCardInfoKey=YourPhoeniXGateCardInfoKey");
icharge.TransactionAmount = "1.00";

icharge.Sale();
PhoeniXGateCardInfoKey:   PhoeniXGate Gateway Credit Card Profile Id.

If PhoeniXGateProcessRecurringCredit is set to True this must be set to the credit card profile id value assigned to the payment method when it was added to the system.

Note: PhoeniXGateCardInfoKey can be obtained via the RecurringBilling component.

PhoeniXGateProcessTokenCredit:   Determines whether to process the transaction using a Credit Card Token.

Determines whether to process the transaction using a Credit Card Token provided by PhoeniXGate Gateway. By default this configuration setting is set to False. If set to True, PhoeniXGateTokenMode and PhoeniXGateToken must also be set. For Instance:

icharge.Config("PhoeniXGateProcessTokenCredit=True");
icharge.Config("PhoeniXGateToken=YourToken");
icharge.TransactionAmount = "1.00";

icharge.Sale();
PhoeniXGateTokenMode:   Indicates the type of token that is being used for the transaction.

Indicates the type of token that is being used for the transaction. If PhoeniXGateProcessTokenCredit is set to True this must be set to one of the following values.

Possible values:

Value Description
0 Default (PhoeniXGate Gateway Default Format).
1 Card Format.

PhoeniXGateToken:   PhoeniXGate Gateway Credit Card Token.

If PhoeniXGateProcessTokenCredit is set to True, this must be set to the token value assigned to the payment method when it was added to the system.

Note: PhoeniXGateToken can be obtained via the RecurringBilling component.

RepayProcessRecurringCredit:   Determines whether to process the transaction via Credit Card Profile Id.

Determines whether to process the transaction via customer's Credit Card profile. By default this configuration setting is set to False. If set to True, RepayCardInfoKey and MerchantCode configuration settings must also be set. For instance:

icharge.Config("MerchantCode=YourRepayMerchantKey");
icharge.Config("RepayProcessRecurringCredit=True");
icharge.Config("RepayCardInfoKey=YourRepayCardInfoKey");
icharge.TransactionAmount = "1.00";

icharge.Sale();
RepayCardInfoKey:   Repay Gateway Credit Card Profile Id.

If RepayProcessRecurringCredit is set to True this must be set to the credit card profile id value assigned to the payment method when it was added to the system.

Note: RepayCardInfoKey can be obtained via the RecurringBilling component.

RepayProcessTokenCredit:   Determines whether to process the transaction using a Credit Card Token.

Determines whether to process the transaction using a Credit Card Token provided by Repay Gateway. By default this configuration setting is set to False. If set to True, RepayTokenMode and RepayToken must also be set. For Instance:

icharge.Config("RepayProcessTokenCredit=True");
icharge.Config("RepayToken=YourToken");
icharge.TransactionAmount = "1.00";

icharge.Sale();
RepayTokenMode:   Indicates the type of token that is being used for the transaction.

Indicates the type of token that is being used for the transaction. If RepayProcessTokenCredit is set to True this must be set to one of the following values.

Possible values:

Value Description
0 Default (Repay Gateway Default Format).
1 Card Format.

RepayToken:   Repay Gateway Credit Card Token.

If RepayProcessTokenCredit is set to True, this must be set to the token value assigned to the payment method when it was added to the system.

Note: RepayToken can be obtained via the RecurringBilling component.

AuthNetSplitTenderId:   Authorize.Net assigned id for partially authorized transactions.

When AllowPartialAuths configuration setting is set to true and there are not enough funds to cover the full transaction amount set using the TransactionAmount property, Authorize.NET will return a Split Tender Id that can be later used, to link to the original partially authorized transaction, to charge the full amount, void, or capture.

AllowPartialAuths:   Specifies whether partial authorizations are allowed.

When set to 'True', partial authorizations will be allowed and must be handled accordingly. A partial authorization occurs when a customer's available funds for a specific card can only meet a portion of the total TransactionAmount. Therefore a second means of payment must be used to pay for the remaining amount. When such a case occurs, the partially approved amount will be made available via ApprovedAmount. When set to 'False', if a customer's card does not have funds the available to account for the entire TransactionAmount the transaction will be declined. The default value is 'True'.

ApplePayData:   The Base-64 encoded data containing the encrypted payment data from Apple for use when performing Apple Pay transactions.

This setting specifies the Base-64 encoded data containing the encrypted payment data received from Apple. The encrypted payment data must be retrieved in a separate process by communicating with the Apple Passbook app. Once the encrypted payment data is received from Apple set this configuration setting, which takes the place of Card, and perform either an AuthOnly or Sale transaction to process the payment.

This setting is applicable to the following gateways:

  • Authorize.NET (gwAuthorizeNet)

AuthenticationStatus:   Indicates whether a transaction qualifies as a ThreeDSecure (3DS) authenticated transaction.

This setting is used to pass the 3D Secure authentication status on to the transaction server. This component may be used in conjunction with the ThreeDSecure component or with any other 3D Secure MPI implementation. Other values necessary for passing 3D Secure data include CAVV, XID and ECI. This setting is only valid for E-Commerce transactions. Applicable values are:

YThe customer was successfully authenticated.
NThe customer failed authentication, and the transaction is denied.
UAuthentication could not be performed due to technical or other problems.
AAuthentication was not available, but functionality was available (through the issuer, Visa, or a third party) to generate a proof of authentication attempt.

CardholderPresentCode:   Specifies the way in which transaction took place.

This config allows you to specify the way in which the transaction took place. This config is applicable to the Barclay, HSBC, and PayFuse gateways.

Applicable values are:

Value Description
1 Cardholder present (Default value sent by the Retail component when MagneticStripe data specified)
2 Cardholder present, signature obtained
3 Cardholder not present, unspecified/unknown
4 Cardholder not present, mail/fax order
5 Cardholder not present, telephone
6 Cardholder not present, standing authorization (installment)
7 Cardholder not present, electronic transaction (Default value sent by the ICharge component)
8 Cardholder not present, recurring billing
9 Address used for Id
10 Card not present (installment)
11 Card not present (SET, with Merchant and cardholder certificate)
12 Card not present (SET with Merchant certificate only)
13 Card not present, but payer authentication was used
14 Cardholder present, but card information manually keyed (Default value sent by the Retail component when card is manually entered)

CAVV:   Cardholder Authentication Verification Value from a 3D Secure authentication.

This setting is used to pass 3D Secure CAVV data on to the transaction server. This field must be formatted as a 28-byte Base-64 encoded value. This component may be used in conjunction with the ThreeDSecure component or with any other 3D Secure MPI implementation. Other values necessary for passing 3D Secure data include XID and ECI. This setting is only valid for E-Commerce transactions.

CAVVResponse:   Contains CAVV response value returned by the gateway.

This property will contain the CAVV response value to the authorization and will be populated along with Response. Values vary between gateways, so please consult gateway documentation for more information.

CurrencyCode:   Currency code for the currency of the transaction.

This config is used to specify the currency code to be used in the transaction. Default values and codes vary based on the gateway. This config will be populated with the default value for the gateway when Gateway is set.

For more information on these currency code values, please refer to the ISO 4217 standard as well as the gateway specification.

CurrencyExponent:   Currency exponent to be used in conjunction with the Currency code of the transaction.

If not set, "2" is sent by default. Currently only supported in the Orbital and WorldPayXML gateways.

DynamicDescriptor:   A merchant defined transaction description which appears on the customer's credit card statement.

This field is used to specify a dynamic descriptor (sometimes called a soft descriptor) for the transaction. Typically this value is used to specify transaction specific details which will be displayed on the customer's credit card statement.

The following gateways currently support this functionality: Heartland.

HashSecret:   Security key used to generate a hash for gateways supporting such functionality.

Some gateways allow for the generation of a hash for added security. The following gateways support this config.

Authorize.Net: The newest version of the protocol includes an optional Hash Secret, which may be used to verify that a server response is actually from an Authorize.Net server. The hash secret is concatenated with the MerchantLogin, TransactionId, and TransactionAmount. This value is then hashed with the MD5 algorithm and compared to the value returned by the server. If they do not match, the component throws an exception. If the AIMHashSecret is left blank, this check will not be performed. The Server's Hash Secret may be set using the Authorize.Net online merchant interface, located at https://secure.authorize.net/.

Bank of America: This value will be the HMAC Key generated for you by the gateway. This value is required and an exception will be thrown if not specified.

BarClay and Ogone: This value is optional and when specified 'SHASIGN' parameter will be computed and sent.

USAePay: This value is optional and when a 'Pin' value is specified, the 'UMhash' parameter will be computed and sent.

MerchantAlias:   An additional merchant property used to specify an alias for the merchant.

The HSBC and PayFuse gateway both allow for a merchant alias to be specified (and in some cases it may be required). This field allows you to specify the alias.

TerminalId:   Terminal Id value sent in the transaction.

Many gateways allow/require an Id (terminal, developer, client, user, etc) sent in additional to the MerchantLogin and MerchantPassword. This config is supported for the following gateways: Adyen (required), BarClay (required), BluePay, Heartland, HSBC (required), Orbital, PayFuse (required), PaymentWorksuite, Planet Payment (required), SkipJack, and WorldPayXML (required). For Orbital, this config is optional but if not specified a value of '001' will be sent. For Heartland, this config is used for MasterCard's Card Accepter Terminal Id requirement.

UserId:   Required field for the Barclay and OGone gateways.

For the Barclay and OGone gateways, this configuration setting should contain the name of your application (API) user.

XID:   TransactionId from a 3D Secure authentication.

This setting is used to pass the 3D Secure TransactionId (XID) data on to the gateway. This setting must be formatted as a 20-byte plaintext value, or a 28-byte Base-64 encoded value. This component may be used in conjunction with the ThreeDSecure component or with any other 3D Secure MPI implementation. For example: Other settings necessary for passing 3D Secure data are CAVV and ECI. This setting is only valid for E-Commerce transactions.

CyberSourceAuthToken:   The request token from a previous authorization for the CyberSource gateway.

This config is used to specify a request token for authorization update transactions (such as captures, credits, voids, and reversals). This is only applicable when using the Atos interface.

CyberSourceProfileId:   The Id of a Customer's Profile stored within the CyberSource gateway.

This config allows you to specify a customer Profile Id to process a transaction using the customer's information stored within CyberSource's systems (this is known as Payment Tokenization). When specified, the ProfileId will be sent instead of the card data (when performing an AuthOnly or Sale) and thus the stored card in the customer's profile will be charged. Additionally you can Credit a card on a customer's profile by specifying a Profile Id and a TransactionId of "" (empty string). Please note that the component does NOT support creating, modifying, or deleting customer profiles. These will need to be created using the RecurringBilling component or by other means such as within CyberSource's Business Center.

CyberSourceVoidMode:   Indicates whether to perform a Void or Reversal.

If CyberSourceVoidMode is set to "Void" (default), VoidTransaction sends a void transaction to cancel a Capture or Credit request. Note a transaction can only be voided if CyberSource has not already submitted the capture or credit request to the processor (this is usually done once a day). If CyberSourceVoidMode is set to "Reverse", a full authorization reversal transaction is sent to reverse a previous authorization (i.e. after performing an AuthOnly transaction). Note in a reversal, it is required that TransactionAmount be set to the full amount authorized (as you cannot partially reverse an authorization).

FDMSCurrentBalance:   Contains the current card balance value returned in a response for the First Data E4, Payeezy, and Bank Of America gateways.

When returned in the response, this field will be populated with the current balance on the card used to process the transaction.

FDMSGiftCardTransactionType:   Specifies the transaction type to perform on a gift card for the First Data E4, Payeezy, and Bank Of America gateways.

This field is used to specify the gift card transaction type you wish to perform. All gift card transactions are performed by setting the type via this config and calling the Sale method. When the transaction type is set to '0', the Sale, VoidTransaction and Refund methods can be called to perform their respective transactions. Note to process a gift card transaction, FDMSProcessGiftCard must be set to 'True'.

Applicable values are:

Value Description
0 (Default) Regular transaction (based on method called).
1 ValueLink Activation
2 Balance Inquiry
3 Reload
4 CashOut
5 ValueLink Deactivation

FDMSKeyId:   The Key Id that corresponds to the HMAC Key for the First Data E4, Payeezy, and Bank Of America gateways.

This config is used to specify the Key Id, obtained from FDMS, that corresponds to the HMAC Key (specified via HashSecret) and is sent within the Authorization header of the request.

FDMSProcessGiftCard:   Specifies whether the card being processed is a gift card for the First Data E4, Payeezy, and Bank Of America gateways.

When set to 'True', the current transaction will be run as a gift card transaction. The default value 'False', will perform a regular credit card transaction.

FDMSTransArmorToken:   The Transarmor token that replaces a card number and used for transaction processing.

This config is used to both retrieve and specify a Transarmor Token for the First Data E4, Payeezy, and Bank Of America gateways. If your account is configured for Transarmor tokens, a token will be created by the server and returned via this config when performing a transaction using a Card data. Additionally, you can set this config to a previously retrieved token value and the token will be sent in the request rather than the Card data. This increases security as raw card data is no longer needed. Note when sending an FDMSTransArmorToken value, the CardType, ExpMonth, and ExpYear are required.

GlobalIrisRefundPassword:   The Refund password for the Global Iris gateway.

This config is used to specify the refund password provided to you by Global Iris. When a refund is performed, the component will use the specified password to generate and send a 'refundhash' in the request. This value is required when performing a Refund transaction.

GoEMerchantUseGatewayId:   Indicates whether to send a password or gateway Id for the GoEMerchant gateway.

By default, the Password property is sent as the "password" field in all requests. If the GoEMerchantUseGatewayId configuration setting is set to True, the component will instead treat the password as the "gateway_id" field in all requests.

HeartlandDeveloperId:   Optional DeveloperId field used by the Heartland gateway.

If HeartlandDeveloperId is set, the HeartlandVersionNumber should also be set. If set, this field must be exactly 6 characters in length.

HeartlandDeviceId:   DeviceId field required by the Heartland gateway.

This is issued by Heartland during registration.

HeartlandLicenseId:   LicenseId field required by the Heartland gateway.

This is issued by a Heartland Payment Systems Administrator during registration.

HeartlandReversalAmount:   The settlement amount to be used when performing a reversal for the Heartland gateway.

The Heartland gateway supports reversals of credit card transactions. To perform a reversal, TransactionAmount can be set and the VoidTransaction can be called. When performing a reversal, TransactionAmount must be set to the original authorized amount of the transaction you are performing the reversal on. This field should then be set to the settlement amount of the transaction (or the final authorized amount after the reversal is performed).

HeartlandShipDay:   Ship day field required by the Heartland gateway e-commerce/direct marketing transactions.

The ship day for the Heartland transaction. Valid values are 1 - 31.

HeartlandShipMonth:   Ship month field required by the Heartland gateway e-commerce/direct marketing transactions.

The ship month for the Heartland transaction. Valid values are 1 - 12.

HeartlandSiteId:   SiteId field required by the Heartland gateway.

This is issued by Heartland during registration.

HeartlandSiteTrace:   Optional transaction identifier for the Heartland gateway.

Heartland supplies an additional way to trace the transaction, beyond the InvoiceNumber and TransactionId.

HeartlandTokenMapping:   The type of token to return when using Tokenization with the Heartland gateway.

The field is used to specify the type of token that should be returned when using the Heartland gateway. By setting this field to a value other than 0 (None), a Token will be requested and returned in the response via HeartlandTokenValue (provided one can be generated). Please see the "ICharge Gateway Setup and Required Properties" page for more details about using tokenization, as there are special merchant account configurations required.

The available mapping values are:

0 None: Tokenization is not requested. This is the default value.
1 Unique: This setting instructs the tokenization system to return a new, unique token value for the specified card number. The returned token value is unique within the merchant's token group.
2 Constant: This setting instructs the tokenization system to return a constant token value for the specified card number. The returned token value is unique within the merchant's token group, but the same token is always returned for a particular card number.

HeartlandTokenValue:   Used to retrieve or specify a Heartland token value.

This field is used to retrieve a Heartland Token value when using Heartland Tokenization (which is accomplished by setting HeartlandTokenMapping to a value greater than 0). A token replaces the card number in all subsequent transactions thus increasing security. This field can also be used to specify a previously retrieved token value. When set, the specified token value will be sent in the request instead of the card number.

HeartlandVersionNumber:   Optional VersionNumber field used by the Heartland gateway.

If HeartlandVersionNumber is set, the HeartlandDeveloperId should also be set. If set, this field must be exactly 4 characters in length.

LitleCustomBillingAggregate:   Used to specify an XML aggregate for Custom Billing support within the Litle gateway.

This field is used to specify an XML aggregate for Custom Billing support within the Litle gateway. When specifying custom billing, you can use either the phone or url child.

Below is a sample XML aggregate for the phone child:

<phone>555-555-5555</phone>
<descriptor>Billing Descriptor</descriptor>

Below is a sample XML aggregate for the url child:

<url>retail.url</url>
<descriptor>www.retail.com</descriptor>

MerchantPartnersLast4Digits:   The last 4 digits of the card number for a transaction processed via the MerchantPartners gateway.

The last 4 digits of the card number are required to process transactions using a stored profile Id (via MerchantPartnersProfileId) for the MerchantPartners or WorldPay Link gateways.

MerchantPartnersProfileId:   The profile Id to be used to process a transaction via the MerchantPartners or WorldPay Link gateways.

This field is used to specify the Profile Id of a stored profile and is used to process a transaction instead of specifying the card data. A profile is created via the RecurringBilling component and the SubscriptionId response field is used to obtain the profile Id to be set in this field. MerchantPartnersLast4Digits is a required field when using a stored profile. Note this config is only applicable to Sale and Credit transactions processed via the MerchantPartners or WorldPay Link gateways.

MITAESSeedId:   The Seed Id used to perform AES encryption for the MIT gateway.

This field is used to specify the Seed Id used to perform AES encryption. This field is provided by MIT and is required when performing AES encryption.

MITBranchId:   Branch reference number for the MIT gateway.

This field is used to specify the branch reference number for the MIT gateway (Required).

MITCompanyId:   Company reference number for the MIT gateway.

This field is used to specify the company reference number for the MIT gateway (Required).

MITCountry:   Country of operation for the MIT gateway.

This field is used to specify the country of operation for the MIT gateway (Required).

MITEncryptionAlgorithm:   The Encryption Algorithm to use with the MIT gateway.

This field is used to specify the encryption algorithm to use for the MIT gateway. Encryption will only be performed if an encryption key is specified via MITEncryptionKey. Note when perform AES (1) encryption, you must also set MITAESSeedId.

Applicable values are:

Value Encryption Type
0 (Default) RC4 - The password, cardholder name, card number, expiration month, expiration year, and CVV data will be encrypted.
1 AES - The entire request XML will be encrypted.

MITEncryptionKey:   The Encryption Key to use with the MIT gateway.

This field is used to specify the encryption key for the MIT gateway. When set, the specified key will be used to perform the encryption specified via MITEncryptionAlgorithm.

MITRecurring:   Specifies whether to perform a recurring transaction request for the MIT gateway.

When this field is set to 'True', the component will perform a recurring transaction request when Sale is called. The fields required for a Recurring charge transaction are the same as a Sale transaction. The default value is 'False'.

MITTPOperation:   The operation type for the MIT gateway.

This field is used to specify the operation type for the MIT gateway (Required). This value will be provided to you by MIT.

MonerisNVPAPI:   Indicates whether to use the NVP API for the gwMoneris and gwMonerisUSA gateway.

The field is used to indicate whether to use the NVP API for either the gwMoneris or gwMonerisUSA gateway. When set to true, the NVP API will be used instead of the XML specification. Note that you must set Gateway to either gwMoneris or gwMonerisUSA prior to setting this field. Additionally, if you decide to use the NVP API, this field must be set directly after setting Gateway (as GatewayURL will be updated). Note: The Response Method of the DirectPost configuration must be set to "Displayed as key/value pairs on our server" in the merchant admin console when using the NVP API.

MyVirtualMerchantTransactionType:   Used to override the transaction type to send in a transaction for the MyVirtualMerchant and Converge gateways.

This field is used to override the default transaction type for the MyVirtualMerchant gateway. By default, the component will set the transaction type based on the method called. However this field can be set to override the default value and is particularly useful for creating recurring or installment billing transactions. Below is a list of some of the available transaction types. Note that these additional transaction types require special fields to be added via AddSpecialField. Please consult the Virtual Merchant specifications for details about the required fields.

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NetbanxAccountNumber:   Account Number for the Netbanx gateway.

This field is used to specify an account number for the Netbanx gateway which is used in addition to the MerchantLogin and MerchantPassword properties.

OrbitalAuthReversal:   Indicates whether to perform an authorization reversal when calling VoidTransaction for the Orbital gateway.

This config is used to specify whether VoidTransaction should perform an authorization reversal or void transaction. When this config is set to 'True' and VoidTransaction is called, an authorization reversal transaction will be sent to reverse a previously authorized transaction. The default value is 'False' which sends a void transaction.

OrbitalTxRefIdx:   Indentifies the unique components of transactions that have been adjusted more than one time for the Orbital gateway.

This field is used when performing a VoidTransaction to identify unique components of transactions adjusted more than one time. The default value ("NULL") should be submitted when voiding a transaction which has not been adjusted more than once or if the un-captured remainder of a split transaction (partial capture) should be voided. To void a specific partial capture, this field should be set to the value returned in the response for the partial capture. Note that this field will also be populated with the TxRefIdx value returned in a response.

OrbitalVoidAdjustedAmount:   Specifies the amount to void from a previous authoization for the Orbital gateway.

This field is used to specify an amount to adjust a previous authorization when performing a VoidTransaction. Thus the specified amount will be voided (assuming that the amount is not greater than the transaction amount remaining) and the total amount minus the adjusted amount will be the new authorized amount. When a value is not specified, the full amount of will be voided.

PayDirectConvenienceFee:   The total convenience fee charged when using the PayDirect gateway.

This field is used to specify the total convenience fee charged for the transaction when using the PayDirect gateway. This field is always required when using the PayDirect gateway. The sum of this field plus PayDirectMerchantAmount must always equal the value in TransactionAmount. If no values are set for either of these two configs, the component will set PayDirectMerchantAmount to the value specified in TransactionAmount and PayDirectConvenienceFee to "0.00".

PayDirectMerchantAmount:   The MerchantAmount used by the PayDirect gateway.

This field is used to specify the total amount of goods and services for the external client when using the PayDirect gateway. This field is always required when using the PayDirect gateway. The sum of this field plus PayDirectConvenienceFee must always equal the value in TransactionAmount. If no values are set for either of these two configs, the component will set PayDirectMerchantAmount to the value specified in TransactionAmount and PayDirectConvenienceFee to "0.00".

PayDirectSettleMerchantCode:   The Settle Merchant Code required for authorization when using the PayDirect gateway.

This field is used to set Settle Merchant Code assigned by Link2Gov for the Reconciliation of funds. This field is always required when using the PayDirect gateway.

PayFlowProInquiry:   Submits an Inquiry transaction to the PayFlowPro gateway.

Set this config to the TransactionId from the transaction you wish to retrieve. You may also call PFPInquiry without setting it to anything. In this case the Id field is required, and the PayFlow Pro gateway will return the most recent transaction for the specified Id.

PayFlowProToken:   Used specify a token to be used instead of card data for the Payflow Pro gateway.

This field is used to specify a token value to perform additional authorizations (via Sale or AuthOnly) and Credits (via Credit) without sending card data again. For the Payflow Pro gateway, token values are the same as the TransactionId value returned from an authorization. Below is a code example of how this config can be used (note the code starts after the initial Sale or AuthOnly transaction has been performed):


ICharge.Config("PayFlowProToken=" + ICharge.Response.TransactionId);
ICharge.TransactionId = "2";
ICharge.TransactionAmount = "10.00";
ICharge.Sale();

PayFlowProUpload:   Submits an Upload transaction to the PayFlowPro gateway.

This is an actionable config which when called will send an upload transaction to the Payflow Pro gateway. An upload transaction is used to store credit card information on the gateway server. Note that billing and shipping information can be saved as well. After a successful upload, TransactionId will contain the token value that corresponds to the credit card data stored. This token value can then be used to process transactions via PayFlowProToken.

PayJunctionUpdateAmount:   Indicates whether the capture method should send an update amount request when using the PayJunction gateway.

This field allows you to specify whether Capture will send an update amount or a capture request. By default, this value is 'False', which sends a capture request to mark an AuthOnly transaction for capture. This particular function does not allow you to alter the amount but instead just marks the authorized amount (from the AuthOnly transaction) for capture. When this field is set to 'True', the Capture method will send an update amount request allowing you to alter the amount that will be captured. This method can be used after AuthOnly and Sale transactions.

PayPointFreedomAPI:   Indicates whether to use the Freedom API for the gwPayPoint and gwSECPay gateways.

The field is used to indicate whether to use the Freedom API for either the gwPayPoint and gwSECPay gateway. When set to true, the Freedom API will be used instead of the XML Hosted specification. Note that you must set Gateway to either gwPayPoint or gwSECPay prior to setting this field. Additionally, if you decide to use the Freedom API, this field must be set directly after setting Gateway (as GatewayURL will be updated).

PayTraceAddPurchaseCardData:   Sends a Level3 request for the PayTrace gateway.

This config is used to add Purchase Card (Level2 and Level3) Data to an existing sale transaction for the PayTrace gateway. The Level2Aggregate and Level3Aggregate fields can be set to specify the purchase card data you wish to add prior to calling this config. A TransactionId, from the response of the original sale, is required to be specified when calling this config; i.e.:

ICharge.Config("PayTraceAddPurchaseCardData=123456789");
SagePayCreateToken:   Sends a create token request to the SagePay gateway.

This is an action config which when called will send a create token request to the SagePay gateway. A successful response will contain the SagePayToken for the specified Number. Note: when using this config you must set the "VPSProtocol" SpecialFields to "3.00".

SagePayRemoveToken:   Sends a remove token request to the SagePay gateway.

This is an action config which when called will send a remove token request to the SagePay gateway. The specified SagePayToken will be removed from the SagePay server. Note: when using this config you must set the "VPSProtocol" SpecialFields to "3.00".

SagePayRequestToken:   Specifies whether to request a token when performing an Auth or Sale when using the SagePay gateway.

This field allows you to specify whether to have SagePay generate a token and send it in the response. When set to 'True', a token will be returned in a Sale or AuthOnly response and can be accessed via SagePayToken. Note: when using this config you must set the "VPSProtocol" SpecialFields to "3.00". The default value is 'False'.

SagePayStoreToken:   Specifies whether to store a token when using the SagePay gateway.

This field allows you to specify whether to store a token and on the SagePay server. This field must be set to 'True' to have the token remain on the server after use. Otherwise, if set to 'False', the Token will be used to perform the requested transaction and then deleted from the server. Note: when using this config you must set the "VPSProtocol" SpecialFields to "3.00". The default value is 'False'.

SagePayToken:   The token value for a corresponding card when using the SagePay gateway.

This field is used to retrieve or specify a token value. This field will be populated after a call to either SagePayCreateToken or SagePayRequestToken is set to 'True' and a Sale or AuthOnly request is performed. This field can be specified prior to calling SagePayRemoveToken or performing a transaction using a token value instead of Card.

SagePayRepeat:   Performs a Repeat transaction for the SagePay gateway.

This is an action config which when called will perform a Repeat transaction for the SagePay gateway. The 'TransactionId' from a previous authorization response, that you would like to repeat for the card associated with the transaction, must be specified as a parameter. For example, a Repeat transaction using a TransactionId of 123 would be: ICharge.Config("SagePayRepeat=123").

"RelatedSecurityKey" and "RelatedVendorTXCode" special fields are required for Repeats. These are parsed out of the original authorization response.

SagePayUseAbort:   Indicates whether to use Abort or Void for void transactions.

The SagePay gateway (formerly Protx) has two different void transaction types. If SagePayUseAbort is set to false (default), void transactions are sent with the VOID transaction type. If true, void transactions are sent with the ABORT transaction type. Aborts are used for voiding auth-only transactions, and voids are used for voiding sale/capture transactions.

The TransactionId from the original request must be passed as the parameter in the VoidTransaction method. In addition, the following Special Fields are required for both Abort and Void transactions:

SecurityKey Security Key from original transaction response.
TxAuthNo ApprovalCode from original transaction response.

USAEPayPerformVoidRelease:   Specifies whether to perform a void or void:release transaction.

This field is used to specify whether you wish to perform a void or void:release transaction when VoidTransaction is called. When set to "True", the void:release transaction will be sent. The void:release transaction is the same as a void with the exception that the cardholders bank is notified immediately that they can release the funds. The regular void transaction, on the other hand, does not notify the cardholder bank until the batch closes. The default value is "False" (so a regular void transaction is sent).

CardIssueNumber:   Special Issue Number used for Switch and Solo cards.

This field is used for the gateways the support International card types. Supported gateways include: Adyen, Barclay, CyberSource, FastTransact, HSBC, NetBanx, NetBilling, Orbital, PayFuse, PaymentExpress, PayPoint, PlugNPay, SagePay, SECPay, and WorldPayXML. Switch, Solo, and some Maestro cards have a 1 or 2 digit Issue number printed on the front of the card, directly following the card number. If that issue number is present, it should be set with this config setting.

CardStartMonth:   Used for some international cards.

If there is a Start Date present on the card, set the month here and the year in CardStartYear.

CardStartYear:   Used for some international cards.

If there is a Start Date on present on the card, set the year here and the month in CardStartMonth.

ConvenienceFee:   The total convenience fee charged for a transaction.

This field is used to specify the total convenience fee charged for the transaction. This field is applicable to the FirstDataPayPoint and Litle / Vantiv gateway.

CyberSourceXMLEscape:   Determines whether to XML escape the CyberSource gateway request field values.

If this setting is set to "True", the request field values will be XML escaped prior to being sent to the CyberSource gateway. If this setting is set to "False" (default), the component does not perform any XML escaping and the values are sent exactly as specified. The default value is "False".

ECI:   Electronic Commerce Indicator.

This contains a 1-character transaction indicator identifying the type of transaction being authorized. Supported values vary between gateways, so please consult gateway documentation for more information. Note: Other values necessary for passing 3D Secure data are XID and CAVV. This setting is only valid for E-Commerce transactions.

MerchantCode:   Required field for the Litle and MIT gateways, and optional field for the WorldPayXML gateway.

For the Litle gateway, this configuration setting should contain the Merchant Id supplied to you by Litle. For the MIT gateway, this configuration setting should contain the Merchant Number (Contado) supplied to you by MIT. For the WorldPayXML gateway, if the MerchantCode is empty, the MerchantLogin will be sent in the request. If you require the merchantCode sent in the request to be different from your MerchantLogin (eg, for processing AMEX transactions, or when supporting multiple currencies), you can use this configuration setting for that purpose.

MyVirtualMerchantUserId:   The MyVirtualMerchant user Id as configured on VirtualMerchant.

This field is used to specify your MyVirtualMerchant user Id which is required (along with MerchantLogin and MerchantPassword) as part of the user authentication.

NetBillingVersion:   The Version to be sent in the User-Agent heading of a NetBilling gateway request.

The Version portion of the User-Agent HTTP header is required by NetBilling. The default value is "1".

OrbitalConnectionPassword:   Orbital Connection Password field used by the Orbital gateway.

If OrbitalConnectionPassword is set, the OrbitalConnectionUsername should also be set. This field is case-sensitive.

OrbitalConnectionUsername:   Orbital Connection Username field used by the Orbital gateway.

If OrbitalConnectionUsername is set, the OrbitalConnectionPassword should also be set.

OrbitalCustomerProfileFromOrderInd:   Customer Profile Number generation Options for the Orbital gateway.

"A" Auto Generate the CustomerRefNum (Id)
"S" Use CustomerRefNum (Id) sent in the request.
"0" Use OrderID (InvoiceNumber) sent in the request.
"D" Use Comments (TransactionDesc) sent in the request.

OrbitalCustomerProfileOrderOverrideInd:   Indicator to specify how the CustomerId is leveraged to populate other data sets for the Orbital gateway.

"NO" No mapping to order data.
"OI" Pre-populate OrderId (InvoiceNumber) with the Customer Reference Number (Id).
"OD" Pre-populate the Comments field (TransactionDesc) with the Customer Reference Number (Id).
"OA" Pre-populate the OrderId (InvoiceNumber) and Comments (TransactionDesc) fields with the Customer Reference Number (Id).

Note: This field is auto-populated to "NO" when OrbitalCustomerProfileFromOrderInd is set.

PaymentWorkSuiteClientCode:   The 3DSI assigned client code sent in a request to the PaymentWorksuite gateway.

This field is used to specify the client code that is assigned by 3DSI. This code uniquely identifies your organization for the purpose of accessing and authenticating to the Payment WorkSuite.

PaymentWorkSuiteLocationCode:   The 3DSI assigned location code sent in a request to the PaymentWorksuite gateway.

This field is used to specify the location code that uniquely identifies a specific location that is associated with the merchant identified by the specified PaymentWorkSuiteMerchantCode.

PaymentWorkSuiteMerchantCode:   The 3DSI assigned merchant code sent in a request to the PaymentWorksuite gateway.

This field is used to specify the merchant code that uniquely identifies a specific merchant within the Payment WorkSuite.

PayTraceIntegratorId:   Used to specify the Integrator Id value assigned by the PayTrace gateway.

This value is assigned by PayTrace and is used for validation and tracking purposes. The default value is: "90000035NSFT".

RawRequest:   Returns the data that was sent to the gateway.

This may be queried after a call to any method that sends data to the gateway. This will return the request data that was sent to the gateway which may be useful for troubleshooting purposes. For instance:

component.Sale()
MyString = component.Config("RawRequest")
RawResponse:   Returns the data that was received from the gateway.

This may be queried after a call to any method that sends data to the gateway. This will return the response that was received to the gateway which may be useful for troubleshooting purposes. For instance:

component.Sale()
MyString = component.Config("RawResponse")
ValidateCardNumber:   Determines whether data set to the CardNumber or MagneticStripe property is validated.

By default, when the Number or MagneticStripe property is set, the value is validated and normalized. For instance, "4444-33332222 1111" will be normalized as "4444333322221111" and MagneticStripe data will be sent as specified with no parsing or validations performed. However, any other non-numerical data entered will cause an exception to be thrown. It may be useful in some gateways (eg: FastTransact) to send ascii data in the Number field. This may be accomplished by setting ValidateCardNumber to false. However, please note that in doing so, automatic calculation of the CardType may be affected, and the card number may not be able to be verified.

XPath:   Provides a way to point to a specific element in the returned XML or JSON response.

XPath implements a subset of the XML and JSON XPath specification, allowing you to point to specific elements in the XML or JSON documents. The path is a series of one or more element accessors separated by '/'. The path can be absolute (starting with '/') or relative to the current XPath location. The following are possible values for an element accessor:

'name' A particular element name
name[i] The i-th subelement of the current element with the given name
[i] The i-th subelement of the current element
[last()] The last subelement of the current element
[last()-i] The subelement located at the last location minus i in the current element
name[@attrname="attrvalue"] The subelement containing a particular value for a given attribute (supports single AND double quotes). Not available for JSON responses.
.. The parent of the current element

When XPath is set to a valid path, XElement points to the name of the element, with XChildren and XText providing other properties of the element.

Example (Setting XPath for XML)

Document root Charge.XPath = "/"
Specific Element Charge.XPath = "/root/SubElement1/SubElement2/"
i-th Child Charge.XPath = "/root/SubElement1[i]"

Example (Setting XPath for JSON)

Document root Charge.XPath = "/"
Specific Element Charge.XPath = "/root/SubElement1/SubElement2/"
i-th Child Charge.XPath = "/root/SubElement1/[i]"

XText:   The text of the current element.

The current element is specified in the XPath configuration option.

This configuration option is read-only.

XElement:   The name of the current element.

The current element is specified via the XPath configuration option.

This configuration option is read-only.

XChildrenCount:   The number of child elements of the current element.

The number of child attributes of the current element. The XChildren configuration options will be indexed from 0 to XChildrenCount-1.

The current element is specified via the XPath configuration option.

This configuration option is read-only.

XChildrenName[x]:   The name of the child element.

Provides the name of the x'th child element of the current element.

The current element is specified via the XPath configuration option.

This configuration option is read-only.

XChildrenXText[x]:   The inner text of the child element.

Provides the inner text of the x'th child element of the current element.

The current element is specified via the XPath configuration option.

This configuration option is read-only.

HTTP Configuration Settings

AcceptEncoding:   Used to tell the server which types of content encodings the client supports.

When AllowHTTPCompression is true, the component adds an "Accept-Encoding: " header to the request being sent to the server. By default, this header's value is "gzip, deflate". This config allows you to change the value of the "Accept-Encoding" header. NOTE: The component only supports gzip and deflate decompression algorithms.

AllowHTTPCompression:   This property enables HTTP compression for receiving data.

This is the same as the AllowHTTPCompression property. This setting is exposed here for use by components that inherit from HTTP.

AllowIdenticalRedirectURL:   Allow redirects to the same URL.

By default the component does not allow redirects to the same URL to avoid redirect loops. In some cases the server may intentionally redirect the client back to the same URL. In that case this setting may be set to True to allow the redirect to be followed. The default value is False.

Append:   Whether to append data to LocalFile.

This setting determines whether data is appended when writing to LocalFile. When set to True downloaded data will be appended to LocalFile. This may be used in conjunction with Range to resume a failed download. This is only applicable when LocalFile is set. The default value is False.

Authorization:   The Authorization string to be sent to the server.

If the Authorization property contains a non-empty string, an Authorization HTTP request header is added to the request. This header conveys Authorization information to the server.

This property is provided so that the HTTP component can be extended with other security schemes in addition to the authorization schemes already implemented by the component.

The AuthScheme property defines the authentication scheme used. In the case of HTTP Basic Authentication (default), every time User and Password are set, they are Base64 encoded, and the result is put in the Authorization property in the form "Basic [encoded-user-password]".

BytesTransferred:   Contains the number of bytes transferred in the response data.

Returns the raw number of bytes from the HTTP response data, prior to the component processing the data, whether it is chunked and/or compressed. This returns the same value as the Transfer event, by BytesTransferred.

EncodeURL:   If set to true the URL will be encoded by the component.

The default value is false. If set to true the URL passed to the component will be URL encoded.

FollowRedirects:   Determines what happens when the server issues a redirect.

This option determines what happens when the server issues a redirect. Normally, the component returns an error if the server responds with an "Object Moved" message. If this property is set to 1 (always), the new URL for the object is retrieved automatically every time.

If this property is set to 2 (Same Scheme), the new URL is retrieved automatically only if the URL Scheme is the same, otherwise the component throws an exception.

Note that following the HTTP specification, unless this option is set to 1 (Always), automatic redirects will be performed only for 'GET' or 'HEAD' requests. Other methods could potentially change the conditions of the initial request and create security vulnerabilities.

Furthermore, if either the new URL server and port are different than the existing one, User and Password are also reset to empty, unless this property is set to 1 (Always), in which case the same credentials are used to connect to the new server.

A Redirect event is fired for every URL the product is redirected to. In the case of automatic redirections, the Redirect event is a good place to set properties related to the new connection (e.g. new authentication parameters).

The default value is 0 (Never). In this case, redirects are never followed, and the component throws an exception instead.

Valid options are:

  • 0 - Never
  • 1 - Always
  • 2 - Same Scheme

GetOn302Redirect:   If set to true the component will perform a GET on the new location.

The default value is false. If set to true the component will perform a GET on the new location. Otherwise it will use the same HTTP method again.

HTTPVersion:   The version of HTTP used by the component.

Possible values include "1.0", and "1.1". The default is "1.1".

IfModifiedSince:   A date determining the maximum age of the desired document.

This is the same as the IfModifiedSince property. This setting is exposed here for use by components that inherit from HTTP.

KeepAlive:   Determines whether the HTTP connection is closed after completion of the request.

If true, the component will not send the 'Connection: Close' header. The absence of the Connection header indicates to the server that HTTP persistent connections should be used if supported. Note that not all server support persistent connections. You may also explicitly add the Keep-Alive header to the request headers by setting OtherHeaders to 'Connection: Keep-Alive'. If false, the connection will be closed immediately after the server response is received.

The default value for KeepAlive is false.

MaxHeaders:   Instructs component to save the amount of headers specified that are returned by the server after a Header event has been fired.

This config should be set when the TransferredHeaders collection is to be populated when a Header event has been fired. This value represents the number of headers that are to be saved in the collection.

To save all items to the collection , set this config to -1. If no items are wanted, set this to 0, which will not save any to the collection . The default for this config is -1, so all items will be included in the collection .

NOTE: This functionality is only available in Java and .NET.

MaxHTTPCookies:   Instructs component to save the amount of cookies specified that are returned by the server when a SetCookie event is fired.

This config should be set when populating the Cookies collection as a result of an HTTP request. This value represents the number of cookies that are to be saved in the collection .

To save all items to the collection , set this config to -1. If no items are wanted, set this to 0, which will not save any to the collection . The default for this config is -1, so all items will be included in the collection .

NOTE: This functionality is only available in Java and .NET.

MaxRedirectAttempts:   Limits the number of redirects that are followed in a request.

When FollowRedirects is set to any value besides frNever the component will follow redirects until this maximum number of redirect attempts are made. The default value is 20.

OtherHeaders:   Other headers as determined by the user (optional).

This configuration option can be set to a string of headers to be appended to the HTTP request headers.

The headers must be of the format "header: value" as described in the HTTP specifications. Header lines should be separated by CRLF ("\r\ n") .

Use this configuration option with caution. If this configuration option contains invalid headers, HTTP requests may fail.

This configuration option is useful for extending the functionality of the component beyond what is provided.

ProxyAuthorization:   The authorization string to be sent to the proxy server.

Similar to the Authorization config, but for proxy authorization. If this config contains a non-empty string, a Proxy-Authorization HTTP request header is added to the request. This header conveys proxy authorization information to the server. If User and Password are specified, this value is calculated using the algorithm specified by AuthScheme.

ProxyAuthScheme:   The authorization scheme to be used for the proxy.

This is the same as AuthScheme. This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

ProxyPassword:   A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

This is the same as Password. This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

ProxyPort:   Port for the proxy server (default 80).

This is the same as Port. This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

ProxyServer:   Name or IP address of a proxy server (optional).

This is the same as Server. This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

ProxyUser:   A user name if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

This is the same as User. This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

TransferredDataLimit:   The maximum number of incoming bytes to be stored by the component.

If TransferredDataLimit is set to 0 (default), no limits are imposed. Otherwise this reflects the maximum number of incoming bytes that can be stored by the component.

TransferredHeaders:   The full set of headers as received from the server.

This configuration setting returns the complete set of raw headers as received from the server.

UseChunkedEncoding:   Enables or Disables HTTP chunked encoding for transfers.

If UseChunkedEncoding is set to true, the component will use HTTP chunked encoding when posting if possible. HTTP chunked encoding allows large files to be sent in chunks instead of all at once. If set to false, the component will not use HTTP chunked encoding. The default value is false.

Note: Some servers (such as the ASP.NET Development Server) may not support chunked encoding.

ChunkSize:   Specifies the chunk size in bytes when using chunked encoding.

This is only applicable when UseChunkedEncoding is true. This setting specifies the chunk size in bytes to be used when posting data. The default value is 16384.

UsePlatformHTTPClient:   Whether or not to use the platform HTTP client.

If True, the component will use the default HTTP client for the platform (URLConnection in Java, WebRequest in .NET, or CFHTTPMessage in Mac/iOS) instead of the internal HTTP implementation. This is important for environments where direct access to sockets is limited or not allowed (as in the Google AppEngine for instance).

UserAgent:   Information about the user agent (browser).

This is the value supplied in the HTTP User-Agent header. The default setting is "/n software IPWorks HTTP/S Component - www.nsoftware.com".

Override the default with the name and version of your software.

KerberosSPN:   The Service Principal Name for the Kerberos Domain Controller.

If the Service Principal Name on the Kerberos Domain Controller is not the same as the URL that you are authenticating to, the Service Principal Name should be set here.

IPPort Configuration Settings

ConnectionTimeout:   Sets a separate timeout value for establishing a connection.

When set, this configuration setting allows you to specify a different timeout value for establishing a connection. Otherwise, the component will use Timeout for establishing a connection and transmitting/receiving data.

FirewallAutoDetect:   Tells the component whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

This is the same as AutoDetect. This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallHost:   Name or IP address of firewall (optional).

If a FirewallHost is given, requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.

If the FirewallHost setting is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the FirewallHost setting is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.

NOTE: This is the same as Host. This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallListener:   If true, the component binds to a SOCKS firewall as a server (IPPort only).

This entry is for IPPort only and does not work for other components that descend from IPPort.

If this entry is set, the component acts as a server. RemoteHost and RemotePort are used to tell the SOCKS firewall in which address and port to listen to. The firewall rules may ignore RemoteHost, and it is recommended that RemoteHost be set to empty string in this case.

RemotePort is the port in which the firewall will listen to. If set to 0, the firewall will select a random port. The binding (address and port) is provided through the ConnectionStatus event.

The connection to the firewall is made by calling the Connect method.

FirewallPassword:   Password to be used if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.

If FirewallHost is specified, the FirewallUser and FirewallPassword settings are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the component throws an exception.

NOTE: This is the same as Password. This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallPort:   The TCP port for the FirewallHost;.

Note that the FirewallPort is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value.

NOTE: This is the same as Port. This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallType:   Determines the type of firewall to connect through.

The appropriate values are as follows:

0No firewall (default setting).
1Connect through a tunneling proxy. FirewallPort is set to 80.
2Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.
3Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.

NOTE: This is the same as FirewallType. This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallUser:   A user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall.

If the FirewallHost is specified, the FirewallUser and FirewallPassword settings are used to connect and authenticate to the Firewall. If the authentication fails, the component throws an exception.

NOTE: This is the same as User. This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

KeepAliveTime:   The inactivity time in milliseconds before a TCP keep-alive packet is sent.

When set, TCPKeepAlive will automatically be set to true. By default the operating system will determine the time a connection is idle before a TCP keep-alive packet is sent. This system default if this value is not specified here is 2 hours. In many cases a shorter interval is more useful. Set this value to the desired interval in milliseconds.

Note: This value is not applicable in Java.

KeepAliveInterval:   The retry interval, in milliseconds, to be used when a TCP keep-alive packet is sent and no response is received.

When set, TCPKeepAlive will automatically be set to true. A TCP keep-alive packet will be sent after a period of inactivity as defined by KeepAliveTime. If no acknowledgement is received from the remote host the keep-alive packet will be re-sent. This setting specifies the interval at which the successive keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds. This system default if this value is not specified here is 1 second.

Note: This value is not applicable in Java or MAC.

Linger:   When set to True, connections are terminated gracefully.

This property controls how a connection is closed. The default is True.

In the case that Linger is True (default), there are two scenarios for determining how long the connection will linger. The first, if LingerTime is 0 (default), the system will attempt to send pending data for a connection until the default IP protocol timeout expires.

In the second scenario, LingerTime is a positive value, the system will attempt to send pending data until the specified LingerTime is reached. If this attempt fails, then the system will reset the connection.

The default behavior (which is also the default mode for stream sockets) might result in a long delay in closing the connection. Although the component returns control immediately, the system could hold system resources until all pending data is sent (even after your application closes).

Setting this property to False forces an immediate disconnection. If you know that the other side has received all the data you sent (by a client acknowledgment, for example), setting this property to False might be the appropriate course of action.

LingerTime:   Time in seconds to have the connection linger.

LingerTime is the time, in seconds, to leave the socket connection linger. This value is 0 by default, which means it will use the default IP protocol timeout.

LocalHost:   The name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted.

The LocalHost setting contains the name of the local host as obtained by the gethostname() system call, or if the user has assigned an IP address, the value of that address.

In multi-homed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface) setting LocalHost to the value of an interface will make the component initiate connections (or accept in the case of server components) only through that interface.

If the component is connected, the LocalHost setting shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multi-homed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).

LocalPort:   The TCP port in the local host where the component binds.

This must be set before a connection is attempted. It instructs the component to bind to a specific port (or communication endpoint) in the local machine.

Setting this to 0 (default) enables the system to choose a port at random. The chosen port will be shown by LocalPort after the connection is established.

LocalPort cannot be changed once a connection is made. Any attempt to set this when a connection is active will generate an error.

This; setting is useful when trying to connect to services that require a trusted port in the client side. An example is the remote shell (rsh) service in UNIX systems.

MaxLineLength:   The maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found.

MaxLineLength is the size of an internal buffer, which holds received data while waiting for an EOL string.

If an EOL string is found in the input stream before MaxLineLength bytes are received, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to True, and the buffer is reset.

If no EOL is found, and MaxLineLength bytes are accumulated in the buffer, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to False, and the buffer is reset.

The minimum value for MaxLineLength is 256 bytes. The default value is 2048 bytes. The maximum value is 65536 bytes.

MaxTransferRate:   The transfer rate limit in bytes per second.

This setting can be used to throttle outbound TCP traffic. Set this to the number of bytes to be sent per second. By default this is not set and there is no limit.

RecordLength:   The length of received data records.

If set to a positive value, this setting defines the length of data records to be received. The component will accumulate data until RecordLength is reached and only then fire the DataIn event with data of length RecordLength. This allows data to be received as records of known length. This value can be changed at any time, including within the DataIn event.

The default value is 0, meaning this setting is not used.

TCPKeepAlive:   Determines whether or not the keep alive socket option is enabled.

If set to true, the socket's keep-alive option is enabled and keep-alive packets will be sent periodically to maintain the connection. Set KeepAliveTime and KeepAliveInterval to configure the timing of the keep-alive packets.

Note: This value is not applicable in Java.

UseIPv6:   Whether to use IPv6.

When set to 0 (default), the component will use IPv4 exclusively. When set to 1, the component will use IPv6 exclusively. To instruct the component to prefer IPv6 addresses, but use IPv4 if IPv6 is not supported on the system, this setting should be set to 2. The default value is 0. Possible values are:

0 IPv4 Only
1 IPv6 Only
2 IPv6 with IPv4 fallback

CloseStreamAfterTransfer:   If true, the component will close the upload or download stream after the transfer.

This setting determines whether the input or output stream is closed after the transfer completes. When set to True (default), all streams will be closed after a transfer is completed. In order to keep streams open after the transfer of data, set this to False. the default value is True.

TcpNoDelay:   Whether or not to delay when sending packets.

When true, the socket will send all data that is ready to send at once. When false, the socket will send smaller buffered packets of data at small intervals. This is known as the Nagle algorithm.

By default, this config is set to false.

TLS12SignatureAlgorithms:   Defines the allowed TLS 1.2 signature algorithms when UseManagedSecurityAPI is True.

This setting specifies the allowed server certificate signature algorithms when UseManagedSecurityAPI is True and SSLEnabledProtocols is set to allow TLS 1.2.

When specified the component will verify that the server certificate signature algorithm is among the values specified in this setting. If the server certificate signature algorithm is unsupported the component throws an exception.

The format of this value is a comma separated list of hash-signature combinations. For instance:

IPPort.Config("UseManagedSecurityAPI=true");
IPPort.Config("SSLEnabledProtocols=3072"); //TLS 1.2
IPPort.Config("TLS12SignatureAlgorithms=sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa,sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa");
The default value for this setting is "sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa,sha224-rsa,sha224-dsa,sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha384-rsa,sha384-dsa,sha512-rsa,sha512-dsa".

In order to not restrict the server's certificate signature algorithm, specify an empty string as the value for this setting, which will cause the signature_algorithms TLS 1.2 extension to not be sent.

SSL Configuration Settings

ReuseSSLSession:   Determines if the SSL session is reused.

If set to true, the component will reuse the context if and only if the following criteria are met:

  • The target host name is the same.
  • The system cache entry has not expired (default timeout is 10 hours).
  • The application process that calls the function is the same.
  • The logon session is the same.
  • The instance of the component is the same.

SSLCipherStrength:   The minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption.

This minimum cipher strength largely dependent on the security modules installed on the system. If the cipher strength specified is not supported, an error will be returned when connections are initiated.

Please note that this setting contains the minimum cipher strength requested from the security library. The actual cipher strength used for the connection is shown by the SSLStatus event.

Use this setting with caution. Requesting a lower cipher strength than necessary could potentially cause serious security vulnerabilities in your application.

When the provider is OpenSSL, SSLCipherStrength is currently not supported. This functionality is instead made available through the OpenSSLCipherList config setting.

SSLEnabledProtocols:   Used to enable/disable the supported security protocols.

Used to enable/disable the supported security protocols.

Not all supported protocols are enabled by default (the value of this setting is 4032). If you want more granular control over the enabled protocols, you can set this property to the binary 'OR' of one or more of the following values:

TLS1.23072 (Hex C00) (Default)
TLS1.1768 (Hex 300) (Default)
TLS1 192 (Hex C0) (Default)
SSL3 48 (Hex 30)
SSL2 12 (Hex 0C)

When the provider is OpenSSL, SSLCipherStrength is currently not supported. This functionality is instead made available through the OpenSSLCipherList config setting.

TLS 1.1 and TLS1.2 support are only available starting with Windows 7.

SSLProvider:   The name of the security provider to use.

Change this setting to use security providers other than the system default.

Use this setting with caution. Disabling SSL security or pointing to the wrong provider could potentially cause serious security vulnerabilities in your application.

The special value "*" (default) picks the default SSL provider defined in the system.

Note: On Windows systems, the default SSL Provider is "Microsoft Unified Security Protocol Provider" and cannot be changed.

SSLSecurityFlags:   Flags that control certificate verification.

The following flags are defined (specified in hexadecimal notation). They can be or-ed together to exclude multiple conditions:

0x00000001Ignore time validity status of certificate.
0x00000002Ignore time validity status of CTL.
0x00000004Ignore non-nested certificate times.
0x00000010Allow unknown Certificate Authority.
0x00000020Ignore wrong certificate usage.
0x00000100Ignore unknown certificate revocation status.
0x00000200Ignore unknown CTL signer revocation status.
0x00000400Ignore unknown Certificate Authority revocation status.
0x00000800Ignore unknown Root revocation status.
0x00008000Allow test Root certificate.
0x00004000Trust test Root certificate.
0x80000000Ignore non-matching CN (certificate CN not-matching server name).

This functionality is currently not available in Java or when the provider is OpenSSL.

SSLEnabledCipherSuites:   The cipher suite to be used in an SSL negotiation.

The enabled cipher suites to be used in SSL negotiation.

By default, the enabled cipher suites will include all available ciphers ("*").

The special value "*" means that the component will pick all of the supported cipher suites. If SSLEnabledCipherSuites is set to any other value, only the specified cipher suites will be considered.

Multiple cipher suites are separated by semicolons.

Example values when UseManagedSecurityAPI is False (default):

obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=*");
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=CALG_AES_256");
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=CALG_AES_256;CALG_3DES");
Possible values when UseManagedSecurityAPI is False (default) include:
  • CALG_3DES
  • CALG_3DES_112
  • CALG_AES
  • CALG_AES_128
  • CALG_AES_192
  • CALG_AES_256
  • CALG_AGREEDKEY_ANY
  • CALG_CYLINK_MEK
  • CALG_DES
  • CALG_DESX
  • CALG_DH_EPHEM
  • CALG_DH_SF
  • CALG_DSS_SIGN
  • CALG_ECDH
  • CALG_ECDH_EPHEM
  • CALG_ECDSA
  • CALG_ECMQV
  • CALG_HASH_REPLACE_OWF
  • CALG_HUGHES_MD5
  • CALG_HMAC
  • CALG_KEA_KEYX
  • CALG_MAC
  • CALG_MD2
  • CALG_MD4
  • CALG_MD5
  • CALG_NO_SIGN
  • CALG_OID_INFO_CNG_ONLY
  • CALG_OID_INFO_PARAMETERS
  • CALG_PCT1_MASTER
  • CALG_RC2
  • CALG_RC4
  • CALG_RC5
  • CALG_RSA_KEYX
  • CALG_RSA_SIGN
  • CALG_SCHANNEL_ENC_KEY
  • CALG_SCHANNEL_MAC_KEY
  • CALG_SCHANNEL_MASTER_HASH
  • CALG_SEAL
  • CALG_SHA
  • CALG_SHA1
  • CALG_SHA_256
  • CALG_SHA_384
  • CALG_SHA_512
  • CALG_SKIPJACK
  • CALG_SSL2_MASTER
  • CALG_SSL3_MASTER
  • CALG_SSL3_SHAMD5
  • CALG_TEK
  • CALG_TLS1_MASTER
  • CALG_TLS1PRF
Example values when UseManagedSecurityAPI is True:
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=*");
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA");
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA;TLS_DH_ANON_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA");
Possible values when UseManagedSecurityAPI is True include:
  • TLS_DH_ANON_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_ANON_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_ANON_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_ANON_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_ANON_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_ANON_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DH_ANON_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DH_ANON_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA

SSLEnabledCipherSuites is used together with SSLCipherStrength.

Note: This configuration setting is available only in .NET and Java.

Socket Configuration Settings

AbsoluteTimeout:   Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts.

If AbsoluteTimeout is set to True, any method which does not complete within Timeout seconds will be aborted. By default, AbsoluteTimeout is False, and the timeout is an inactivity timeout.

Note: This option is not valid for UDP ports.

FirewallData:   Used to send extra data to the firewall.

When the firewall is a tunneling proxy, use this property to send custom (additional) headers to the firewall (e.g. headers for custom authentication schemes).

InBufferSize:   The size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket.

This is the size of an internal queue in the TCP/IP stack. You can increase or decrease its size depending on the amount of data that you will be receiving. Increasing the value of the InBufferSize setting can provide significant improvements in performance in some cases.

Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the component is activated the InBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.

OutBufferSize:   The size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket.

This is the size of an internal queue in the TCP/IP stack. You can increase or decrease its size depending on the amount of data that you will be sending. Increasing the value of the OutBufferSize setting can provide significant improvements in performance in some cases.

Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the component is activated the OutBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.

Base Configuration Settings

GUIAvailable:   Tells the component whether or not a message loop is available for processing events.

In a GUI-based application, long-running blocking operations may cause the application to stop responding to input until the operation returns. The component will attempt to discover whether or not the application has a message loop and, if one is discovered, it will process events in that message loop during any such blocking operation.

In some non-GUI applications an invalid message loop may be discovered that will result in errant behavior. In these cases, setting GuiAvailable to false will ensure that the component does not attempt to process external events.

UseBackgroundThread:   Whether threads created by the component are background threads.

If set to True, when the component creates a thread the thread's IsBackground property will be explicitly set to True. By default this setting is False.

UseManagedSecurityAPI:   Tells the component whether or not to use the system security libraries or a managed implementation.

By default the component will use the system security libraries to perform cryptographic functions. This means calls to unmanaged code will be made. In certain environments this is not desirable. To use a completely managed security implementation set this setting to True. Setting this to True tells the component to use the internal managed implementation instead of using the system's security API.

Note that when this value is set the product's system dll is no longer required as a reference, as all unmanaged code is stored in this file.

 
 
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