AS1Receiver Component

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The AS1Receiver component is used to process AS1 messages and generate receipts.

Syntax

nsoftware.IPWorksEDI.AS1Receiver

Remarks

The AS1Receiver component allows you to receive AS1 messages as specified in RFC 3335. The component can act as an email client, decrypt and verify incoming messages, generate receipts including Message Disposition Notifications (MDNs), and send them over SMTP/S.

Basic Operation

You should first log in to your mail server by setting MailServer, User, and Password, and invoking Connect. You may then navigate your mail inbox by setting MailMessageNumber, and inspecting properties such as MailMessageFrom, etc. When you find the desired file you may download it by invoking ReadRequest. Alternatively, you may acquire the AS1 data by other means and directly set Request and RequestHeaders.

ReadRequest (or ParseHeaders) will determine information such as From and SendTo, which will allow you to set the appropriate certificates. You may specify your certificate with the Certificate property, and your trading partner's (signing) certificate with the SignerCert property.

Then, invoke ProcessRequest to process the request and generate the MDN receipt as specified in RFC 3335. If the request was processed successfully, EDIData will contain the transmitted EDI data. If a problem occurred, EDIData will not be populated and an exception will be thrown. In either case MDNReceipt will contain the RFC-compliant receipt, which should be returned to the client.

The MDNReceipt may be returned over SMTP/S by invoking SendResponse. In case the server address for incoming mail is different than that for outgoing mail you should use Config to configure this.

To create log files, set LogDirectory prior to invoking ProcessRequest. This will log all incoming and outgoing data, and will also write the received EDI files to disk.

Example AS1Receiver1.User = "myusername" AS1Receiver1.Password = "mypassword" AS1Receiver1.MailServer = "1.2.3.4" AS1Receiver1.Connect() // You may need to search the server for received files at this point AS1Receiver1.MessageNumber = 1; // You may check properties such as MailMessageFrom, etc. AS1Receiver1.ReadRequest() AS1Receiver1.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPFXFile, "\\my_server_directory\\my_pfx_file.pfx", "my password", "CN=Me"); AS1Receiver1.SignerCert = (base 64 encoded certificate); AS1Receiver1.LogDirectory = "c:\\my_server_directory\\my_log_directory"; AS1Receiver1.ProcessRequest(); AS1Receiver1.SendResponse(); AS1Receiver1.Disconnect(); Additional functionality allows the user to examine details of the client's request, to permit certain types of errors, or to customize the outgoing MDN. See the property and method list for details.

Property List


The following is the full list of the properties of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

AttachmentsCollection of files attached to the current message.
CertificateThe decryption and receipt signing certificate.
CompressionFormatThe compression format used on the incoming message.
ConnectedWhether the component is connected.
EDIDataThe EDI data sent in Request .
FirewallA set of properties related to firewall access.
FromThe sender of the original message.
LocalHostThe name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
LogDirectoryThe path to a directory for logging.
LogFileThe log file written.
MailMessageCcThe value of the Cc header of the mail message.
MailMessageCountThe number of messages waiting in the mailbox.
MailMessageDateThe message date for the currently selected message.
MailMessageFromThe sender of the mail message.
MailMessageHeadersThe message headers for the currently selected message.
MailMessageNumberThe message number on the incoming mail server.
MailMessageReplyToThe value of the ReplyTo header of the mail message.
MailMessageSubjectThe subject of the mail message.
MailMessageTextThe text of the mail message.
MailMessageToThe recipient of the mail message.
MailServerThe address of your mail server.
MDNReceiptThe MDN-based receipt generated by the component.
MDNToThe recipient for the Message Disposition Notification (MDN).
MessageIdThe message ID of the incoming message.
PasswordThe password for your incoming mail server.
RequestThe AS1 request to be processed.
RequestHeadersThe headers in the AS1 request.
RequestHeadersStringThe headers in the AS1 request.
ScanResultThe result of invoking ParseRequest .
SendToThe recipient of the original message.
SignerCertYour trading partner's certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertInstructs the component to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate.
SSLCertThe certificate to be used during Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) negotiation.
SSLProviderThe Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) implementation to use.
SSLServerCertThe server certificate for the last established connection.
SSLStartModeDetermines how the component starts the SSL negotiation. By default, SSL will not be used.
UserThe username for your incoming mail server.

Method List


The following is the full list of the methods of the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

ConfigSets or retrieves a configuration setting.
ConnectConnects to the incoming mail server.
CreateMDNReceiptCreates MDNReceipt .
DeleteMessageDeletes the message specified by MailMessageNumber .
DisconnectDisconnects from the incoming mail server.
ParseRequestParses the EDI message and determines the EDIData .
ProcessQueueSend the messages queued for sending.
ProcessRequestProcesses the EDI data, and generates the receipt.
QueryMessageSizeReturns the size in bytes of the current message.
QueryMessageUIDReturns the unique identifier of the message as specified by the server.
QueuePrepares and queues the message to the specified directory.
ReadRequestReads the AS1 request from the mail server.
ResetResets the state of the control.
SelectMailMessageSelects and obtains information about the specified message.
SendResponseSends the MDN receipt.

Event List


The following is the full list of the events fired by the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

ConnectionStatusFired to indicate changes in the connection state.
EndTransferFired when the message text completes transferring.
ErrorFired when information is available about errors during data delivery.
HeaderThis event is fired for every message header being retrieved.
LogFired with log information while processing a message.
PITrailThis event traces the commands sent to the mail server, and the respective replies.
SignerCertInfoThis event is fired during verification of the signed message.
SSLServerAuthenticationFired after the server presents its certificate to the client.
SSLStatusFired when secure connection progress messages are available.
StartTransferFired when the message text starts transferring (on either a send or receive).
TransferFired while the message text gets transferred to or from MailServer .

Config Settings


The following is a list of config settings for the component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.

FileNameThe filename of the EDI Data.
LogFilenameThe base name of the log file.
POPPortThe POP mail port to be used, if different than MailServer.
POPServerThe POP server to be used, if different than MailServer.
SMTPAuthMechanismThe authentication mechanism used to connect to the SMTP server.
SMTPPasswordThe password used for authentication.
SMTPPortThe SMTP mail port to be used, if different than MailServer.
SMTPServerThe SMTP server to be used, if different than MailServer.
SMTPSSLStartModeDetermines how SSL negotiation starts with the SMTP server.
SMTPUserThe user name used for authentication.
CACertFilePathsThe paths to CA certificate files when using Mono on Unix/Linux.
LogSSLPacketsControls whether SSL packets are logged when using the internal security API.
ReuseSSLSessionDetermines if the SSL session is reused.
SSLCACertsA newline separated list of CA certificates to be included when performing an SSL handshake.
SSLCheckCRLWhether to check the Certificate Revocation List for the server certificate.
SSLCheckOCSPWhether to use OCSP to check the status of the server certificate.
SSLCipherStrengthThe minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption.
SSLClientCACertsA newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL client certificate validation.
SSLEnabledCipherSuitesThe cipher suite to be used in an SSL negotiation.
SSLEnabledProtocolsUsed to enable/disable the supported security protocols.
SSLEnableRenegotiationWhether the renegotiation_info SSL extension is supported.
SSLIncludeCertChainWhether the entire certificate chain is included in the SSLServerAuthentication event.
SSLKeyLogFileThe location of a file where per-session secrets are written for debugging purposes.
SSLNegotiatedCipherReturns the negotiated cipher suite.
SSLNegotiatedCipherStrengthReturns the negotiated cipher suite strength.
SSLNegotiatedCipherSuiteReturns the negotiated cipher suite.
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeReturns the negotiated key exchange algorithm.
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrengthReturns the negotiated key exchange algorithm strength.
SSLNegotiatedVersionReturns the negotiated protocol version.
SSLSecurityFlagsFlags that control certificate verification.
SSLServerCACertsA newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL server certificate validation.
TLS12SignatureAlgorithmsDefines the allowed TLS 1.2 signature algorithms when SSLProvider is set to Internal.
TLS12SupportedGroupsThe supported groups for ECC.
TLS13KeyShareGroupsThe groups for which to pregenerate key shares.
TLS13SignatureAlgorithmsThe allowed certificate signature algorithms.
TLS13SupportedGroupsThe supported groups for (EC)DHE key exchange.
BuildInfoInformation about the product's build.
GUIAvailableWhether or not a message loop is available for processing events.
LicenseInfoInformation about the current license.
MaskSensitiveDataWhether sensitive data is masked in log messages.
UseFIPSCompliantAPITells the component whether or not to use FIPS certified APIs.
UseInternalSecurityAPIWhether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

Attachments Property (AS1Receiver Component)

Collection of files attached to the current message.

Syntax

public EDIAttachmentList Attachments { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property Attachments As EDIAttachmentList

Remarks

When a message is received, the component will write all of the files attached to the EDIData into temp files. These attachments can be retrieved by walking this collection and retrieving their file names.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

Please refer to the EDIAttachment type for a complete list of fields.

Certificate Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The decryption and receipt signing certificate.

Syntax

public Certificate Certificate { get; set; }
Public Property Certificate As Certificate

Remarks

The digital certificate that the component will use to decrypt incoming transmissions and sign the MDN receipt (if requested). If a different certificate is required for decryption than for MDN signing, set the decryption certificate before calling ParseRequest, then set the signing certificate before calling CreateMDNReceipt. Certificate must be set to a private key certificate.

Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.

CompressionFormat Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The compression format used on the incoming message.

Syntax

public AS1ReceiverCompressionFormats CompressionFormat { get; }

enum AS1ReceiverCompressionFormats { cfNone, cfZLIB }
Public ReadOnly Property CompressionFormat As As1receiverCompressionFormats

Enum AS1ReceiverCompressionFormats cfNone cfZLIB End Enum

Default Value

0

Remarks

The compression format used on the incoming message, if any. Compressed messages will automatically be decompressed by the component.

This property is read-only.

Connected Property (AS1Receiver Component)

Whether the component is connected.

Syntax

public bool Connected { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property Connected As Boolean

Default Value

False

Remarks

This property is used to determine whether or not the component is connected to the remote host. Use the Connect and Disconnect methods to manage the connection.

This property is read-only and not available at design time.

EDIData Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The EDI data sent in Request .

Syntax

public EDIData EDIData { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property EDIData As EDIData

Remarks

This property will only be populated if ParseRequest or ProcessRequest finishes without an error, setting ScanResult to 0. If so, EDIData will contain the processed EDI message.

This property is read-only.

Please refer to the EDIData type for a complete list of fields.

Firewall Property (AS1Receiver Component)

A set of properties related to firewall access.

Syntax

public Firewall Firewall { get; set; }
Public Property Firewall As Firewall

Remarks

This is a Firewall-type property, which contains fields describing the firewall through which the component will attempt to connect.

Please refer to the Firewall type for a complete list of fields.

From Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The sender of the original message.

Syntax

public string From { get; set; }
Public Property From As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

The sender of the original message. The recipient is given by SendTo.

Note that From and SendTo correspond to the sender and recipient of the original message. For MDNs the roles are reversed, so that From indicates the recipient, and SendTo indicates the sender of the MDN.

LocalHost Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.

Syntax

public string LocalHost { get; set; }
Public Property LocalHost As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property 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 multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface) setting LocalHost to the IP address of an interface will make the component initiate connections (or accept in the case of server components) only through that interface. It is recommended to provide an IP address rather than a hostname when setting this property to ensure the desired interface is used.

If the component is connected, the LocalHost property 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 multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).

Note: LocalHost is not persistent. You must always set it in code, and never in the property window.

LogDirectory Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The path to a directory for logging.

Syntax

public string LogDirectory { get; set; }
Public Property LogDirectory As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

Setting LogDirectory will instruct the component to log the details of each transmission to unique files in the specified directory. For each request processed, the component will log the original EDI data, the complete text of the outgoing request and the incoming response.

The component will write a file for each transmission, with extension ".log". In case of error an additional file will be written with extension ".err", and the error will be reported in both files. Raw AS1 messages created or downloaded by the component will be written with extension ".as1", and MDNs created or downloaded will be written with extension ".as1-mdn".

The filenames will be chosen automatically by the component. Each filename will be the system time, in the format YYYY-MM-DD-HH-MM-SS-MMMM, with extensions "-2", "-3", used in case files of those names already exist. After each transaction is processed LogFile will contain the name of the files just written, minus the extension ".log" or ".err".

If logs cannot be written an exception will be thrown.

LogFile Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The log file written.

Syntax

public string LogFile { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property LogFile As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

In case LogDirectory is specified two log files will be written in the specified directory and LogFile will contain the path.

LogFile will in fact refer to several files with appropriate extensions. A diagnostic log will be written with filename LogFile + ".log", and any EDI data read will be written with filename LogFile + ".dat". Raw AS1 messages and MDNs will also be written with extensions ".as1" and ".as1-mdn".

This property is read-only.

MailMessageCc Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The value of the Cc header of the mail message.

Syntax

public string MailMessageCc { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property MailMessageCc As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

After calling SelectMailMessage this property will be populated with the value of the Cc header of the mail message.

This property is read-only.

MailMessageCount Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The number of messages waiting in the mailbox.

Syntax

public int MailMessageCount { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property MailMessageCount As Integer

Default Value

0

Remarks

When the component is not connected to the mail server, the value of the MailMessageCount property is 0. When connected, it contains the number of messages in the mailbox. You may set MailMessageNumber to any value between 1 and MailMessageCount to inspect a given message.

This property is read-only.

MailMessageDate Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The message date for the currently selected message.

Syntax

public string MailMessageDate { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property MailMessageDate As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

The date will be formatted like the following example:

Wed, 29 Dec 2004 11:58:02 +0700

This property is read-only.

MailMessageFrom Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The sender of the mail message.

Syntax

public string MailMessageFrom { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property MailMessageFrom As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

After calling SelectMailMessage this property will be populated. When processing AS1 transmissions, this will correspond to From. When processing MDNs, this will correspond to SendTo.

This property is read-only.

MailMessageHeaders Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The message headers for the currently selected message.

Syntax

public string MailMessageHeaders { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property MailMessageHeaders As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

After calling SelectMailMessage this property will contain the full headers of the mail message as reported by the mail server.

This property is read-only.

MailMessageNumber Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The message number on the incoming mail server.

Syntax

public int MailMessageNumber { get; set; }
Public Property MailMessageNumber As Integer

Default Value

0

Remarks

MailMessageNumber specifies a number between 1 and MailMessageCount, and serves as a message pointer to an incoming mail message.

Set this property before calling SelectMailMessage

This property is not available at design time.

MailMessageReplyTo Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The value of the ReplyTo header of the mail message.

Syntax

public string MailMessageReplyTo { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property MailMessageReplyTo As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

After calling SelectMailMessage this property will be populated with the value of the ReplyTo header of the mail message.

This property is read-only.

MailMessageSubject Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The subject of the mail message.

Syntax

public string MailMessageSubject { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property MailMessageSubject As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

After calling SelectMailMessage this property will be populated with the subject of the mail message.

This property is read-only.

MailMessageText Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The text of the mail message.

Syntax

public string MailMessageText { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property MailMessageText As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text of the mail message identified by MailMessageNumber, if it has been downloaded from the server. To read the message, invoke ReadRequest (receiver) or ReadReceipt (sender). In case the message is not as AS1 message this will throw an exception, but you may catch it and then read the value of MailMessageText.

This property is read-only.

MailMessageTo Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The recipient of the mail message.

Syntax

public string MailMessageTo { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property MailMessageTo As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

After calling SelectMailMessage this property will be populated with the recipient of the mail message.

This property is read-only.

MailServer Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The address of your mail server.

Syntax

public string MailServer { get; set; }
Public Property MailServer As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

The address of your mail server. By default, the component will send outgoing mail via SMTP, and receive incoming mail via POP. Moreover, the component will assume that both servers are located at the address specified by MailServer.

In case you use different addresses for incoming and outgoing mail you should set the POPServer and SMTPServer configuration settings appropriately. You may also set POPPort and SMTPPort in case you use nonstandard ports.

To configure SSL you should set SSLStartMode. Note that if SSL is used for sending but not receiving, or vice versa, you should set SSLStartMode each time you send or receive a file.

MDNReceipt Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The MDN-based receipt generated by the component.

Syntax

public MDNReceipt MDNReceipt { get; set; }
Public Property MDNReceipt As MDNReceipt

Remarks

After invoking CreateMDNReceipt, MDNReceipt will contain the entire text of the receipt to be returned to the client. It will report either success or failure depending on ScanResult; in either case it will be RFC-compliant and suitable for returning to the client.

The MDNReceipt will consist of the MDN itself, a human-readable message, MIME headers and footers, and a signature if applicable. The receipt may be generated by invoking CreateMDNReceipt and customized further by setting the parameters to CreateMDNReceipt.

A variety of configuration settings may be used to override the default generation of the outgoing MDN. The MIC algorithm used in the MDN may be set with MDNMICAlgorithm;. MDNReportingUA specifies the reporting agent, and MDNSendingMode may be used to specify the "disposition-mode" field in the MDN.

The signature, if any, will use the protocol specified by the ReceiptSigningProtocol configuration setting, and the certificate specified.

Error reporting may be controlled by configuring ErrorReportingFlags. By default, any errors will cause MDNReceipt to report a failure to process the message (either "failed/Failure" or "processed/Error" will be reported, according to the specification and the type of error). Setting ErrorReportingFlags will cause the MDNReceipt to overlook the chosen types of errors. If all errors are overlooked, the MDNReceipt will report success and calculate a MIC on the original message as usual. A warning may be reported by setting the MDNWarning configuration setting.

MDNReceipt will always be generated by the component; however, if MDNTo is empty, an MDN-based receipt has not been requested. One may be sent anyway at the option of the server. If MDNTo is nonempty, the receipt MUST be returned according to RFC specifications. In AS2, the MDN should be returned in the body of the HTTP reply, or if ReceiptDeliveryOption is nonempty, to the URL specified there instead. In AS3, the MDN should be returned to the URL specified in MDNTo.

Please refer to the MDNReceipt type for a complete list of fields.

MDNTo Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The recipient for the Message Disposition Notification (MDN).

Syntax

public string MDNTo { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property MDNTo As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

MDNTo corresponds to the Disposition-Notification-To header of RequestHeaders. If nonempty, the client has requested an MDN receipt (typically the actual value is irrelevant). This receipt will be generated in a call to ProcessRequest or CreateMDNReceipt, and may be sent by calling SendResponse.

The receipt will be contained in MDNReceipt. If ReceiptDeliveryOption is empty, the receipt should be synchronously delivered in the HTTP response; otherwise, it should be delivered asynchronously to the URL specified. In either case, SendResponse will send the response as appropriate.

According to RFC specifications, MDNReceipt must be sent if requested by the client. If MDNTo is empty the MDN may be sent or not at the option of the server.

This property is read-only.

MessageId Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The message ID of the incoming message.

Syntax

public string MessageId { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property MessageId As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

MessageId corresponds to the Message-Id header of Request, and will be used as the Original-Message-Id header of MDNReceipt.

This property is read-only.

Password Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The password for your incoming mail server.

Syntax

public string Password { get; set; }
Public Property Password As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

The password for your incoming mail server. Set this before invoking Connect.

Request Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The AS1 request to be processed.

Syntax

public string Request { get; set; }
public byte[] RequestB { get; set; }
Public Property Request As String
Public Property RequestB As Byte()

Default Value

""

Remarks

You may specify the request manually, or you may load the request from the mail server by invoking ReadRequest.

The headers generally should be specified separately in RequestHeaders.

RequestHeaders Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The headers in the AS1 request.

Syntax

public HeaderList RequestHeaders { get; }
Public Property RequestHeaders As HeaderList

Remarks

The headers will include any and all headers attached by the mail server(s).

Please refer to the Header type for a complete list of fields.

RequestHeadersString Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The headers in the AS1 request.

Syntax

public string RequestHeadersString { get; set; }
Public Property RequestHeadersString As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

The headers will include any and all headers attached by the mail server(s).

ScanResult Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The result of invoking ParseRequest .

Syntax

public int ScanResult { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property ScanResult As Integer

Default Value

0

Remarks

ScanResult will contain information about any errors that occurred while invoking ParseRequest or ProcessRequest. ScanResult will contain 0 if no errors occurred, otherwise it will contain one or more of the following errors. If multiple errors are reported the results will be OR-ed together.

0x01 Unable to decrypt data.
0x02 Unable to decompress data.
0x04 Unable to validate integrity of data.
0x08 Unable to verify the signature.
0x10 Client requested unsupported signature type.
0x20 Client requested unsupported MIC algorithm.
0x40 Insufficient message security, as determined by the Config entries RequireSign and RequireEncrypt.
0x80 Unexpected processing error. An exception was encountered outside of message processing, such as configuration issues in the component.
0x100 Duplicate filename.
0x200 Illegal filename.
0x400 Empty filename.
0x800 Error writing incoming file.

This property is read-only.

SendTo Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The recipient of the original message.

Syntax

public string SendTo { get; set; }
Public Property SendTo As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

The recipient of the original message. The originator is given by From.

Note that From and SendTo correspond to the sender and recipient of the original message. For MDNs the roles are reversed, so that From indicates the recipient, and SendTo indicates the sender of the MDN.

SignerCert Property (AS1Receiver Component)

Your trading partner's certificate.

Syntax

public Certificate SignerCert { get; set; }
Public Property SignerCert As Certificate

Remarks

You must set your trading partner's certificate before processing any signed messages. This property should be set to a public key certificate.

If the trading partner's identity is unknown, you should first invoke ReadRequest and read the value of AS2To (or for AS3, AS3To). This will allow you to determine the correct certificate to use.

As a special case, you may set AcceptAnySignerCert to true. In this case, the component will attempt to validate the signature without knowing the certificate in advance. This is not recommended for production use, as it poses a security risk.

This property is not available at design time.

Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.

SSLAcceptServerCert Property (AS1Receiver Component)

Instructs the component to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate.

Syntax

public Certificate SSLAcceptServerCert { get; set; }
Public Property SSLAcceptServerCert As Certificate

Remarks

If it finds any issues with the certificate presented by the server, the component will normally terminate the connection with an error.

You may override this behavior by supplying a value for SSLAcceptServerCert. If the certificate supplied in SSLAcceptServerCert is the same as the certificate presented by the server, then the server certificate is accepted unconditionally, and the connection will continue normally.

Note: This functionality is provided only for cases in which you otherwise know that you are communicating with the right server. If used improperly, this property may create a security breach. Use it at your own risk.

Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.

SSLCert Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The certificate to be used during Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) negotiation.

Syntax

public Certificate SSLCert { get; set; }
Public Property SSLCert As Certificate

Remarks

This property includes the digital certificate that the component will use during SSL negotiation. Set this property to a valid certificate before starting SSL negotiation. To set a certificate, you may set the Encoded field to the encoded certificate. To select a certificate, use the store and subject fields.

Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.

SSLProvider Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) implementation to use.

Syntax

public AS1ReceiverSSLProviders SSLProvider { get; set; }

enum AS1ReceiverSSLProviders { sslpAutomatic, sslpPlatform, sslpInternal }
Public Property SSLProvider As As1receiverSSLProviders

Enum AS1ReceiverSSLProviders sslpAutomatic sslpPlatform sslpInternal End Enum

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property specifies the SSL/TLS implementation to use. In most cases the default value of 0 (Automatic) is recommended and should not be changed. When set to 0 (Automatic), the component will select whether to use the platform implementation or the internal implementation depending on the operating system as well as the TLS version being used.

Possible values are as follows:

0 (sslpAutomatic - default)Automatically selects the appropriate implementation.
1 (sslpPlatform) Uses the platform/system implementation.
2 (sslpInternal) Uses the internal implementation.
Additional Notes

In most cases using the default value (Automatic) is recommended. The component will select a provider depending on the current platform.

When Automatic is selected, on Windows, the component will use the platform implementation. On Linux/macOS, the component will use the internal implementation. When TLS 1.3 is enabled via SSLEnabledProtocols, the internal implementation is used on all platforms.

The .NET Standard library will always use the internal implementation on all platforms.

SSLServerCert Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The server certificate for the last established connection.

Syntax

public Certificate SSLServerCert { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property SSLServerCert As Certificate

Remarks

This property contains the server certificate for the last established connection.

SSLServerCert is reset every time a new connection is attempted.

This property is read-only.

Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.

SSLStartMode Property (AS1Receiver Component)

Determines how the component starts the SSL negotiation. By default, SSL will not be used.

Syntax

public AS1ReceiverSSLStartModes SSLStartMode { get; set; }

enum AS1ReceiverSSLStartModes { sslAutomatic, sslImplicit, sslExplicit, sslNone }
Public Property SSLStartMode As As1receiverSSLStartModes

Enum AS1ReceiverSSLStartModes sslAutomatic sslImplicit sslExplicit sslNone End Enum

Default Value

3

Remarks

The SSLStartMode property may have one of the following values:

0 (sslAutomatic - default)If the remote port is set to the standard plaintext port of the protocol (where applicable), the component will behave the same as if SSLStartMode is set to sslExplicit. In all other cases, SSL negotiation will be implicit (sslImplicit).
1 (sslImplicit)The SSL negotiation will start immediately after the connection is established.
2 (sslExplicit)The component will first connect in plaintext, and then explicitly start SSL negotiation through a protocol command such as STARTTLS.
3 (sslNone)No SSL negotiation, no SSL security. All communication will be in plaintext mode.

User Property (AS1Receiver Component)

The username for your incoming mail server.

Syntax

public string User { get; set; }
Public Property User As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

The username for your incoming mail server. Set this before invoking Connect.

Config Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

public string Config(string configurationString);

Async Version
public async Task<string> Config(string configurationString);
public async Task<string> Config(string configurationString, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String) As String

Async Version
Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String) As Task(Of String)
Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task(Of String)

Remarks

Config is a generic method available in every component. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the component.

These 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.

To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).

To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.

Connect Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Connects to the incoming mail server.

Syntax

public void Connect();

Async Version
public async Task Connect();
public async Task Connect(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Sub Connect()

Async Version
Public Sub Connect() As Task
Public Sub Connect(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Connects to the incoming mail server specified by MailServer. You must set User and Password prior to calling Connect. The connection will be maintained until you call Disconnect.

If you wish to connect in SSL you should first set the SSLStartMode property. Note that it is not necessary to explicitly connect to an SMTP server for outgoing mail; a connection will be created and destroyed each time a mail is sent.

CreateMDNReceipt Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Creates MDNReceipt .

Syntax

public void CreateMDNReceipt(string headers, string MDN, string message);

Async Version
public async Task CreateMDNReceipt(string headers, string MDN, string message);
public async Task CreateMDNReceipt(string headers, string MDN, string message, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Sub CreateMDNReceipt(ByVal Headers As String, ByVal MDN As String, ByVal Message As String)

Async Version
Public Sub CreateMDNReceipt(ByVal Headers As String, ByVal MDN As String, ByVal Message As String) As Task
Public Sub CreateMDNReceipt(ByVal Headers As String, ByVal MDN As String, ByVal Message As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

CreateMDNReceipt may be invoked after ParseRequest to create an MDN-based receipt. The receipt will report success or failure depending on ErrorReportingFlags and the success or failure of ParseRequest.

This method populates MDNReceipt with a new MDNReceipt. The Headers, MDN, and Message parameters can be used to further customize the receipt, or empty string ("") parameters may be set to use the component generated defaults. Headers will set additional transport headers to be sent with the receipt (in the HTTP or SMTP headers of the signed receipt). MDN can be used to append additional headers to the Message Disposition Notification portion of the MDN Receipt. If MDN is set to a value prefixed with an at sign ("@"), the at sign will be removed and the specified MDN will be used in the receipt in place of the component generated value. Message will set the human-readable portion of the receipt, and should describe any error conditions that may have occurred.

DeleteMessage Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Deletes the message specified by MailMessageNumber .

Syntax

public void DeleteMessage();

Async Version
public async Task DeleteMessage();
public async Task DeleteMessage(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Sub DeleteMessage()

Async Version
Public Sub DeleteMessage() As Task
Public Sub DeleteMessage(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Requests that the MailServer delete the message specified by MailMessageNumber. The message will not actually be deleted until the connection is closed.

Disconnect Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Disconnects from the incoming mail server.

Syntax

public void Disconnect();

Async Version
public async Task Disconnect();
public async Task Disconnect(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Sub Disconnect()

Async Version
Public Sub Disconnect() As Task
Public Sub Disconnect(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Disconnects from the incoming mail server specified by MailServer.

ParseRequest Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Parses the EDI message and determines the EDIData .

Syntax

public void ParseRequest();

Async Version
public async Task ParseRequest();
public async Task ParseRequest(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Sub ParseRequest()

Async Version
Public Sub ParseRequest() As Task
Public Sub ParseRequest(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Processes the EDI message in the request (either from the HTTP context, or as given by Request and possibly RequestHeadersString). If the message is encrypted, it will be decrypted with the certificate specified in Certificate. If it is signed, the signature will be verified against the certificate specified in SignerCert.

If the message is scanned without difficulty, EDIData will be populated. If a problem occurs, an exception will be thrown. This might occur if the client used or requested unsupported algorithms or data formats. In this case, EDIData will not be determined.

The component may be configured to ignore certain errors by setting ErrorProcessingFlags. This will allow the message to be processed and EDIData to be determined. If any errors occur, an exception will be thrown and the ScanResult property will reflect the error condition.

Whether or not an exception is thrown, an MDNReceipt may be generated by invoking CreateMDNReceipt. In the case of a successful scan MDNReceipt will report the success, otherwise the receipt will provide information to the client about the error.

ProcessRequest may be used to scan and create the receipt in one step. ReadRequest may be used to scan the request headers only to obtain details that can be used to configure the correct settings for the partner.

ProcessQueue Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Send the messages queued for sending.

Syntax

public void ProcessQueue(string directory);

Async Version
public async Task ProcessQueue(string directory);
public async Task ProcessQueue(string directory, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Sub ProcessQueue(ByVal Directory As String)

Async Version
Public Sub ProcessQueue(ByVal Directory As String) As Task
Public Sub ProcessQueue(ByVal Directory As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Invoking ProcessQueue sends the messages that have been queued by Queue.

ProcessRequest Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Processes the EDI data, and generates the receipt.

Syntax

public void ProcessRequest();

Async Version
public async Task ProcessRequest();
public async Task ProcessRequest(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Sub ProcessRequest()

Async Version
Public Sub ProcessRequest() As Task
Public Sub ProcessRequest(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Invoking ProcessRequest automates the entire AS2 server process. The method scans the request, determines the EDIData, and generates the MDNReceipt. In a server environment the receipt may be returned by invoking SendResponse.

The method's functionality is the same as the combined functionality of ParseRequest and CreateMDNReceipt. The method's operation is controlled by ErrorProcessingFlags and ErrorReportingFlags, and ScanResult will be populated as in ParseRequest.

The method will throw an exception, as ParseRequest does, if a problem is found while processing the request. However, if the problem does not prevent an MDN from being generated, MDNReceipt will still be generated before the exception is thrown. In all cases, the receipt will be suitable for returning to the client. If an exception is thrown, the MDNReceipt will provide more detail on the cause of the error.

The component will populate EDIData if no errors occurred scanning the request, or if ErrorProcessingFlags had been previously configured to allow the error.

QueryMessageSize Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Returns the size in bytes of the current message.

Syntax

public int QueryMessageSize();

Async Version
public async Task<int> QueryMessageSize();
public async Task<int> QueryMessageSize(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Function QueryMessageSize() As Integer

Async Version
Public Function QueryMessageSize() As Task(Of Integer)
Public Function QueryMessageSize(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task(Of Integer)

Remarks

This method queries the server for the size in bytes of the message specified by MailMessageNumber. The method returns the size (in bytes) of the message.

QueryMessageUID Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Returns the unique identifier of the message as specified by the server.

Syntax

public string QueryMessageUID();

Async Version
public async Task<string> QueryMessageUID();
public async Task<string> QueryMessageUID(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Function QueryMessageUID() As String

Async Version
Public Function QueryMessageUID() As Task(Of String)
Public Function QueryMessageUID(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task(Of String)

Remarks

This method returns the unique identifier of the message specified by MailMessageNumber.

Queue Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Prepares and queues the message to the specified directory.

Syntax

public void Queue(string directory);

Async Version
public async Task Queue(string directory);
public async Task Queue(string directory, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Sub Queue(ByVal Directory As String)

Async Version
Public Sub Queue(ByVal Directory As String) As Task
Public Sub Queue(ByVal Directory As String, cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Invoking Queue will prepare and queue the AS1 message. It will be signed if SigningCert is set, encrypted if RecipientCert is set, and compressed if CompressionFormat is set. A receipt will be requested if MDNTo is set. The queued message can then be sent by invoking ProcessQueue.

ReadRequest Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Reads the AS1 request from the mail server.

Syntax

public void ReadRequest();

Async Version
public async Task ReadRequest();
public async Task ReadRequest(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Sub ReadRequest()

Async Version
Public Sub ReadRequest() As Task
Public Sub ReadRequest(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

In the Java edition, ReadRequest will retrieve the file specified by MailMessageNumber from the mail server. The request will be stored in Request and the headers in RequestHeaders. The headers will also be parsed as in ParseHeaders, and the appropriate values of From, SendTo, etc., will be populated. After looking up and setting your trading partner information (such as certificates) you may then call ProcessRequest.

Reset Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Resets the state of the control.

Syntax

public void Reset();

Async Version
public async Task Reset();
public async Task Reset(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Sub Reset()

Async Version
Public Sub Reset() As Task
Public Sub Reset(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Reset resets the state of the component. All properties will be set to their default values.

SelectMailMessage Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Selects and obtains information about the specified message.

Syntax

public void SelectMailMessage();

Async Version
public async Task SelectMailMessage();
public async Task SelectMailMessage(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Sub SelectMailMessage()

Async Version
Public Sub SelectMailMessage() As Task
Public Sub SelectMailMessage(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

This method selects the message specified by MailMessageNumber and retrieves information about it.

After calling this method properties such as MailMessageHeaders, MailMessageDate, MailMessageFrom, etc., allow you to determine if this message is an AS1 message. Additional properties are exposed via the Config method.

If this message is an AS1 transmission, you may use ReadRequest to read it. The Request and RequestHeaders properties will contain the request and request headers, and From will be populated with the originator of the request. You may then set trading partner information and invoke ProcessRequest to process the request.

SendResponse Method (AS1Receiver Component)

Sends the MDN receipt.

Syntax

public void SendResponse();

Async Version
public async Task SendResponse();
public async Task SendResponse(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
Public Sub SendResponse()

Async Version
Public Sub SendResponse() As Task
Public Sub SendResponse(cancellationToken As CancellationToken) As Task

Remarks

Sends the MDN receipt specified by MDNReceipt. You may create this receipt by invoking ProcessRequest or CreateMDNReceipt.

By default the component will assume that your SMTP server is located at the same address as your incoming mail server. To set a different address, to use a non default port, see the various Config settings. To use SMTPS (SSL), set the various SSL properties.

A response will only be sent if requested by the client. If MDNTo is empty, this method will do nothing.

ConnectionStatus Event (AS1Receiver Component)

Fired to indicate changes in the connection state.

Syntax

public event OnConnectionStatusHandler OnConnectionStatus;

public delegate void OnConnectionStatusHandler(object sender, AS1ReceiverConnectionStatusEventArgs e);

public class AS1ReceiverConnectionStatusEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string ConnectionEvent { get; }
  public int StatusCode { get; }
  public string Description { get; }
}
Public Event OnConnectionStatus As OnConnectionStatusHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnConnectionStatusHandler(sender As Object, e As AS1ReceiverConnectionStatusEventArgs)

Public Class AS1ReceiverConnectionStatusEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ConnectionEvent As String
  Public ReadOnly Property StatusCode As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Description As String
End Class

Remarks

This event is fired when the connection state changes: for example, completion of a firewall or proxy connection or completion of a security handshake.

The ConnectionEvent parameter indicates the type of connection event. Values may include the following:

Firewall connection complete.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or S/Shell handshake complete (where applicable).
Remote host connection complete.
Remote host disconnected.
SSL or S/Shell connection broken.
Firewall host disconnected.
StatusCode has the error code returned by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP stack. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the error.

EndTransfer Event (AS1Receiver Component)

Fired when the message text completes transferring.

Syntax

public event OnEndTransferHandler OnEndTransfer;

public delegate void OnEndTransferHandler(object sender, AS1ReceiverEndTransferEventArgs e);

public class AS1ReceiverEndTransferEventArgs : EventArgs {
}
Public Event OnEndTransfer As OnEndTransferHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnEndTransferHandler(sender As Object, e As AS1ReceiverEndTransferEventArgs)

Public Class AS1ReceiverEndTransferEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
End Class

Remarks

Fired when the message text completes transferring (on either a send or receive).

Error Event (AS1Receiver Component)

Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

public event OnErrorHandler OnError;

public delegate void OnErrorHandler(object sender, AS1ReceiverErrorEventArgs e);

public class AS1ReceiverErrorEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public int ErrorCode { get; }
  public string Description { get; }
}
Public Event OnError As OnErrorHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnErrorHandler(sender As Object, e As AS1ReceiverErrorEventArgs)

Public Class AS1ReceiverErrorEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ErrorCode As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Description As String
End Class

Remarks

The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the component throws an exception.

The ErrorCode parameter contains an error code, and the Description parameter contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to the Error Codes section.

Header Event (AS1Receiver Component)

This event is fired for every message header being retrieved.

Syntax

public event OnHeaderHandler OnHeader;

public delegate void OnHeaderHandler(object sender, AS1ReceiverHeaderEventArgs e);

public class AS1ReceiverHeaderEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string Field { get; }
  public string Value { get; }
}
Public Event OnHeader As OnHeaderHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnHeaderHandler(sender As Object, e As AS1ReceiverHeaderEventArgs)

Public Class AS1ReceiverHeaderEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property Field As String
  Public ReadOnly Property Value As String
End Class

Remarks

The Field parameter contains the name of the header (in the same case as it is delivered). The Value parameter contains the header contents.

If the header line being retrieved is a continuation header line, then the Field parameter contains "" (empty string).

Log Event (AS1Receiver Component)

Fired with log information while processing a message.

Syntax

public event OnLogHandler OnLog;

public delegate void OnLogHandler(object sender, AS1ReceiverLogEventArgs e);

public class AS1ReceiverLogEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string LogType { get; }
  public string LogMessage { get; }
public byte[] LogMessageB { get; } }
Public Event OnLog As OnLogHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnLogHandler(sender As Object, e As AS1ReceiverLogEventArgs)

Public Class AS1ReceiverLogEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property LogType As String
  Public ReadOnly Property LogMessage As String
Public ReadOnly Property LogMessageB As Byte() End Class

Remarks

This event fires once for each log message generated by the component. The verbosity is controlled by the LogLevel setting.

Log messages available through this event correspond to log files written to LogDirectory. This event provides a way to obtain log messages without relying on files on disk. This event fires regardless of the value of LogDirectory (i.e. when LogDirectory is empty the event will still fire).

The LogMessage event parameter holds the raw log data.

The LogType event parameter indicates the type of log. Possible values are:

"LOG" Information about the status of the process.
"ERR" An error was encountered.
"DAT" The EDI payload.
"REQ" The raw request
"MDN" The MDN response.
"DEBUG" Debug information.
"DAT.INPUT" Debug information when processing payload. Only applicable when LogDebug is True.
"DAT.ENCRYPT" Debug information when processing payload. Only applicable when LogDebug is True.
"DAT.COMPRESS" Debug information when processing payload. Only applicable when LogDebug is True.
"DAT.SIGN" Debug information when processing payload. Only applicable when LogDebug is True.
"DAT.DECRYPT" Debug information when processing payload. Only applicable when LogDebug is True.
"DAT.DECOMPRESS" Debug information when processing payload. Only applicable when LogDebug is True.
"DAT.VERIFY" Debug information when processing payload. Only applicable when LogDebug is True.
"DAT.DEBUG" Debug information when processing payload. Only applicable when LogDebug is True.

PITrail Event (AS1Receiver Component)

This event traces the commands sent to the mail server, and the respective replies.

Syntax

public event OnPITrailHandler OnPITrail;

public delegate void OnPITrailHandler(object sender, AS1ReceiverPITrailEventArgs e);

public class AS1ReceiverPITrailEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public int Direction { get; }
  public string Message { get; }
}
Public Event OnPITrail As OnPITrailHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnPITrailHandler(sender As Object, e As AS1ReceiverPITrailEventArgs)

Public Class AS1ReceiverPITrailEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property Direction As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Message As String
End Class

Remarks

The PITrail event is useful for debugging purposes. It shows all of the interaction between the client and the server, line by line, except for message header and body transfers.

The Message parameter contains the full text of the message. The Direction parameter shows the originator of the message:

0 (Client)The Message originates from the client.
1 (Server)The Message originates from the server.
2 (Info)The Message is an informative message originating from the client software (the component code).

SignerCertInfo Event (AS1Receiver Component)

This event is fired during verification of the signed message.

Syntax

public event OnSignerCertInfoHandler OnSignerCertInfo;

public delegate void OnSignerCertInfoHandler(object sender, AS1ReceiverSignerCertInfoEventArgs e);

public class AS1ReceiverSignerCertInfoEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string Issuer { get; }
  public string SerialNumber { get; }
  public string SubjectKeyIdentifier { get; }
  public string CertEncoded { get; }
public byte[] CertEncodedB { get; } }
Public Event OnSignerCertInfo As OnSignerCertInfoHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnSignerCertInfoHandler(sender As Object, e As AS1ReceiverSignerCertInfoEventArgs)

Public Class AS1ReceiverSignerCertInfoEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property Issuer As String
  Public ReadOnly Property SerialNumber As String
  Public ReadOnly Property SubjectKeyIdentifier As String
  Public ReadOnly Property CertEncoded As String
Public ReadOnly Property CertEncodedB As Byte() End Class

Remarks

During verification, this event will be raised while parsing the signer's certificate information. The parameters that are populated depend on the options used when the message was originally signed. This information may be used to select the correct certificate for SignerCert to verify the signature. The following parameters may be populated:

Issuer specifies the subject of the issuer of the certificate used to sign the message.

SerialNumber is the serial number of the certificate used to sign the message.

SubjectKeyIdentifier is the X.509 subjectKeyIdentifier extension value of the certificate used to sign the message encoded as a hex string.

CertEncoded is the PEM (Base64 encoded) public certificate needed to verify the signature.

Note: When this value is present, the component will automatically use this value to perform signature verification.

The SignerCert property may be set from within this event. In this manner, the decision of which signer certificate to load may be delayed until the parameters of this event are inspected and the correct certificate can be located and loaded.

SSLServerAuthentication Event (AS1Receiver Component)

Fired after the server presents its certificate to the client.

Syntax

public event OnSSLServerAuthenticationHandler OnSSLServerAuthentication;

public delegate void OnSSLServerAuthenticationHandler(object sender, AS1ReceiverSSLServerAuthenticationEventArgs e);

public class AS1ReceiverSSLServerAuthenticationEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string CertEncoded { get; }
public byte[] CertEncodedB { get; } public string CertSubject { get; } public string CertIssuer { get; } public string Status { get; } public bool Accept { get; set; } }
Public Event OnSSLServerAuthentication As OnSSLServerAuthenticationHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnSSLServerAuthenticationHandler(sender As Object, e As AS1ReceiverSSLServerAuthenticationEventArgs)

Public Class AS1ReceiverSSLServerAuthenticationEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property CertEncoded As String
Public ReadOnly Property CertEncodedB As Byte() Public ReadOnly Property CertSubject As String Public ReadOnly Property CertIssuer As String Public ReadOnly Property Status As String Public Property Accept As Boolean End Class

Remarks

During this event, the client can decide whether or not to continue with the connection process. The Accept parameter is a recommendation on whether to continue or close the connection. This is just a suggestion: application software must use its own logic to determine whether or not to continue.

When Accept is False, Status shows why the verification failed (otherwise, Status contains the string OK). If it is decided to continue, you can override and accept the certificate by setting the Accept parameter to True.

SSLStatus Event (AS1Receiver Component)

Fired when secure connection progress messages are available.

Syntax

public event OnSSLStatusHandler OnSSLStatus;

public delegate void OnSSLStatusHandler(object sender, AS1ReceiverSSLStatusEventArgs e);

public class AS1ReceiverSSLStatusEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string Message { get; }
}
Public Event OnSSLStatus As OnSSLStatusHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnSSLStatusHandler(sender As Object, e As AS1ReceiverSSLStatusEventArgs)

Public Class AS1ReceiverSSLStatusEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property Message As String
End Class

Remarks

The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. This event tracks the progress of the connection.

StartTransfer Event (AS1Receiver Component)

Fired when the message text starts transferring (on either a send or receive).

Syntax

Public Event OnStartTransfer As OnStartTransferHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnStartTransferHandler(sender As Object, e As AS1ReceiverStartTransferEventArgs)

Public Class AS1ReceiverStartTransferEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
End Class

Remarks

Fired when the message text starts transferring (on either a send or receive).

Transfer Event (AS1Receiver Component)

Fired while the message text gets transferred to or from MailServer .

Syntax

public event OnTransferHandler OnTransfer;

public delegate void OnTransferHandler(object sender, AS1ReceiverTransferEventArgs e);

public class AS1ReceiverTransferEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public long BytesTransferred { get; }
}
Public Event OnTransfer As OnTransferHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnTransferHandler(sender As Object, e As AS1ReceiverTransferEventArgs)

Public Class AS1ReceiverTransferEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property BytesTransferred As Long
End Class

Remarks

Fired while the message text gets transferred to or from MailServer.

Certificate Type

This is the digital certificate being used.

Remarks

This type describes the current digital certificate. The certificate may be a public or private key. The fields are used to identify or select certificates.

The following fields are available:

Fields

EffectiveDate
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The date on which this certificate becomes valid. Before this date, it is not valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

ExpirationDate
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The date on which the certificate expires. After this date, the certificate will no longer be valid. The date is localized to the system's time zone. The following example illustrates the format of an encoded date:

23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

ExtendedKeyUsage
string (read-only)

Default: ""

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers. These are the same as ASN.1 object identifiers (OIDs).

Fingerprint
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: bc:2a:72:af:fe:58:17:43:7a:5f:ba:5a:7c:90:f7:02

FingerprintSHA1
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 30:7b:fa:38:65:83:ff:da:b4:4e:07:3f:17:b8:a4:ed:80:be:ff:84

FingerprintSHA256
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate. This property is primarily used for keys which do not have a corresponding X.509 public certificate, such as PEM keys that only contain a private key. It is commonly used for SSH keys.

The following example illustrates the format: 6a:80:5c:33:a9:43:ea:b0:96:12:8a:64:96:30:ef:4a:8a:96:86:ce:f4:c7:be:10:24:8e:2b:60:9e:f3:59:53

Issuer
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The issuer of the certificate. This field contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.

PrivateKey
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The private key of the certificate (if available). The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

Note: The PrivateKey may be available but not exportable. In this case, PrivateKey returns an empty string.

PrivateKeyAvailable
bool (read-only)

Default: False

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate. If PrivateKeyAvailable is True, the certificate may be used for authentication purposes (e.g., server authentication).

PrivateKeyContainer
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available). This functionality is available only on Windows platforms.

PublicKey
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The public key of the certificate. The key is provided as PEM/Base64-encoded data.

PublicKeyAlgorithm
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

PublicKeyLength
int (read-only)

Default: 0

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits). Common values are 512, 1024, and 2048.

SerialNumber
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.

SignatureAlgorithm
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

Store
string

Default: "MY"

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The StoreType field denotes the type of the certificate store specified by Store. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in StorePassword.

Store is used in conjunction with the Subject field to specify client certificates. If Store has a value, and Subject or Encoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the Subject field for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:

MYA certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys.
CACertifying authority certificates.
ROOTRoot certificates.

When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).

StoreB
byte []

Default: "MY"

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The StoreType field denotes the type of the certificate store specified by Store. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in StorePassword.

Store is used in conjunction with the Subject field to specify client certificates. If Store has a value, and Subject or Encoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the Subject field for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:

MYA certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys.
CACertifying authority certificates.
ROOTRoot certificates.

When the certificate store type is cstPFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is cstPFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e., PKCS#12 certificate store).

StorePassword
string

Default: ""

If the type of certificate store requires a password, this field is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.

StoreType
CertStoreTypes

Default: 0

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

The component supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the component will automatically determine the type. This field can take one of the following values:

0 (cstUser - default)For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a certificate store owned by the current user.

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

1 (cstMachine)For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a machine store.

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

2 (cstPFXFile)The certificate store is the name of a PFX (PKCS#12) file containing certificates.
3 (cstPFXBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in PFX (PKCS#12) format.
4 (cstJKSFile)The certificate store is the name of a Java Key Store (JKS) file containing certificates.

Note: This store type is only available in Java.

5 (cstJKSBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in Java Key Store (JKS) format.

Note: This store type is only available in Java.

6 (cstPEMKeyFile)The certificate store is the name of a PEM-encoded file that contains a private key and an optional certificate.
7 (cstPEMKeyBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a private key and an optional certificate.
8 (cstPublicKeyFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate.
9 (cstPublicKeyBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains a PEM- or DER-encoded public key certificate.
10 (cstSSHPublicKeyBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) that contains an SSH-style public key.
11 (cstP7BFile)The certificate store is the name of a PKCS#7 file containing certificates.
12 (cstP7BBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary) representing a certificate store in PKCS#7 format.
13 (cstSSHPublicKeyFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains an SSH-style public key.
14 (cstPPKFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key).
15 (cstPPKBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary) that contains a PPK (PuTTY Private Key).
16 (cstXMLFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a certificate in XML format.
17 (cstXMLBlob)The certificate store is a string that contains a certificate in XML format.
18 (cstJWKFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key).
19 (cstJWKBlob)The certificate store is a string that contains a JWK (JSON Web Key).
21 (cstBCFKSFile)The certificate store is the name of a file that contains a BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store).

Note: This store type is only available in Java and .NET.

22 (cstBCFKSBlob)The certificate store is a string (binary or Base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in BCFKS (Bouncy Castle FIPS Key Store) format.

Note: This store type is only available in Java and .NET.

23 (cstPKCS11)The certificate is present on a physical security key accessible via a PKCS#11 interface.

To use a security key, the necessary data must first be collected using the CertMgr component. The ListStoreCertificates method may be called after setting CertStoreType to cstPKCS11, CertStorePassword to the PIN, and CertStore to the full path of the PKCS#11 DLL. The certificate information returned in the CertList event's CertEncoded parameter may be saved for later use.

When using a certificate, pass the previously saved security key information as the Store and set StorePassword to the PIN.

Code Example. SSH Authentication with Security Key: certmgr.CertStoreType = CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11; certmgr.OnCertList += (s, e) => { secKeyBlob = e.CertEncoded; }; certmgr.CertStore = @"C:\Program Files\OpenSC Project\OpenSC\pkcs11\opensc-pkcs11.dll"; certmgr.CertStorePassword = "123456"; //PIN certmgr.ListStoreCertificates(); sftp.SSHCert = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11, secKeyBlob, "123456", "*"); sftp.SSHUser = "test"; sftp.SSHLogon("myhost", 22);

99 (cstAuto)The store type is automatically detected from the input data. This setting may be used with both public and private keys and can detect any of the supported formats automatically.

SubjectAltNames
string (read-only)

Default: ""

Comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

ThumbprintMD5
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The MD5 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

ThumbprintSHA1
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

ThumbprintSHA256
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate. It is primarily used for X.509 certificates. If the hash does not already exist, it is automatically computed.

Usage
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The text description of UsageFlags.

This value will be one or more of the following strings and will be separated by commas:

  • Digital Signature
  • Non-Repudiation
  • Key Encipherment
  • Data Encipherment
  • Key Agreement
  • Certificate Signing
  • CRL Signing
  • Encipher Only

If the provider is OpenSSL, the value is a comma-separated list of X.509 certificate extension names.

UsageFlags
int (read-only)

Default: 0

The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of UsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:

0x80Digital Signature
0x40Non-Repudiation
0x20Key Encipherment
0x10Data Encipherment
0x08Key Agreement
0x04Certificate Signing
0x02CRL Signing
0x01Encipher Only

Please see the Usage field for a text representation of UsageFlags.

This functionality currently is not available when the provider is OpenSSL.

Version
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The certificate's version number. The possible values are the strings "V1", "V2", and "V3".

Subject
string

Default: ""

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This field will be populated with the full subject of the loaded certificate. When loading a certificate, the subject is used to locate the certificate in the store.

If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property.

If a match is still not found, the property is set to an empty string, and no certificate is selected.

The special value "*" picks a random certificate in the certificate store.

The certificate subject is a comma-separated list of distinguished name fields and values. For instance, "CN=www.server.com, OU=test, C=US, E=support@nsoftware.com". Common fields and their meanings are as follows:

FieldMeaning
CNCommon Name. This is commonly a hostname like www.server.com.
OOrganization
OUOrganizational Unit
LLocality
SState
CCountry
EEmail Address

If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.

Encoded
string

Default: ""

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This field is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject fields also may be used to specify a certificate.

When Encoded is set, a search is initiated in the current Store for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, Subject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, Subject is set to an empty string.

EncodedB
byte []

Default: ""

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This field is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject fields also may be used to specify a certificate.

When Encoded is set, a search is initiated in the current Store for the private key of the certificate. If the key is found, Subject is updated to reflect the full subject of the selected certificate; otherwise, Subject is set to an empty string.

Constructors

public Certificate();
Public Certificate()

Creates a instance whose properties can be set. This is useful for use with when generating new certificates.

public Certificate(string certificateFile);
Public Certificate(ByVal CertificateFile As String)

Opens CertificateFile and reads out the contents as an X.509 public key.

public Certificate(byte[] encoded);
Public Certificate(ByVal Encoded As Byte())

Parses Encoded as an X.509 public key.

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes storeType, string store, string storePassword, string subject);
Public Certificate(ByVal StoreType As CertStoreTypes, ByVal Store As String, ByVal StorePassword As String, ByVal Subject As String)

StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.

After the store has been successfully opened, the component will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes storeType, string store, string storePassword, string subject, string configurationString);
Public Certificate(ByVal StoreType As CertStoreTypes, ByVal Store As String, ByVal StorePassword As String, ByVal Subject As String, ByVal ConfigurationString As String)

StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.

ConfigurationString is a newline-separated list of name-value pairs that may be used to modify the default behavior. Possible values include "PersistPFXKey", which shows whether or not the PFX key is persisted after performing operations with the private key. This correlates to the PKCS12_NO_PERSIST_KEY CryptoAPI option. The default value is True (the key is persisted). "Thumbprint" - an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load. When specified, this value is used to select the certificate in the store. This is applicable to the cstUser , cstMachine , cstPublicKeyFile , and cstPFXFile store types. "UseInternalSecurityAPI" shows whether the platform (default) or the internal security API is used when performing certificate-related operations.

After the store has been successfully opened, the component will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes storeType, string store, string storePassword, byte[] encoded);
Public Certificate(ByVal StoreType As CertStoreTypes, ByVal Store As String, ByVal StorePassword As String, ByVal Encoded As Byte())

StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.

After the store has been successfully opened, the component will load Encoded as an X.509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes storeType, byte[] store, string storePassword, string subject);
Public Certificate(ByVal StoreType As CertStoreTypes, ByVal Store As Byte(), ByVal StorePassword As String, ByVal Subject As String)

StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a byte array containing the certificate data. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.

After the store has been successfully opened, the component will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes storeType, byte[] store, string storePassword, string subject, string configurationString);
Public Certificate(ByVal StoreType As CertStoreTypes, ByVal Store As Byte(), ByVal StorePassword As String, ByVal Subject As String, ByVal ConfigurationString As String)

StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a byte array containing the certificate data. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.

After the store has been successfully opened, the component will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.

public Certificate(CertStoreTypes storeType, byte[] store, string storePassword, byte[] encoded);
Public Certificate(ByVal StoreType As CertStoreTypes, ByVal Store As Byte(), ByVal StorePassword As String, ByVal Encoded As Byte())

StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a byte array containing the certificate data. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.

After the store has been successfully opened, the component will load Encoded as an X.509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.

EDIAttachment Type

This describes the file being attached.

Remarks

Information about the file's location that is being attached to the message is contained here.

The following fields are available:

Fields

ContentType
string

Default: ""

The MIME content-type of this EDIAttachment.

Data
string

Default: ""

This field contains the attachment data.

In a receiver, the component decodes the attachment to the Data field when Data's value is first queried. This field will contain the full decrypted text of the attachment.

DataB
byte []

Default: ""

This field contains the attachment data.

In a receiver, the component decodes the attachment to the Data field when Data's value is first queried. This field will contain the full decrypted text of the attachment.

FileName
string

Default: ""

The file name of the attachment. If IncomingDirectory has been specified, the attachment will be written to the specified directory and the name will be provided by this field. Otherwise, this will contain the name of the attachment as described in the Headers.

Headers
string

Default: ""

The component fills out Headers each time any of the other fields for that EDIAttachment are changed. If additional headers are needed they should be appended after all the other fields for that EDIAttachment are set.

InputStream
System.IO.Stream

Default: ""

If InputStream is specified, the data from the stream specified will be used for the EDI attachment.

Name
string

Default: ""

Name is the final name to be associated with the contents of either the Data or FileName fields. This corresponds to the filename attribute of the Content-Disposition header for this attachment.

OutputStream
System.IO.Stream (read-only)

Default: ""

The component decodes the attachment of Message when This field's value is first set, and writes the decoded attachment to the stream.

Note: It is recommended to use the SetAttachmentOutputStream method instead of setting this field.

Constructors

public EDIAttachment();
Public EDIAttachment()
public EDIAttachment(string fileName);
Public EDIAttachment(ByVal FileName As String)
public EDIAttachment(string fileName, string contentType);
Public EDIAttachment(ByVal FileName As String, ByVal ContentType As String)
public EDIAttachment(string fileName, string contentType, string headers);
Public EDIAttachment(ByVal FileName As String, ByVal ContentType As String, ByVal Headers As String)

EDIData Type

The EDI payload of the AS2 message.

Remarks

The EDI payload of the AS2 message.

The following fields are available:

Fields

Data
string

Default: ""

This field contains the EDI payload of the transmission.

In a receiver, this field will only be populated if IncomingDirectory and OutputStream have not been specified and ParseRequest finishes without an error, setting ScanResult to 0. If so, Data will contain the full decrypted text of the EDI message.

DataB
byte []

Default: ""

This field contains the EDI payload of the transmission.

In a receiver, this field will only be populated if IncomingDirectory and OutputStream have not been specified and ParseRequest finishes without an error, setting ScanResult to 0. If so, Data will contain the full decrypted text of the EDI message.

EDIType
string

Default: ""

The Content-Type of the EDI message. Sample values might be "application/edi-x12", "application/edifact" or "application/xml".

InputStream
System.IO.Stream

Default: ""

In a sender, if InputStream is specified, the data from the specified stream will be used for the EDI payload of the transmission.

Name
string

Default: "rfc1767.edi"

Name is the final name to be associated with the contents of either the Data or FileName fields. This corresponds to the filename attribute of the Content-Disposition header for the EDI payload.

When constructing EDI data to be sent, Name will be set to the same value as FileName, but can be overridden after setting FileName to indicate that another name should be used in the outbound request's Content-Disposition MIME header.

When receiving EDI data, Name will be read out of the "filename" attribute of the inbound request's Content-Disposition MIME header.

OutputStream
System.IO.Stream

Default: ""

In a receiver, if this field is set, the EDI payload will be written to this stream if ParseRequest finishes without an error, setting ScanResult to 0. If so, the specified stream will contain the full decrypted text of the EDI message.

NOTE: When OutputStream is used and the underlying data contains attachments, the attachments will not be decoded to the output stream. Attachments are accessible via the Attachments collection.

FileName
string

Default: ""

In a sender, if FileName is specified, the file specified will be used for the EDI payload of the transmission. Name will be populated with the name of the file.

In a receiver, when IncomingDirectory is set, this will be populated with the absolute path of the file which contains the processed message contents.

Note: When OutputStream is set, the data will be written to the stream and this field will not be populated.

Constructors

public EDIData();
Public EDIData()
public EDIData(byte[] data, string EDIType);
Public EDIData(ByVal Data As Byte(), ByVal EDIType As String)
public EDIData(string fileName, string EDIType);
Public EDIData(ByVal FileName As String, ByVal EDIType As String)

Firewall Type

The firewall the component will connect through.

Remarks

When connecting through a firewall, this type is used to specify different properties of the firewall, such as the firewall Host and the FirewallType.

The following fields are available:

Fields

AutoDetect
bool

Default: False

Whether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

FirewallType
FirewallTypes

Default: 0

The type of firewall to connect through. The applicable values are as follows:

fwNone (0)No firewall (default setting).
fwTunnel (1)Connect through a tunneling proxy. Port is set to 80.
fwSOCKS4 (2)Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. Port is set to 1080.
fwSOCKS5 (3)Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. Port is set to 1080.
fwSOCKS4A (10)Connect through a SOCKS4A Proxy. Port is set to 1080.

Host
string

Default: ""

The name or IP address of the firewall (optional). If a Host is given, the requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.

If this field is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, this field is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, the component throws an exception.

Password
string

Default: ""

A password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. If Host is specified, the User and Password fields are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the component throws an exception.

Port
int

Default: 0

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall Host. See the description of the Host field for details.

Note: This field is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value. See the description of the FirewallType field for details.

User
string

Default: ""

A username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall. If Host is specified, this field and the Password field are used to connect and authenticate to the given Firewall. If the authentication fails, the component throws an exception.

Constructors

public Firewall();
Public Firewall()

Header Type

This is an HTTP header as it is received from the server.

Remarks

When a header is received through a Header event, it is parsed into a Header type. This type contains a Field, and its corresponding Value.

The following fields are available:

Fields

Field
string

Default: ""

This field contains the name of the HTTP Header (this is the same case as it is delivered).

Value
string

Default: ""

This field contains the Header contents.

Constructors

public Header();
Public Header()
public Header(string field, string value);
Public Header(ByVal Field As String, ByVal Value As String)

MDNReceipt Type

The complete MDN Receipt returned by the receiver.

Remarks

The complete MDN Receipt contains the Message Disposition Notification (MDN) and an optional signature.

The following fields are available:

Fields

Content
string

Default: ""

This contains the entire content of the MDN Receipt. This is a multipart/report entity consisting of a machine readable MDN (Message Disposition Notification) and a human readable Message, which itself may be embedded in a multipart/signed entity if requested by the AS2 sender.

ContentB
byte []

Default: ""

This contains the entire content of the MDN Receipt. This is a multipart/report entity consisting of a machine readable MDN (Message Disposition Notification) and a human readable Message, which itself may be embedded in a multipart/signed entity if requested by the AS2 sender.

HeaderCount
int (read-only)

Default: 0

The number of headers in the MDN.

HeaderField
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The field name of the MDN header currently selected by HeaderIndex.

HeaderIndex
int

Default: 0

Which MDN header is currently selected to populate HeaderField and HeaderValue.

Valid values are 0 to HeaderCount - 1.

Headers
string

Default: ""

Headers contains all of the headers of the AS2 MDN Receipt as a single string. This will include headers such as AS2-From, AS2-To, Date, Content-Type, etc. In an AS2Sender, these will also contain the transport headers of the MDN Receipt (HTTP or SMTP headers, depending on the delivery option).

You can also use HeaderCount, HeaderIndex, HeaderField, and HeaderValue to easily iterate through each individual header.

HeaderValue
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The value of the MDN header currently selected by HeaderIndex.

MDN
string (read-only)

Default: ""

MDN will contain the entire machine readable text of the Message Disposition Notification in the receipt. It will report either success or failure depending on the processing status of the receiver. In either case, it will be RFC-compliant.

Message
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The human-readable portion of the MDN receipt.

The human-readable portion of the MDN receipt that indicates the status of the message processing. This can be used to provide the user with a helpful message in the event that an error is encountered.

MICValue
string (read-only)

Default: ""

The Message Integrity Check(s) (one-way hash) of the original EDI message.

An MDN Receipt contains a MIC calculated over the EDI message that the receipt is in response to, to be matched on the sender side against a saved value for the original request to ensure that the integrity of the data that the receiver reports is preserved. When a signed receipt is requested, the MIC is be calculated using the algorithm used on the incoming message's signature, or SHA-1 if the incoming message is not signed.

The MIC will be base64 encoded and reported with the algorithm name as specified in RFC 3335; e.g., "w7AguNJEmhF/qIjJw6LnnA==, md5".

SigningProtocol
string (read-only)

Default: ""

This field contains the MIME type of the signature used, if any (i.e., "application/pkcs7-signature"), to create this MDNReceipt. It will contain an empty string if the receipt is unsigned.

Constructors

public MDNReceipt();
Public MDNReceipt()
public MDNReceipt(string headers, byte[] content);
Public MDNReceipt(ByVal Headers As String, ByVal Content As Byte())

Config Settings (AS1Receiver Component)

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.

AS1Receiver Config Settings

FileName:   The filename of the EDI Data.

This is a read only setting that gives the filename of the content received.

AS1 Config Settings

LogFilename:   The base name of the log file.

If set, this will be used as for the filename of the log file.

Note that only the base name should be specified as the component will append the appropriate file extension.

POPPort:   The POP mail port to be used, if different than MailServer.

The mail port to be used for POP (or POP/S). For implicit SSL, use port 995.

POPServer:   The POP server to be used, if different than MailServer.

The mail server to be used for POP (or POP/S), in case different than MailServer.

SMTPAuthMechanism:   The authentication mechanism used to connect to the SMTP server.

By default, SMTPAuthMechanism is set to 0, which sends the AUTH command is SMTPUser and SMTPPassword are set. SMTPAuthMechanism can be set to 1 to use the more secure CRAM-MD5 authentication command.

SMTPPassword:   The password used for authentication.

If SMTPPassword is set to a non empty string, then when connecting to the SMTPServer an AUTH or CRAM-MD5 (depending on SMTPAuthMechanism) command is sent for user authentication.

SMTPPort:   The SMTP mail port to be used, if different than MailServer.

The mail port to be used for SMTP (or POP/S). For implicit SSL, use port 465.

SMTPServer:   The SMTP server to be used, if different than MailServer.

The mail server to be used for SMTP (or SMTP/S), in case different than MailServer.

SMTPSSLStartMode:   Determines how SSL negotiation starts with the SMTP server.

0 ssl Automatic 1 ssl Implicit 2 ssl Explicit 3 ssl None Default These modes have the same interpretation as defined by the property SSLStartMode.

SMTPUser:   The user name used for authentication.

If SMTPUser is set to a non empty string, then when connecting to the SMTPServer an AUTH or CRAM-MD5 (depending on SMTPAuthMechanism) command is sent for user authentication.

SSL Config Settings

CACertFilePaths:   The paths to CA certificate files when using Mono on Unix/Linux.

This configuration setting specifies the paths on disk to certificate authority (CA) certificate files when using Mono on Unix/Linux. It is not applicable in any other circumstances.

The value is formatted as a list of paths separated by semicolons. The component will check for the existence of each file in the order specified. When a file is found, the CA certificates within the file will be loaded and used to determine the validity of server or client certificates.

The default value is as follows:

/etc/ssl/ca-bundle.pem;/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt;/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt;/etc/pki/tls/cacert.pem

LogSSLPackets:   Controls whether SSL packets are logged when using the internal security API.

When SSLProvider is set to Internal, this configuration setting controls whether Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) packets should be logged. By default, this configuration setting is False, as it is useful only for debugging purposes.

When enabled, SSL packet logs are output using the SSLStatus event, which will fire each time an SSL packet is sent or received.

Enabling this configuration setting has no effect if SSLProvider is set to Platform.

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.

SSLCACerts:   A newline separated list of CA certificates to be included when performing an SSL handshake.

When SSLProvider is set to Internal, this configuration setting specifies one or more CA certificates to be included with the SSLCert property. Some servers or clients require the entire chain, including CA certificates, to be presented when performing SSL authentication. The value of this configuration setting is a newline-separated (CR/LF) list of certificates. For instance:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert ...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert ...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

SSLCheckCRL:   Whether to check the Certificate Revocation List for the server certificate.

This configuration setting specifies whether the component will check the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) specified by the server certificate. If set to 1 or 2, the component will first obtain the list of CRL URLs from the server certificate's CRL distribution points extension. The component will then make HTTP requests to each CRL endpoint to check the validity of the server's certificate. If the certificate has been revoked or any other issues are found during validation the component throws an exception.

When set to 0 (default), the CRL check will not be performed by the component. When set to 1, it will attempt to perform the CRL check, but it will continue without an error if the server's certificate does not support CRL. When set to 2, it will perform the CRL check and will throw an error if CRL is not supported.

This configuration setting is supported only in the Java, C#, and C++ editions. In the C++ edition, it is supported only on Windows operating systems.

SSLCheckOCSP:   Whether to use OCSP to check the status of the server certificate.

This configuration setting specifies whether the component will use OCSP to check the validity of the server certificate. If set to 1 or 2, the component will first obtain the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) URL from the server certificate's OCSP extension. The component will then locate the issuing certificate and make an HTTP request to the OCSP endpoint to check the validity of the server's certificate. If the certificate has been revoked or any other issues are found during validation, the component throws an exception.

When set to 0 (default), the component will not perform an OCSP check. When set to 1, it will attempt to perform the OCSP check, but it will continue without an error if the server's certificate does not support OCSP. When set to 2, it will perform the OCSP check and will throw an error if OCSP is not supported.

This configuration setting is supported only in the Java, C#, and C++ editions. In the C++ edition, it is supported only on Windows operating systems.

SSLCipherStrength:   The minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption.

This minimum cipher strength is 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.

Note: This configuration 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 configuration 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 configuration setting.

SSLClientCACerts:   A newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL client certificate validation.

This configuration setting is only applicable to server components (e.g., TCPServer) see SSLServerCACerts for client components (e.g., TCPClient). This setting can be used to optionally specify one or more CA certificates to be used when verifying the client certificate that is presented by the client during the SSL handshake when SSLAuthenticateClients is enabled. When verifying the client's certificate, the certificates trusted by the system will be used as part of the verification process. If the client's CA certificates are not installed to the trusted system store, they may be specified here so they are included when performing the verification process. This configuration setting should be set only if the client's CA certificates are not already trusted on the system and cannot be installed to the trusted system store.

The value of this configuration setting is a newline-separated (CR/LF) list of certificates. For instance:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert ...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert ...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

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

This configuration setting enables the 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 SSLProvider is set to Platform include the following: obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=*"); obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=CALG_AES_256"); obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=CALG_AES_256;CALG_3DES"); Possible values when SSLProvider is set to Platform include the following:

  • 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 SSLProvider is set to Internalinclude the following: 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_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA"); Possible values when SSLProvider is set to Internal include the following:
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA

When TLS 1.3 is negotiated (see SSLEnabledProtocols), only the following cipher suites are supported:

  • TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
  • TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256

SSLEnabledCipherSuites is used together with SSLCipherStrength.

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

This configuration setting is used to enable or disable the supported security protocols.

Not all supported protocols are enabled by default. The default value is 4032 for client components, and 3072 for server components. To specify a combination of enabled protocol versions set this config to the binary OR of one or more of the following values:

TLS1.312288 (Hex 3000)
TLS1.23072 (Hex C00) (Default - Client and Server)
TLS1.1768 (Hex 300) (Default - Client)
TLS1 192 (Hex C0) (Default - Client)
SSL3 48 (Hex 30)
SSL2 12 (Hex 0C)

Note that only TLS 1.2 is enabled for server components that accept incoming connections. This adheres to industry standards to ensure a secure connection. Client components enable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and TLS 1.2 by default and will negotiate the highest mutually supported version when connecting to a server, which should be TLS 1.2 in most cases.

SSLEnabledProtocols: Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 Notes:

By default when TLS 1.3 is enabled, the component will use the internal TLS implementation when the SSLProvider is set to Automatic for all editions.

In editions that are designed to run on Windows, SSLProvider can be set to Platform to use the platform implementation instead of the internal implementation. When configured in this manner, please note that the platform provider is supported only on Windows 11/Windows Server 2022 and up. The default internal provider is available on all platforms and is not restricted to any specific OS version.

If set to 1 (Platform provider), please be aware of the following notes:

  • The platform provider is available only on Windows 11/Windows Server 2022 and up.
  • SSLEnabledCipherSuites and other similar SSL configuration settings are not supported.
  • If SSLEnabledProtocols includes both TLS 1.3 and TLS 1.2, these restrictions are still applicable even if TLS 1.2 is negotiated. Enabling TLS 1.3 with the platform provider changes the implementation used for all TLS versions.

SSLEnabledProtocols: SSL2 and SSL3 Notes:

SSL 2.0 and 3.0 are not supported by the component when the SSLProvider is set to internal. To use SSL 2.0 or SSL 3.0, the platform security API must have the protocols enabled and SSLProvider needs to be set to platform.

SSLEnableRenegotiation:   Whether the renegotiation_info SSL extension is supported.

This configuration setting specifies whether the renegotiation_info SSL extension will be used in the request when using the internal security API. This configuration setting is false by default, but it can be set to true to enable the extension.

This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLProvider is set to Internal.

SSLIncludeCertChain:   Whether the entire certificate chain is included in the SSLServerAuthentication event.

This configuration setting specifies whether the Encoded parameter of the SSLServerAuthentication event contains the full certificate chain. By default this value is False and only the leaf certificate will be present in the Encoded parameter of the SSLServerAuthentication event.

If set to True, all certificates returned by the server will be present in the Encoded parameter of the SSLServerAuthentication event. This includes the leaf certificate, any intermediate certificate, and the root certificate.

Note: When SSLProvider is set to Internal this value is automatically set to true. This is needed for proper validation when using the internal provider.

SSLKeyLogFile:   The location of a file where per-session secrets are written for debugging purposes.

This configuration setting optionally specifies the full path to a file on disk where per-session secrets are stored for debugging purposes.

When set, the component will save the session secrets in the same format as the SSLKEYLOGFILE environment variable functionality used by most major browsers and tools, such as Chrome, Firefox, and cURL. This file can then be used in tools such as Wireshark to decrypt TLS traffic for debugging purposes. When writing to this file, the component will only append, it will not overwrite previous values.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLProvider is set to Internal.

SSLNegotiatedCipher:   Returns the negotiated cipher suite.

This configuration setting returns the cipher suite negotiated during the SSL handshake.

Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipher[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedCipherStrength:   Returns the negotiated cipher suite strength.

This configuration setting returns the strength of the cipher suite negotiated during the SSL handshake.

Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipherStrength[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedCipherSuite:   Returns the negotiated cipher suite.

This configuration setting returns the cipher suite negotiated during the SSL handshake represented as a single string.

Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipherSuite[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedKeyExchange:   Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm.

This configuration setting returns the key exchange algorithm negotiated during the SSL handshake.

Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedKeyExchange[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrength:   Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm strength.

This configuration setting returns the strength of the key exchange algorithm negotiated during the SSL handshake.

Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrength[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedVersion:   Returns the negotiated protocol version.

This configuration setting returns the protocol version negotiated during the SSL handshake.

Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedVersion[connId]");

SSLSecurityFlags:   Flags that control certificate verification.

The following flags are defined (specified in hexadecimal notation). They can be ORed 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 non-matching server name).

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

SSLServerCACerts:   A newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL server certificate validation.

This configuration setting is only used by client components (e.g., TCPClient) see SSLClientCACerts for server components (e.g., TCPServer). This configuration setting can be used to optionally specify one or more CA certificates to be used when connecting to the server and verifying the server certificate. When verifying the server's certificate, the certificates trusted by the system will be used as part of the verification process. If the server's CA certificates are not installed to the trusted system store, they may be specified here so they are included when performing the verification process. This configuration setting should be set only if the server's CA certificates are not already trusted on the system and cannot be installed to the trusted system store.

The value of this configuration setting is a newline-separated (CR/LF) list of certificates. For instance:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

TLS12SignatureAlgorithms:   Defines the allowed TLS 1.2 signature algorithms when SSLProvider is set to Internal.

This configuration setting specifies the allowed server certificate signature algorithms when SSLProvider is set to Internal 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 configuration 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: component.SSLProvider = TCPClientSSLProviders.sslpInternal; component.Config("SSLEnabledProtocols=3072"); //TLS 1.2 component.Config("TLS12SignatureAlgorithms=sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa"); The default value for this configuration setting is sha512-ecdsa,sha512-rsa,sha512-dsa,sha384-ecdsa,sha384-rsa,sha384-dsa,sha256-ecdsa,sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha224-ecdsa,sha224-rsa,sha224-dsa,sha1-ecdsa,sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa.

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

TLS12SupportedGroups:   The supported groups for ECC.

This configuration setting specifies a comma-separated list of named groups used in TLS 1.2 for ECC.

The default value is ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ecdhe_secp521r1.

When using TLS 1.2 and SSLProvider is set to Internal, the values refer to the supported groups for ECC. The following values are supported:

  • "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp521r1" (default)

TLS13KeyShareGroups:   The groups for which to pregenerate key shares.

This configuration setting specifies a comma-separated list of named groups used in TLS 1.3 for key exchange. The groups specified here will have key share data pregenerated locally before establishing a connection. This can prevent an additional roundtrip during the handshake if the group is supported by the server.

The default value is set to balance common supported groups and the computational resources required to generate key shares. As a result, only some groups are included by default in this configuration setting.

Note: All supported groups can always be used during the handshake even if not listed here, but if a group is used that is not present in this list, it will incur an additional roundtrip and time to generate the key share for that group.

In most cases, this configuration setting does not need to be modified. This should be modified only if there is a specific reason to do so.

The default value is ecdhe_x25519,ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ffdhe_2048,ffdhe_3072

The values are ordered from most preferred to least preferred. The following values are supported:

  • "ecdhe_x25519" (default)
  • "ecdhe_x448"
  • "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp521r1"
  • "ffdhe_2048" (default)
  • "ffdhe_3072" (default)
  • "ffdhe_4096"
  • "ffdhe_6144"
  • "ffdhe_8192"

TLS13SignatureAlgorithms:   The allowed certificate signature algorithms.

This configuration setting holds a comma-separated list of allowed signature algorithms. Possible values include the following:

  • "ed25519" (default)
  • "ed448" (default)
  • "ecdsa_secp256r1_sha256" (default)
  • "ecdsa_secp384r1_sha384" (default)
  • "ecdsa_secp521r1_sha512" (default)
  • "rsa_pkcs1_sha256" (default)
  • "rsa_pkcs1_sha384" (default)
  • "rsa_pkcs1_sha512" (default)
  • "rsa_pss_sha256" (default)
  • "rsa_pss_sha384" (default)
  • "rsa_pss_sha512" (default)
The default value is rsa_pss_sha256,rsa_pss_sha384,rsa_pss_sha512,rsa_pkcs1_sha256,rsa_pkcs1_sha384,rsa_pkcs1_sha512,ecdsa_secp256r1_sha256,ecdsa_secp384r1_sha384,ecdsa_secp521r1_sha512,ed25519,ed448. This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLEnabledProtocols includes TLS 1.3.
TLS13SupportedGroups:   The supported groups for (EC)DHE key exchange.

This configuration setting specifies a comma-separated list of named groups used in TLS 1.3 for key exchange. This configuration setting should be modified only if there is a specific reason to do so.

The default value is ecdhe_x25519,ecdhe_x448,ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ecdhe_secp521r1,ffdhe_2048,ffdhe_3072,ffdhe_4096,ffdhe_6144,ffdhe_8192

The values are ordered from most preferred to least preferred. The following values are supported:

  • "ecdhe_x25519" (default)
  • "ecdhe_x448" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp521r1" (default)
  • "ffdhe_2048" (default)
  • "ffdhe_3072" (default)
  • "ffdhe_4096" (default)
  • "ffdhe_6144" (default)
  • "ffdhe_8192" (default)

Base Config Settings

BuildInfo:   Information about the product's build.

When queried, this setting will return a string containing information about the product's build.

GUIAvailable:   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.

LicenseInfo:   Information about the current license.

When queried, this setting will return a string containing information about the license this instance of a component is using. It will return the following information:

  • Product: The product the license is for.
  • Product Key: The key the license was generated from.
  • License Source: Where the license was found (e.g., RuntimeLicense, License File).
  • License Type: The type of license installed (e.g., Royalty Free, Single Server).
  • Last Valid Build: The last valid build number for which the license will work.
MaskSensitiveData:   Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages.

In certain circumstances it may be beneficial to mask sensitive data, like passwords, in log messages. Set this to true to mask sensitive data. The default is true.

This setting only works on these components: AS3Receiver, AS3Sender, Atom, Client(3DS), FTP, FTPServer, IMAP, OFTPClient, SSHClient, SCP, Server(3DS), Sexec, SFTP, SFTPServer, SSHServer, TCPClient, TCPServer.

UseFIPSCompliantAPI:   Tells the component whether or not to use FIPS certified APIs.

When set to true, the component will utilize the underlying operating system's certified APIs. Java editions, regardless of OS, utilize Bouncy Castle Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS), while all other Windows editions make use of Microsoft security libraries.

FIPS mode can be enabled by setting the UseFIPSCompliantAPI configuration setting to true. This is a static setting that applies to all instances of all components of the toolkit within the process. It is recommended to enable or disable this setting once before the component has been used to establish a connection. Enabling FIPS while an instance of the component is active and connected may result in unexpected behavior.

For more details, please see the FIPS 140-2 Compliance article.

Note: This setting is applicable only on Windows.

Note: Enabling FIPS compliance requires a special license; please contact sales@nsoftware.com for details.

UseInternalSecurityAPI:   Whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

When set to false, the component will use the system security libraries by default to perform cryptographic functions where applicable. In this case, 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 configuration setting to true tells the component to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries.

On Windows, this setting is set to false by default. On Linux/macOS, this setting is set to true by default.

If using the .NET Standard Library, this setting will be true on all platforms. The .NET Standard library does not support using the system security libraries.

Note: This setting is static. The value set is applicable to all components used in the application.

When this value is set, the product's system dynamic link library (DLL) is no longer required as a reference, as all unmanaged code is stored in that file.

Trappable Errors (AS1Receiver Component)

Note: The starred errors may be ignored by configuring the ErrorProcessingFlags and ErrorReportingFlags of the component.

AS1Receiver Errors

701   Unable to write log file.
711   The incoming message was encrypted with an unknown protocol.
712   Unable to decrypt message.
713   Unable to decompress message.
732   *Unable to verify content integrity.
733   *Unsupported signature type was requested.
734   *Unsupported MIC algorithm(s) were requested.

POP Errors

116   MailPort cannot be zero. Please specify a valid service port number.
118   Firewall error. Error message contains detailed description.
171   POP protocol error. Description contains the server reply.
172   Error communicating with server. Error text is attached.
173   Please specify a valid MailServer.
174   Busy executing current method.

The component may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other components.

TCPClient Errors

100   You cannot change the RemotePort at this time. A connection is in progress.
101   You cannot change the RemoteHost (Server) at this time. A connection is in progress.
102   The RemoteHost address is invalid (0.0.0.0).
104   Already connected. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first.
106   You cannot change the LocalPort at this time. A connection is in progress.
107   You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress.
112   You cannot change MaxLineLength at this time. A connection is in progress.
116   RemotePort cannot be zero. Please specify a valid service port number.
117   You cannot change the UseConnection option while the component is active.
135   Operation would block.
201   Timeout.
211   Action impossible in control's present state.
212   Action impossible while not connected.
213   Action impossible while listening.
301   Timeout.
303   Could not open file.
434   Unable to convert string to selected CodePage.
1105   Already connecting. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first.
1117   You need to connect first.
1119   You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress.
1120   Connection dropped by remote host.

TCP/IP Errors

10004   [10004] Interrupted system call.
10009   [10009] Bad file number.
10013   [10013] Access denied.
10014   [10014] Bad address.
10022   [10022] Invalid argument.
10024   [10024] Too many open files.
10035   [10035] Operation would block.
10036   [10036] Operation now in progress.
10037   [10037] Operation already in progress.
10038   [10038] Socket operation on nonsocket.
10039   [10039] Destination address required.
10040   [10040] Message is too long.
10041   [10041] Protocol wrong type for socket.
10042   [10042] Bad protocol option.
10043   [10043] Protocol is not supported.
10044   [10044] Socket type is not supported.
10045   [10045] Operation is not supported on socket.
10046   [10046] Protocol family is not supported.
10047   [10047] Address family is not supported by protocol family.
10048   [10048] Address already in use.
10049   [10049] Cannot assign requested address.
10050   [10050] Network is down.
10051   [10051] Network is unreachable.
10052   [10052] Net dropped connection or reset.
10053   [10053] Software caused connection abort.
10054   [10054] Connection reset by peer.
10055   [10055] No buffer space available.
10056   [10056] Socket is already connected.
10057   [10057] Socket is not connected.
10058   [10058] Cannot send after socket shutdown.
10059   [10059] Too many references, cannot splice.
10060   [10060] Connection timed out.
10061   [10061] Connection refused.
10062   [10062] Too many levels of symbolic links.
10063   [10063] File name is too long.
10064   [10064] Host is down.
10065   [10065] No route to host.
10066   [10066] Directory is not empty
10067   [10067] Too many processes.
10068   [10068] Too many users.
10069   [10069] Disc Quota Exceeded.
10070   [10070] Stale NFS file handle.
10071   [10071] Too many levels of remote in path.
10091   [10091] Network subsystem is unavailable.
10092   [10092] WINSOCK DLL Version out of range.
10093   [10093] Winsock is not loaded yet.
11001   [11001] Host not found.
11002   [11002] Nonauthoritative 'Host not found' (try again or check DNS setup).
11003   [11003] Nonrecoverable errors: FORMERR, REFUSED, NOTIMP.
11004   [11004] Valid name, no data record (check DNS setup).

SMTP Errors

118   Firewall Error. Error message contains detailed description.
161   SMTP protocol error. Description contains the server reply.
162   Error communicating with server. Error text is attached.
163   Please specify a MailServer.
164   Please specify a sender (From).
165   Please specify a recipient.
166   Busy executing current method.
301   Operation interrupted.
302   Cannot open AttachedFile.

The component may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other components.

TCPClient Errors

100   You cannot change the RemotePort at this time. A connection is in progress.
101   You cannot change the RemoteHost (Server) at this time. A connection is in progress.
102   The RemoteHost address is invalid (0.0.0.0).
104   Already connected. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first.
106   You cannot change the LocalPort at this time. A connection is in progress.
107   You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress.
112   You cannot change MaxLineLength at this time. A connection is in progress.
116   RemotePort cannot be zero. Please specify a valid service port number.
117   You cannot change the UseConnection option while the component is active.
135   Operation would block.
201   Timeout.
211   Action impossible in control's present state.
212   Action impossible while not connected.
213   Action impossible while listening.
301   Timeout.
303   Could not open file.
434   Unable to convert string to selected CodePage.
1105   Already connecting. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first.
1117   You need to connect first.
1119   You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress.
1120   Connection dropped by remote host.

TCP/IP Errors

10004   [10004] Interrupted system call.
10009   [10009] Bad file number.
10013   [10013] Access denied.
10014   [10014] Bad address.
10022   [10022] Invalid argument.
10024   [10024] Too many open files.
10035   [10035] Operation would block.
10036   [10036] Operation now in progress.
10037   [10037] Operation already in progress.
10038   [10038] Socket operation on nonsocket.
10039   [10039] Destination address required.
10040   [10040] Message is too long.
10041   [10041] Protocol wrong type for socket.
10042   [10042] Bad protocol option.
10043   [10043] Protocol is not supported.
10044   [10044] Socket type is not supported.
10045   [10045] Operation is not supported on socket.
10046   [10046] Protocol family is not supported.
10047   [10047] Address family is not supported by protocol family.
10048   [10048] Address already in use.
10049   [10049] Cannot assign requested address.
10050   [10050] Network is down.
10051   [10051] Network is unreachable.
10052   [10052] Net dropped connection or reset.
10053   [10053] Software caused connection abort.
10054   [10054] Connection reset by peer.
10055   [10055] No buffer space available.
10056   [10056] Socket is already connected.
10057   [10057] Socket is not connected.
10058   [10058] Cannot send after socket shutdown.
10059   [10059] Too many references, cannot splice.
10060   [10060] Connection timed out.
10061   [10061] Connection refused.
10062   [10062] Too many levels of symbolic links.
10063   [10063] File name is too long.
10064   [10064] Host is down.
10065   [10065] No route to host.
10066   [10066] Directory is not empty
10067   [10067] Too many processes.
10068   [10068] Too many users.
10069   [10069] Disc Quota Exceeded.
10070   [10070] Stale NFS file handle.
10071   [10071] Too many levels of remote in path.
10091   [10091] Network subsystem is unavailable.
10092   [10092] WINSOCK DLL Version out of range.
10093   [10093] Winsock is not loaded yet.
11001   [11001] Host not found.
11002   [11002] Nonauthoritative 'Host not found' (try again or check DNS setup).
11003   [11003] Nonrecoverable errors: FORMERR, REFUSED, NOTIMP.
11004   [11004] Valid name, no data record (check DNS setup).

SMIME Errors

10191   Invalid index (RecipientIndex).
10192   Message decoding error (code).
10193   Unexpected message type.
10194   Unsupported hashing/signing algorithm.
10195   The message does not have any signers.
10196   The message signature could not be verified.
10197   Could not locate a suitable decryption certificate.
10198   The signer certificate could not be found.
10199   No signing certificate was supplied for signing the message.
10201   The specified certificate was not the one required.
10202   The specified certificate could not be found.
10221   Could not acquire CSP.
10222   Type validation error.
10223   Unsupported key size.
10224   Unrecognized Content-Type object identifier.
10225   Unrecognized public key format.
10226   No choices specified.
10228   Must specify output stream.
10280   Invalid part index.
10281   Unknown MIME type.
10283   No MIME-boundary found.
10280   Error decoding certificate.