AS2ProfileMgr Component

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The AS2ProfileMgr component is used to manage self and trading partner profiles used for AS2 communication.

Syntax

TibeAS2ProfileMgr

Remarks

AS2 communication require management of several configuration settings such as encryption certificate, signing certificate and TLS/SSL certificates. Both for your self and your trading partners.

The AS2ProfileMgr component allows you to manage such settings using simple XML files, furthermore these configuration files can be directly fed to the AS2Sender and AS2Receiver Component as a convenient way to set communication parameters.

To use the AS2ProfileMgr you should first set DataDir to configure the directory that it will use to store the profiles. You can then set the properties to be retained and save them by invoking SaveProfile, alternatively you could retrieve previously saved settings using LoadProfile.

When a new trading partner profile is saved a sub-directory named after the trading partner is created within DataDir and the file partner.cfg is saved in it. If CreateDirStruct is set to true, the following sub-directories are created within the partner directory. These can be helpful in managing other data for the trading partner.

DirDeletedDeleted files.
DirIncomingReceived files.
DirLogsLog files.
DirOutgoingFiles to be sent.
DirPendingFiles pending async MDN.
DirPendingInfoFiles having data to verify async MSN.
DirSentSent files.

Property List

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

AsyncMDNURLThe URL for posting Async MDNs.
CreateDirStructOption to create file management directories.
DataDirThe directory that the AS2ProfileMgr uses to store self and trading partner profiles.
DirDeletedThe directory used to store deleted files.
DirIncomingThe directory used to store incoming files.
DirLogsThe directory used to store log files.
DirOutgoingThe directory used to store outgoing files.
DirPendingThe directory used to store files waiting for Async MDN.
DirPendingInfoThe directory used to store files containing data to verify Async MDN.
DirSentThe directory used to store sent files.
EmailYour email address.
EncryptionCertCertificate used for encryption or decryption.
OptionCompressPreference to compress outgoing data.
OptionEncryptPreference to encrypt outgoing data.
OptionSignPreference to sign outgoing data.
OrganizationThe name of your, or your trading partner's organization.
PartnerCountThe number of partners found in DataDir .
RequestMDNPreference to receive MDNs from trading partner.
RequestMDNSignedPreference to request for signed MDNs.
RequestMDNSynchronousPreference to request for synchronous MDNs.
RequireEncryptPreference to receive encrypted messages.
RequireSignPreference to receive signed messages.
SigningCertCertificate used for signing or signature validation.
SSLCertCertificate used for secure communication over SSL.
URLThe URL for posting EDI data.

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.
DeleteProfileDeletes the configuration of the specified partner.
GetPropertyGets the property propName .
GetTPInfoGets the profile of the specified partner as a XML TPInfo.
ListPartnersLists trading partners known to the AS2ProfileMgr .
ListPropertiesLists the properties read from self or partner profile.
LoadProfileLoads the profile of the trading partner identified by partnerOrganization .
ResetResets the state of the control.
SaveProfileSaves the profile of the trading partner identified by partnerOrganization .
SetPropertySets the property propName to propValue .

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.

ErrorFired when information is available about errors during data delivery.
PartnerFired when ListPartners is invoked.
PartnerDirectoryFired before accessing partner.cfg of a trading partner.
PropertyFired when ListProperties is invoked.

Config Settings

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

BuildInfoInformation about the product's build.
CodePageThe system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.
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.

AsyncMDNURL Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

The URL for posting Async MDNs.

Syntax

property AsyncMDNURL: String read get_AsyncMDNURL write set_AsyncMDNURL;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the URL to which your trading partners would post Async MDNs, if you choose to get asynchronous notifications. The choice of receiving asynchronous notifications can be made on a per partner basis and is reflected in RequestMDNSynchronous.

CreateDirStruct Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Option to create file management directories.

Syntax

property CreateDirStruct: Boolean read get_CreateDirStruct write set_CreateDirStruct;

Default Value

true

Remarks

Set CreateDirStruct to false if you would like AS2ProfileMgr not to create file management directories. These are created for a trading partner when SaveProfile is invoked.

DataDir Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

The directory that the AS2ProfileMgr uses to store self and trading partner profiles.

Syntax

property DataDir: String read get_DataDir write set_DataDir;

Default Value

''

Remarks

AS2ProfileMgr uses DataDir to store self and trading partner configuration. The self profile is stored in the XML file me.cfg and the trading partner profiles are stored in the XML file partner.cfg. The partner.cfg is stored in a separate sub-directory for each trading partner. The sub-directory name is derived from the parameter PartnerOrganization of SaveProfile.

DirDeleted Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

The directory used to store deleted files.

Syntax

property DirDeleted: String read get_DirDeleted;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If CreateDirStruct was true when SaveProfile was invoked a directory for storing deleted files would have been created. The path to this directory can be read from DirDeleted after invoking LoadProfile.

This property is read-only.

DirIncoming Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

The directory used to store incoming files.

Syntax

property DirIncoming: String read get_DirIncoming;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If CreateDirStruct was true when SaveProfile was invoked a directory for storing incoming files would have been created. The path to this directory can be read from DirIncoming after invoking LoadProfile.

This property is read-only.

DirLogs Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

The directory used to store log files.

Syntax

property DirLogs: String read get_DirLogs;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If CreateDirStruct was true when SaveProfile was invoked a directory for storing log files would have been created. The path to this directory can be read from DirLogs after invoking LoadProfile.

This property is read-only.

DirOutgoing Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

The directory used to store outgoing files.

Syntax

property DirOutgoing: String read get_DirOutgoing;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If CreateDirStruct was true when SaveProfile was invoked a directory for storing outgoing files would have been created. The path to this directory can be read from DirOutgoing after invoking LoadProfile.

This property is read-only.

DirPending Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

The directory used to store files waiting for Async MDN.

Syntax

property DirPending: String read get_DirPending;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If CreateDirStruct was true when SaveProfile was invoked a directory for storing files waiting for Async MDN would have been created. The path to this directory can be read from DirPending after invoking LoadProfile.

This property is read-only.

DirPendingInfo Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

The directory used to store files containing data to verify Async MDN.

Syntax

property DirPendingInfo: String read get_DirPendingInfo;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If CreateDirStruct was true when SaveProfile was invoked a directory for storing files containing data for Async MDN verification would have been created. The path to this directory can be read from DirPendingInfo after invoking LoadProfile.

This property is read-only.

DirSent Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

The directory used to store sent files.

Syntax

property DirSent: String read get_DirSent;

Default Value

''

Remarks

If CreateDirStruct was true when SaveProfile was invoked a directory for storing sent files would have been created. The path to this directory can be read from DirSent after invoking LoadProfile.

This property is read-only.

Email Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Your email address.

Syntax

property Email: String read get_Email write set_Email;

Default Value

''

Remarks

Email is used to store your email address. The email address is used to request a MDN. It is simply used as a token to request a MDN, it does not imply that the MDN would be sent to this address. Please refer to the property MDNTo in AS2Sender for details.

After invoking LoadProfile, the Email will contain your currently configured email address, alternatively Email may be set and saved by invoking SaveProfile.

EncryptionCert Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Certificate used for encryption or decryption.

Syntax

property EncryptionCert: TibeCertificate read get_EncryptionCert write set_EncryptionCert;

Remarks

EncryptionCert for a trading partner, can be set to the path of a file containing the base64 encoded encryption certificate or to the contents of the file itself. It is used by the AS2Sender to encrypt outgoing data. It is also used by AS2Receiver to verify signatures on incoming data if a separate SigningCert is not specified.

While specifying self profile, EncryptionCert should be a pfx file containing a single certificate, private key pair. In this case EncryptionCertPassword must also be specified. EncryptionCert from self profile is used by AS2Receiver to decrypt incoming data. It is also used by AS2Sender to sign outgoing data if a separate SigningCert is not specified.

After invoking LoadProfile, the EncryptionCert will contain the currently saved encryption certificate, alternatively EncryptionCert may be set and saved by invoking SaveProfile.

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

OptionCompress Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Preference to compress outgoing data.

Syntax

property OptionCompress: Boolean read get_OptionCompress write set_OptionCompress;

Default Value

false

Remarks

OptionCompress is used to store your preference of compressing the data sent to your trading partner.

After invoking LoadProfile, the OptionCompress will contain your compression preference for your trading partner, alternatively OptionCompress may be set and saved by invoking SaveProfile.

OptionEncrypt Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Preference to encrypt outgoing data.

Syntax

property OptionEncrypt: Boolean read get_OptionEncrypt write set_OptionEncrypt;

Default Value

false

Remarks

OptionEncrypt is used to store your preference of encrypting data sent to your trading partner. If OptionEncrypt is set to true EncryptionCert must be specified.

After invoking LoadProfile, the OptionEncrypt will contain your encryption preference for your trading partner, alternatively OptionEncrypt may be set and saved by invoking SaveProfile.

OptionSign Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Preference to sign outgoing data.

Syntax

property OptionSign: Boolean read get_OptionSign write set_OptionSign;

Default Value

false

Remarks

OptionSign is used to store your preference of signing the data sent to your trading partner.

After invoking LoadProfile, the OptionSign will contain your signing preference for your trading partner, alternatively OptionSign may be set and saved by invoking SaveProfile.

Organization Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

The name of your, or your trading partner's organization.

Syntax

property Organization: String read get_Organization write set_Organization;

Default Value

''

Remarks

Generally, Organization is used to store your, or your trading partner's AS2 identifier. It is used to configure or verify AS2From and AS2To in AS2Sender and AS2Receiver components.

Invoking LoadProfile reads the AS2 identifier into Organization, alternatively you can save the AS2 identifier by setting Organization and invoking SaveProfile.

PartnerCount Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

The number of partners found in DataDir .

Syntax

property PartnerCount: Integer read get_PartnerCount;

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property returns the number of partners found in DataDir. This proprety is populated after calling ListPartners.

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

RequestMDN Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Preference to receive MDNs from trading partner.

Syntax

property RequestMDN: Boolean read get_RequestMDN write set_RequestMDN;

Default Value

false

Remarks

RequireMDN is used to store your preference of receiving MDNs for the messages you send to your trading partner.

After invoking LoadProfile, the RequireMDN will contain your preference of receiving MDNs, alternatively RequireMDN may be set and saved by invoking SaveProfile.

RequestMDNSigned Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Preference to request for signed MDNs.

Syntax

property RequestMDNSigned: Boolean read get_RequestMDNSigned write set_RequestMDNSigned;

Default Value

true

Remarks

MDNRequestSigned is used to store your preference of requesting signed MDNs from your trading partner.

After invoking LoadProfile, the MDNRequestSigned will contain your preference of requesting signed MDNs, alternatively MDNRequestSigned may be set and saved by invoking SaveProfile.

RequestMDNSynchronous Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Preference to request for synchronous MDNs.

Syntax

property RequestMDNSynchronous: Boolean read get_RequestMDNSynchronous write set_RequestMDNSynchronous;

Default Value

true

Remarks

MDNRequestSynchronous is used to store your preference of requesting synchronous MDNs from your trading partner.

After invoking LoadProfile, the MDNRequestSynchronous will contain your preference of requesting synchronous MDNs, alternatively MDNRequestSynchronous may be set and saved by invoking SaveProfile.

RequireEncrypt Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Preference to receive encrypted messages.

Syntax

property RequireEncrypt: Boolean read get_RequireEncrypt write set_RequireEncrypt;

Default Value

false

Remarks

RequireEncrypt is used to store your preference of receiving encrypted messages from your trading partner.

After invoking LoadProfile, the RequireEncrypt will contain your preference of receiving encrypted messages, alternatively RequireEncrypt may be set and saved by invoking SaveProfile.

RequireSign Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Preference to receive signed messages.

Syntax

property RequireSign: Boolean read get_RequireSign write set_RequireSign;

Default Value

false

Remarks

RequireSign is used to store your preference of receiving signed messages from your trading partner.

After invoking LoadProfile, the RequireSign will contain your preference of receiving signed messages, alternatively RequireSign may be set and saved by invoking SaveProfile.

SigningCert Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Certificate used for signing or signature validation.

Syntax

property SigningCert: TibeCertificate read get_SigningCert write set_SigningCert;

Remarks

SigningCert for a trading partner, can be set to a filename containing the Base64 encoded signing certificate or to the contents of such file. It is used by the AS2Receiver to verify the signature on incoming data. If SigningCert is not specified EncryptionCert is used for signature verification as well.

While specifying "self" profile, SigningCert should be a pfx file containing a single certificate - private key pair. In such case SigningCertPassword must also be specified. SigningCert from "self" profile is used by AS2Sender to sign outgoing data. If SigningCert is not specified the EncryptionCert is used for signing as well.

After invoking LoadProfile, the SigningCert will contain the currently saved signing certificate, alternatively SigningCert may be set and saved by invoking SaveProfile.

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

SSLCert Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Certificate used for secure communication over SSL.

Syntax

property SSLCert: TibeCertificate read get_SSLCert write set_SSLCert;

Remarks

SSLCert for a trading partner, can be set to a filename containing the Base64 encoded SSL certificate or to the contents of the file itself. It is used by the AS2Sender to authenticate the trading partner's server and to establish a secure communication channel.

While specifying self profile, SSLCert should be a pfx file containing a single certificate, private key pair. In this case SSLPassword must also be specified. SSLCert from self profile is used by AS2Sender for client side SSL authentication.

After invoking LoadProfile, the SSLCert will contain the currently saved SSL certificate, alternatively SSLCert may be set and saved by invoking SaveProfile.

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

URL Property (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

The URL for posting EDI data.

Syntax

property URL: String read get_URL write set_URL;

Default Value

''

Remarks

URL is the URL provided by your trading partner for posting EDI Data. Please refer to the URL property in AS2Sender for details.

In the case of "self" profile i.e. when the parameter partnerIdentifier is "self" in LoadProfile or SaveProfile, URL refers to the URL that your trading partners use to post data to you.

After invoking LoadProfile, the URL will contain the URL of your trading partner, alternatively URL may be set and saved by invoking SaveProfile.

Config Method (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

function Config(ConfigurationString: String): 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.

DeleteProfile Method (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Deletes the configuration of the specified partner.

Syntax

procedure DeleteProfile(partnerOrganization: String);

Remarks

The profile of the partner identified by partnerIdentifier is deleted. This method also deletes the directory in which the partner profile is stored, consequently deleting file management directories of the partner.

If the partnerOrganization specified is "self", the self profile i.e. me.cfg, is cleared.

GetProperty Method (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Gets the property propName .

Syntax

function GetProperty(propName: String): String;

Remarks

GetProperty can be used to query any property from "self" or partner profile. It is specially useful in retrieving properties not interpreted by AS2Sender AS2Receiver components and thus not exposed as AS2ProfileMgr properties.

GetProperty returns null if property propName was not read by LoadProfile.

GetTPInfo Method (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Gets the profile of the specified partner as a XML TPInfo.

Syntax

function GetTPInfo(partnerOrganization: String): String;

Remarks

If the parameter partnerOrganization is "self", GetTPInfo returns a XML string representing the "self" profile otherwise it returns a XML string of partner profile. These strings can be directly fed to AS2Sender and AS2Receiver using the method SetTPInfo.

ListPartners Method (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Lists trading partners known to the AS2ProfileMgr .

Syntax

procedure ListPartners();

Remarks

Invoking ListPartners causes the event Partner to be fired for each trading partner profile found by the AS2ProfileMgr component.

After this method returns PartnerCount is populated with the number of found partners.

ListProperties Method (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Lists the properties read from self or partner profile.

Syntax

procedure ListProperties();

Remarks

Invoking ListProperties causes the event Property to be fired for each property read by LoadProfile.

LoadProfile Method (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Loads the profile of the trading partner identified by partnerOrganization .

Syntax

procedure LoadProfile(partnerOrganization: String);

Remarks

If the partnerOrganization is not "self", the properties of AS2ProfileMgr are read from the XML file partner.cfg. The file is expected to be in a sub-directory within DataDir. The name of the sub-directory is derived from partnerOrganization.

Although all properties are read from the partner profile, the following are interpreted by AS2Sender and AS2Receiver components.

Partner Settings

If the partnerOrganization specified is "self", the properties of AS2ProfileMgr are read from the XML file me.cfg. The file is expected to be in DataDir.

Although all properties are read from the self profile, the following are interpreted by AS2Sender and AS2Receiver components.

My Settings

Note: "self" cannot be the name of a trading partner organization.

Reset Method (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Resets the state of the control.

Syntax

procedure Reset();

Remarks

Resets all properties. After invoking this method the component may be reused as if it were newly created.

SaveProfile Method (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Saves the profile of the trading partner identified by partnerOrganization .

Syntax

procedure SaveProfile(partnerOrganization: String);

Remarks

If the partnerOrganization is not "self", the properties of AS2ProfileMgr are saved to the XML file partner.cfg placed in a sub-directory within DataDir. The name of the sub-directory is derived from partnerOrganization. In addition to saving the partner profile, SaveProfile also creates the following directories if CreateDirStruct is set to true.

DirDeletedDeleted files.
DirIncomingReceived files.
DirLogsLog files.
DirOutgoingFiles to be sent.
DirPendingFiles pending async MDN.
DirPendingInfoFiles having data to verify async MSN.
DirSentSent files.

Although any number of properties may be saved to the partner profile, the following are interpreted by AS2Sender and AS2Receiver components.

Partner Settings

If the partnerOrganization specified is "self", the properties of AS2ProfileMgr are saved to the XML file me.cfg placed in DataDir.

Although any number of properties may be saved to the self profile, the following are interpreted by AS2Sender and AS2Receiver components.

My Settings

Note: "self" cannot be the name of a trading partner organization.

SetProperty Method (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Sets the property propName to propValue .

Syntax

procedure SetProperty(propName: String; propValue: String);

Remarks

SetProperty can be used to set any property in self or partner profile. It is specially useful in setting properties not interpreted by AS2Sender AS2Receivercomponents and thus not exposed as AS2ProfileMgr properties.

Error Event (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

type TErrorEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  ErrorCode: Integer;
  const Description: String
) of Object;

property OnError: TErrorEvent read FOnError write FOnError;

Remarks

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

Partner Event (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Fired when ListPartners is invoked.

Syntax

type TPartnerEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const partnerIdentifier: String;
  const partnerURL: String
) of Object;

property OnPartner: TPartnerEvent read FOnPartner write FOnPartner;

Remarks

This event is fired when ListPartners is called. It fires for each partner found by the AS2ProfileMgr in DataDir. The parameter partnerIdentifier is same as provided to SaveProfile to save the partner profile. The URL provided by the trading partner to post AS2 messages can be read from partnerURL.

PartnerDirectory Event (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Fired before accessing partner.cfg of a trading partner.

Syntax

type TPartnerDirectoryEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const Name: String;
  var Directory: String
) of Object;

property OnPartnerDirectory: TPartnerDirectoryEvent read FOnPartnerDirectory write FOnPartnerDirectory;

Remarks

This event is fired every time partner.cfg needs to be accessed i.e when LoadProfile or GetTPInfo are invoked with partner name not being "self". The Name provides the partner name and Directory indicates the directory in which partner profile is expected. Setting Directory to a different path will make the component look for partner.cfg in that directory. Note: PartnerDirectory event is not fired when ListPartners is invoked.

Property Event (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

Fired when ListProperties is invoked.

Syntax

type TPropertyEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const propName: String;
  const propValue: String
) of Object;

property OnProperty: TPropertyEvent read FOnProperty write FOnProperty;

Remarks

This event is fired when ListProperties is called. It fires for each property read by LoadProfile. The parameters propName and propValue provide property name and value respectively.

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:
  • EffectiveDate
  • ExpirationDate
  • ExtendedKeyUsage
  • Fingerprint
  • FingerprintSHA1
  • FingerprintSHA256
  • Issuer
  • PrivateKey
  • PrivateKeyAvailable
  • PrivateKeyContainer
  • PublicKey
  • PublicKeyAlgorithm
  • PublicKeyLength
  • SerialNumber
  • SignatureAlgorithm
  • Store
  • StorePassword
  • StoreType
  • SubjectAltNames
  • ThumbprintMD5
  • ThumbprintSHA1
  • ThumbprintSHA256
  • Usage
  • UsageFlags
  • Version
  • Subject
  • Encoded

    • Fields

    EffectiveDate
    String (read-only)
    Default Value: ""

    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 Value: ""

    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 Value: ""

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

    Fingerprint
    String (read-only)
    Default Value: ""

    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 Value: ""

    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 Value: ""

    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 Value: ""

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

    PrivateKey
    String (read-only)
    Default Value: ""

    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
    Boolean (read-only)
    Default Value: 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 Value: ""

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

    PublicKey
    String (read-only)
    Default Value: ""

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

    PublicKeyAlgorithm
    String (read-only)
    Default Value: ""

    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
    Integer (read-only)
    Default Value: 0

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

    SerialNumber
    String (read-only)
    Default Value: ""

    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 Value: ""

    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 Value: "MY"

    The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

    The StoreType property 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 property 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 property 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
    TBytes
    Default Value: "MY"

    The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

    The StoreType property 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 property 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 property 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 Value: ""

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

    StoreType
    TibeCertStoreTypes
    Default Value: 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 property 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 Value: ""

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

    ThumbprintMD5
    String (read-only)
    Default Value: ""

    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 Value: ""

    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 Value: ""

    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 Value: ""

    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
    Integer (read-only)
    Default Value: 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 property for a text representation of UsageFlags.

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

    Version
    String (read-only)
    Default Value: ""

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

    Subject
    String
    Default Value: ""

    The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

    This property must be set after all other certificate properties are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store to locate a certificate with a matching subject.

    If a matching certificate is found, the property is set to the full subject of the matching certificate.

    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 Value: ""

    The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject properties 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
    TBytes
    Default Value: ""

    The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject properties 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

    > 

    constructor Create();

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

    > 
    constructor Create(valEncoded: TBytes);

    Parses Encoded as an X.509 public key.

    > 
    constructor Create(valStoreType: TibeCertStoreTypes; valStore: String; valStorePassword: String; valSubject: 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.

    > 
    constructor Create(valStoreType: TibeCertStoreTypes; valStore: TBytes; valStorePassword: String; valSubject: 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.

    Config Settings (AS2ProfileMgr 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.

    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.

    CodePage:   The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.

    The default code page is Unicode UTF-8 (65001).

    The following is a list of valid code page identifiers:

    IdentifierName
    037IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada
    437OEM - United States
    500IBM EBCDIC - International
    708Arabic - ASMO 708
    709Arabic - ASMO 449+, BCON V4
    710Arabic - Transparent Arabic
    720Arabic - Transparent ASMO
    737OEM - Greek (formerly 437G)
    775OEM - Baltic
    850OEM - Multilingual Latin I
    852OEM - Latin II
    855OEM - Cyrillic (primarily Russian)
    857OEM - Turkish
    858OEM - Multilingual Latin I + Euro symbol
    860OEM - Portuguese
    861OEM - Icelandic
    862OEM - Hebrew
    863OEM - Canadian-French
    864OEM - Arabic
    865OEM - Nordic
    866OEM - Russian
    869OEM - Modern Greek
    870IBM EBCDIC - Multilingual/ROECE (Latin-2)
    874ANSI/OEM - Thai (same as 28605, ISO 8859-15)
    875IBM EBCDIC - Modern Greek
    932ANSI/OEM - Japanese, Shift-JIS
    936ANSI/OEM - Simplified Chinese (PRC, Singapore)
    949ANSI/OEM - Korean (Unified Hangul Code)
    950ANSI/OEM - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan; Hong Kong SAR, PRC)
    1026IBM EBCDIC - Turkish (Latin-5)
    1047IBM EBCDIC - Latin 1/Open System
    1140IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada (037 + Euro symbol)
    1141IBM EBCDIC - Germany (20273 + Euro symbol)
    1142IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway (20277 + Euro symbol)
    1143IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden (20278 + Euro symbol)
    1144IBM EBCDIC - Italy (20280 + Euro symbol)
    1145IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain (20284 + Euro symbol)
    1146IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom (20285 + Euro symbol)
    1147IBM EBCDIC - France (20297 + Euro symbol)
    1148IBM EBCDIC - International (500 + Euro symbol)
    1149IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic (20871 + Euro symbol)
    1200Unicode UCS-2 Little-Endian (BMP of ISO 10646)
    1201Unicode UCS-2 Big-Endian
    1250ANSI - Central European
    1251ANSI - Cyrillic
    1252ANSI - Latin I
    1253ANSI - Greek
    1254ANSI - Turkish
    1255ANSI - Hebrew
    1256ANSI - Arabic
    1257ANSI - Baltic
    1258ANSI/OEM - Vietnamese
    1361Korean (Johab)
    10000MAC - Roman
    10001MAC - Japanese
    10002MAC - Traditional Chinese (Big5)
    10003MAC - Korean
    10004MAC - Arabic
    10005MAC - Hebrew
    10006MAC - Greek I
    10007MAC - Cyrillic
    10008MAC - Simplified Chinese (GB 2312)
    10010MAC - Romania
    10017MAC - Ukraine
    10021MAC - Thai
    10029MAC - Latin II
    10079MAC - Icelandic
    10081MAC - Turkish
    10082MAC - Croatia
    12000Unicode UCS-4 Little-Endian
    12001Unicode UCS-4 Big-Endian
    20000CNS - Taiwan
    20001TCA - Taiwan
    20002Eten - Taiwan
    20003IBM5550 - Taiwan
    20004TeleText - Taiwan
    20005Wang - Taiwan
    20105IA5 IRV International Alphabet No. 5 (7-bit)
    20106IA5 German (7-bit)
    20107IA5 Swedish (7-bit)
    20108IA5 Norwegian (7-bit)
    20127US-ASCII (7-bit)
    20261T.61
    20269ISO 6937 Non-Spacing Accent
    20273IBM EBCDIC - Germany
    20277IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway
    20278IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden
    20280IBM EBCDIC - Italy
    20284IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain
    20285IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom
    20290IBM EBCDIC - Japanese Katakana Extended
    20297IBM EBCDIC - France
    20420IBM EBCDIC - Arabic
    20423IBM EBCDIC - Greek
    20424IBM EBCDIC - Hebrew
    20833IBM EBCDIC - Korean Extended
    20838IBM EBCDIC - Thai
    20866Russian - KOI8-R
    20871IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic
    20880IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Russian)
    20905IBM EBCDIC - Turkish
    20924IBM EBCDIC - Latin-1/Open System (1047 + Euro symbol)
    20932JIS X 0208-1990 & 0121-1990
    20936Simplified Chinese (GB2312)
    21025IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Serbian, Bulgarian)
    21027Extended Alpha Lowercase
    21866Ukrainian (KOI8-U)
    28591ISO 8859-1 Latin I
    28592ISO 8859-2 Central Europe
    28593ISO 8859-3 Latin 3
    28594ISO 8859-4 Baltic
    28595ISO 8859-5 Cyrillic
    28596ISO 8859-6 Arabic
    28597ISO 8859-7 Greek
    28598ISO 8859-8 Hebrew
    28599ISO 8859-9 Latin 5
    28605ISO 8859-15 Latin 9
    29001Europa 3
    38598ISO 8859-8 Hebrew
    50220ISO 2022 Japanese with no halfwidth Katakana
    50221ISO 2022 Japanese with halfwidth Katakana
    50222ISO 2022 Japanese JIS X 0201-1989
    50225ISO 2022 Korean
    50227ISO 2022 Simplified Chinese
    50229ISO 2022 Traditional Chinese
    50930Japanese (Katakana) Extended
    50931US/Canada and Japanese
    50933Korean Extended and Korean
    50935Simplified Chinese Extended and Simplified Chinese
    50936Simplified Chinese
    50937US/Canada and Traditional Chinese
    50939Japanese (Latin) Extended and Japanese
    51932EUC - Japanese
    51936EUC - Simplified Chinese
    51949EUC - Korean
    51950EUC - Traditional Chinese
    52936HZ-GB2312 Simplified Chinese
    54936Windows XP: GB18030 Simplified Chinese (4 Byte)
    57002ISCII Devanagari
    57003ISCII Bengali
    57004ISCII Tamil
    57005ISCII Telugu
    57006ISCII Assamese
    57007ISCII Oriya
    57008ISCII Kannada
    57009ISCII Malayalam
    57010ISCII Gujarati
    57011ISCII Punjabi
    65000Unicode UTF-7
    65001Unicode UTF-8
    The following is a list of valid code page identifiers for Mac OS only:
    IdentifierName
    1ASCII
    2NEXTSTEP
    3JapaneseEUC
    4UTF8
    5ISOLatin1
    6Symbol
    7NonLossyASCII
    8ShiftJIS
    9ISOLatin2
    10Unicode
    11WindowsCP1251
    12WindowsCP1252
    13WindowsCP1253
    14WindowsCP1254
    15WindowsCP1250
    21ISO2022JP
    30MacOSRoman
    10UTF16String
    0x90000100UTF16BigEndian
    0x94000100UTF16LittleEndian
    0x8c000100UTF32String
    0x98000100UTF32BigEndian
    0x9c000100UTF32LittleEndian
    65536Proprietary

    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.

    Setting this configuration setting to True tells the component to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries.

    This setting is set to False by default on all platforms.

    Trappable Errors (AS2ProfileMgr Component)

    AS2ProfileMgr Errors

    601   Cannot access data directory.
    602   This operation requires data directory to be set.
    603   Cannot save personal profile.
    604   Cannot load personal profile.
    605   Cannot save partner profile.
    606   Cannot load partner profile.