AS2Receiver Class
Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors
The AS2Receiver class is used to process EDI messages and generate receipts.
Syntax
ipworksedi.AS2Receiver
Remarks
The AS2Receiver implements server-side processing of EDI messages, as specified in [AS2] and RFC 3335. It can be used to decrypt and verify incoming messages and to generate receipts including Message Disposition Notifications (MDNs). The class is designed to be easily incorporated into an HTTP server, and features custom functionality for server environments such as ASP.NET.
BASIC OPERATION
When an AS2 request comes in, you should first invoke ReadRequest. This will populate AS2From and AS2To, and based on this information, you may then 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 [AS2] and 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 by invoking SendResponse. The receipt will be returned either synchronously in the HTTP reply, or asynchronously over a separate HTTP, HTTPS, or SMTP connection, as requested by the client.
To create log files, set LogDirectory prior to invoking ProcessRequest. This will log all incoming and outgoing data.
The following example illustrates how to use the class from an ASP.NET page. Note that in Java it will be necessary to provide an HTTPServletRequest as an argument to ReadRequest before processing the request.
EXAMPLE
AS2Receiver1.ReadRequest();
// At this point, you should check the values of AS2From and AS2To.
AS2Receiver1.Certificate = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPFXFile, "c:\\my_server_directory\\my_pfx_file.pfx", "my password", "CN=Me");
AS2Receiver1.SignerCert = new Certificate("c:\\my_server_directory\\my_partner_cer_file.cer");
AS2Receiver1.LogDirectory = "c:\\my_server_directory\\my_log_directory";
AS2Receiver1.ProcessRequest();
AS2Receiver1.SendResponse();
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.
ADVANCED FUNCTIONALITY
Advanced functionality is provided to allow the user to break down the AS2 process, and to allow finer control over the operation of the server. Where ProcessRequest automates the entire process, additional methods are also provided to handle each step separately.
Parsing Incoming Data
To process an EDI message, invoke ReadRequest to process the headers from the server, or alternatively, manually set Request to the contents of the HTTP request. It may contain both headers and body, or the headers may be specified separately in RequestHeaders. This will provide more information about the client's request, without attempting to read the underlying EDI data.
After invoking ReadRequest, the AS2From, AS2To, and MessageId properties will contain the appropriate values. MDNTo will contain a nonempty string if an MDN is requested; RequestedSignatureProtocol, RequestedMICAlgorithms, and ReceiptDeliveryOption provide more information about the client's request. Finally, RequestHeaders contains the complete list of HTTP/AS2 headers.
Next, invoke ParseRequest. The certificate used to decrypt and sign should be specified with the Certificate property, and your partner's signing certificate should be specified with SignerCert. This will process the headers, decompress and/or decrypt the message (if applicable), and verify the signature (if present). EncryptionType, SignatureType, and CompressionFormat describe whether and how the data was encrypted, signed, and compressed, respectively.
ParseRequest will populate EDIType and Data.
Error Handling
If any errors occur an exception will be thrown and EDIData will not be populated. Information about the exception will be provided through the exception's error code and message and also through ScanResult. An MDN receipt reporting the error may still be generated; it is recommended that server software trap the error and invoke CreateMDNReceipt to report the error to the client.
The ErrorProcessingFlags property may be configured to allow predetermined types of errors. If ErrorProcessingFlags is set when ParseRequest (or ProcessRequest) is invoked, the errors specified will be allowed, an exception will not be thrown, and EDIData will still be determined. However, ScanResult will still report the error, as will the receipt generated by CreateMDNReceipt. To avoid reporting the errors in the receipt, set the ErrorReportingFlags property.
Creating an MDN-based Receipt
An MDN-based receipt may be created by invoking CreateMDNReceipt. Regardless of the success or failure of ProcessRequest, the receipt may be created as specified in RFCs 3335 and 2298. If no errors occurred when ProcessRequest was invoked, the receipt will report success and will be suitable for non-repudiation of receipt (NRR) if signed. If errors occurred, the MDN will report that an error occurred and that the EDI data was not processed. It is strongly recommended that server software trap any errors thrown by ProcessRequest and return the receipt in this case as well.
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.
The Message parameter to CreateMDNReceipt may be used to customize the human-readable message in the receipt. If it is set to an empty string, an appropriate message will automatically be written whenever MDNReceipt is regenerated.
The receipt will be signed using the protocol specified by ReceiptSigningProtocol, if any. The certificate used to sign the receipt is specified by Certificate. By default the receipt will be signed if explicitly requested by the client, and unsigned otherwise.
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.
Additional Server-Side Functionality
When used in a server environment such as ASP.NET, the class may be used to interface directly with the underlying HTTP context. If Request is not set by the user, ParseRequest and ProcessRequest will first get the request from the underlying HTTP environment, if possible. SendResponse will send the reply in this environment if able; otherwise the reply will be directed to standard out.
ASP.NET Core Notes
The class may be used within any .NET Standard compatible platform, including .NET Core and ASP.NET Core. When using AS2Receiver within an ASP.NET Core MVC application the class can be configured to automatically read from the request context, and send using the response context. To do so pass the HttpContext to the constructor of the AS2Receiver class. For instance:
//Inside HomeController.cs
As2receiver as2 = new As2receiver(HttpContext);
Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
AS2From | The AS2 Identifier of the sending system. |
AS2To | The AS2 Identifier of the receiving system. |
Attachments | Collection of files attached to the current message. |
CEMDetails | A collection of Certificate Exchange Messaging (CEM) details. |
Certificate | The decryption and receipt signing certificate. |
CompressionFormat | The compression format used on the incoming message. |
EDIData | The EDI data sent in Request . |
Firewall | A set of properties related to firewall access. |
IncomingDirectory | The directory to be used to store incoming messages. |
LocalHost | The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted. |
LogDirectory | The path to a directory for logging. |
LogFile | The log file written. |
MDNReceipt | The MDN-based receipt generated by the class. |
MDNTo | The recipient for the Message Disposition Notification (MDN). |
MessageId | The message ID of the incoming message. |
ReceiptDeliveryOption | A URL indicating how the receipt is to be delivered. |
Request | The HTTP request to be processed. |
RequestHeaders | The HTTP headers in the AS2 request. |
RequestHeadersString | The HTTP headers in the AS2 request. |
RestartDirectory | The directory to log cached files when using AS2 restart functionality. |
RolloverCertificate | The rollover decryption and receipt signing certificate. |
ScanResult | The result of invoking ParseRequest . |
SignerCert | Your trading partner's certificate. |
SSLAcceptServerCert | For sending HTTPS asynchronous MDNs, a server certificate to unconditionally accept. |
SSLCert | The certificate used for client authentication. |
UsePSS | This property specifies whether or not RSA-PSS will be used during signing and verification. |
Method List
The following is the full list of the methods of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
AckRequest | Optional. Acknowledges the incoming request. |
Config | Sets or retrieves a configuration setting. |
CreateMDNReceipt | Creates MDNReceipt . |
ParseRequest | Parses the EDI message and determines the EDIData . |
ProcessRequest | Processes the EDI data, and generates the receipt. |
ProcessRestartRequest | Processes the AS2 restart request, and sends a response to the client. |
ReadRequest | Reads the AS2 request from the HTTP session. |
Reset | Resets the state of the control. |
SendAsyncMDN | Sends the MDNReceipt to the RemoteURL specified. |
SendResponse | In a server environment, responds to the requesting client with MDNReceipt . |
SetAttachmentOutputStream | Decodes the specified attachment to the output stream. |
SetRequestStream | Sets the stream from which the class will read the AS2 request. |
SetTPInfo | A convenient way to set AS2 communication parameters using XML strings. |
Event List
The following is the full list of the events fired by the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
CEMRequest | Fired when a Certificate Exchange Messaging (CEM) request is received. |
CEMResponse | Fired when a Certificate Exchange Messaging (CEM) response is received. |
EDIDataInfo | Fired when processing an incoming message. |
Error | Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery. |
Log | Fired with log information while processing a message. |
RecipientInfo | Fired for each recipient certificate of the encrypted message. |
SignerCertInfo | This event is fired during verification of the signed message. |
SSLServerAuthentication | For asynchronous HTTPS MDNs, fired after the server presents its certificate. |
SSLStatus | Fired when secure connection progress messages are available. |
Config Settings
The following is a list of config settings for the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
AcceptAnySignerCert | Used to accept trust any signing certificate unconditionally. |
AlternateCharsetNames | Maps alternate charset names to the specified name. |
AS2VersionIncoming | The version of AS2 that was used in the incoming message. |
AS2VersionOutgoing | The version of AS2 to be used in the outgoing message. |
Authorization | The Authorization string to be sent to the server. |
AuthScheme | The authorization scheme to be used when server authorization is to be performed. |
CEMCertDir | Specifies the directory where certificates are saved when receiving a CEM request. |
CloseStreamAfterProcessing | Specifies whether or not the OutputStream should be closed after processing. |
DecodeTempDirectory | The temp directory the class will use to decode messages. |
DetectDuplicates | Whether to detect duplicate messages. |
DetectDuplicatesFolder | The folder on disk where duplicate detection information is stored. |
EncryptionAlgorithm | The encryption algorithm used to encrypt the incoming data. |
EncryptionPaddingScheme | The encryption padding scheme used when encrypting the incoming data. |
EncryptionType | The MIME type of the encrypted data. |
ErrorProcessingFlags | Flags controlling how errors affect ProcessRequest. |
ErrorReportingFlags | Flags controlling how errors affect the MDNReceipt. |
FileNameSource | The location from which to read the filename. |
IgnoreLoggingErrors | Whether to ignore errors that occur when writing to the log. |
InvalidFileNameMDNAction | Instructs MDN disposition on invalid and duplicate filenames. |
LogDebug | Whether to log debug data. |
LogFilename | The base name of the log file. |
LogOptions | The information to be written to log files. |
MaxParts | The maximum number of MIME parts to process. |
MDNDisposition | Overrides the automatically calculated MDN disposition. |
MDNMICAlgorithm | The algorithm used to sign the outgoing MDN. |
MDNReportingUA | The name of the user agent performing the disposition. |
MDNSendingMode | The level of end user interaction involved in sending the MDN. |
MDNWarning | A warning to appear in the MDN. |
NormalizeMIC | Whether to normalize line endings before calculating the MIC. |
OverwriteCEMCerts | Whether existing CEM certificates are overwritten when a duplicate is received. |
Password | A password if authentication is to be used. |
ProcessChunkedEncoding | Whether the class will process chunked-encoding. |
ProcessingError | A processing error occurred in the received EDI message. |
ProxyAuthorization | The authorization string to be sent to the proxy server. |
ProxyPassword | A password if Basic authentication is to be used for the proxy. |
ProxyPort | Port for the proxy server (default 80). |
ProxyServer | Name or IP address of a proxy server (optional). |
ProxyUser | A user name if Basic authentication is to be used for the proxy. |
ReceiptSigningProtocol | The protocol used to sign the outgoing MDN receipt. |
RequestedMICAlgorithms | The Message Integrity Check algorithm(s) requested by the client, if any. |
RequestedSignatureProtocol | The signing protocol requested by the client, if any. |
RequestFile | Reads the AS2 message from disk. |
RequireAS2To | Ensure that the received message is intended for the given AS2 identifier. |
RequiredSignatureAlgorithms | Specifies a list of acceptable signature algorithms. |
RequireEncrypt | Ensure that the received message is encrypted. |
RequireOAEP | Ensure that the encryption padding mode is RSAES-OAEP. |
RequirePSS | Ensure that the signature scheme in the received message is RSASSA-PSS. |
RequireSign | Ensure that the received message is signed. |
ResponseSubject | The subject to be used for the MDN response. |
SenderSignatureAlgorithm | The algorithm used by the sender to sign the message. |
SenderSignatureScheme | The signature scheme used by the sender to sign the message. |
SignatureType | The MIME type of the signature (if any). |
SignerCACert | CA certificate used to verify signed messages. |
SMTPFrom | The email address of the sender of the message. |
SMTPServer | The SMTP server to be used. |
User | A user name if authentication is to be used. |
WarnOnMDNFailure | Whether to log a .wrn file instead of a .err file when MDN delivery fails. |
AcceptEncoding | Used to tell the server which types of content encodings the client supports. |
AllowHTTPCompression | This property enables HTTP compression for receiving data. |
AllowHTTPFallback | Whether HTTP/2 connections are permitted to fallback to HTTP/1.1. |
AllowNTLMFallback | Whether to allow fallback from Negotiate to NTLM when authenticating. |
Append | Whether to append data to LocalFile. |
Authorization | The Authorization string to be sent to the server. |
BytesTransferred | Contains the number of bytes transferred in the response data. |
ChunkSize | Specifies the chunk size in bytes when using chunked encoding. |
CompressHTTPRequest | Set to true to compress the body of a PUT or POST request. |
EncodeURL | If set to True the URL will be encoded by the class. |
FollowRedirects | Determines what happens when the server issues a redirect. |
GetOn302Redirect | If set to True the class will perform a GET on the new location. |
HTTP2HeadersWithoutIndexing | HTTP2 headers that should not update the dynamic header table with incremental indexing. |
HTTPVersion | The version of HTTP used by the class. |
IfModifiedSince | A date determining the maximum age of the desired document. |
KeepAlive | Determines whether the HTTP connection is closed after completion of the request. |
KerberosSPN | The Service Principal Name for the Kerberos Domain Controller. |
LogLevel | The level of detail that is logged. |
MaxHeaders | Instructs class to save the amount of headers specified that are returned by the server after a Header event has been fired. |
MaxHTTPCookies | Instructs class to save the amount of cookies specified that are returned by the server when a SetCookie event is fired. |
MaxRedirectAttempts | Limits the number of redirects that are followed in a request. |
NegotiatedHTTPVersion | The negotiated HTTP version. |
OtherHeaders | Other headers as determined by the user (optional). |
ProxyAuthorization | The authorization string to be sent to the proxy server. |
ProxyAuthScheme | The authorization scheme to be used for the proxy. |
ProxyPassword | A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy. |
ProxyPort | Port for the proxy server (default 80). |
ProxyServer | Name or IP address of a proxy server (optional). |
ProxyUser | A user name if authentication is to be used for the proxy. |
SentHeaders | The full set of headers as sent by the client. |
StatusCode | The status code of the last response from the server. |
StatusLine | The first line of the last response from the server. |
TransferredData | The contents of the last response from the server. |
TransferredDataLimit | The maximum number of incoming bytes to be stored by the class. |
TransferredHeaders | The full set of headers as received from the server. |
TransferredRequest | The full request as sent by the client. |
UseChunkedEncoding | Enables or Disables HTTP chunked encoding for transfers. |
UseIDNs | Whether to encode hostnames to internationalized domain names. |
UsePlatformDeflate | Whether to use the platform implementation to decompress compressed responses. |
UsePlatformHTTPClient | Whether or not to use the platform HTTP client. |
UseProxyAutoConfigURL | Whether to use a Proxy auto-config file when attempting a connection. |
UserAgent | Information about the user agent (browser). |
CloseStreamAfterTransfer | If true, the class will close the upload or download stream after the transfer. |
ConnectionTimeout | Sets a separate timeout value for establishing a connection. |
FirewallAutoDetect | Tells the class whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available. |
FirewallHost | Name or IP address of firewall (optional). |
FirewallListener | If true, the class binds to a SOCKS firewall as a server (TCPClient only). |
FirewallPassword | Password to be used if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. |
FirewallPort | The TCP port for the FirewallHost;. |
FirewallType | Determines the type of firewall to connect through. |
FirewallUser | A user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall. |
KeepAliveInterval | The retry interval, in milliseconds, to be used when a TCP keep-alive packet is sent and no response is received. |
KeepAliveTime | The inactivity time in milliseconds before a TCP keep-alive packet is sent. |
Linger | When set to True, connections are terminated gracefully. |
LingerTime | Time in seconds to have the connection linger. |
LocalHost | The name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted. |
LocalPort | The port in the local host where the class binds. |
MaxLineLength | The maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found. |
MaxTransferRate | The transfer rate limit in bytes per second. |
ProxyExceptionsList | A semicolon separated list of hosts and IPs to bypass when using a proxy. |
TCPKeepAlive | Determines whether or not the keep alive socket option is enabled. |
TcpNoDelay | Whether or not to delay when sending packets. |
UseIPv6 | Whether to use IPv6. |
UseNTLMv2 | Whether to use NTLM V2. |
LogSSLPackets | Controls whether SSL packets are logged when using the internal security API. |
ReuseSSLSession | Determines if the SSL session is reused. |
SSLCACerts | A newline separated list of CA certificates to be included when performing an SSL handshake. |
SSLCheckCRL | Whether to check the Certificate Revocation List for the server certificate. |
SSLCheckOCSP | Whether to use OCSP to check the status of the server certificate. |
SSLCipherStrength | The minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption. |
SSLClientCACerts | A newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL client certificate validation. |
SSLContextProtocol | The protocol used when getting an SSLContext instance. |
SSLEnabledCipherSuites | The cipher suite to be used in an SSL negotiation. |
SSLEnabledProtocols | Used to enable/disable the supported security protocols. |
SSLEnableRenegotiation | Whether the renegotiation_info SSL extension is supported. |
SSLIncludeCertChain | Whether the entire certificate chain is included in the SSLServerAuthentication event. |
SSLKeyLogFile | The location of a file where per-session secrets are written for debugging purposes. |
SSLNegotiatedCipher | Returns the negotiated cipher suite. |
SSLNegotiatedCipherStrength | Returns the negotiated cipher suite strength. |
SSLNegotiatedCipherSuite | Returns the negotiated cipher suite. |
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchange | Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm. |
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrength | Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm strength. |
SSLNegotiatedVersion | Returns the negotiated protocol version. |
SSLServerCACerts | A newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL server certificate validation. |
SSLTrustManagerFactoryAlgorithm | The algorithm to be used to create a TrustManager through TrustManagerFactory. |
TLS12SignatureAlgorithms | Defines the allowed TLS 1.2 signature algorithms when SSLProvider is set to Internal. |
TLS12SupportedGroups | The supported groups for ECC. |
TLS13KeyShareGroups | The groups for which to pregenerate key shares. |
TLS13SignatureAlgorithms | The allowed certificate signature algorithms. |
TLS13SupportedGroups | The supported groups for (EC)DHE key exchange. |
AbsoluteTimeout | Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts. |
FirewallData | Used to send extra data to the firewall. |
InBufferSize | The size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket. |
OutBufferSize | The size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket. |
BuildInfo | Information about the product's build. |
GUIAvailable | Whether or not a message loop is available for processing events. |
LicenseInfo | Information about the current license. |
MaskSensitiveData | Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages. |
UseDaemonThreads | Whether threads created by the class are daemon threads. |
UseFIPSCompliantAPI | Tells the class whether or not to use FIPS certified APIs. |
UseInternalSecurityAPI | Whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation. |
AS2From Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The AS2 Identifier of the sending system.
Syntax
public String getAS2From();
Default Value
""
Remarks
May be company name, DUNS number, or anything agreed on by trading partners.
This property is read-only.
AS2To Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The AS2 Identifier of the receiving system.
Syntax
public String getAS2To();
Default Value
""
Remarks
May be company name, DUNS number, or anything agreed on by trading partners.
This property is read-only.
Attachments Property (AS2Receiver Class)
Collection of files attached to the current message.
Syntax
public EDIAttachmentList getAttachments();
Remarks
When a message is received, the class 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.CEMDetails Property (AS2Receiver Class)
A collection of Certificate Exchange Messaging (CEM) details.
Syntax
public CEMDetailList getCEMDetails(); public void setCEMDetails(CEMDetailList CEMDetails);
Remarks
This collection holds Certificate Exchange Messaging (CEM) details. The details define the certificate, respond-by-date, and more.
When using AS2Sender see SendCEMResponse and SendCEMRequest for more information.
When using AS2Receiver see CEMRequest and CEMResponse for more information.
This property is not available at design time.
Please refer to the CEMDetail type for a complete list of fields.Certificate Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The decryption and receipt signing certificate.
Syntax
public Certificate getCertificate(); public void setCertificate(Certificate certificate);
Remarks
The digital certificate that the class 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 (AS2Receiver Class)
The compression format used on the incoming message.
Syntax
public int getCompressionFormat(); Enumerated values: public final static int cfNone = 0; public final static int cfZLIB = 1;
Default Value
0
Remarks
The compression format used on the incoming message, if any. Compressed messages will automatically be decompressed by the class.
This property is read-only.
EDIData Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The EDI data sent in Request .
Syntax
public EDIData getEDIData();
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 (AS2Receiver Class)
A set of properties related to firewall access.
Syntax
public Firewall getFirewall(); public void setFirewall(Firewall firewall);
Remarks
This is a Firewall-type property, which contains fields describing the firewall through which the class will attempt to connect.
Please refer to the Firewall type for a complete list of fields.IncomingDirectory Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The directory to be used to store incoming messages.
Syntax
public String getIncomingDirectory(); public void setIncomingDirectory(String incomingDirectory);
Default Value
""
Remarks
If IncomingDirectory is set, the received message is stored as a file in that directory. If a filename is specified in the EDI message, the class will write to the specified filename, otherwise, a filename will be automatically generated based on a timestamp of the incoming transmission. In either case, if the filename exists on disk, the data will be written to the same name with a "-duplicate?" appended to the filename, where "?" is the number of duplicates.
Please note that the SetTPInfo method, if used, needs to be invoked before setting this property because it overrides the setting for incoming directory.
LocalHost Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
Syntax
public String getLocalHost(); public void setLocalHost(String localHost);
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 class initiate connections (or accept in the case of server classs) 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 class 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 (AS2Receiver Class)
The path to a directory for logging.
Syntax
public String getLogDirectory(); public void setLogDirectory(String logDirectory);
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 class will log the complete text of the outgoing request and the incoming response.
The class will write multiple log file for each transmission, with separate extensions for each type of data:
Status (.log) | Contains information on applied security options and pass/fail status of transmission |
Request (.req) | Contains the raw incoming request before processing |
Payload (.dat) | Contains the EDI payload after processing |
MDN Receipt (.mdn) | Contains the MDN receipt prepared by the receiver |
Error (.err) | This is only written in an error is encountered, containing the error. |
One or more of these logs may be disabled by setting the LogOptions configuration setting.
LogDirectory supports several macros that can be used to specify a unique directory path. If the path specified does not already exist, the class will attempt to create the directory. The following macros are supported:
%MessageID% | The MessageID of the AS2 transmission, after it is generated. |
%AS2From% | The AS2-From field in the transmission |
%OriginalMessageID% | In MDN Receipts, the MessageID of the transmission that the receipt is for. You can use this to pair asynchronous MDN receipt logs with their transmissions |
%Date:Format% | %Format% is a platform-specific date/time formatting string. For example: yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss-SSS |
The filenames will be chosen automatically by the class. 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.
If logs cannot be written an exception will be thrown.
LogFile Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The log file written.
Syntax
public String getLogFile();
Default Value
""
Remarks
In case LogDirectory is specified a log file will be written in the specified directory and LogFile will contain the full path and name of the files just written, minus the extension.
The class will write multiple log files for each transmission, with separate extensions for each type of data:
Status (.log) | Contains information on applied security options and pass/fail status of transmission |
Request (.req) | Contains the raw incoming request before processing |
Payload (.dat) | Contains the EDI payload after processing |
MDN Receipt (.mdn) | Contains the MDN receipt prepared by the receiver |
Error (.err) | This is only written in an error is encountered, containing the error. |
This property is read-only.
MDNReceipt Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The MDN-based receipt generated by the class.
Syntax
public MDNReceipt getMDNReceipt(); public void setMDNReceipt(MDNReceipt 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 (AS2Receiver Class)
The recipient for the Message Disposition Notification (MDN).
Syntax
public String getMDNTo();
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 (AS2Receiver Class)
The message ID of the incoming message.
Syntax
public String getMessageId();
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.
ReceiptDeliveryOption Property (AS2Receiver Class)
A URL indicating how the receipt is to be delivered.
Syntax
public String getReceiptDeliveryOption();
Default Value
""
Remarks
This property corresponds to the Receipt-delivery-option header in Request. If nonempty, the client has requested that the receipt be sent to the URL specified asynchronously. If empty, the receipt is to be delivered synchronously in the HTTP reply. In either case the receipt may be delivered by invoking SendResponse.
ReceiptDeliveryOption does not indicate whether or not a receipt was actually requested. If an MDN was requested, that information is given in MDNTo.
This property is read-only.
Request Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The HTTP request to be processed.
Syntax
public byte[] getRequest(); public void setRequest(byte[] request);
Default Value
""
Remarks
The body of the request to be processed. The HTTP headers may be set separately in RequestHeaders or may be included in Request. If they are included, a double CRLF pair should be used to separate the headers from the body.
When ParseRequest or ProcessRequest is invoked, the contents of Request are lost and you can read the processed data in EDIData.
This property is not available at design time.
RequestHeaders Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The HTTP headers in the AS2 request.
Syntax
public HeaderList getRequestHeaders(); public void setRequestHeaders(HeaderList requestHeaders);
Remarks
A collection of headers. These will include AS2-specific headers as well as general HTTP headers.
When assigning an AS2 request to the class, the headers may be included in Request or specified separately in RequestHeaders. If the headers are included in Request they will be parsed out whenever ReadRequest, ParseRequest, or ProcessRequest is invoked.
Please refer to the Header type for a complete list of fields.RequestHeadersString Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The HTTP headers in the AS2 request.
Syntax
public String getRequestHeadersString(); public void setRequestHeadersString(String requestHeadersString);
Default Value
""
Remarks
The entire list of headers, concatenated into a single string. These will include AS2- specific headers as well as general HTTP headers. You may access specific headers through RequestHeaders.
When assigning an AS2 request to the class, the headers may be included in Request or specified separately in RequestHeaders. If the headers are included in Request they will be parsed out whenever ReadRequest, ParseRequest, or ProcessRequest is invoked.
RestartDirectory Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The directory to log cached files when using AS2 restart functionality.
Syntax
public String getRestartDirectory(); public void setRestartDirectory(String restartDirectory);
Default Value
""
Remarks
If this property is set, the class will cache all received files to the RestartDirectory. Thus, when receiving a file is interrupted, the client can restart the transmission of the file starting where it was interrupted.
To use this functionality, HTTP HEAD requests must be processed using the ProcessRestartRequest method.
When using restart functionality, the data is processed after the entire file contents are received.
NOTE: This directory will not automatically be cleaned up.
RolloverCertificate Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The rollover decryption and receipt signing certificate.
Syntax
public Certificate getRolloverCertificate(); public void setRolloverCertificate(Certificate rolloverCertificate);
Remarks
The rollover digital certificate that the class will use to decrypt incoming transmissions and sign the MDN receipt (if requested). This may be used to specify an additional decryption and receipt signing certificate during a period of transition between private certificates in the application.
When specified the class will be able to decrypt messages that were encrypted with the corresponding public certificate of either Certificate or RolloverCertificate. MDNs will be signed with both the certificate in Certificate and RolloverCertificate.
If a different certificate is required for decryption than for MDN signing, set the decryption certificate before calling ParseRequest, then set the rollover signing certificate before calling CreateMDNReceipt. RolloverCertificate must be set to a private key certificate.
Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.ScanResult Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The result of invoking ParseRequest .
Syntax
public int getScanResult();
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 class. |
0x100 | Duplicate filename. |
0x200 | Illegal filename. |
0x400 | Empty filename. |
0x800 | Error writing incoming file. |
This property is read-only.
SignerCert Property (AS2Receiver Class)
Your trading partner's certificate.
Syntax
public Certificate getSignerCert(); public void setSignerCert(Certificate signerCert);
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 class 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 (AS2Receiver Class)
For sending HTTPS asynchronous MDNs, a server certificate to unconditionally accept.
Syntax
public Certificate getSSLAcceptServerCert(); public void setSSLAcceptServerCert(Certificate SSLAcceptServerCert);
Remarks
You must set this property to send asynchronous HTTPS MDNs if your trading partner is using a certificate that is not inherently trusted by your system.
When an asynchronous MDN is requested over HTTPS, the class will create a new secure connection with the URL specified in ReceiptDeliveryOption. By default the class will reject any server certificates not signed by a trusted Certificate Authority (CA).
You may also trap the SSLServerAuthentication event to accept the server certificate.
Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.SSLCert Property (AS2Receiver Class)
The certificate used for client authentication.
Syntax
public Certificate getSSLCert(); public void setSSLCert(Certificate SSLCert);
Remarks
SSLCert is used for specifying a private key certificate for HTTP client authentication.
Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.UsePSS Property (AS2Receiver Class)
This property specifies whether or not RSA-PSS will be used during signing and verification.
Syntax
public boolean isUsePSS(); public void setUsePSS(boolean usePSS);
Default Value
False
Remarks
This property specifies whether or not RSA-PSS will be used when signing and verifying messages. The default value is False.
AckRequest Method (AS2Receiver Class)
Optional. Acknowledges the incoming request.
Syntax
public void ackRequest(Object response);
Remarks
When called from within a server environment, AckRequest will acknowledge the client request with a 200 OK. This may be useful if the client has posted a lot of data, and has requested an asynchronous receipt.
If an acknowledgement is not expected (i.e., the client is expecting an MDN in the response), then invoking this method will do nothing. Servers may safely call this method immediately after ParseRequest for both synchronous and asynchronous MDN requests.
Config Method (AS2Receiver Class)
Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
Syntax
public String config(String configurationString);
Remarks
Config is a generic method available in every class. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the class.
These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, 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.
CreateMDNReceipt Method (AS2Receiver Class)
Creates MDNReceipt .
Syntax
public void createMDNReceipt(String headers, String MDN, String message);
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 class 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.
ParseRequest Method (AS2Receiver Class)
Parses the EDI message and determines the EDIData .
Syntax
public void parseRequest();
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 class 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.
ProcessRequest Method (AS2Receiver Class)
Processes the EDI data, and generates the receipt.
Syntax
public void processRequest();
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 class will populate EDIData if no errors occurred scanning the request, or if ErrorProcessingFlags had been previously configured to allow the error.
ProcessRestartRequest Method (AS2Receiver Class)
Processes the AS2 restart request, and sends a response to the client.
Syntax
public void processRestartRequest(Object response);
Remarks
Invoking ProcessRestartRequest automates the restart AS2 server process. The method should be invoked when the HTTP HEAD request is received. The class will then parse the request, and respond to the client with the number of bytes (if any) the class received during a previous connection. The class will look for unfinished files in the RestartDirectory when processing these requests.
ReadRequest Method (AS2Receiver Class)
Reads the AS2 request from the HTTP session.
Syntax
public void readRequest(Object request);
Remarks
ReadRequest reads the AS2 request from the specified HttpServletRequest object. The class will fetch the request stream from the HTTP session. The headers will be read into RequestHeaders. Finally, the class will parse the headers and populate the following properties:
- AS2From
- AS2To
- AS2VersionIncoming
- MessageId
- MDNTo
- ReceiptDeliveryOption
- RequestedSignatureProtocol
- RequestedMICAlgorithms
ParseRequest may be used to scan the entire message.
Reset Method (AS2Receiver Class)
Resets the state of the control.
Syntax
public void reset();
Remarks
Reset resets the state of the class. All properties will be set to their default values.
SendAsyncMDN Method (AS2Receiver Class)
Sends the MDNReceipt to the RemoteURL specified.
Syntax
public void sendAsyncMDN(String remoteURL, byte[] MDNReceipt, String MDNReceiptHeaders);
Remarks
This method sends the asynchronous MDNReceipt to the RemoteURL specified. It need not be invoked if the prior call to SendResponse was successful. The RemoteURL, MDNReceipt, and MDNReceiptHeaders parameters should be the ones that were retrieved from ReceiptDeliveryOption and MDNReceipt's Content and Headers properties respectively.
If the RemoteURL requires SMTP transfer, the appropriate SMTP settings should be set using Config.
SendResponse Method (AS2Receiver Class)
In a server environment, responds to the requesting client with MDNReceipt .
Syntax
public void sendResponse(Object response);
Remarks
When called from within a server environment, SendResponse will respond to the requesting client. If an MDN was requested, then MDNReceipt will be returned to the client, either in the HTTP response or in a separate transmission, depending on the client request. In case it is returned in a separate transmission, a simple acknowledgement of "200 OK" will also be sent in the HTTP response, unless this was sent previously using AckRequest.
The AS2 headers will be taken from MDNReceipt and will be merged with HTTP headers as appropriate. Note that if ReceiptDeliveryOption indicates a "mailto:" URL, the appropriate SMTP settings should be set using Config.
The exact behavior of the method is specific to the environment. In Java, the receipt will be sent within the provided HttpServletResponse object. Otherwise, the receipt will be directed to stdout. If this is impossible, an exception will be thrown.
Optionally, if an asynchronous MDN is requested, the MDNReceipt and ReceiptDeliveryOption may be saved so that the MDN may be sent later through the SendAsyncMDN method.
This method should only be invoked after MDNReceipt has been generated by CreateMDNReceipt or ProcessRequest.
SetAttachmentOutputStream Method (AS2Receiver Class)
Decodes the specified attachment to the output stream.
Syntax
public void setAttachmentOutputStream(int index, java.io.OutputStream stream);
Remarks
This method decodes the attachment specified by index to the specified stream. When this method is called the attachment is decoded immediately and the decoded data is written to the specified stream.
SetRequestStream Method (AS2Receiver Class)
Sets the stream from which the class will read the AS2 request.
Syntax
public void setRequestStream(java.io.InputStream inputStream);
Remarks
If an input stream is set before the class attempts to process an AS2 request, the data is read from the input stream. Otherwise, the Request will be checked.
The content of the stream will be read from the current position all the way to the end and no bytes will be skipped.
SetTPInfo Method (AS2Receiver Class)
A convenient way to set AS2 communication parameters using XML strings.
Syntax
public void setTPInfo(String profile);
Remarks
SetTPInfo offers a convenient way to set AS2 communication parameters using XML strings. The format of the XML is the same as provided by the method GetTPInfo of AS2ProfileMgr.
An example usage scenario is shown below.
AS2Receiver as2receiver = new AS2Receiver();
AS2Profilemgr mgr = new AS2Profilemgr();
mgr.DataDir = "C:\as2data";
as2receiver.setTPInfo(mgr.getTPInfo("self"));
as2receiver.readRequest();
as2sender.setTPInfo(mgr.getTPInfo(as2receiver.getAS2From()));
as2receiver.processRequest();
as2receiver.sendResponse();
CEMRequest Event (AS2Receiver Class)
Fired when a Certificate Exchange Messaging (CEM) request is received.
Syntax
public class DefaultAS2ReceiverEventListener implements AS2ReceiverEventListener { ... public void CEMRequest(AS2ReceiverCEMRequestEvent e) {} ... } public class AS2ReceiverCEMRequestEvent { public String requestId; public String as2From; }
Remarks
This event fires when a Certificate Exchange Messaging (CEM) request is received.
RequestId is the CEM request Id. This must be saved and will be used when sending the CEM response.
As2From identifies the sender of the CEM request.
If CEMCertDir is set the received certificates will be written to the specified location. If CEMCertDir is not set the certificates will be held in memory and may be accessed by inspecting CEMDetails.
The CEM request also populates RespondByDate and ResponseURL. RespondByDate specifies the date by which the sender expects a response. ResponseURL specifies the URL to which the CEM response should be sent.
When this event fires the following CEMDetails fields are applicable:
To send a CEM response save the CEMDetails values and call SendCEMResponse with the AS2Sender class.
CEMResponse Event (AS2Receiver Class)
Fired when a Certificate Exchange Messaging (CEM) response is received.
Syntax
public class DefaultAS2ReceiverEventListener implements AS2ReceiverEventListener { ... public void CEMResponse(AS2ReceiverCEMResponseEvent e) {} ... } public class AS2ReceiverCEMResponseEvent { public String requestId; public String as2From; }
Remarks
This event fires when a Certificate Exchange Messaging (CEM) response is received.
RequestId is the CEM request Id. Match this to the request Id from the original request.
As2From identifies the sender of the CEM request.
When this event fires the CEMDetails property will be populated. Inspect the Accepted field to determine whether each CEM request was accepted. If the request was rejected, check RejectionReason for details.
When this event fires the following CEMDetails fields are applicable:
EDIDataInfo Event (AS2Receiver Class)
Fired when processing an incoming message.
Syntax
public class DefaultAS2ReceiverEventListener implements AS2ReceiverEventListener { ... public void EDIDataInfo(AS2ReceiverEDIDataInfoEvent e) {} ... } public class AS2ReceiverEDIDataInfoEvent { public String name; public String dataType; public boolean duplicate; //read-write }
Remarks
When ParseRequest or ProcessRequest has been called this event will fire and provide the filename of the incoming data via the Name parameter. DataType will be the EDI type specified in the message, such as "application/edi-x12".
Duplicate is used in conjunction with the InvalidFileNameMDNAction configuration setting when Filename Preservation with an Associated MDN Response is implemented in the receiving agent to support MDN responses for duplicate filenames. If IncomingDirectory is specified, the Duplicate parameter will return True if the filename specified in the request exists on disk. Additionally, the Duplicate parameter may be set to True before the event exits so that checking for duplicate filenames may be extended to the application logic.
Error Event (AS2Receiver Class)
Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.
Syntax
public class DefaultAS2ReceiverEventListener implements AS2ReceiverEventListener { ... public void error(AS2ReceiverErrorEvent e) {} ... } public class AS2ReceiverErrorEvent { public int errorCode; public String description; }
Remarks
The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the class 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.
Log Event (AS2Receiver Class)
Fired with log information while processing a message.
Syntax
public class DefaultAS2ReceiverEventListener implements AS2ReceiverEventListener { ... public void log(AS2ReceiverLogEvent e) {} ... } public class AS2ReceiverLogEvent { public String logType; public byte[] logMessage; }
Remarks
This event fires once for each log message generated by the class. 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. |
RecipientInfo Event (AS2Receiver Class)
Fired for each recipient certificate of the encrypted message.
Syntax
public class DefaultAS2ReceiverEventListener implements AS2ReceiverEventListener { ... public void recipientInfo(AS2ReceiverRecipientInfoEvent e) {} ... } public class AS2ReceiverRecipientInfoEvent { public String issuer; public String serialNumber; public String subjectKeyIdentifier; public String encryptionAlgorithm; }
Remarks
When ParseRequest or ProcessRequest has been called on a valid encrypted message, this event will fire for each recipient certificate that the message has been encrypted for.
Issuer is the subject of the issuer certificate.
SerialNumber is the serial number of the encryption certificate.
SubjectKeyIdentifier is the X.509 subjectKeyIdentifier extension value of the certificate used to sign the message encoded as a hex string.
EncryptionAlgorithm is the encryption algorithm used to encrypt the message. Possible values are as follows:
- "3DES"
- "DES"
- "RC2CBC40"
- "RC2CBC64"
- "RC2CBC128" or "RC2"
- "AESCBC128" or "AES"
- "AESCBC192"
- "AESCBC256"
- "AESGCM128" or "AESGCM"
- "AESGCM192"
- "AESGCM256"
SignerCertInfo Event (AS2Receiver Class)
This event is fired during verification of the signed message.
Syntax
public class DefaultAS2ReceiverEventListener implements AS2ReceiverEventListener { ... public void signerCertInfo(AS2ReceiverSignerCertInfoEvent e) {} ... } public class AS2ReceiverSignerCertInfoEvent { public String issuer; public String serialNumber; public String subjectKeyIdentifier; public byte[] certEncoded; }
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 class 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 (AS2Receiver Class)
For asynchronous HTTPS MDNs, fired after the server presents its certificate.
Syntax
public class DefaultAS2ReceiverEventListener implements AS2ReceiverEventListener { ... public void SSLServerAuthentication(AS2ReceiverSSLServerAuthenticationEvent e) {} ... } public class AS2ReceiverSSLServerAuthenticationEvent { public byte[] certEncoded; public String certSubject; public String certIssuer; public String status; public boolean accept; //read-write }
Remarks
This event is fired when returning asynchronous MDNs over HTTPS to the client, and allows the client can decide whether to continue with the connection process or not. In general, the class will allow self-signed certs only if explicitly specified.
To accept a self-signed certificate, either trap the SSLServerAuthentication event and set Accept to true based on the values of CertSubject, CertEncoded, etc., or set the SSLAcceptServerCert property to the value of the expected certificate (if the server certificate is known in advance the latter method is simpler).
SSLStatus Event (AS2Receiver Class)
Fired when secure connection progress messages are available.
Syntax
public class DefaultAS2ReceiverEventListener implements AS2ReceiverEventListener { ... public void SSLStatus(AS2ReceiverSSLStatusEvent e) {} ... } public class AS2ReceiverSSLStatusEvent { public String message; }
Remarks
The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. This event tracks the progress of the connection.
CEMDetail Type
This type defines details about the CEM request.
Remarks
This type defines details about the CEM request. Not all fields are applicable for all operations.
Fields
Accepted
boolean
Default Value: False
Whether the CEM request is accepted.
Before calling SendCEMResponse set this to True to accept the CEM request.
When processing a CEM response check this field to determine if the request was accepted.
CertId
String
Default Value: ""
A user defined identifier for the certificate.
This field defines a user specified identifier for the certificate. This may be set to a value which helps the recipient identify the certificate. For instance "CompanyA.Encryption.Cert.2014".
This field may be set before calling SendCEMRequest or SendCEMResponse from AS2Sender.
This field may be queried when received a CEM request or response with AS2Receiver.
CertIssuer
String
Default Value: ""
This field holds the issuer of the certificate. This may be queried when receiving a CEM request with AS2Receiver. This may be set before calling SendCEMResponse with AS2Sender.
CertSerialNumber
String
Default Value: ""
This field holds the serial number of the certificate. This may be queried when receiving a CEM request with AS2Receiver. This may be set before calling SendCEMResponse with AS2Sender.
CertStore
String
Default Value: "MY"
The name of the certificate store for the certificate.
This field defines the store location for the type specified by CertStoreType.
Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.
The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:
MY | A certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys. |
CA | Certifying authority certificates. |
ROOT | Root certificates. |
In Java, the certificate store normally is a file containing certificates and optional private keys.
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).
CertStoreB
byte[]
Default Value: "MY"
The name of the certificate store for the certificate.
This field defines the store location for the type specified by CertStoreType.
Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.
The following designations are the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:
MY | A certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys. |
CA | Certifying authority certificates. |
ROOT | Root certificates. |
In Java, the certificate store normally is a file containing certificates and optional private keys.
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).
CertStorePassword
String
Default Value: ""
If the certificate store is of a type that requires a password, this property is used to specify that password in order to open the certificate store.
CertStoreType
int
Default Value: 0
The type of certificate store for this certificate.
The class supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the class 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 class. 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:
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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. |
CertSubject
String
Default Value: ""
The subject of the certificate.
CertUsage
int
Default Value: 15
This field defines which usages are applicable to the certificate. This may be set to a binary 'OR' of one or more of the following values:
- 1 (TLS Client)
- 2 (TLS Server)
- 4 (Encryption)
- 8 (Signature)
RejectionReason
String
Default Value: ""
If Accepted is False this field specifies the reason a request was rejected.
When using AS2Sender this may be set to a string value which the recipient will see.
When using AS2Receiver query this field for details on why the request was rejected.
RespondByDate
String
Default Value: ""
This field specifies the date by which the other party should respond. If the other party does not respond the new certificate may be used without any further notice. This field exists to assist the recipient in knowing when they should respond by. It does not guarantee a response by the specified date.
The format is of the XML standard dateTime type expressed in local time with UTC offset. For instance: "2005-08-31T00:21:00-05:00".
When using AS2Sender set this before calling SendCEMRequest.
When using AS2Receiver this field may be queried.
ResponseURL
String
Default Value: ""
This field defines the URL to which the response should be sent.
When using AS2Sender set this field before calling SendCEMRequest. This tells the recipient where to send the response.
When using AS2Receiver query this field to determine the URL where the response should be sent.
Constructors
public CEMDetail();
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.
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 field contains a string representation of the name of the issuing authority for the certificate.
KeyPassword
String
Default Value: ""
The password for the certificate's private key (if any).
Some certificate stores may individually protect certificates' private keys, separate from the standard protection offered by the StorePassword. This field can be used to read such password-protected private keys.
Note: This property defaults to the value of StorePassword. To clear it, you must set the property to the empty string (""). It can be set at any time, but when the private key's password is different from the store's password, then it must be set before calling PrivateKey.
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
int (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 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:
MY | A certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys. |
CA | Certifying authority certificates. |
ROOT | Root certificates. |
In Java, the certificate store normally is a file containing certificates and optional private keys.
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 Value: "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:
MY | A certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys. |
CA | Certifying authority certificates. |
ROOT | Root certificates. |
In Java, the certificate store normally is a file containing certificates and optional private keys.
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 field is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
StoreType
int
Default Value: 0
The type of certificate store for this certificate.
The class supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used, the class 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 class. 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:
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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
int (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:
0x80 | Digital Signature |
0x40 | Non-Repudiation |
0x20 | Key Encipherment |
0x10 | Data Encipherment |
0x08 | Key Agreement |
0x04 | Certificate Signing |
0x02 | CRL Signing |
0x01 | Encipher 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 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 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:
Field | Meaning |
CN | Common Name. This is commonly a hostname like www.server.com. |
O | Organization |
OU | Organizational Unit |
L | Locality |
S | State |
C | Country |
E | Email Address |
If a field value contains a comma, it must be quoted.
Encoded
String
Default Value: ""
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 Value: ""
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();
Creates a instance whose properties can be set. This is useful for use with when generating new certificates.
public Certificate( certificateFile);
Opens CertificateFile and reads out the contents as an X.509 public key.
public Certificate( encoded);
Parses Encoded as an X.509 public key.
public Certificate( storeType, store, storePassword, subject);
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 class 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( storeType, store, storePassword, subject, configurationString);
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 class 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( storeType, store, storePassword, encoded);
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 class will load Encoded as an X.509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.
public Certificate( storeType, store, storePassword, subject);
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 class 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( storeType, store, storePassword, subject, configurationString);
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 class 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( storeType, store, storePassword, encoded);
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 class 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.
Fields
ContentType
String
Default Value: ""
The MIME content-type of this EDIAttachment.
Data
String
Default Value: ""
This field contains the attachment data.
In a receiver, the class 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 Value: ""
This field contains the attachment data.
In a receiver, the class 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 Value: ""
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 Value: ""
The class 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
java.io.InputStream
Default Value: ""
If InputStream is specified, the data from the stream specified will be used for the EDI attachment.
Name
String
Default Value: ""
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
java.io.OutputStream (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The class 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( fileName);
public EDIAttachment( fileName, contentType);
public EDIAttachment( fileName, contentType, headers);
EDIData Type
The EDI payload of the AS2 message.
Remarks
The EDI payload of the AS2 message.
Fields
Data
String
Default Value: ""
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 Value: ""
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 Value: ""
The Content-Type of the EDI message. Sample values might be "application/edi-x12", "application/edifact" or "application/xml".
InputStream
java.io.InputStream
Default Value: ""
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 Value: "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
java.io.OutputStream
Default Value: ""
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 Value: ""
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( data, EDIType);
public EDIData( fileName, EDIType);
Firewall Type
The firewall the class 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.
Fields
AutoDetect
boolean
Default Value: False
Whether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.
Connection information will first be obtained from Java system properties, such as http.proxyHost and https.proxyHost. Java properties may be set in a variety of ways; please consult the Java documentation for information about how firewall and proxy values can be specified.
If no Java system properties define connection information, the class will inspect the Windows registry for connection information that may be present on the system (applicable only on Windows systems).
FirewallType
int
Default Value: 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 Value: ""
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 class throws an exception.
Password
String
Default Value: ""
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 class throws an exception.
Port
int
Default Value: 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 Value: ""
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 class throws an exception.
Constructors
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.
Fields
Field
String
Default Value: ""
This field contains the name of the HTTP Header (this is the same case as it is delivered).
Value
String
Default Value: ""
This field contains the Header contents.
Constructors
public Header();
public Header( field, value);
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.
Fields
Content
String
Default Value: ""
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 Value: ""
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 Value: 0
The number of headers in the MDN.
HeaderField
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
The field name of the MDN header currently selected by HeaderIndex.
HeaderIndex
int
Default Value: 0
Which MDN header is currently selected to populate HeaderField and HeaderValue.
Valid values are 0 to HeaderCount - 1.
Headers
String
Default Value: ""
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 Value: ""
The value of the MDN header currently selected by HeaderIndex.
MDN
String (read-only)
Default Value: ""
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 Value: ""
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 Value: ""
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 Value: ""
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( headers, content);
Config Settings (AS2Receiver Class)
The class 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 class, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.AS2Receiver Config Settings
The alternate names are case-insensitive to allow for a greater number of alternate names to be handled. The valid name is case-sensitive to ensure the correct charset is used. Mappings are done on a one-to-one basis. If there are several alternate names that are not covered by case-insensitivity, multiple mappings will need to be used.
as2reciever.Config("AlternateCharsetNames=cp-850:cp850;_cp_850:cp850");
The example above will map both "cp-850" and "_cp_850" to "cp850".
The below example is redundant, as alternate names are case-insensitive.
as2reciever.Config("AlternateCharsetNames=cp1252:windows-1252;CP1252:windows-1252");
This setting is provided so that the class can be extended with other security schemes in addition to the authorization schemes already implemented by the class.
The AuthScheme; setting defines the authentication scheme used. In the case of HTTP Basic Authentication (default), every time User and Password are set, they are Base64 encoded, and the result is put in the Authorization setting in the form "Basic [encoded-user-password]".
0 (default) | Basic |
1 | Digest |
2 | Proprietary |
3 | None |
4 | NTLM |
5 | Negotiate |
6 | OAuth |
For security reasons, setting this value will clear the values of User and Password.
CEMRequestId + "_" + CertId + ".cer"
The CEMRequestId may be retrieved from the CEMRequest event. Any invalid characters will be replaced
with "_". If there is an error writing the file to disk the Error event will fire with details.
To overwrite existing certificate files set OverwriteCEMCerts to True.
If this is not set, the certificates will be held in memory and can be accessed via CEMDetails. See CEMRequest for details.
Note: When using this configuration, if IncomingDirectory is not set, the class will not clean up any temp files it creates. These files must be monitored and cleaned manually by the user.
A sender transmits a message, it is successfully received but the MDN cannot be delivered due to a network error. The sender does not receive the MDN and retransmits the message.
This results in two messages being received and processed. In most cases this is not an issue as the backend processing done outside of the class will detect duplicate messages. However, this setting may be enabled to have the class check for duplicates to prevent duplicate incoming messages.
When enabled, LogDirectory must be set to a value that will resolve to the same location for both received requests. This means the "%Date:Format%" macro must not be used in the LogDirectory value. Additionally, this functionality can only work if the sender uses the same MessageId in both requests.
If a duplicate is detected, no exception is thrown, but the class will respond with an MDN including a warning that a duplicate was detected. The message in the duplicate request will not be processed.
The default value is False.
- RSAES-PKCS1-v1_5
- RSAES-OAEP
At present only "application/pkcs7-mime" is supported for decryption.
Use of this property allows EDIData to be determined even if the class is not fully able to respond to the client's request.
ErrorReportingFlags control how the errors are reported in the MDNReceipt.
The value should be set to the OR of one or more of the following values:
0x04 Unable to validate integrity of data, or unsupported signing protocol used.
0x08 Unable to authenticate the sender.
0x10 Client requested unsupported signature type.
0x20 Client requested unsupported MIC algorithm.
The MDNReceipt may be configured to permit one or more of the errors below. A warning will be reported if MDNWarning is set; otherwise the error will silently be ignored. Note that errors should be ignored only with extreme caution, and only by agreement of both trading parties.
Multiple errors may be permitted by OR-ing the flags together.
The value should be set to the OR of one or more of the following values:
0x04 Unable to validate integrity of data, or unsupported signing protocol used.
0x08 Unable to authenticate the sender.
0x10 Client requested unsupported signature type.
0x20 Client requested unsupported MIC algorithm.
This setting specifies whether to read the filename from the MIME part header (default) or the HTTP header.
When processing a request that supports filename preservation the filename will be read from the MIME body part by default. The MIME body part should hold the filename in the Content-Disposition header for that part as per the specification.
Some implementations do not behave according to the specification and specify the filename in the HTTP Content-Disposition header instead of the MIME part headers.
Possible value are:
0 (default) | MIME part header |
1 | HTTP header |
2 | Content-Type MIME part header |
0 | Continue |
1 | Warn |
2 | Fail |
If set to 1 (Warn), the class will rename the filename as above to avoid file conflicts, but will issue a MDN warning when the filename provided is missing, contains invalid characters, or is detected as a duplicate (this behavior is governed by the Duplicate parameter of the EDIDataInfo event).
If set to 2 (Fail), the class will reject transmissions where the filename provided is missing, contains invalid characters, or is detected as a duplicate.
When sending, files with extensions ".input", ".sign", ".compress", and ".encrypt" may be created. When receiving, files with extensions ".input", ".verify", ".decompress", and ".decrypt" may be created.
Note that only the base name should be specified as the component will append the appropriate file extension.
Status | Contains information on applied security options and pass/fail status of transmission |
Request | Contains the raw incoming request before processing |
Payload | Contains log of processed payload after transmission |
MDN | Contains the MDN receipt response to a request |
Errors | This is only written in an error is encountered, containing the error. |
All | All of the above |
as2receiver.Config("MDNDisposition=message-deemed-invalid-due-to-unknown-from-and.or-to-parties");
0 | As Requested |
1 | As Requested Or SHA1 |
2 | SHA1 |
3 | MD5 |
4 | None |
5 | SHA-256 |
6 | SHA-384 |
7 | SHA-512 |
8 | SHA-224 |
9 | As Requested Or SHA-256 |
The property may be set to one of the listed values above to override the client's request, and use the specified signing algorithm. Use extreme caution when doing this; it will result in a non-RFC compliant server.
0 | Automatic |
1 | User Configurable |
2 | Manual |
By default, the disposition-mode value will be "automatic-action/MDN-sent-automatically".
MDNWarning should be assigned when allowing the errors returned in ScanResult. The MDNReceipt will indicate successful processing of Request, but will contain a Warning field. The following warnings are defined by the AS2 specifications:
"authentication-failed, processing continued"
Any other warnings are not defined by the specifications and may or may not be understood by the client.
In most cases the signature is verified by calculating a Message Integrity Check (MIC) over the exact data that is received. In some cases other software such as Mendelson AS2 may calculate signatures over a version of the data with normalized line endings. During processing attempts to verify a signature that was created in this manner may lead to one of the following errors:
- Unable to verify content integrity: Message digest mismatch in signature.
- The receipt signature could not be verified: Message digest mismatch in signature.
If one of the errors above is encountered and the received data is expected to be otherwise correct setting this setting to True may resolve the issue by normalizing line endings before verifying the signature.
Note: This should only be set to True if there is a specific reason to do so.
If AuthScheme is set to Digest, the User and Password properties are used to respond to the HTTP Digest Authentication challenge from the server.
The User and Password properties must be set only after the URL property is set. When the URL property is set, for security reasons, User and Password are immediately cleared.
In most situations this is not required as the incoming HTTP server will process the chunked encoding before the data is returned to the component. This setting is only useful in cases where the HTTP server will not process the chunked encoding, or when processing a request outside of the context of an HTTP server and the request passed to the component is chunked encoded.
The default value is "false".
0 | As Requested |
1 | PKCS7 |
2 | None |
If the client does not request a signature, one will not be provided by default. However, the server may provide one by setting ReceiptSigningProtocol to PKCS7 (1). If the client requests a signature, and the signature protocol is supported by the component, the request must be honored, per RFC specifications.
This setting will contain an empty string if a MIC was not requested.
This setting will contain an empty string if a signature was not requested.
If the file includes the headers, they should be separated from the body by a double CRLF pair. If the file doesn't include the headers, they will need to be set to the RequestHeadersString property.
- sha1
- md5
- sha-256
- sha-384
- sha-512
- sha-224
- RSASSA-PKCS1-v1_5
- RSASSA-PSS
This setting will contain an empty string if a signature was not requested.
To support multiple CA signing certificates, add all the certificates in the chain by prepending a '+' character to the PEM formatted certificate data. For example, the code below adds two certs to the RootCertificate property.
as2receiver.RootCertificate = cert1;
as2receiver.RootCertificate = "+" + cert2;
If AuthScheme is set to Digest, the User and Password properties are used to respond to the HTTP Digest Authentication challenge from the server.
The User and Password properties must be set only after the URL property is set. When the URL property is set, for security reasons, User and Password are immediately cleared.
Note: This setting is not applicable when calling SendAsyncMDN.
HTTP Config Settings
When True, the class adds an Accept-Encoding header to the outgoing request. The value for this header can be controlled by the AcceptEncoding configuration setting. The default value for this header is "gzip, deflate".
The default value is True.
If set to True (default), the class will automatically use HTTP/1.1 if the server does not support HTTP/2. If set to False, the class throws an exception if the server does not support HTTP/2.
The default value is True.
This property is provided so that the HTTP class can be extended with other security schemes in addition to the authorization schemes already implemented by the class.
The AuthScheme property defines the authentication scheme used. In the case of HTTP Basic Authentication (default), every time User and Password are set, they are Base64 encoded, and the result is put in the Authorization property in the form "Basic [encoded-user-password]".
The default value is False.
If this property is set to 2 (Same Scheme), the new URL is retrieved automatically only if the URL Scheme is the same; otherwise, the class throws an exception.
Note: Following the HTTP specification, unless this option is set to 1 (Always), automatic redirects will be performed only for GET or HEAD requests. Other methods potentially could change the conditions of the initial request and create security vulnerabilities.
Furthermore, if either the new URL server or port are different from the existing one, User and Password are also reset to empty, unless this property is set to 1 (Always), in which case the same credentials are used to connect to the new server.
A Redirect event is fired for every URL the product is redirected to. In the case of automatic redirections, the Redirect event is a good place to set properties related to the new connection (e.g., new authentication parameters).
The default value is 0 (Never). In this case, redirects are never followed, and the class throws an exception instead.
Following are the valid options:
- 0 - Never
- 1 - Always
- 2 - Same Scheme
- "1.0"
- "1.1" (default)
- "2.0"
- "3.0"
When using HTTP/2 ("2.0"), additional restrictions apply. Please see the following notes for details.
HTTP/2 Notes
When using HTTP/2, a secure Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL) connection is required. Attempting to use a plaintext URL with HTTP/2 will result in an error.
If the server does not support HTTP/2, the class will automatically use HTTP/1.1 instead. This is done to provide compatibility without the need for any additional settings. To see which version was used, check NegotiatedHTTPVersion after calling a method. The AllowHTTPFallback setting controls whether this behavior is allowed (default) or disallowed.
HTTP/2 is supported on all platforms. The class will use the internal security implementation in all cases when connecting.
HTTP/3 Notes
HTTP/3 is supported only in .NET and Java.
When using HTTP/3, a secure (TLS/SSL) connection is required. Attempting to use a plaintext URL with HTTP/3 will result in an error.
The format of the date value for IfModifiedSince is detailed in the HTTP specs. For example:
Sat, 29 Oct 2017 19:43:31 GMT.
The default value for KeepAlive is false.
0 (None) | No events are logged. |
1 (Info - default) | Informational events are logged. |
2 (Verbose) | Detailed data are logged. |
3 (Debug) | Debug data are logged. |
The value 1 (Info) logs basic information, including the URL, HTTP version, and status details.
The value 2 (Verbose) logs additional information about the request and response.
The value 3 (Debug) logs the headers and body for both the request and response, as well as additional debug information (if any).
To save all items to the collection, set this configuration setting to -1. If no items are wanted, set this to 0, which will not save any items to the collection. The default for this configuration setting is -1, so all items will be included in the collection.
To save all items to the collection, set this configuration setting to -1. If no items are wanted, set this to 0, which will not save any items to the collection. The default for this configuration setting is -1, so all items will be included in the collection.
The headers must follow the format "header: value" as described in the HTTP specifications. Header lines should be separated by CRLF ("\r\n") .
Use this configuration setting with caution. If this configuration setting contains invalid headers, HTTP requests may fail.
This configuration setting is useful for extending the functionality of the class beyond what is provided.
.NET
Http http = new Http();
http.Config("TransferredRequest=on");
http.PostData = "body";
http.Post("http://someserver.com");
Console.WriteLine(http.Config("TransferredRequest"));
C++
HTTP http;
http.Config("TransferredRequest=on");
http.SetPostData("body", 5);
http.Post("http://someserver.com");
printf("%s\r\n", http.Config("TransferredRequest"));
Note: Some servers (such as the ASP.NET Development Server) may not support chunked encoding.
The default value is False and the hostname will always be used exactly as specified.
When True (default), the class will check for the existence of a Proxy auto-config URL, and if found, will determine the appropriate proxy to use.
Override the default with the name and version of your software.
TCPClient Config Settings
If the FirewallHost setting is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the FirewallHost setting is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
If this entry is set, the class acts as a server. RemoteHost and RemotePort are used to tell the SOCKS firewall in which address and port to listen to. The firewall rules may ignore RemoteHost, and it is recommended that RemoteHost be set to empty string in this case.
RemotePort is the port in which the firewall will listen to. If set to 0, the firewall will select a random port. The binding (address and port) is provided through the ConnectionStatus event.
The connection to the firewall is made by calling the Connect method.
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This configuration setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
0 | No firewall (default setting). |
1 | Connect through a tunneling proxy. FirewallPort is set to 80. |
2 | Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080. |
3 | Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080. |
10 | Connect through a SOCKS4A Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080. |
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This setting is provided for use by classs that do not directly expose Firewall properties.
Note: This value is not applicable in macOS.
In the case that Linger is True (default), two scenarios determine how long the connection will linger. In the first, if LingerTime is 0 (default), the system will attempt to send pending data for a connection until the default IP timeout expires.
In the second scenario, if LingerTime is a positive value, the system will attempt to send pending data until the specified LingerTime is reached. If this attempt fails, then the system will reset the connection.
The default behavior (which is also the default mode for stream sockets) might result in a long delay in closing the connection. Although the class returns control immediately, the system could hold system resources until all pending data are sent (even after your application closes).
Setting this property to False forces an immediate disconnection. If you know that the other side has received all the data you sent (e.g., by a client acknowledgment), setting this property to False might be the appropriate course of action.
In multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface), setting LocalHost to the value of an interface will make the class initiate connections (or accept in the case of server classs) only through that interface.
If the class is connected, the LocalHost setting shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).
Setting this to 0 (default) enables the system to choose a port at random. The chosen port will be shown by LocalPort after the connection is established.
LocalPort cannot be changed once a connection is made. Any attempt to set this when a connection is active will generate an error.
This configuration setting is useful when trying to connect to services that require a trusted port on the client side. An example is the remote shell (rsh) service in UNIX systems.
If an EOL string is found in the input stream before MaxLineLength bytes are received, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to True, and the buffer is reset.
If no EOL is found, and MaxLineLength bytes are accumulated in the buffer, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to False, and the buffer is reset.
The minimum value for MaxLineLength is 256 bytes. The default value is 2048 bytes.
www.google.com;www.nsoftware.com
Note: This value is not applicable in Java.
By default, this configuration setting is set to False.
0 | IPv4 only |
1 | IPv6 only |
2 | IPv6 with IPv4 fallback |
SSL Config Settings
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.
If set to True, the class 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 class is the same.
-----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-----
When set to 0 (default), the CRL check will not be performed by the class. 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.
When set to 0 (default), the class 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.
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.
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-----
By default, the enabled cipher suites will include all available ciphers ("*").
The special value "*" means that the class 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.
Note: This value must be set after SSLProvider is set.
Example values:
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=*");
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA");
obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA; SSL_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA");
Possible values when SSLProvider is set to Platform include the following:
- SSL_DHE_RSA_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
- SSL_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- SSL_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- SSL_RSA_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
- SSL_DH_anon_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- SSL_RSA_EXPORT_WITH_RC4_40_MD5
- SSL_DHE_DSS_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
- SSL_DH_anon_EXPORT_WITH_RC4_40_MD5
- SSL_DHE_DSS_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_MD5
- SSL_DH_anon_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- SSL_DHE_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- SSL_DH_anon_EXPORT_WITH_DES40_CBC_SHA
- SSL_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
- SSL_DH_anon_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
- SSL_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
- SSL_DHE_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- SSL_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
- TLS_DH_anon_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256 (Not Recommended)
- TLS_ECDH_anon_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- TLS_DH_anon_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA (Not Recommended)
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_KRB5_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_RC4_40_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_anon_WITH_NULL_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_anon_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_KRB5_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- TLS_EMPTY_RENEGOTIATION_INFO_SCSV
- TLS_KRB5_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_MD5
- TLS_KRB5_WITH_RC4_128_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
- TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_KRB5_WITH_DES_CBC_MD5
- TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_RC4_40_MD5
- TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_DES_CBC_40_MD5
- TLS_ECDH_anon_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_KRB5_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
- TLS_KRB5_EXPORT_WITH_DES_CBC_40_SHA
- TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_NULL_SHA
- TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
- TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
- TLS_DHE_DSS_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.
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:
TLS1.3 | 12288 (Hex 3000) |
TLS1.2 | 3072 (Hex C00) (Default - Client and Server) |
TLS1.1 | 768 (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 class 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 class 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.
This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLProvider is set to Internal.
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.
When set, the class 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 class will only append, it will not overwrite previous values.
Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLProvider is set to Internal.
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]");
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]");
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]");
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]");
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]");
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]");
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-----
When specified the class 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 class 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.
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)
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"
- "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 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)
Socket Config Settings
Note: This option is not valid for User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports.
Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the class is activated the InBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.
Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the class is activated the OutBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.
Base Config Settings
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 class does not attempt to process external events.
- 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.
This setting only works on these classes: AS3Receiver, AS3Sender, Atom, Client(3DS), FTP, FTPServer, IMAP, OFTPClient, SSHClient, SCP, Server(3DS), Sexec, SFTP, SFTPServer, SSHServer, TCPClient, TCPServer.
The Java edition requires installation of the FIPS-certified Bouncy Castle library regardless of the target operating system. This can be downloaded from https://www.bouncycastle.org/fips-java/. Only the "Provider" library is needed. The jar file should then be installed in a JRE search path.
The following classes must be imported in the application in which the component will be used:
import java.security.Security;
import org.bouncycastle.jcajce.provider.BouncyCastleFipsProvider;
The Bouncy Castle provider must be added as a valid provider and must also be configured to operate in FIPS mode:
System.setProperty("org.bouncycastle.fips.approved_only","true");
Security.addProvider(new BouncyCastleFipsProvider());
When UseFIPSCompliantAPI is true, Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)-enabled classes can optionally be configured to use the Transport Layer Security (TLS) Bouncy Castle library. When SSLProvider is set to sslpAutomatic (default) or sslpInternal, an internal TLS implementation is used, but all cryptographic operations are offloaded to the Bouncy Castle FIPS provider to achieve FIPS-compliant operation. If SSLProvider is set to sslpPlatform, the Bouncy Castle JSSE will be used in place of the internal TLS implementation.
To enable the use of the Bouncy Castle JSSE take the following steps in addition to the steps above. Both the Bouncy Castle FIPS provider and the Bouncy Castle JSSE must be configured to use the Bouncy Castle TLS library in FIPS mode. Obtain the Bouncy Castle TLS library from https://www.bouncycastle.org/fips-java/. The jar file should then be installed in a JRE search path.
The following classes must be imported in the application in which the component will be used:
import java.security.Security;
import org.bouncycastle.jcajce.provider.BouncyCastleFipsProvider;
//required to use BCJSSE when SSLProvider is set to sslpPlatform
import org.bouncycastle.jsse.provider.BouncyCastleJsseProvider;
The Bouncy Castle provider must be added as a valid provider and also must be configured to operate in FIPS mode:
System.setProperty("org.bouncycastle.fips.approved_only","true");
Security.addProvider(new BouncyCastleFipsProvider());
//required to use BCJSSE when SSLProvider is set to sslpPlatform
Security.addProvider(new BouncyCastleJsseProvider("fips:BCFIPS"));
//optional - configure logging level of BCJSSE
Logger.getLogger("org.bouncycastle.jsse").setLevel(java.util.logging.Level.OFF);
//configure the class to use BCJSSE
component.setSSLProvider(1); //platform
component.config("UseFIPSCompliantAPI=true");
Note: TLS 1.3 support requires the Bouncy Castle TLS library version 1.0.14 or later.
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 classes 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: Enabling FIPS compliance requires a special license; please contact sales@nsoftware.com for details.
Setting this configuration setting to true tells the class 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 (AS2Receiver Class)
Note: The starred errors may be ignored by configuring the ErrorProcessingFlags and ErrorReportingFlags of the class.AS2Receiver Errors
701 | Unable to write log file. |
702 | Unable to read HTTP headers. |
703 | Unable to read HTTP message body. |
704 | No message to process. |
705 | No response to send. |
711 | The incoming message was encrypted with an unknown protocol. |
712 | Unable to decrypt message. |
713 | Unable to decompress message. |
721 | An HTTP environment is required to perform this operation. |
731 | *Unable to authenticate the sender. |
732 | *Unable to verify content integrity. |
733 | *Unsupported signature type was requested. |
734 | *Unsupported MIC algorithm(s) were requested. |
741 | You must specify an Certificate. |
751 | I/O error writing log file. |
761 | Unable to mail asynchronous MDN. |
762 | Unable to post asynchronous MDN. |
801 | System error (details follow). |
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. |