SMIME Pipeline Component
The SMIME pipeline component implements the S/MIME standard for encryption and decryption with public key cryptography and X.509 digital certificates.
Remarks
The SMIME pipeline component is used for encrypting, decrypting, signing, and verifying messages. The pipeline component uses the S/MIME V3 standard for encryption and decryption and can also generate and verify RSA digital signatures.
SMIME Encoder Pipeline Component
The Encoder takes an unencrypted/unsigned data entity and generates an SMIME entity as output.
Encrypting
The Encoder will only encrypt incoming data if the EncryptData property is set to True. Encrypting requires that the RecipientCert property is set to a certificate containing the public key that should be used to encrypt the data. The EncryptingAlgorithm and UseOAEP properties can be specified for further control of encryption.
Signing
The Encoder will only sign the data if the SignData property is set to True. Signing requires that the Certificate property is set to a certificate containing the private key that should be used to sign the data. The SigningAlgorithm and UsePSS properties can be specified for further control of the signature.
SMIME Decoder Pipeline Component
The Decoder takes an encrypted/signed SMIME entity and will decrypt/verify the message and produce the original message.
Decrypting
The Decoder will only attempt to decrypt incoming data if the DecryptData property is set to True. Decryption requires that the Certificate property is set to a certificate containing the private key that can decrypt the data (the private key that is paired with the public key that was used to encrypt the data). The RequireOAEP property can be set to True to instruct the pipeline component to throw an error if the data was not encrypted with OAEP (Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding).
Verifying Signatures
The Decoder will only attempt to verify the signature of the incoming data if the VerifySignature property is set to True. Verification requires that the certificate used to sign the data was attached to the message, or that the SignerCert property is set to the signer's certificate. The RequirePSS property can be set to True to instruct the pipeline component to throw an error if the data was not signed with RSA-PSS (RSA Probabilistic Signature Scheme).
Encoder Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the encoder Pipeline Component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
Certificate | The Certificate used to sign (Encoder) and decrypt (Decoder) messages. |
DetachedSignature | Specifies whether to include a detached signature when signing a message. |
EncryptData | Whether to encrypt the MIME data. |
EncryptingAlgorithm | The algorithm to use for encryption. |
IncludeCertificate | Specifies whether to include the signer's certificate with the signed message. |
IncludeChain | Specifies whether to include the signer's certificate chain with the signed message. |
IncludeHeaders | Specifies whether to include the message headers while encoding the message. |
InputMessageHeadersString | Headers from the SMIME message. |
Other | Defines a set of configuration settings to be used by the pipeline component. |
RecipientCert | The certificate used to encrypt the MIME data. |
RuntimeLicense | Specifies the component runtime license key. |
SignData | Whether to sign the MIME data. |
SigningAlgorithm | Textual description of the signature hash algorithm. |
TempPath | The path to which temporary files are written at runtime. |
TransportLog | Tells the component where and how to report information about its operations. |
UseOAEP | Whether to use OAEP when encrypting the MIME data. |
UsePSS | Whether to use RSA-PSS when signing. |
Decoder Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the decoder Pipeline Component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
BodyPartIndex | If set, determines which MIME part to treat as the BizTalk Message Body. |
Certificate | The Certificate used to sign (Encoder) and decrypt (Decoder) messages. |
DecryptData | Whether to decrypt the incoming SMIME data. |
Other | Defines a set of configuration settings to be used by the pipeline component. |
RequireOAEP | Whether an error should be thrown if OAEP was not used to encrypt the incoming message. |
RequirePSS | Whether an error should be thrown if RSA-PSS was not used to encrypt the incoming message. |
RuntimeLicense | Specifies the component runtime license key. |
SignerCert | Contains the certificate of the message signer. |
TempPath | The path to which temporary files are written at runtime. |
TransportLog | Tells the component where and how to report information about its operations. |
VerifySignature | Whether to attempt to verify the signature on the SMIME data. |
Config Settings
The following is a list of config settings for the Pipeline Component with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
ApplyB64Encoding | Instructs the component to base64 encode the message when signing or encrypting. |
GenerateSignatureTimestamp | Whether to generate timestamps in signatures. |
IncludeHeaders | Tells the component whether to include the headers when encoding the message. |
IncludeInternalHeaders | Tells the component whether or not to include the internal headers when encoding the message. |
UseMimeHeaderFilename | Tells the component to set the Filename based on the MIME headers. |
BodyPartIndex Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
If set, determines which MIME part to treat as the BizTalk Message Body.
Data Type
Integer
Default Value
0
Remarks
If this property is set to 0 (default), the adapter will attempt to determine which MIME part becomes the BizTalk Message Body based on the headers of the MIME content. To manually control which MIME part is the BizTalk Message Body, set this property to a 1-based index. The MIME part at that index will be treated as the body.
This property is not available in the Assembler/Encoder.
Certificate Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
The Certificate used to sign (Encoder) and decrypt (Decoder) messages.
Data Type
CertificateRemarks
The adapter uses this certificate to sign MIME data when S/MIME encoding. This property is also used to decrypt S/MIME entities in the Decoder, and it should be set to the certificate that holds the private key that is paired with the public key that was used to encrypt the data.
DecryptData Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Whether to decrypt the incoming SMIME data.
Data Type
Boolean
Default Value
true
Remarks
If this property is true, the pipeline will attempt to decrypt the incoming message. If the data is not expected to be encrypted, this property should be set to false.
This property is not available in the Assembler/Encoder.
DetachedSignature Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Specifies whether to include a detached signature when signing a message.
Data Type
Boolean
Default Value
false
Remarks
TBD
This property is not available in the Disassembler/Decoder.
EncryptData Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Whether to encrypt the MIME data.
Data Type
Boolean
Default Value
true
Remarks
If false, the data will be encoded but not encrypted. The default is true.
This property is not available in the Disassembler/Decoder.
EncryptingAlgorithm Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
The algorithm to use for encryption.
Data Type
String
Default Value
"3DES"
Remarks
This property contains either the name of the algorithm (such as "RC2", "3DES", "DES", or "AES"), or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.
In the case of "RC2" ("RC2CBC") the key bit length is specified after the name. The following algorithm names are supported for RC2: "RC2CBC40", "RC2CBC64", and "RC2CBC128", with the default being 128 bit ("RC2CBC128").
In the case of "AES" ("AESCBC") the key bit length is specified after the name. The following algorithm names are supported for AES: "AESCBC128", "AESCBC192", and "AESCBC256", with the default being 128 bit ("AESCBC128").
When read, the value of the property always contains the OID of the algorithm, or an empty string if the algorithm is unknown.
This property is not available in the Disassembler/Decoder.
IncludeCertificate Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Specifies whether to include the signer's certificate with the signed message.
Data Type
Boolean
Default Value
true
Remarks
If true, the certificate used to sign the message will be encoded and included in the message signature.
Including a certificate is the preferred method of building signed messages. If you do not include a certificate, the message recipient may not be able to verify the sender's signature.
This property is not available in the Disassembler/Decoder.
IncludeChain Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Specifies whether to include the signer's certificate chain with the signed message.
Data Type
Boolean
Default Value
false
Remarks
If this property is set to True, the entire certificate's chain that was used to sign the message will be encoded and included in the message signature.
NOTE: To include the chain, the IncludeCertificate property must also be set to true.
This property is not available in the Disassembler/Decoder.
IncludeHeaders Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Specifies whether to include the message headers while encoding the message.
Data Type
Boolean
Default Value
true
Remarks
If true (default), the adapter will include the headers when signing and/or encrypting. If false, only the message will be encoded.
This property is not available in the Disassembler/Decoder.
InputMessageHeadersString Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Headers from the SMIME message.
Data Type
String
Default Value
""
Remarks
TBD
This property is not available in the Disassembler/Decoder.
Other Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Defines a set of configuration settings to be used by the pipeline component.
Data Type
String
Default Value
""
Remarks
The pipeline component accepts one or more configuration settings. These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the pipeline component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Other property.
The Other property may be set to one or more configuration settings (name/value pairs). Set one setting per line.
For example:
configname1=value1
configname2=value2
RecipientCert Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
The certificate used to encrypt the MIME data.
Data Type
CertificateRemarks
The adapter uses the recipient's certificate to encrypt the MIME data so that it can be decrypted once it reaches the recipient. This property should be set to the appropriate certificate for encryption.
This property is not available in the Disassembler/Decoder.
RequireOAEP Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Whether an error should be thrown if OAEP was not used to encrypt the incoming message.
Data Type
Boolean
Default Value
false
Remarks
By default, the adapter will silently support decrypting messages regardless of whether they were encrypted with Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding (OAEP). If OAEP should be required, and thus an error should be thrown if OAEP is not detected, set this property to true.
This property is not available in the Assembler/Encoder.
RequirePSS Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Whether an error should be thrown if RSA-PSS was not used to encrypt the incoming message.
Data Type
Boolean
Default Value
false
Remarks
By default, the adapter will silently support decrypting and verifying messages regardless of whether they were signed with RSA Probabilistic Signature Scheme (RSA-PSS). If RSA-PSS should be required, and thus an error should be thrown if RSA-PSS is not detected, set this property to true.
This property is not available in the Assembler/Encoder.
RuntimeLicense Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Specifies the component runtime license key.
Data Type
String
Default Value
""
Remarks
You can use the RuntimeLicense property to set the runtime key for the adapter license.
This property may be configured on the adapter's static handler property page in the BizTalk Server administration console.
SignData Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Whether to sign the MIME data.
Data Type
Boolean
Default Value
false
Remarks
If true, the certificate held in the Certificate property will be used to sign the message.
This property is not available in the Disassembler/Decoder.
SignerCert Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Contains the certificate of the message signer.
Data Type
CertificateRemarks
This certificate is used to verify the signature on the incoming message. Setting this property is only necessary if the message does not have the signer's certificate attached to it.
This property is not available in the Assembler/Encoder.
SigningAlgorithm Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Textual description of the signature hash algorithm.
Data Type
String
Default Value
"SHA256"
Remarks
This property specifies the hash algorithm used to prepare the message digest for signature.
This property must contain either the name of the algorithm (such as "MD5" or "SHA1"), or an object id (OID) string representing the hash algorithm. Possible values are:
- sha1
- md5
- sha-256 (default)
- sha-384
- sha-512
- sha-224
When read, the value of the property always contains the OID of the algorithm, or an empty string if the algorithm is unknown.
This property is not available in the Disassembler/Decoder.
TempPath Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
The path to which temporary files are written at runtime.
Data Type
String
Default Value
""
Remarks
If you are planning on working with binary files or large files, it is recommended that you set a valid path for this property. When set to a valid path this property tells the adapter to use temp files when performing operations. If this is not set, all operations are done in memory and require that all input and output is in ASCII.
This property accepts the "%TEMP%" macro, which will be replaced with the default system temporary directory at runtime.
TransportLog Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Tells the component where and how to report information about its operations.
Data Type
LogRemarks
This is a Log type property which contains fields describing how and where the adapter will record information about its execution.
This property may be configured on the adapter's static handler property page in the BizTalk Server administration console.
UseOAEP Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Whether to use OAEP when encrypting the MIME data.
Data Type
Boolean
Default Value
false
Remarks
By default, the adapter will use PKCS1 when encrypting the message. To use Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding (OAEP) instead, set this property to true.
This property is not available in the Disassembler/Decoder.
UsePSS Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Whether to use RSA-PSS when signing.
Data Type
Boolean
Default Value
false
Remarks
To use RSA Probabilistic Signature Scheme (RSA-PSS) when signing, set this property to true. Note that the certificate used to sign does not itself need to be signed with RSA-PSS; any valid RSA certificate may be used with this setting.
This property is not available in the Disassembler/Decoder.
VerifySignature Property (SMIME Pipeline component)
Whether to attempt to verify the signature on the SMIME data.
Data Type
Boolean
Default Value
true
Remarks
If this property is true, the adapter will throw an error if the incoming message is unsigned, or if the signature cannot be verified using the SignerCert.
This property is not available in the Assembler/Encoder.
Certificate Type
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
Store String |
The name of the certificate store for the client certificate. The StoreType field specifies 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 in order to specify client certificates. If Store has a value, and Subject is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please refer to the Subject field for details. Designations of certificate stores are platform-dependent. The following are designations of the most common User and Machine certificate stores in Windows:
In Java, the certificate store normally is a file containing certificates and optional private keys. When the certificate store type is PFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is PFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e. PKCS12 certificate store). If the provider is OpenSSL, the certificate store is a file containing a certificate and a private key. This property must be set to the name of the file. |
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StorePassword String |
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. |
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StoreType CertStoreTypes |
The type of certificate store for this certificate. The adapter supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used the adapter will automatically determine the type. This field can take one of the following values:
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Subject String |
The subject of the certificate used for client authentication. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store certificate with matching subject. If an exact match is not found, the store is searched for subjects containing the value of the property. When setting the property to a partial subject, CN= should be omitted. For example, the following code would find the certificate with subject CN=Test Certificate, OU=People, C=US Example (Searching with partial subject)
If a match is 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. If a matching certificate is found, Subject is set to the full subject of the matching certificate. |
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Thumbprint String |
The thumbprint of the certificate. This field is used to specify the thumbprint of the certificate. When there are multiple certificates in the store that have the same subject, the thumbprint will be used to distinguish between them. |
Constructors
Constructors are only relevant when configuring adapters in orchestrations.
public Certificate();
Creates a Certificate instance whose properties can be set.
public Certificate(string certificateFile);
Opens CertificateFile and reads out the contents as an X509 public key.
public Certificate(byte[] certificateData);
Parses CertificateData as an X509 public key.
public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, string store, string storePassword, string subject);
CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType 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 constructor will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN).
public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, string store, string storePassword, byte[] encoded);
CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType 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 constructor will load Encoded as an X509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.
public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, byte[] storeBlob, string storePassword, string subject);
CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a string (binary- or base64-encoded) containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the constructor will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN).
public Certificate(CertStoreTypes certStoreType, byte[] storeBlob, string storePassword, byte[] encoded);
CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a string (binary- or base64-encoded) containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the constructor will load Encoded as an X509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.
Firewall Type
The firewall the component will connect through.
Remarks
When connecting through a firewall, this type is used to specify different properties of the firewall such as the firewall Host and the FirewallType.
Fields
AutoDetect Boolean |
Tells the adapter whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available. |
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FirewallType FirewallTypes |
Determines the type of firewall to connect through. The applicable values are the following:
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Host String |
Name or IP address of firewall (optional). If a Host is given, requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting. If the Host field is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the Host field is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned. |
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Password String |
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, a trappable error is fired. |
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Port Integer |
The TCP port for the firewall Host. See the description of the Host field for details. Note that the Port is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value. See the description of the FirewallType field for details. |
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User String |
A user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall. If the Host is specified, the User and Password fields are used to connect and authenticate to the given Firewall. If the authentication fails, a trappable error is fired. |
Constructors
Constructors are only relevant when configuring adapters in orchestrations.
public Firewall();
Log Type
A log where the component will record information about its operations.
Remarks
This describes how and where the adapter will record information describing its execution.
Fields
Location String |
This field describes the location where the logging information is to be written. If the EventLog LogType has been chosen, this field must contain the name of the Event Log to which the information should be written. The default value for this field is "Application". If a value other than "Application" is set the computer must be restarted for the change to take effect. Note that the same event log must be used for all send ports and receive locations that use the same adapter. If the File LogType has been chosen, this field must contain the location of the file to write logging information to on the file system. The adapter also supports logging to files based on the current date and time. This allows for log files to be organized by days, months, or other intervals as specified. When specifying a log filename include a valid .NET date and time format string within the < and > characters. For instance C:\logs\sftp_<yyyyMMdd>.log or C:\logs\as2_<yyyyMMdd>T<hhmm>.log. |
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LogMode LogModes |
This field controls what information the adapter logs. The possible values have the following affect on the adapter's behavior:
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LogType LogTypes |
This property controls where the adapter will log the information. The possible values have the following affect on the adapter's behavior:
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Constructors
Constructors are only relevant when configuring adapters in orchestrations.
public Log();
public Log(LogTypes logType, string location, LogModes logMode);
Config Settings (SMIME Pipeline component)
The adapter 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 adapter, access to these internal properties is provided through the Other property.SMIME Config Settings |
ApplyB64Encoding: Instructs the adapter to base64 encode the message when signing or encrypting.This setting allows you to control the base64 encoding of the resulting message. By default, this value is true, and the message will be base64 encoded when signing or encrypting. |
GenerateSignatureTimestamp:
Whether to generate timestamps in signatures.
For the Java and .NET Editions, if GenerateSignatureTimestamp is True,
a timestamp will be generated and added to all signatures created by the adapter.
The default value is True. |
IncludeHeaders:
Tells the adapter whether to include the headers when encoding the message.If true, the adapter will include the headers when encoding. If false, only the message will be
encoded.
The default value for IncludeHeaders is false. |
IncludeInternalHeaders:
Tells the adapter whether or not to include the internal headers when encoding the message.If true, the adapter will include the internal message part headers.
When set to false, only the message will be encoded.
The default value for IncludeInternalHeaders is true. |
UseMimeHeaderFilename:
Tells the adapter to set the Filename based on the MIME headers.If true, the adapter will use the filename found in the MIME headers to set the SourceFileName. It first checks for the filename in "Content-Disposition", then the filename in "Content-Type", and then the name in "Content-Type".
The default value for UseMimeHeaderFilename is false. |
Supported Macros
The adapter also supports the following Macros. These values are not case sensitive and would be supplied to a property in the form %MacroName%.
Temp | This is resolved to the full path to the system's temporary directory. |
MessageID | Globally unique identifier (GUID) of the message in BizTalk Server. |
SourceFileName | The original file name. This includes the extension and excludes the file path, for example, Sample.xml |
SourceFileNameNoExt | The original file name without the extension or file path, for example, Sample |
RemoteFileName | The name of the file as it was uploaded to the remote server. This includes the extension and excludes the file path, for example, Sample.xml. Valid only for AS3, FTP, and SFTP Send Adapters. |
DestinationParty | Name of the destination party. |
DestinationPartyQualifier | Qualifier of the destination party. |
SourceParty | Name of the source party. |
SourcePartyQualifier | Qualifier of the source party. |
DateTime:CustomFormat | This special value allows you to specify your own custom time format. For instance DateTime:yyyy would be resolved to the 4 digit year. |
Date | The date format yyyy-MM-dd. |
DateTime | The date format yyyy-MM-ddThhmmss. |
Time | The date format hhmmss. |
DateTime_BTS2000 | The date format yyyyMMddhhmmssf. |
DateTime.TZ | The date format yyyy-MM-ddThhmmsszzz. |
Time.TZ | The date format hhmmsszzz. |
Property#<Schema>#<Name> | This special value allows you to include a property from the incoming message. For instance "PROPERTY#http://schemas.microsoft.com/BizTalk/2003/system-properties#ReceivePortName" would resolve to the ReceivePortName property of the message. |