NTLM Class

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The NTLM class provides a simple API to create the required tokens for NTLM authentication.

Syntax

ipworksauth.NTLM

Remarks

This class provides a simple API to create the required tokens for NTLM authentication.

The NTLM authentication process is a challenge-response scheme which consists of three messages. These three messages are the negotiation, challenge, and authentication. This class implements only the client side of NTLM and will create the negotiation and authentication tokens. The class does not transmit any data, it simply prepares the tokens for use in other transport protocols such as HTTP. The following steps describe how the component is used.

Create the Negotiate Token

To begin first set User and Password. The user value may contain domain information in the format "DOMAIN\User" or "user@domain". Next call CreateNegotiateToken to populate NegotiateToken. This token may then be transmitted separately. For instance in HTTP this would be sent in a request within the Authorization header: HTTPHeader = "Authorization: NTLM " + NegotiateToken

Create the Auth Token

After sending the negotiate token over the chosen transport protocol, the server will respond with a challenge token. Set ChallengeToken to the token received from the server. For instance, in HTTP the server will respond with the challenge token in the WWW-Authenticate header: 

WWW-Authenticate: NTLM <ChallengeToken>
After setting User, Password, and ChallengeToken call CreateAuthToken. This will populate AuthToken with the created token. This token may then be transmitted separately. For instance in HTTP this would be sent in the request within the Authorization header: HTTPHeader = "Authorization: NTLM " + AuthToken

Note: If the server requires EPA (Extended Protection for Authentication), then SSLServerCert must be set to the server's public certificate before calling CreateAuthToken.

Property List

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

AuthTokenThe authentication token.
ChallengeTokenThe challenge token.
NegotiateTokenThe negotiate token.
NTLMVersionThe NTLM version.
PasswordThe user's password.
SSLServerCertThe server's public certificate.
UserThe user.

Method List

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

ConfigSets or retrieves a configuration setting.
CreateAuthTokenCreates the authentication token.
CreateNegotiateTokenCreates the negotiate token.
ResetResets the class.

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.

ErrorFired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Config Settings

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

DecodeTokenWhether to Base64 encode the token.
EncodeTokenWhether to Base64 encode the token.
UsePlatformNTLMAPIWhether to use the platform NTLM API.
WorkstationThe workstation name.
BuildInfoInformation about the product's build.
GUIAvailableWhether or not a message loop is available for processing events.
LicenseInfoInformation about the current license.
MaskSensitiveDataWhether sensitive data is masked in log messages.
UseDaemonThreadsWhether threads created by the class are daemon threads.
UseFIPSCompliantAPITells the class whether or not to use FIPS certified APIs.
UseInternalSecurityAPIWhether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

AuthToken Property (NTLM Class)

The authentication token.

Syntax

public byte[] getAuthToken();

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property holds the created authentication token. This property is populated after calling CreateAuthToken.

Note: By default this value is Base64 encoded. Set EncodeToken to False before calling CreateAuthToken to obtain the raw value.

This property is read-only.

ChallengeToken Property (NTLM Class)

The challenge token.

Syntax

public byte[] getChallengeToken();
public void setChallengeToken(byte[] challengeToken);

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the challenge token. This must be set to the challenge token received from the server before calling CreateAuthToken.

Note: By default the class expects the token to be Base64 encoded. To provide a raw value to this property first set DecodeToken to False.

NegotiateToken Property (NTLM Class)

The negotiate token.

Syntax

public byte[] getNegotiateToken();

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property is populated after calling CreateNegotiateToken. By default the value is Base64 encoded. To obtain the raw value set EncodeToken to False before calling CreateNegotiateToken.

This property is read-only.

NTLMVersion Property (NTLM Class)

The NTLM version.

Syntax

public int getNTLMVersion();
public void setNTLMVersion(int NTLMVersion);

Enumerated values:
  public final static int ntNTLMv1 = 1;
  public final static int ntNTLMv2 = 2;

Default Value

1

Remarks

This property specifies the NTLM version to use. Possible values are:

  • 1 (ntNTLMv1 - default)
  • 2 (ntNTLMv2)

Note: If the server requires EPA (Extended Protection for Authentication) this property must be set to 2 (ntNTLMv2).

Password Property (NTLM Class)

The user's password.

Syntax

public String getPassword();
public void setPassword(String password);

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the user's password.

SSLServerCert Property (NTLM Class)

The server's public certificate.

Syntax

public Certificate getSSLServerCert();
public void setSSLServerCert(Certificate SSLServerCert);

Remarks

This property specifies the server's public certificate. This must be set if the server requires EPA (Extended Protection for Authentication).

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

User Property (NTLM Class)

The user.

Syntax

public String getUser();
public void setUser(String user);

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the name and realm/domain of the user. The value specified must be in one of the following formats:

  • user
  • domain/user

Config Method (NTLM 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.

CreateAuthToken Method (NTLM Class)

Creates the authentication token.

Syntax

public void createAuthToken();

Remarks

This method creates the authentication token. After calling this method the AuthToken property will be populated. The following properties are applicable when calling this method:

Note: SSLServerCert must be set to the server's public certificate if the server requires EPA (Extended Protection for Authentication).

CreateNegotiateToken Method (NTLM Class)

Creates the negotiate token.

Syntax

public void createNegotiateToken();

Remarks

This method creates the negotiate token. After calling this method the NegotiateToken property is populated. The following properties are applicable when calling this method:

Reset Method (NTLM Class)

Resets the class.

Syntax

public void reset();

Remarks

When called, the class will reset all of its properties to their default values.

Error Event (NTLM Class)

Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

public class DefaultNTLMEventListener implements NTLMEventListener {
  ...
  public void error(NTLMErrorEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class NTLMErrorEvent {
  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.

Certificate Type

This is the digital certificate being used.

Remarks

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

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

    • Fields

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

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

    23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

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

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

    23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

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

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

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

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

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

    FingerprintSHA1
    String (read-only)
    Default Value: ""

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

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

    FingerprintSHA256
    String (read-only)
    Default Value: ""

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

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

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

    The issuer of the certificate. This 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:

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

    MYA certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys.
    CACertifying authority certificates.
    ROOTRoot 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: certmgr.CertStoreType = CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11; certmgr.OnCertList += (s, e) => { secKeyBlob = e.CertEncoded; }; certmgr.CertStore = @"C:\Program Files\OpenSC Project\OpenSC\pkcs11\opensc-pkcs11.dll"; certmgr.CertStorePassword = "123456"; //PIN certmgr.ListStoreCertificates(); sftp.SSHCert = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11, secKeyBlob, "123456", "*"); sftp.SSHUser = "test"; sftp.SSHLogon("myhost", 22);

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

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

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

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

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

    ThumbprintSHA1
    String (read-only)
    Default Value: ""

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

    ThumbprintSHA256
    String (read-only)
    Default Value: ""

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

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

    The text description of UsageFlags.

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

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

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

    UsageFlags
    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:

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

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

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

    Version
    String (read-only)
    Default 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:

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

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

    Encoded
    String
    Default Value: ""

    The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This 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.

    Config Settings (NTLM 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.

    NTLM Config Settings

    DecodeToken:   Whether to Base64 encode the token.

    This setting specifies whether to Base64 decode the ChallengeToken. The default value is True.

    EncodeToken:   Whether to Base64 encode the token.

    This setting specifies whether AuthToken and rpChallengeToken are Base64 encoded after calling CreateAuthToken and rmCreateNegotiateToken;. The default value is True.

    UsePlatformNTLMAPI:   Whether to use the platform NTLM API.

    This setting specifies whether to use the platform NTLM API. The default value is False.

    Workstation:   The workstation name.

    This setting optionally specifies the workstation name of the client. By default this value is empty and the class will automatically determine the correct value.

    Note: This setting is not applicable when UsePlatformNTLMAPI is True. The platform NTLM API will always use the current workstation's name.

    Base Config Settings

    BuildInfo:   Information about the product's build.

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

    GUIAvailable:   Whether or not a message loop is available for processing events.

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

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

    LicenseInfo:   Information about the current license.

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

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

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

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

    UseDaemonThreads:   Whether threads created by the class are daemon threads.

    If set to True (default), when the class creates a thread, the thread's Daemon property will be explicitly set to True. When set to False, the class will not set the Daemon property on the created thread. The default value is True.

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

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

    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.

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

    When set to false, the class will use the system security libraries by default to perform cryptographic functions where applicable.

    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 (NTLM Class)

    NTLM Errors

    101   Component is busy.
    102   Username and password must be specified.
    103   ChallengeToken must be specified.