DTLSServer Class

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The DTLSServer class provides server-side functionality for secure UDP communication utilizing the Datagram Transport Layer Security (DTLS) protocol.

Syntax

class ipworksdtls.DTLSServer

Remarks

The DTLSServer class functions as a server that facilitates incoming DTLS connections and offers a convenient means of transmitting and receiving datagrams over the established, secure connections.

Getting Started

First, a valid certificate must be selected before the server can start listening for incoming connections. The certificate can be specified via the ssl_cert. Note the certificate must contain a private key.

After doing so, calling start_listening will cause the class to start listening for incoming connections. The class will listen on the interface defined by local_host and local_port, if specified. Otherwise, these values will be set by the class. If applicable, these values must be set before calling start_listening. For example:

//dtlsserver.LocalHost = "some_ip_address"; //dtlsserver.LocalPort = 1234; dtlsserver.SSLCert = new Certificate("/path/to/cert.pfx", CertStoreTypes.cstPFXFile, "cert_password", "cert_subject"); dtlsserver.StartListening(); Console.WriteLine("Listening on: " + dtlsserver.LocalHost + ":" + dtlsserver.LocalPort); while (dtlsserver.Listening) { dtlsserver.DoEvents(); }

Handling Incoming Connections

Once successfully listening, the class can now accept (or reject) incoming connections. The first indicator of an incoming connection will be through the on_connection_request event. Here, the connection's originating address and port can be queried. By default, the class will accept all incoming connections, but this behavior can be overridden within this event.

Assuming the connection is accepted, the DTLS handshake will proceed. Relevant handshake details will be reported by the on_ssl_status event. By default, the client is not required to present a certificate to the server. To force this, the ssl_authenticate_clients property can be enabled. When enabled, the client's presented certificate will be available within the on_ssl_client_authentication event, where the server can again choose to accept (or reject) incoming connections.

Once the connection is complete (or fails), the on_connected event will fire. Note that this event will fire if a connection succeeds or fails. If successful, the event will fire with a StatusCode of 0. If this value is non-zero, it indicates the connection was unsuccessful. The Description parameter will contain relevant details.

After a successful connection, relevant connection-specific details will be available within the Connection* properties. Each connection will be assigned a unique ConnectionId, which can be acquired for a given connection within the on_connected event. For example:

dtlsserver.OnConnected += (o, e) => { if (e.StatusCode == 0) { Console.WriteLine("Successful connection from " + e.SourceAddr + ":" + e.SourcePort); Console.WriteLine("ConnectionId: " + e.ConnectionId); } else { Console.WriteLine("Connection failed from " + e.SourceAddr + ":" + e.SourcePort); Console.WriteLine("Error code: " + e.StatusCode); Console.WriteLine("Error description: " + e.Description); } }; dtlsserver.OnSSLClientAuthentication += (o, e) => { if (e.Accept) return; Console.Write("Client provided the following certificate:\nIssuer: " + e.CertIssuer + "\nSubject: " + e.CertSubject + "\n"); Console.Write("The following problems have been determined for this certificate: " + e.Status + "\n"); Console.Write("Would you like to accept anyways? [y/n] "); if (Console.Read() == 'y') e.Accept = true; }; dtlsserver.SSLCert = new Certificate("/path/to/cert.pfx", CertStoreTypes.cstPFXFile, "cert_password", "cert_subject"); dtlsserver.AuthenticateClients = true; dtlsserver.StartListening(); Console.WriteLine("Listening on: " + dtlsserver.LocalHost + ":" + dtlsserver.LocalPort); while (dtlsserver.Listening) { dtlsserver.DoEvents(); }

Sending and Receiving Data

The class can send data to individual connections, specified by the ConnectionId parameter, via the send_bytes and send_text methods.

While a connection is active, incoming data from a connection will be available within the on_data_in event. Note that this event is non-reentrant, and it is recommended to offload time-consuming operations to ensure the best performance.

If required, the pause_data method can be called, disabling the reception of incoming data from a particular connection. Data reception can later be enabled via the process_data method. Note that if this reception is disabled for a connection, the connection may continue sending data, which will remain unprocessed by the class. In this case, the underlying socket buffer may be filled. This can result in possible data loss originating from this connection. Please use these methods with caution.

The complete process may look like the following:

dtlsserver.OnDataIn += (o, e) => { Console.WriteLine("Packet received from: " + e.ConnectionId); Console.WriteLine("Packet: " + e.Datagram); }; dtlsserver.SSLCert = new Certificate("/path/to/cert.pfx", CertStoreTypes.cstPFXFile, "cert_password", "cert_subject"); dtlsserver.StartListening(); Console.WriteLine("Listening on: " + dtlsserver.LocalHost + ":" + dtlsserver.LocalPort); ... ... ... // Broadcast data foreach (DTLSConnection c in dtlsserver.Connections.Values) { dtlsserver.SendText(c.ConnectionId, "Hello world!"); }

Removing Connections

To remove a connection, disconnect must be called with the corresponding ConnectionId. In order to remove inactive connections, the default_idle_timeout property can be set accordingly. By default, this property is set to 0, and idle connections are not removed automatically. When this property is set to a positive value, this will automatically remove connections that are idle for a specified amount of time.

Note: For default_idle_timeout to work as intended, do_events must be called frequently in both console and form-based applications (e.g., using a loop or timer).

Finally, once a connection ends, on_disconnected will fire. In the case a connection ends and an error is encountered, the StatusCode and Description parameters will contain relevant details regarding the error. The connection will be removed from the Connection* properties. For example:

dtlsserver.OnDisconnected += (o, e) => { if (e.StatusCode == 0) { Console.WriteLine("Connection removed: " + e.ConnectionId); } else { Console.WriteLine("Connection removed: " + e.ConnectionId); Console.WriteLine("Error code: " + e.StatusCode); Console.WriteLine("Error description: " + e.Description); } }; dtlsserver.DefaultIdleTimeout = 60; // Remove connections inactive for 60 seconds dtlsserver.StartListening(); Console.WriteLine("Listening on: " + dtlsserver.LocalHost + ":" + dtlsserver.LocalPort); while (dtlsserver.Listening) { dtlsserver.DoEvents(); }

Additional Information

To support default_idle_timeout and keep_alive functionality, it is important to note that do_events must be called regularly in both console and form-based applications.

For default_idle_timeout, do_events must be called frequently to ensure that idle connections are handled and removed in a timely manner. For keep_alive, do_events must be called frequently to ensure the class sends keep-alive (or Heartbeat) packets to existing connections in a timely manner.

In form-based applications, this does not apply if default_idle_timeout is set to 0 and keep_alive is False.

Property List


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

connection_countThe number of records in the Connection arrays.
connection_connection_idThis property contains an identifier generated by the class to identify each connection.
connection_local_hostThis property indicates the name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
connection_local_portThis property indicates the UDP port on the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
connection_remote_hostThis property indicates the IP address of the remote host through which the connection is coming.
connection_remote_portThis property indicates the UDP port on the remote host through which the connection is coming.
default_idle_timeoutThis property includes the default idle timeout for inactive clients.
keep_aliveWhen True, keep-alive functionality is enabled via the DTLS Heartbeat Extension.
listeningThis property indicates whether the class is listening for incoming connections on LocalPort.
local_hostThe name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
local_portThis property includes the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port in the local host where the class listens.
ssl_authenticate_clientsIf set to True, the server asks the client(s) for a certificate.
ssl_cert_effective_dateThe date on which this certificate becomes valid.
ssl_cert_expiration_dateThe date on which the certificate expires.
ssl_cert_extended_key_usageA comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.
ssl_cert_fingerprintThe hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.
ssl_cert_fingerprint_sha1The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.
ssl_cert_fingerprint_sha256The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.
ssl_cert_issuerThe issuer of the certificate.
ssl_cert_private_keyThe private key of the certificate (if available).
ssl_cert_private_key_availableWhether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.
ssl_cert_private_key_containerThe name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).
ssl_cert_public_keyThe public key of the certificate.
ssl_cert_public_key_algorithmThe textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.
ssl_cert_public_key_lengthThe length of the certificate's public key (in bits).
ssl_cert_serial_numberThe serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.
ssl_cert_signature_algorithmThe text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.
ssl_cert_storeThe name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
ssl_cert_store_passwordIf the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
ssl_cert_store_typeThe type of certificate store for this certificate.
ssl_cert_subject_alt_namesComma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.
ssl_cert_thumbprint_md5The MD5 hash of the certificate.
ssl_cert_thumbprint_sha1The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.
ssl_cert_thumbprint_sha256The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.
ssl_cert_usageThe text description of UsageFlags .
ssl_cert_usage_flagsThe flags that show intended use for the certificate.
ssl_cert_versionThe certificate's version number.
ssl_cert_subjectThe subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
ssl_cert_encodedThe certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

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.
disconnectThis method disconnects the specified client.
do_eventsThis method processes events from the internal message queue.
pause_dataThis method pauses data reception.
process_dataThis method reenables data reception after a call to PauseData .
resetThis method will reset the class.
send_bytesThis method sends binary data to the specified client.
send_textThis method sends text to the specified client.
shutdownThis method shuts down the server.
start_listeningThis method starts listening for incoming connections.
stop_listeningThis method stops listening for new connections.

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.

on_connectedThis event is fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).
on_connection_requestThis event is fired when a request for connection comes from a remote host.
on_data_inThis event is fired when data is received.
on_disconnectedThis event is fired when a connection is closed.
on_errorThis event fires information about errors during data delivery.
on_logThis event fires once for each log message.
on_ssl_client_authenticationThis event is fired when the client presents its credentials to the server.
on_ssl_statusThis event is fired to show the progress of the secure connection.

Config Settings


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

KeepAliveIntervalThe retry interval, in seconds, to be used when a HeartbeatRequest is sent and no response is received.
KeepAliveModeSpecifies the Heartbeat (or keep-alive) mode to be used by the class.
KeepAliveTimeThe inactivity time, in seconds, before a HeartbeatRequest is sent.
LogLevelThis configuration controls the level of detail that is logged through the Log event.
MaxConnectionsSpecifies the maximum number of simultaneous connections the server can maintain.
CaptureIPPacketInfoUsed to capture the packet information.
DelayHostResolutionWhether the hostname is resolved when RemoteHost is set.
DestinationAddressUsed to get the destination address from the packet information.
DontFragmentUsed to set the Don't Fragment flag of outgoing packets.
LocalHostThe name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted.
LocalPortThe port in the local host where the class binds.
MaxPacketSizeThe maximum length of the packets that can be received.
QOSDSCPValueUsed to specify an arbitrary QOS/DSCP setting (optional).
QOSTrafficTypeUsed to specify QOS/DSCP settings (optional).
ShareLocalPortIf set to True, allows more than one instance of the class to be active on the same local port.
SourceIPAddressUsed to set the source IP address used when sending a packet.
SourceMacAddressUsed to set the source MAC address used when sending a packet.
UseConnectionDetermines whether to use a connected socket.
UseIPv6Whether or not to use IPv6.
AbsoluteTimeoutDetermines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts.
FirewallDataUsed to send extra data to the firewall.
InBufferSizeThe size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket.
OutBufferSizeThe size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket.
LogSSLPacketsControls whether SSL packets are logged.
ReuseSSLSessionDetermines if the SSL session is reused.
SSLCACertsA newline separated list of CA certificates to be included when performing an SSL handshake.
SSLCheckCRLWhether to check the Certificate Revocation List for the server certificate.
SSLCheckOCSPWhether to use OCSP to check the status of the server certificate.
SSLCipherStrengthThe minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption.
SSLClientCACertsA newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL client certificate validation.
SSLEnabledCipherSuitesSpecifies the cipher suites to be used during TLS negotiation.
SSLEnabledProtocolsUsed to enable/disable the supported security protocols.
SSLEnableRenegotiationWhether the renegotiation_info SSL extension is supported.
SSLKeyLogFileThe location of a file where per-session secrets are written for debugging purposes.
SSLNegotiatedCipherReturns the negotiated cipher suite.
SSLNegotiatedCipherStrengthReturns the negotiated cipher suite strength.
SSLNegotiatedCipherSuiteReturns the negotiated cipher suite.
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeReturns the negotiated key exchange algorithm.
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrengthReturns the negotiated key exchange algorithm strength.
SSLNegotiatedVersionReturns the negotiated protocol version.
SSLSecurityFlagsFlags that control certificate verification.
SSLServerCACertsA newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL server certificate validation.
TLS12SignatureAlgorithmsDefines the allowed TLS 1.2 signature algorithms when SSLProvider is set to Internal.
TLS12SupportedGroupsThe supported groups for ECC.
BuildInfoInformation about the product's build.
CodePageThe system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.
LicenseInfoInformation about the current license.
MaskSensitiveDataWhether sensitive data is masked in log messages.
ProcessIdleEventsWhether the class uses its internal event loop to process events when the main thread is idle.
SelectWaitMillisThe length of time in milliseconds the class will wait when DoEvents is called if there are no events to process.
UseInternalSecurityAPIWhether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

connection_count Property

The number of records in the Connection arrays.

Syntax

def get_connection_count() -> int: ...
def set_connection_count(value: int) -> None: ...

connection_count = property(get_connection_count, set_connection_count)

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

The array indices start at 0 and end at connection_count - 1.

connection_connection_id Property

This property contains an identifier generated by the class to identify each connection.

Syntax

def get_connection_connection_id(connection_id: int) -> int: ...

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property contains an identifier generated by the class to identify each connection. This identifier is unique to this connection.

The connection_id parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the connection_count property.

This property is read-only.

connection_local_host Property

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

Syntax

def get_connection_local_host(connection_id: int) -> str: ...

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

The connection_id parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the connection_count property.

This property is read-only.

connection_local_port Property

This property indicates the UDP port on the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.

Syntax

def get_connection_local_port(connection_id: int) -> int: ...

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property indicates the UDP port on the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.

The connection_id parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the connection_count property.

This property is read-only.

connection_remote_host Property

This property indicates the IP address of the remote host through which the connection is coming.

Syntax

def get_connection_remote_host(connection_id: int) -> str: ...

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property indicates the IP address of the remote host through which the connection is coming.

The connection must be valid or an error will be fired.

If the class is configured to use a SOCKS firewall, the value assigned to this property may be preceded with an "*". If this is the case, the host name is passed to the firewall unresolved and the firewall performs the DNS resolution.

The connection_id parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the connection_count property.

This property is read-only.

connection_remote_port Property

This property indicates the UDP port on the remote host through which the connection is coming.

Syntax

def get_connection_remote_port(connection_id: int) -> int: ...

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property indicates the UDP port on the remote host through which the connection is coming.

The connection must be valid or an error will be fired.

The connection_id parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the connection_count property.

This property is read-only.

default_idle_timeout Property

This property includes the default idle timeout for inactive clients.

Syntax

def get_default_idle_timeout() -> int: ...
def set_default_idle_timeout(value: int) -> None: ...

default_idle_timeout = property(get_default_idle_timeout, set_default_idle_timeout)

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property specifies the idle timeout (in seconds) for clients. When set to a positive value, the class will disconnect idle clients after the specified timeout.

This applies only to clients that have not sent or received data within default_idle_timeout seconds.

If set to 0 (default), no idle timeout is applied.

Note: do_events must be called for the class to check existing connections.

keep_alive Property

When True, keep-alive functionality is enabled via the DTLS Heartbeat Extension.

Syntax

def get_keep_alive() -> bool: ...
def set_keep_alive(value: bool) -> None: ...

keep_alive = property(get_keep_alive, set_keep_alive)

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

This property enables keep-alive functionality for established connections via the DTLS Heartbeat Extension (RFC 6520). Enabling this option can prevent long connections from timing out in case of inactivity.

Note: For this functionality to work as intended, do_events must be called frequently in both console and form-based applications (e.g., using a loop or timer).

Additionally, DTLS server implementations are not required to support Heartbeats.

listening Property

This property indicates whether the class is listening for incoming connections on LocalPort.

Syntax

def get_listening() -> bool: ...

listening = property(get_listening, None)

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

This property indicates whether the class is listening for connections on the port specified by the local_port property. Use the start_listening and stop_listening methods to control whether the class is listening.

This property is read-only.

local_host Property

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

Syntax

def get_local_host() -> str: ...
def set_local_host(value: str) -> None: ...

local_host = property(get_local_host, set_local_host)

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

local_port Property

This property includes the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port in the local host where the class listens.

Syntax

def get_local_port() -> int: ...
def set_local_port(value: int) -> None: ...

local_port = property(get_local_port, set_local_port)

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property must be set before the class can start listening. If its value is 0, then the TCP/IP subsystem picks a port number at random. The port number can be found by checking the value of this property after the class is listening (i.e., after successfully assigning True to the listening property).

The service port is not shared among servers so two classs cannot be listening on the same port at the same time.

ssl_authenticate_clients Property

If set to True, the server asks the client(s) for a certificate.

Syntax

def get_ssl_authenticate_clients() -> bool: ...
def set_ssl_authenticate_clients(value: bool) -> None: ...

ssl_authenticate_clients = property(get_ssl_authenticate_clients, set_ssl_authenticate_clients)

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

This property is used in conjunction with the on_ssl_client_authentication event. Please refer to the documentation of the on_ssl_client_authentication event for details.

ssl_cert_effective_date Property

The date on which this certificate becomes valid.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_effective_date() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_effective_date = property(get_ssl_cert_effective_date, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_expiration_date Property

The date on which the certificate expires.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_expiration_date() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_expiration_date = property(get_ssl_cert_expiration_date, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_extended_key_usage Property

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_extended_key_usage() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_extended_key_usage = property(get_ssl_cert_extended_key_usage, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_fingerprint Property

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_fingerprint() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_fingerprint = property(get_ssl_cert_fingerprint, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_fingerprint_sha1 Property

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_fingerprint_sha1() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_fingerprint_sha1 = property(get_ssl_cert_fingerprint_sha1, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_fingerprint_sha256 Property

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_fingerprint_sha256() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_fingerprint_sha256 = property(get_ssl_cert_fingerprint_sha256, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_issuer Property

The issuer of the certificate.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_issuer() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_issuer = property(get_ssl_cert_issuer, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_private_key Property

The private key of the certificate (if available).

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_private_key() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_private_key = property(get_ssl_cert_private_key, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

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

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_private_key_available Property

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_private_key_available() -> bool: ...

ssl_cert_private_key_available = property(get_ssl_cert_private_key_available, None)

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_private_key_container Property

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_private_key_container() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_private_key_container = property(get_ssl_cert_private_key_container, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_public_key Property

The public key of the certificate.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_public_key() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_public_key = property(get_ssl_cert_public_key, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_public_key_algorithm Property

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_public_key_algorithm() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_public_key_algorithm = property(get_ssl_cert_public_key_algorithm, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_public_key_length Property

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits).

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_public_key_length() -> int: ...

ssl_cert_public_key_length = property(get_ssl_cert_public_key_length, None)

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_serial_number Property

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_serial_number() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_serial_number = property(get_ssl_cert_serial_number, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_signature_algorithm Property

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_signature_algorithm() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_signature_algorithm = property(get_ssl_cert_signature_algorithm, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_store Property

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_store() -> bytes: ...
def set_ssl_cert_store(value: bytes) -> None: ...

ssl_cert_store = property(get_ssl_cert_store, set_ssl_cert_store)

Default Value

"MY"

Remarks

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The ssl_cert_store_type property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by ssl_cert_store. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in ssl_cert_store_password.

ssl_cert_store is used in conjunction with the ssl_cert_subject property to specify client certificates. If ssl_cert_store has a value, and ssl_cert_subject or ssl_cert_encoded is set, a search for a certificate is initiated. Please see the ssl_cert_subject property for details.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

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

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

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

ssl_cert_store_password Property

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

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_store_password() -> str: ...
def set_ssl_cert_store_password(value: str) -> None: ...

ssl_cert_store_password = property(get_ssl_cert_store_password, set_ssl_cert_store_password)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

ssl_cert_store_type Property

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_store_type() -> int: ...
def set_ssl_cert_store_type(value: int) -> None: ...

ssl_cert_store_type = property(get_ssl_cert_store_type, set_ssl_cert_store_type)

Default Value

0

Remarks

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 property can take one of the following values:

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

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is only available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is only available in Java.

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

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

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

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

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

To use a security key, the necessary data must first be collected using the CertMgr class. The list_store_certificates method may be called after setting cert_store_type to cstPKCS11, cert_store_password to the PIN, and cert_store to the full path of the PKCS#11 DLL. The certificate information returned in the on_cert_list event's CertEncoded parameter may be saved for later use.

When using a certificate, pass the previously saved security key information as the ssl_cert_store and set ssl_cert_store_password 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.

ssl_cert_subject_alt_names Property

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

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_subject_alt_names() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_subject_alt_names = property(get_ssl_cert_subject_alt_names, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_thumbprint_md5 Property

The MD5 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_thumbprint_md5() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_thumbprint_md5 = property(get_ssl_cert_thumbprint_md5, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_thumbprint_sha1 Property

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_thumbprint_sha1() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_thumbprint_sha1 = property(get_ssl_cert_thumbprint_sha1, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_thumbprint_sha256 Property

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_thumbprint_sha256() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_thumbprint_sha256 = property(get_ssl_cert_thumbprint_sha256, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_usage Property

The text description of UsageFlags .

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_usage() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_usage = property(get_ssl_cert_usage, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of ssl_cert_usage_flags.

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.

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_usage_flags Property

The flags that show intended use for the certificate.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_usage_flags() -> int: ...

ssl_cert_usage_flags = property(get_ssl_cert_usage_flags, None)

Default Value

0

Remarks

The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of ssl_cert_usage_flags 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 ssl_cert_usage property for a text representation of ssl_cert_usage_flags.

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

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_version Property

The certificate's version number.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_version() -> str: ...

ssl_cert_version = property(get_ssl_cert_version, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

ssl_cert_subject Property

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_subject() -> str: ...
def set_ssl_cert_subject(value: str) -> None: ...

ssl_cert_subject = property(get_ssl_cert_subject, set_ssl_cert_subject)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ssl_cert_encoded Property

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

def get_ssl_cert_encoded() -> bytes: ...
def set_ssl_cert_encoded(value: bytes) -> None: ...

ssl_cert_encoded = property(get_ssl_cert_encoded, set_ssl_cert_encoded)

Default Value

""

Remarks

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The ssl_cert_store and ssl_cert_subject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

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

config Method

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

def config(configuration_string: str) -> str: ...

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.

disconnect Method

This method disconnects the specified client.

Syntax

def disconnect(connection_id: int) -> None: ...

Remarks

Calling this method will disconnect the client specified by the ConnectionId parameter.

do_events Method

This method processes events from the internal message queue.

Syntax

def do_events() -> None: ...

Remarks

When do_events is called, the class processes any available events. If no events are available, it waits for a preset period of time, and then returns.

pause_data Method

This method pauses data reception.

Syntax

def pause_data(connection_id: int) -> None: ...

Remarks

This method pauses data reception for the connection identified by ConnectionId when called. While data reception is paused, the on_data_in event will not fire for the specified connection. Call process_data to reenable data reception.

process_data Method

This method reenables data reception after a call to PauseData .

Syntax

def process_data(connection_id: int) -> None: ...

Remarks

This method reenables data reception for the connection identified by ConnectionId after a previous call to pause_data. When pause_data is called, the on_data_in event will not fire for the specified connection. To reenable data reception and allow on_data_in to fire, call this method.

Note: This method is used only after previously calling pause_data. It does not need to be called to process incoming data by default.

reset Method

This method will reset the class.

Syntax

def reset() -> None: ...

Remarks

This method will reset the class's properties to their default values.

send_bytes Method

This method sends binary data to the specified client.

Syntax

def send_bytes(connection_id: int, data: bytes) -> None: ...

Remarks

This method sends binary data to the client identified by ConnectionId. For example:

byte[] dataToSend = new byte[] { 72, 101, 108, 108, 111, 32, 87, 111, 114, 108, 100, 33 }; foreach (DTLSConnection c in dtlsserver.Connections.Values) { dtlsserver.SendBytes(c.ConnectionId, dataToSend); }

To send text, use the send_text method instead.

send_text Method

This method sends text to the specified client.

Syntax

def send_text(connection_id: int, text: str) -> None: ...

Remarks

This method sends text to the client identified by ConnectionId. For example:

string dataToSend = "Hello world!"; foreach (DTLSConnection c in dtlsserver.Connections.Values) { dtlsserver.SendText(c.ConnectionId, dataToSend); }

To send binary data, use the send_bytes method instead.

shutdown Method

This method shuts down the server.

Syntax

def shutdown() -> None: ...

Remarks

This method shuts down the server. Calling this method is equivalent to calling stop_listening and then breaking every client connection by calling disconnect.

start_listening Method

This method starts listening for incoming connections.

Syntax

def start_listening() -> None: ...

Remarks

This method begins listening for incoming connections on the port specified by local_port. Once listening, events will fire as new clients connect and data are transferred.

To stop listening for new connections, call stop_listening. To stop listening for new connections and to disconnect all existing clients, call shutdown.

stop_listening Method

This method stops listening for new connections.

Syntax

def stop_listening() -> None: ...

Remarks

This method stops listening for new connections. After being called, any new connection attempts will be rejected. Calling this method does not disconnect existing connections.

To stop listening and to disconnect all existing clients, call shutdown instead.

on_connected Event

This event is fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).

Syntax

class DTLSServerConnectedEventParams(object):
  @property
  def connection_id() -> int: ...

  @property
  def source_addr() -> str: ...

  @property
  def source_port() -> int: ...

  @property
  def status_code() -> int: ...

  @property
  def description() -> str: ...

# In class DTLSServer:
@property
def on_connected() -> Callable[[DTLSServerConnectedEventParams], None]: ...
@on_connected.setter
def on_connected(event_hook: Callable[[DTLSServerConnectedEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

This event is fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails). The ConnectionId parameter indicates the unique ID assigned to this connection.

SourceAddr contains the IP number (Internet address) of the remote party, and SourcePort contains the port from which the packet originated.

If the connection is made normally, StatusCode is 0 and Description is "OK".

If the connection fails, StatusCode has the error code returned by the system. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the system error.

Please refer to the Error Codes section for more information.

on_connection_request Event

This event is fired when a request for connection comes from a remote host.

Syntax

class DTLSServerConnectionRequestEventParams(object):
  @property
  def address() -> str: ...

  @property
  def port() -> int: ...

  @property
  def accept() -> bool: ...
  @accept.setter
  def accept(value) -> None: ...

# In class DTLSServer:
@property
def on_connection_request() -> Callable[[DTLSServerConnectionRequestEventParams], None]: ...
@on_connection_request.setter
def on_connection_request(event_hook: Callable[[DTLSServerConnectionRequestEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

This event indicates an incoming connection. The connection is accepted by default. Address and Port will contain information about the remote host requesting the inbound connection. If you want to refuse it, you can set the Accept parameter to False.

on_data_in Event

This event is fired when data is received.

Syntax

class DTLSServerDataInEventParams(object):
  @property
  def connection_id() -> int: ...

  @property
  def datagram() -> bytes: ...

# In class DTLSServer:
@property
def on_data_in() -> Callable[[DTLSServerDataInEventParams], None]: ...
@on_data_in.setter
def on_data_in(event_hook: Callable[[DTLSServerDataInEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

The on_data_in event is fired every time a new datagram is received.

ConnectionId indicates the unique Id of the DTLSConnection from which the packet originated.

Datagram contains the packet as sent by the remote host.

Note: Events are not re-entrant. Performing time-consuming operations within this event will prevent it from firing again in a timely manner and may affect overall performance.

on_disconnected Event

This event is fired when a connection is closed.

Syntax

class DTLSServerDisconnectedEventParams(object):
  @property
  def connection_id() -> int: ...

  @property
  def status_code() -> int: ...

  @property
  def description() -> str: ...

# In class DTLSServer:
@property
def on_disconnected() -> Callable[[DTLSServerDisconnectedEventParams], None]: ...
@on_disconnected.setter
def on_disconnected(event_hook: Callable[[DTLSServerDisconnectedEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

If the connection is broken normally, StatusCode is 0, and Description is "OK".

If the connection is broken for any other reason, StatusCode has the error code returned by the system. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the system error.

Please refer to the Error Codes section for more information.

on_error Event

This event fires information about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

class DTLSServerErrorEventParams(object):
  @property
  def connection_id() -> int: ...

  @property
  def error_code() -> int: ...

  @property
  def description() -> str: ...

# In class DTLSServer:
@property
def on_error() -> Callable[[DTLSServerErrorEventParams], None]: ...
@on_error.setter
def on_error(event_hook: Callable[[DTLSServerErrorEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

The on_error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally, the class fails with an error.

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

ConnectionId indicates the connection for which the error is applicable.

on_log Event

This event fires once for each log message.

Syntax

class DTLSServerLogEventParams(object):
  @property
  def connection_id() -> int: ...

  @property
  def log_level() -> int: ...

  @property
  def message() -> str: ...

  @property
  def log_type() -> str: ...

# In class DTLSServer:
@property
def on_log() -> Callable[[DTLSServerLogEventParams], None]: ...
@on_log.setter
def on_log(event_hook: Callable[[DTLSServerLogEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

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

LogLevel indicates the level of message. Possible values are as follows:

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 users logging in and out, files transferred, and directories listed.

The value 2 (Verbose) includes logs from the on_pi_trail event as well as basic information about data transfer channels.

The value 3 (Debug) logs additional debug information, such as extended socket connection and data transfer information.

Message is the log entry.

LogType identifies the type of log entry. Possible values are as follows:

  • "Info"
  • "Error"
  • "Verbose"
  • "Debug"

on_ssl_client_authentication Event

This event is fired when the client presents its credentials to the server.

Syntax

class DTLSServerSSLClientAuthenticationEventParams(object):
  @property
  def connection_id() -> int: ...

  @property
  def cert_encoded() -> bytes: ...

  @property
  def cert_subject() -> str: ...

  @property
  def cert_issuer() -> str: ...

  @property
  def status() -> str: ...

  @property
  def accept() -> bool: ...
  @accept.setter
  def accept(value) -> None: ...

# In class DTLSServer:
@property
def on_ssl_client_authentication() -> Callable[[DTLSServerSSLClientAuthenticationEventParams], None]: ...
@on_ssl_client_authentication.setter
def on_ssl_client_authentication(event_hook: Callable[[DTLSServerSSLClientAuthenticationEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

This event enables the server to decide whether or not to continue. The Accept parameter is a recommendation on whether to continue or to close the connection. This is just a suggestion: application software must use its own logic to determine whether or not to continue.

When Accept is False, Status shows why the verification failed (otherwise, Status contains the string "OK").

on_ssl_status Event

This event is fired to show the progress of the secure connection.

Syntax

class DTLSServerSSLStatusEventParams(object):
  @property
  def connection_id() -> int: ...

  @property
  def message() -> str: ...

# In class DTLSServer:
@property
def on_ssl_status() -> Callable[[DTLSServerSSLStatusEventParams], None]: ...
@on_ssl_status.setter
def on_ssl_status(event_hook: Callable[[DTLSServerSSLStatusEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. It is used to track the progress of the connection.

DTLSServer Config Settings

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.

DTLSServer Config Settings

KeepAliveInterval:   The retry interval, in seconds, to be used when a HeartbeatRequest is sent and no response is received.

This configuration specifies the retry interval, in seconds, to be used when a HeartbeatRequest message is sent and no response is received. HeartbeatRequest messages are only sent if the Heartbeat Extension is supported by the remote host.

The class will send a HeartbeatRequest message after a specified period of inactivity, defined by KeepAliveTime. This value specifies the interval at which the class sends successive HeartbeatRequest messages, assuming no response is received from the remote host (HeartbeatResponse). By default, this value is 2 seconds and will only apply if keep_alive is true.

KeepAliveMode:   Specifies the Heartbeat (or keep-alive) mode to be used by the class.

This configuration specifies the Heartbeat (or keep-alive) mode to be used by the class, as defined in RFC 6520. When keep_alive is true, the following values are applicable:

1peer_allowed_to_send (default)
2peer_not_allowed_to_send
When set to 1 (peer_allowed_to_send), the class can both a) send HeartbeatRequest messages and b) receive and respond to HeartbeatRequest messages.

When set to 2 (peer_not_allowed_to_send), the class will only be capable of sending HeartbeatRequests.

Note, if keep_alive is false, Heartbeat functionality will be disabled. The class will not be capable of sending or handling HeartbeatRequest messages.

KeepAliveTime:   The inactivity time, in seconds, before a HeartbeatRequest is sent.

This configuration specifies the inactivity time, in seconds, before sending a HeartbeatRequest message. HeartbeatRequest messages are only sent if the Heartbeat Extension is supported by the remote host.

If the connection is inactive for the specified time, the class will send a HeartbeatRequest message to the remote host. If no response is received, the class will continue sending Heartbeats every KeepAliveInterval seconds. By default, this value is 60 seconds and will only apply if keep_alive is true.

LogLevel:   This configuration controls the level of detail that is logged through the Log event.

This configuration controls the level of detail that is logged through the on_log event. Possible values are as follows:

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.

MaxConnections:   Specifies the maximum number of simultaneous connections the server can maintain.

This configuration specifies the maximum number of simultaneous connections the server can maintain. While there is no predefined limit on the maximum number of simultaneous connections, please use caution when increasing the value of this configuration.

UDP Config Settings

CaptureIPPacketInfo:   Used to capture the packet information.

If this configuration setting is set to True, the component will capture the IP packet information.

The default value for this setting is False.

Note: This setting is available only in Windows.

DelayHostResolution:   Whether the hostname is resolved when RemoteHost is set.

This configuration setting specifies whether a hostname is resolved immediately when remote_host is set. If True the class will resolve the hostname and the IP address will be present in the remote_host property. If False, the hostname is not resolved until needed by the component when a method to connect or send data is called. If desired, resolve_remote_host may be called to manually resolve the value in remote_host at any time.

The default value is False.

DestinationAddress:   Used to get the destination address from the packet information.

If CaptureIPPacketInfo is set to True, then this will be populated with the packet's destination address when a packet is received. This information will be accessible in the DataIn event.

Note: This setting is available only in Windows.

DontFragment:   Used to set the Don't Fragment flag of outgoing packets.

When this configuration setting is set to True, packets sent by the class will have the Don't Fragment flag set. The default value is False.

LocalHost:   The name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted.

The local_host setting 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 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 local_host 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).

LocalPort:   The port in the local host where the class binds.

This configuration setting must be set before a connection is attempted. It instructs the class to bind to a specific port (or communication endpoint) in the local machine.

Setting this to 0 (default) enables the system to choose a port at random. The chosen port will be shown by local_port after the connection is established.

local_port 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.

MaxPacketSize:   The maximum length of the packets that can be received.

This configuration setting specifies the maximum size of the datagrams that the class will accept without truncation.

QOSDSCPValue:   Used to specify an arbitrary QOS/DSCP setting (optional).

To use this configuration setting, UseConnection must be True. This option allows you to specify an arbitrary DiffServ Code Point (DSCP) value between 0 and 63. The default is 0. When set to the default value, the component will not set a DSCP value.

Note: This setting uses the qWAVE API and is available only on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and later.

QOSTrafficType:   Used to specify QOS/DSCP settings (optional).

To use this configuration setting, UseConnection must be True. You may specify either the text or integer values: BestEffort (0), Background (1), ExcellentEffort (2), AudioVideo (3), Voice (4), and Control (5).

Note: This setting uses the qWAVE API and is available only on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 or above.

Note: QOSTrafficType must be set before setting active to True.

ShareLocalPort:   If set to True, allows more than one instance of the class to be active on the same local port.

This option must be set before the class is activated through the active property or it will have no effect.

The default value for this setting is False.

SourceIPAddress:   Used to set the source IP address used when sending a packet.

This configuration setting can be used to override the source IP address when sending a packet.

Note: This setting is available only in Windows and requires that the winpcap library be installed (or npcap with winpcap compatibility).

SourceMacAddress:   Used to set the source MAC address used when sending a packet.

This configuration setting can be used to override the source MAC address when sending a packet.

Note: This setting is available only in Windows and requires that the winpcap library be installed (or npcap with winpcap compatibility).

UseConnection:   Determines whether to use a connected socket.

UseConnection specifies whether or not the class should use a connected socket. The connection is defined as an association in between the local address/port and the remote address/port. As such, this is not a connection in the traditional Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) sense. It means only that the class will send and receive data to and from the specified destination.

The default value for this setting is False.

UseIPv6:   Whether or not to use IPv6.

By default, the component expects an IPv4 address for local and remote host properties and will create an IPv4 socket. To use IPv6 instead, set this to True.

Socket Config Settings

AbsoluteTimeout:   Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts.

If AbsoluteTimeout is set to True, any method that does not complete within timeout seconds will be aborted. By default, AbsoluteTimeout is False, and the timeout is an inactivity timeout.

Note: This option is not valid for User Datagram Protocol (UDP) ports.

FirewallData:   Used to send extra data to the firewall.

When the firewall is a tunneling proxy, use this property to send custom (additional) headers to the firewall (e.g., headers for custom authentication schemes).

InBufferSize:   The size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket.

This is the size of an internal queue in the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP stack. You can increase or decrease its size depending on the amount of data that you will be receiving. In some cases, increasing the value of the InBufferSize setting can provide significant improvements in performance.

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.

OutBufferSize:   The size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket.

This is the size of an internal queue in the TCP/IP stack. You can increase or decrease its size depending on the amount of data that you will be sending. In some cases, increasing the value of the OutBufferSize setting can provide significant improvements in performance.

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.

SSL Config Settings

LogSSLPackets:   Controls whether SSL packets are logged.

This configuration setting controls whether SSL packets should be logged. By default, this configuration setting is False, as it is useful only for debugging purposes.

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

ReuseSSLSession:   Determines if the SSL session is reused.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

SSLCipherStrength:   The minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption.

This minimum cipher strength is largely dependent on the security modules installed on the system. If the cipher strength specified is not supported, an error will be returned when connections are initiated.

Note: This configuration setting contains the minimum cipher strength requested from the security library. The actual cipher strength used for the connection is shown by the on_ssl_status event.

Use this configuration setting with caution. Requesting a lower cipher strength than necessary could potentially cause serious security vulnerabilities in your application.

When the provider is OpenSSL, SSLCipherStrength is currently not supported. This functionality is instead made available through the OpenSSLCipherList configuration setting.

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

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

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

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

SSLEnabledCipherSuites:   Specifies the cipher suites to be used during TLS negotiation.

This configuration is used to specify the cipher suites to be used during TLS negotiation.

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. For example:

obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=*"); obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA"); obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA;TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA");

Possible cipher suites 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

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

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

The default value is 3072. To specify a combination of enabled protocol versions set this config to the binary OR of one or more of the following values:

TLS1.23072 (Hex C00) (Default - Client and Server)

SSLEnableRenegotiation:   Whether the renegotiation_info SSL extension is supported.

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

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

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

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

When set, the 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 ssl_provider is set to Internal.

SSLNegotiatedCipher:   Returns the negotiated cipher suite.

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

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

SSLNegotiatedCipherStrength:   Returns the negotiated cipher suite strength.

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

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

SSLNegotiatedCipherSuite:   Returns the negotiated cipher suite.

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

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

SSLNegotiatedKeyExchange:   Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm.

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

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

SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrength:   Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm strength.

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

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

SSLNegotiatedVersion:   Returns the negotiated protocol version.

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

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

SSLSecurityFlags:   Flags that control certificate verification.

The following flags are defined (specified in hexadecimal notation). They can be ORed together to exclude multiple conditions:

0x00000001Ignore time validity status of certificate.
0x00000002Ignore time validity status of CTL.
0x00000004Ignore non-nested certificate times.
0x00000010Allow unknown certificate authority.
0x00000020Ignore wrong certificate usage.
0x00000100Ignore unknown certificate revocation status.
0x00000200Ignore unknown CTL signer revocation status.
0x00000400Ignore unknown certificate authority revocation status.
0x00000800Ignore unknown root revocation status.
0x00008000Allow test root certificate.
0x00004000Trust test root certificate.
0x80000000Ignore non-matching CN (certificate CN non-matching server name).

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

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

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

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

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

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

This configuration setting specifies the allowed server certificate signature algorithms when ssl_provider is set to Internal and SSLEnabledProtocols is set to allow TLS 1.2.

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 fails with an error.

The format of this value is a comma-separated list of hash-signature combinations. For instance: component.SSLProvider = TCPClientSSLProviders.sslpInternal; component.Config("SSLEnabledProtocols=3072"); //TLS 1.2 component.Config("TLS12SignatureAlgorithms=sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa"); The default value for this configuration setting is sha512-ecdsa,sha512-rsa,sha512-dsa,sha384-ecdsa,sha384-rsa,sha384-dsa,sha256-ecdsa,sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha224-ecdsa,sha224-rsa,sha224-dsa,sha1-ecdsa,sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa.

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

TLS12SupportedGroups:   The supported groups for ECC.

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

The default value is ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ecdhe_secp521r1.

When using TLS 1.2 and ssl_provider 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)

Base Config Settings

BuildInfo:   Information about the product's build.

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

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

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

The following is a list of valid code page identifiers:

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

LicenseInfo:   Information about the current license.

When queried, this setting will return a string containing information about the license this instance of a 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.

ProcessIdleEvents:   Whether the class uses its internal event loop to process events when the main thread is idle.

If set to False, the class will not fire internal idle events. Set this to False to use the class in a background thread on Mac OS. By default, this setting is True.

SelectWaitMillis:   The length of time in milliseconds the class will wait when DoEvents is called if there are no events to process.

If there are no events to process when do_events is called, the class will wait for the amount of time specified here before returning. The default value is 20.

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.

On Windows, this setting is set to False by default. On Linux/macOS, this setting is set to True by default.

To use the system security libraries for Linux, OpenSSL support must be enabled. For more information on how to enable OpenSSL, please refer to the OpenSSL Notes section.

DTLSServer Errors

DTLSServer Errors

400   Invalid datagram received. See the error description for further details.
401   Invalid DTLS flow. See the error description for further details.
402   Not supported. See the error description for further details.
403   DTLS handshake error. See the error description for further details.
404   Invalid certificate provided. See the error description for further details.
405   Fatal alert. See the error description for further details.