RSA Component

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Implements RSA public-key cryptography to encrypt/decrypt and sign/verify messages.

Syntax

TipcRSA

Remarks

The RSA component implements RSA public-key cryptography to encrypt/decrypt messages and sign/verify hash signatures.

To begin you must either specify an existing key or create a new key. Existing private keys may be specified by setting the Key* properties. To create a new key call CreateKey. Alternatively an existing certificate may be specified by setting the Certificate* properties

Signing

To sign data first set Key or Certificate. Specify the input data using InputFile or InputMessage. Next call Sign. The component will populate HashValue and HashSignature. After calling Sign the public key must be sent to the recipient along with HashSignature.

Encrypting

To encrypt data set RecipientKey or RecipientCert. Specify the input data using InputFile or InputMessage. Next call Encrypt. The component will populate OutputMessage, or write to the file specified by OutputFile.

Signature Verification

To verify a signature specify the input data using InputFile or InputMessage. Set SignerKey or SignerCert. Next set HashSignature and call VerifySignature. The VerifySignature method will return True if the signature was successfully verified.

Decrypting

To decrypt data first set Key or Certificate. Specify the input data using InputFile or InputMessage. Next call Decrypt. The component will populate OutputMessage, or write to the file specified by OutputFile.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

RSA Keys

A RSA key is made up of a number of individual parameters.

The public key consists of the following parameters:

• Modulus
• Exponent

The component also includes the PublicKey property which holds the PEM formatted public key for ease of use. This is helpful if you are in control of both sides of the encryption/signing and decryption/signature verification process. When sending the public key to a recipient note that not all implementations will support using the PEM formatted value in PublicKey in which case the individual parameters must be sent.

The private key may be represented in one of two ways. Both are mathematically equivalent. Private key format 1:

• Modulus
• P
• Q
• DP
• DQ

Private key format 2 is simpler but has decreased performance when decrypting and signing. This format is:

• Modulus
• D

The component also include the PrivateKey property which holds the PEM formatted private key for ease of use. This is helpful for storing the private key more easily.

Property List

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

CertEncoded	This is the certificate (PEM/base64 encoded).
CertStore	This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
CertStorePassword	If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
CertStoreType	This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.
CertSubject	This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
HashAlgorithm	The hash algorithm used for signing and signature verification.
HashSignature	The hash signature.
HashValue	The hash value of the data.
InputFile	The file to process.
InputMessage	The message to process.
Key	The RSA key.
OutputFile	The output file when encrypting or decrypting.
OutputMessage	The output message after processing.
Overwrite	Indicates whether or not the component should overwrite files.
RecipientCertEncoded	This is the certificate (PEM/base64 encoded).
RecipientCertStore	This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
RecipientCertStorePassword	If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
RecipientCertStoreType	This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.
RecipientCertSubject	This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
RecipientKey	The recipient's public key used when encrypting.
SignerCertEncoded	This is the certificate (PEM/base64 encoded).
SignerCertStore	This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
SignerCertStorePassword	If the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
SignerCertStoreType	This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.
SignerCertSubject	This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
SignerKey	The public key used to verify the signature.
UseHex	Whether input or output is hex encoded.
UseOAEP	Whether to use Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding (OAEP).
UsePSS	Whether to use RSA-PSS during signing and verification.

Method List

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

Config	Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
CreateKey	Creates a new key.
Decrypt	Decrypts the input data using the specified private key.
Encrypt	Encrypts the input data using the recipient's public key.
Reset	Resets the component.
SetInputStream	Sets the stream from which the component will read data to encrypt or decrypt.
SetOutputStream	Sets the stream to which the component will write encrypted or decrypted data.
Sign	Creates a hash signature.
VerifySignature	Verifies the signature for the specified data.

Event List

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

Error	Information about errors during data delivery.
Progress	Fired as progress is made.

Config Settings

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

CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing	Determines whether or not the input stream is closed after processing.
CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing	Determines whether or not the output stream is closed after processing.
KeyFormat	How the public and private key are formatted.
KeySize	The size, in bits, of the secret key.
OAEPMGF1HashAlgorithm	The MGF1 hash algorithm used with OAEP.
OAEPParams	The hex encoded OAEP parameters.
OAEPRSAHashAlgorithm	The RSA hash algorithm used with OAEP.
BuildInfo	Information about the product's build.
CodePage	The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.
LicenseInfo	Information about the current license.
MaskSensitive	Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages.
UseInternalSecurityAPI	Tells the component whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

CertEncoded Property (RSA Component)

This is the certificate (PEM/base64 encoded).

Syntax

property CertEncoded: String read get_CertEncoded write set_CertEncoded;
property CertEncodedB: TBytes read get_CertEncodedB write set_CertEncodedB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the certificate (PEM/base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

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

This property is not available at design time.

CertStore Property (RSA Component)

This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

property CertStore: String read get_CertStore write set_CertStore;
property CertStoreB: TBytes read get_CertStoreB write set_CertStoreB;

Default Value

'MY'

Remarks

This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The StoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by Store. If the store is password protected, specify the password in StorePassword.

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

Designations of certificate stores are platform-dependent.

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

MY	A certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys.
CA	Certifying authority certificates.
ROOT	Root certificates.

When the certificate store type is PFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is PFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e. PKCS12 certificate store).

CertStorePassword Property (RSA Component)

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

Syntax

property CertStorePassword: String read get_CertStorePassword write set_CertStorePassword;

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.

CertStoreType Property (RSA Component)

This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

property CertStoreType: TipcCertStoreTypes read get_CertStoreType write set_CertStoreType;

TipcCertStoreTypes = (
  cstUser,
  cstMachine,
  cstPFXFile,
  cstPFXBlob,
  cstJKSFile,
  cstJKSBlob,
  cstPEMKeyFile,
  cstPEMKeyBlob,
  cstPublicKeyFile,
  cstPublicKeyBlob,
  cstSSHPublicKeyBlob,
  cstP7BFile,
  cstP7BBlob,
  cstSSHPublicKeyFile,
  cstPPKFile,
  cstPPKBlob,
  cstXMLFile,
  cstXMLBlob,
  cstJWKFile,
  cstJWKBlob,
  cstSecurityKey,
  cstBCFKSFile,
  cstBCFKSBlob,
  cstPKCS11,
  cstAuto
);

Default Value

cstUser

Remarks

This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.

The component supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used the component will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

0 (cstUser - default)	For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a certificate store owned by the current user. Note: this store type is not available in Java.
1 (cstMachine)	For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a machine store. Note: this store type is not available in Java.
2 (cstPFXFile)	The certificate store is the name of a PFX (PKCS12) file containing certificates.
3 (cstPFXBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary or base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in PFX (PKCS12) 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 PKCS7 file containing certificates.
12 (cstP7BBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary) representing a certificate store in PKCS7 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 PKCS11 interface. To use a security key the necessary data must first be collected using the CertMgr component. The ListStoreCertificates method may be called after setting CertStoreType to cstPKCS11, CertStorePassword to the PIN, and CertStore to the full path of the PKCS11 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.

CertSubject Property (RSA Component)

This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

property CertSubject: String read get_CertSubject write set_CertSubject;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properites are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store certificate with 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 displayed below.

Field	Meaning
CN	Common Name. This is commonly a host name like www.server.com.
O	Organization
OU	Organizational Unit
L	Locality
S	State
C	Country
E	Email Address

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

HashAlgorithm Property (RSA Component)

The hash algorithm used for signing and signature verification.

Syntax

property HashAlgorithm: TipcRSAHashAlgorithms read get_HashAlgorithm write set_HashAlgorithm;

TipcRSAHashAlgorithms = (
  rhaSHA1,
  rhaSHA224,
  rhaSHA256,
  rhaSHA384,
  rhaSHA512,
  rhaRIPEMD160,
  rhaMD2,
  rhaMD5,
  rhaMD5SHA1
);

Default Value

rhaSHA256

Remarks

This property specifies the hash algorithm used for signing and signature verification. Possible values are:

0 (rhaSHA1)	SHA-1
1 (rhaSHA224)	SHA-224
2 (rhaSHA256 - default)	SHA-256
3 (rhaSHA384)	SHA-384
4 (rhaSHA512)	SHA-512
5 (rhaRIPEMD160)	RIPEMD-160
6 (rhaMD2)	MD2
7 (rhaMD5)	MD5
8 (rhaMD5SHA1)	MD5SHA1

HashSignature Property (RSA Component)

The hash signature.

Syntax

property HashSignature: String read get_HashSignature write set_HashSignature;
property HashSignatureB: TBytes read get_HashSignatureB write set_HashSignatureB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property holds the computed hash signature. This is populated after calling Sign. This must be set before calling VerifySignature.

HashValue Property (RSA Component)

The hash value of the data.

Syntax

property HashValue: String read get_HashValue write set_HashValue;
property HashValueB: TBytes read get_HashValueB write set_HashValueB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property holds the computed hash value for the specified data. This is populated when calling Sign or VerifySignature when an input file is specified by setting InputFile or InputMessage.

If you know the hash value prior to using the component you may specify the pre-computed hash value here.

Hash Notes

The component will determine whether or not to recompute the hash based on the properties that are set. If a file is specified by InputFile or InputMessage the hash will be recomputed when calling Sign or VerifySignature. If the HashValue property is set the component will only sign the hash or verify the hash signature. Setting InputFile or InputMessage clears the HashValue property. Setting the HashValue property clears the input file selection.

InputFile Property (RSA Component)

The file to process.

Syntax

property InputFile: String read get_InputFile write set_InputFile;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property specifies the file to be processed. Set this property to the full or relative path to the file which will be processed.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

InputMessage Property (RSA Component)

The message to process.

Syntax

property InputMessage: String read get_InputMessage write set_InputMessage;
property InputMessageB: TBytes read get_InputMessageB write set_InputMessageB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property specifies the message to be processed.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

Key Property (RSA Component)

The RSA key.

Syntax

property Key: TipcRSAKey read get_Key write set_Key;

Remarks

This property specifies the RSA key used to sign or decrypt data. This property must be set before calling Sign or Decrypt. Alternatively, a certificate may be specified by setting Certificate

RSA Keys

A RSA key is made up of a number of individual parameters.

The public key consists of the following parameters:

• Modulus
• Exponent

The component also includes the PublicKey property which holds the PEM formatted public key for ease of use. This is helpful if you are in control of both sides of the encryption/signing and decryption/signature verification process. When sending the public key to a recipient note that not all implementations will support using the PEM formatted value in PublicKey in which case the individual parameters must be sent.

The private key may be represented in one of two ways. Both are mathematically equivalent. Private key format 1:

• Modulus
• P
• Q
• DP
• DQ

Private key format 2 is simpler but has decreased performance when decrypting and signing. This format is:

• Modulus
• D

The component also include the PrivateKey property which holds the PEM formatted private key for ease of use. This is helpful for storing the private key more easily.

OutputFile Property (RSA Component)

The output file when encrypting or decrypting.

Syntax

property OutputFile: String read get_OutputFile write set_OutputFile;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property specifies the file to which the output will be written when Encrypt or Decrypt is called. This may be set to an absolute or relative path.

This property is only applicable to Encrypt and Decrypt.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

OutputMessage Property (RSA Component)

The output message after processing.

Syntax

property OutputMessage: String read get_OutputMessage;
property OutputMessageB: TBytes read get_OutputMessageB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property will be populated with the output from the operation if OutputFile is not set.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

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

Overwrite Property (RSA Component)

Indicates whether or not the component should overwrite files.

Syntax

property Overwrite: Boolean read get_Overwrite write set_Overwrite;

Default Value

false

Remarks

This property indicates whether or not the component will overwrite OutputFile. If Overwrite is False, an error will be thrown whenever OutputFile exists before an operation. The default value is False.

RecipientCertEncoded Property (RSA Component)

This is the certificate (PEM/base64 encoded).

Syntax

property RecipientCertEncoded: String read get_RecipientCertEncoded write set_RecipientCertEncoded;
property RecipientCertEncodedB: TBytes read get_RecipientCertEncodedB write set_RecipientCertEncodedB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the certificate (PEM/base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

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

This property is not available at design time.

RecipientCertStore Property (RSA Component)

This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

property RecipientCertStore: String read get_RecipientCertStore write set_RecipientCertStore;
property RecipientCertStoreB: TBytes read get_RecipientCertStoreB write set_RecipientCertStoreB;

Default Value

'MY'

Remarks

This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The StoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by Store. If the store is password protected, specify the password in StorePassword.

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

Designations of certificate stores are platform-dependent.

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

MY	A certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys.
CA	Certifying authority certificates.
ROOT	Root certificates.

When the certificate store type is PFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is PFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e. PKCS12 certificate store).

RecipientCertStorePassword Property (RSA Component)

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

Syntax

property RecipientCertStorePassword: String read get_RecipientCertStorePassword write set_RecipientCertStorePassword;

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.

RecipientCertStoreType Property (RSA Component)

This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

property RecipientCertStoreType: TipcCertStoreTypes read get_RecipientCertStoreType write set_RecipientCertStoreType;

TipcCertStoreTypes = (
  cstUser,
  cstMachine,
  cstPFXFile,
  cstPFXBlob,
  cstJKSFile,
  cstJKSBlob,
  cstPEMKeyFile,
  cstPEMKeyBlob,
  cstPublicKeyFile,
  cstPublicKeyBlob,
  cstSSHPublicKeyBlob,
  cstP7BFile,
  cstP7BBlob,
  cstSSHPublicKeyFile,
  cstPPKFile,
  cstPPKBlob,
  cstXMLFile,
  cstXMLBlob,
  cstJWKFile,
  cstJWKBlob,
  cstSecurityKey,
  cstBCFKSFile,
  cstBCFKSBlob,
  cstPKCS11,
  cstAuto
);

Default Value

cstUser

Remarks

This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.

The component supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used the component will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

0 (cstUser - default)	For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a certificate store owned by the current user. Note: this store type is not available in Java.
1 (cstMachine)	For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a machine store. Note: this store type is not available in Java.
2 (cstPFXFile)	The certificate store is the name of a PFX (PKCS12) file containing certificates.
3 (cstPFXBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary or base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in PFX (PKCS12) 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 PKCS7 file containing certificates.
12 (cstP7BBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary) representing a certificate store in PKCS7 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 PKCS11 interface. To use a security key the necessary data must first be collected using the CertMgr component. The ListStoreCertificates method may be called after setting CertStoreType to cstPKCS11, CertStorePassword to the PIN, and CertStore to the full path of the PKCS11 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.

RecipientCertSubject Property (RSA Component)

This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

property RecipientCertSubject: String read get_RecipientCertSubject write set_RecipientCertSubject;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properites are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store certificate with 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 displayed below.

Field	Meaning
CN	Common Name. This is commonly a host name like www.server.com.
O	Organization
OU	Organizational Unit
L	Locality
S	State
C	Country
E	Email Address

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

RecipientKey Property (RSA Component)

The recipient's public key used when encrypting.

Syntax

property RecipientKey: TipcRSAKey read get_RecipientKey write set_RecipientKey;

Remarks

This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properites are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store certificate with 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 displayed below.

Field	Meaning
CN	Common Name. This is commonly a host name like www.server.com.
O	Organization
OU	Organizational Unit
L	Locality
S	State
C	Country
E	Email Address

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

This property specifies the recipient's public key. This property must be set before calling Encrypt. Alternatively, a certificate may be specified by setting RecipientCert

RSA Keys

A RSA key is made up of a number of individual parameters.

The public key consists of the following parameters:

• Modulus
• Exponent

The component also includes the PublicKey property which holds the PEM formatted public key for ease of use. This is helpful if you are in control of both sides of the encryption/signing and decryption/signature verification process. When sending the public key to a recipient note that not all implementations will support using the PEM formatted value in PublicKey in which case the individual parameters must be sent.

The private key may be represented in one of two ways. Both are mathematically equivalent. Private key format 1:

• Modulus
• P
• Q
• DP
• DQ

Private key format 2 is simpler but has decreased performance when decrypting and signing. This format is:

• Modulus
• D

The component also include the PrivateKey property which holds the PEM formatted private key for ease of use. This is helpful for storing the private key more easily.

SignerCertEncoded Property (RSA Component)

This is the certificate (PEM/base64 encoded).

Syntax

property SignerCertEncoded: String read get_SignerCertEncoded write set_SignerCertEncoded;
property SignerCertEncodedB: TBytes read get_SignerCertEncodedB write set_SignerCertEncodedB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the certificate (PEM/base64 encoded). This property is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject properties also may be used to specify a certificate.

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

This property is not available at design time.

SignerCertStore Property (RSA Component)

This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

property SignerCertStore: String read get_SignerCertStore write set_SignerCertStore;
property SignerCertStoreB: TBytes read get_SignerCertStoreB write set_SignerCertStoreB;

Default Value

'MY'

Remarks

This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The StoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by Store. If the store is password protected, specify the password in StorePassword.

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

Designations of certificate stores are platform-dependent.

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

MY	A certificate store holding personal certificates with their associated private keys.
CA	Certifying authority certificates.
ROOT	Root certificates.

When the certificate store type is PFXFile, this property must be set to the name of the file. When the type is PFXBlob, the property must be set to the binary contents of a PFX file (i.e. PKCS12 certificate store).

SignerCertStorePassword Property (RSA Component)

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

Syntax

property SignerCertStorePassword: String read get_SignerCertStorePassword write set_SignerCertStorePassword;

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.

SignerCertStoreType Property (RSA Component)

This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

property SignerCertStoreType: TipcCertStoreTypes read get_SignerCertStoreType write set_SignerCertStoreType;

TipcCertStoreTypes = (
  cstUser,
  cstMachine,
  cstPFXFile,
  cstPFXBlob,
  cstJKSFile,
  cstJKSBlob,
  cstPEMKeyFile,
  cstPEMKeyBlob,
  cstPublicKeyFile,
  cstPublicKeyBlob,
  cstSSHPublicKeyBlob,
  cstP7BFile,
  cstP7BBlob,
  cstSSHPublicKeyFile,
  cstPPKFile,
  cstPPKBlob,
  cstXMLFile,
  cstXMLBlob,
  cstJWKFile,
  cstJWKBlob,
  cstSecurityKey,
  cstBCFKSFile,
  cstBCFKSBlob,
  cstPKCS11,
  cstAuto
);

Default Value

cstUser

Remarks

This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.

The component supports both public and private keys in a variety of formats. When the cstAuto value is used the component will automatically determine the type. This property can take one of the following values:

0 (cstUser - default)	For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a certificate store owned by the current user. Note: this store type is not available in Java.
1 (cstMachine)	For Windows, this specifies that the certificate store is a machine store. Note: this store type is not available in Java.
2 (cstPFXFile)	The certificate store is the name of a PFX (PKCS12) file containing certificates.
3 (cstPFXBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary or base64-encoded) representing a certificate store in PFX (PKCS12) 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 PKCS7 file containing certificates.
12 (cstP7BBlob)	The certificate store is a string (binary) representing a certificate store in PKCS7 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 PKCS11 interface. To use a security key the necessary data must first be collected using the CertMgr component. The ListStoreCertificates method may be called after setting CertStoreType to cstPKCS11, CertStorePassword to the PIN, and CertStore to the full path of the PKCS11 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.

SignerCertSubject Property (RSA Component)

This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

property SignerCertSubject: String read get_SignerCertSubject write set_SignerCertSubject;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properites are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store certificate with 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 displayed below.

Field	Meaning
CN	Common Name. This is commonly a host name like www.server.com.
O	Organization
OU	Organizational Unit
L	Locality
S	State
C	Country
E	Email Address

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

SignerKey Property (RSA Component)

The public key used to verify the signature.

Syntax

property SignerKey: TipcRSAKey read get_SignerKey write set_SignerKey;

Remarks

This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

This property must be set after all other certificate properites are set. When this property is set, a search is performed in the current certificate store certificate with 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 displayed below.

Field	Meaning
CN	Common Name. This is commonly a host name like www.server.com.
O	Organization
OU	Organizational Unit
L	Locality
S	State
C	Country
E	Email Address

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

This property specifies the public key used to verify the signature. This public key corresponds to the private key used when creating the signature. This must be set before calling VerifySignature. Alternatively, a certificate may be specified by setting SignerCert

RSA Keys

A RSA key is made up of a number of individual parameters.

The public key consists of the following parameters:

• Modulus
• Exponent

The component also includes the PublicKey property which holds the PEM formatted public key for ease of use. This is helpful if you are in control of both sides of the encryption/signing and decryption/signature verification process. When sending the public key to a recipient note that not all implementations will support using the PEM formatted value in PublicKey in which case the individual parameters must be sent.

The private key may be represented in one of two ways. Both are mathematically equivalent. Private key format 1:

• Modulus
• P
• Q
• DP
• DQ

Private key format 2 is simpler but has decreased performance when decrypting and signing. This format is:

• Modulus
• D

The component also include the PrivateKey property which holds the PEM formatted private key for ease of use. This is helpful for storing the private key more easily.

UseHex Property (RSA Component)

Whether input or output is hex encoded.

Syntax

property UseHex: Boolean read get_UseHex write set_UseHex;

Default Value

false

Remarks

This property specifies whether the encrypted data, HashValue, and HashSignature are hex encoded.

If set to True, when Encrypt is called the component will perform the encryption as normal and then hex encode the output. OutputMessage or OutputFile will hold hex encoded data.

If set to True, when Decrypt is called the component will expect InputMessage or InputFile to hold hex encoded data. The component will then hex decode the data and perform decryption as normal.

If set to True, when Sign is called the component will compute the hash for the specified file and populate HashValue with the hex encoded hash value. It will then create the hash signature and populate HashSignature with the hex encoded hash signature value. If HashValue is specified directly it must be a hex encoded value.

If set to True, when VerifySignature is called the component will compute the hash value for the specified file and populate HashValue with the hex encoded hash value. It will then hex decode HashSignature and verify the signature. HashSignature must hold a hex encoded value. If HashValue is specified directly it must be a hex encoded value.

UseOAEP Property (RSA Component)

Whether to use Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding (OAEP).

Syntax

property UseOAEP: Boolean read get_UseOAEP write set_UseOAEP;

Default Value

false

Remarks

Whether to use Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding (OAEP). By default this value is False and the component will use PKCS1.

Note: When set to True the HashAlgorithm is also applicable when calling Encrypt and Decrypt.

UsePSS Property (RSA Component)

Whether to use RSA-PSS during signing and verification.

Syntax

property UsePSS: Boolean read get_UsePSS write set_UsePSS;

Default Value

false

Remarks

This property specifies whether RSA-PSS will be used when signing and verifying messages. The default value is False.

Config Method (RSA Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

function Config(ConfigurationString: String): String;

Remarks

Config is a generic method available in every component. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the component.

These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).

To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.

CreateKey Method (RSA Component)

Creates a new key.

Syntax

procedure CreateKey();

Remarks

This method creates a new public and private key.

When calling CreateKey the Key* properties are populated with a new private and public key.

RSA Keys

A RSA key is made up of a number of individual parameters.

The public key consists of the following parameters:

• Modulus
• Exponent

The component also includes the PublicKey property which holds the PEM formatted public key for ease of use. This is helpful if you are in control of both sides of the encryption/signing and decryption/signature verification process. When sending the public key to a recipient note that not all implementations will support using the PEM formatted value in PublicKey in which case the individual parameters must be sent.

The private key may be represented in one of two ways. Both are mathematically equivalent. Private key format 1:

• Modulus
• P
• Q
• DP
• DQ

Private key format 2 is simpler but has decreased performance when decrypting and signing. This format is:

• Modulus
• D

The component also include the PrivateKey property which holds the PEM formatted private key for ease of use. This is helpful for storing the private key more easily.

Decrypt Method (RSA Component)

Decrypts the input data using the specified private key.

Syntax

procedure Decrypt();

Remarks

This method decrypts the input data using the private key specified in the Key* properties. Alternatively, a certificate may be specified by setting Certificate

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

Key Size and the Maximum Length of Data

RSA has an upper limit to the amount of data that can be encrypted or decrypted, also known as message length. This can typically be calculated as the size of the key minus the size of the RSA header and padding.

When not using OAEP, the following formula and table can be referenced. (RSA Key Bytes) - (Header Bytes) = Length of data, where Header Bytes is always 11.

RSA Key Length (bits)	Length (bits)	Length (bytes)
1024	936	117
2048	1960	245
3072	2984	373
4096	4008	501

When using OAEP, the following formula and table can be referenced. (RSA Key Bytes) - (2 * Hash Length Bytes) - 2 = Length of data. The table below assumes SHA-256 for the hash, so Hash Length Bytes is 32.

RSA Key Length (bits)	Length (bits)	Length (bytes)
1024	496	62
2048	1520	190
3072	2544	318
4096	3568	446

Encrypt Method (RSA Component)

Encrypts the input data using the recipient's public key.

Syntax

procedure Encrypt();

Remarks

This method encrypts the input data using the public key specified in the RecipientKey* properties. Alternatively, a certificate may be specified by setting RecipientCert

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

Key Size and the Maximum Length of Data

RSA has an upper limit to the amount of data that can be encrypted or decrypted, also known as message length. This can typically be calculated as the size of the key minus the size of the RSA header and padding.

When not using OAEP, the following formula and table can be referenced. (RSA Key Bytes) - (Header Bytes) = Length of data, where Header Bytes is always 11.

RSA Key Length (bits)	Length (bits)	Length (bytes)
1024	936	117
2048	1960	245
3072	2984	373
4096	4008	501

When using OAEP, the following formula and table can be referenced. (RSA Key Bytes) - (2 * Hash Length Bytes) - 2 = Length of data. The table below assumes SHA-256 for the hash, so Hash Length Bytes is 32.

RSA Key Length (bits)	Length (bits)	Length (bytes)
1024	496	62
2048	1520	190
3072	2544	318
4096	3568	446

Reset Method (RSA Component)

Resets the component.

Syntax

procedure Reset();

Remarks

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

SetInputStream Method (RSA Component)

Sets the stream from which the component will read data to encrypt or decrypt.

Syntax

procedure SetInputStream(InputStream: TStream);

Remarks

This method sets the stream from which the component will read data to encrypt or decrypt.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

SetOutputStream Method (RSA Component)

Sets the stream to which the component will write encrypted or decrypted data.

Syntax

procedure SetOutputStream(OutputStream: TStream);

Remarks

This method sets the stream to which the component will write encrypted or decrypted data.

Input and Output Properties

The component will determine the source and destination of the input and output based on which properties are set.

The order in which the input properties are checked is as follows:

• SetInputStream
• InputFile
• InputMessage

When a valid source is found the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:

• SetOutputStream
• OutputFile
• OutputMessage: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

When using streams you may need to additionally set CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing or CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing.

Sign Method (RSA Component)

Creates a hash signature.

Syntax

procedure Sign();

Remarks

This method will create a hash signature.

Before calling this method specify the input file by setting InputFile or InputMessage.

A key is required to create the hash signature. You may create a new key by calling CreateKey, or specify an existing key pair in Key. Alternatively, a certificate may be specified by setting Certificate. When this method is called the component will compute the hash for the specified file and populate HashValue. It will then create the hash signature using the specified Key and populate HashSignature.

To create the hash signature without first computing the hash simply specify HashValue before calling this method.

The Progress event will fire with updates for the hash computation progress only. The hash signature creation process is quick and does not require progress updates.

VerifySignature Method (RSA Component)

Verifies the signature for the specified data.

Syntax

function VerifySignature(): Boolean;

Remarks

This method will verify a hash signature.

Before calling this method specify the input file by setting InputFile or InputMessage.

A public key and the hash signature are required to perform the signature verification. Specify the public key in SignerKey. Alternatively, a certificate may be specified by setting SignerCert. Specify the hash signature in HashSignature.

When this method is called the component will compute the hash for the specified file and populate HashValue. It will verify the signature using the specified SignerKey and HashSignature.

To verify the hash signature without first computing the hash simply specify HashValue before calling this method.

The Progress event will fire with updates for the hash computation progress only. The hash signature verification process is quick and does not require progress updates.

Error Event (RSA Component)

Information about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

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

property OnError: TErrorEvent read FOnError write FOnError;

Remarks

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

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.

Progress Event (RSA Component)

Fired as progress is made.

Syntax

type TProgressEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  BytesProcessed: Int64;
  PercentProcessed: Integer
) of Object;

property OnProgress: TProgressEvent read FOnProgress write FOnProgress;

Remarks

This event is fired automatically as data is processed by the component.

The PercentProcessed parameter indicates the current status of the operation.

The BytesProcessed parameter holds the total number of bytes processed so far.

RSAKey Type

Contains the typical parameters for the RSA algorithm.

Remarks

This type is made up of fields that represent the private and public key parameters used by the RSA algorithm.

RSA Keys

A RSA key is made up of a number of individual parameters.

The public key consists of the following parameters:

• Modulus
• Exponent

The component also includes the PublicKey property which holds the PEM formatted public key for ease of use. This is helpful if you are in control of both sides of the encryption/signing and decryption/signature verification process. When sending the public key to a recipient note that not all implementations will support using the PEM formatted value in PublicKey in which case the individual parameters must be sent.

The private key may be represented in one of two ways. Both are mathematically equivalent. Private key format 1:

• Modulus
• P
• Q
• DP
• DQ

Private key format 2 is simpler but has decreased performance when decrypting and signing. This format is:

• Modulus
• D

The component also include the PrivateKey property which holds the PEM formatted private key for ease of use. This is helpful for storing the private key more easily.

Fields

D String	Represents the D parameter for the RSA algorithm.
DB TBytes	Represents the D parameter for the RSA algorithm.
DP String	Represents the DP parameter for the RSA algorithm.
DPB TBytes	Represents the DP parameter for the RSA algorithm.
DQ String	Represents the DQ parameter for the RSA algorithm.
DQB TBytes	Represents the DQ parameter for the RSA algorithm.
Exponent String	Represents the Exponent parameter for the RSA algorithm.
ExponentB TBytes	Represents the Exponent parameter for the RSA algorithm.
InverseQ String	Represents the InverseQ parameter for the RSA algorithm. This parameter is optional and is automatically calculated as necessary.
InverseQB TBytes	Represents the InverseQ parameter for the RSA algorithm. This parameter is optional and is automatically calculated as necessary.
Modulus String	Represents the Modulus parameter for the RSA algorithm.
ModulusB TBytes	Represents the Modulus parameter for the RSA algorithm.
P String	Represents the P parameter for the RSA algorithm.
PB TBytes	Represents the P parameter for the RSA algorithm.
PrivateKey String	This property is a PEM formatted private key. The purpose of this property is to allow easier management of the private key parameters by using only a single value.
PublicKey String	This property is a PEM formatted public key. The purpose of this property is to allow easier management of the public key parameters by using only a single value.
Q String	Represents the Q parameter for the RSA algorithm.
QB TBytes	Represents the Q parameter for the RSA algorithm.

Constructors

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constructor Create();

The default constructor creates a new RSAKey instance but does not assign a public or private key.

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constructor Create(valModulus: TBytes; valExponent: TBytes);

The public key constructor assigns an existing public key.

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constructor Create(valModulus: TBytes; valD: TBytes; valP: TBytes; valQ: TBytes; valDP: TBytes; valDQ: TBytes);

The private key constructor assigns an existing private key. Any valid combination of parameters representing a private key may be supplied. See the description at the top of this page for details on RSA private key formats.

Config Settings (RSA Component)

The component accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

RSA Config Settings

CloseInputStreamAfterProcessing:   Determines whether or not the input stream is closed after processing. Determines whether or not the input stream set by SetInputStream is closed after processing is complete. The default value is True.

CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessing:   Determines whether or not the output stream is closed after processing. Determines whether or not the output stream set by SetOutputStream is closed after processing is complete. The default value is True.

KeyFormat:   How the public and private key are formatted. This setting controls the format of PublicKey and PrivateKey. By default these properties hold PEM formatted public and private key data. When set to 1 (XML) the keys are stored in a XML format. This only affects the values returned by the component; the actual keys remain the same regardless of this setting. Possible values are: 0 (PEM - PKCS#1) 1 (XML) 2 (PEM - PKCS#8 - default) The default value is 2 (PEM - PKCS#8).

KeySize:   The size, in bits, of the secret key. This specifies the size, in bits, of the secret key. The minimum key size for RSA is 384. The maximum key size is 4096. Note that large values such as 4096 will impact performance. The default value is 1024.

OAEPMGF1HashAlgorithm:   The MGF1 hash algorithm used with OAEP. This configuration setting specifies the MGF1 hash algorithm used when UseOAEP is set to True. The default value is SHA256. Possible values are as follows: "SHA1" "SHA224" "SHA256" (default) "SHA384" "SHA512" "RIPEMD160" "MD2" "MD5" "MD5SHA1"

OAEPParams:   The hex encoded OAEP parameters. This configuration setting optionally specifies Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding (OAEP) parameters to be used when UseOAEP is set to True. The specified value should be hex encoded.

OAEPRSAHashAlgorithm:   The RSA hash algorithm used with OAEP. This configuration setting specifies that RSA hash algorithm used when UseOAEP is set to True. The default value is SHA256. Possible values are as follows: "SHA1" "SHA224" "SHA256" (default) "SHA384" "SHA512" "RIPEMD160" "MD2" "MD5" "MD5SHA1"

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: Identifier Name 037 IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada 437 OEM - United States 500 IBM EBCDIC - International 708 Arabic - ASMO 708 709 Arabic - ASMO 449+, BCON V4 710 Arabic - Transparent Arabic 720 Arabic - Transparent ASMO 737 OEM - Greek (formerly 437G) 775 OEM - Baltic 850 OEM - Multilingual Latin I 852 OEM - Latin II 855 OEM - Cyrillic (primarily Russian) 857 OEM - Turkish 858 OEM - Multilingual Latin I + Euro symbol 860 OEM - Portuguese 861 OEM - Icelandic 862 OEM - Hebrew 863 OEM - Canadian-French 864 OEM - Arabic 865 OEM - Nordic 866 OEM - Russian 869 OEM - Modern Greek 870 IBM EBCDIC - Multilingual/ROECE (Latin-2) 874 ANSI/OEM - Thai (same as 28605, ISO 8859-15) 875 IBM EBCDIC - Modern Greek 932 ANSI/OEM - Japanese, Shift-JIS 936 ANSI/OEM - Simplified Chinese (PRC, Singapore) 949 ANSI/OEM - Korean (Unified Hangul Code) 950 ANSI/OEM - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan; Hong Kong SAR, PRC) 1026 IBM EBCDIC - Turkish (Latin-5) 1047 IBM EBCDIC - Latin 1/Open System 1140 IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada (037 + Euro symbol) 1141 IBM EBCDIC - Germany (20273 + Euro symbol) 1142 IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway (20277 + Euro symbol) 1143 IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden (20278 + Euro symbol) 1144 IBM EBCDIC - Italy (20280 + Euro symbol) 1145 IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain (20284 + Euro symbol) 1146 IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom (20285 + Euro symbol) 1147 IBM EBCDIC - France (20297 + Euro symbol) 1148 IBM EBCDIC - International (500 + Euro symbol) 1149 IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic (20871 + Euro symbol) 1200 Unicode UCS-2 Little-Endian (BMP of ISO 10646) 1201 Unicode UCS-2 Big-Endian 1250 ANSI - Central European 1251 ANSI - Cyrillic 1252 ANSI - Latin I 1253 ANSI - Greek 1254 ANSI - Turkish 1255 ANSI - Hebrew 1256 ANSI - Arabic 1257 ANSI - Baltic 1258 ANSI/OEM - Vietnamese 1361 Korean (Johab) 10000 MAC - Roman 10001 MAC - Japanese 10002 MAC - Traditional Chinese (Big5) 10003 MAC - Korean 10004 MAC - Arabic 10005 MAC - Hebrew 10006 MAC - Greek I 10007 MAC - Cyrillic 10008 MAC - Simplified Chinese (GB 2312) 10010 MAC - Romania 10017 MAC - Ukraine 10021 MAC - Thai 10029 MAC - Latin II 10079 MAC - Icelandic 10081 MAC - Turkish 10082 MAC - Croatia 12000 Unicode UCS-4 Little-Endian 12001 Unicode UCS-4 Big-Endian 20000 CNS - Taiwan 20001 TCA - Taiwan 20002 Eten - Taiwan 20003 IBM5550 - Taiwan 20004 TeleText - Taiwan 20005 Wang - Taiwan 20105 IA5 IRV International Alphabet No. 5 (7-bit) 20106 IA5 German (7-bit) 20107 IA5 Swedish (7-bit) 20108 IA5 Norwegian (7-bit) 20127 US-ASCII (7-bit) 20261 T.61 20269 ISO 6937 Non-Spacing Accent 20273 IBM EBCDIC - Germany 20277 IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway 20278 IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden 20280 IBM EBCDIC - Italy 20284 IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain 20285 IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom 20290 IBM EBCDIC - Japanese Katakana Extended 20297 IBM EBCDIC - France 20420 IBM EBCDIC - Arabic 20423 IBM EBCDIC - Greek 20424 IBM EBCDIC - Hebrew 20833 IBM EBCDIC - Korean Extended 20838 IBM EBCDIC - Thai 20866 Russian - KOI8-R 20871 IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic 20880 IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Russian) 20905 IBM EBCDIC - Turkish 20924 IBM EBCDIC - Latin-1/Open System (1047 + Euro symbol) 20932 JIS X 0208-1990 & 0121-1990 20936 Simplified Chinese (GB2312) 21025 IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Serbian, Bulgarian) 21027 Extended Alpha Lowercase 21866 Ukrainian (KOI8-U) 28591 ISO 8859-1 Latin I 28592 ISO 8859-2 Central Europe 28593 ISO 8859-3 Latin 3 28594 ISO 8859-4 Baltic 28595 ISO 8859-5 Cyrillic 28596 ISO 8859-6 Arabic 28597 ISO 8859-7 Greek 28598 ISO 8859-8 Hebrew 28599 ISO 8859-9 Latin 5 28605 ISO 8859-15 Latin 9 29001 Europa 3 38598 ISO 8859-8 Hebrew 50220 ISO 2022 Japanese with no halfwidth Katakana 50221 ISO 2022 Japanese with halfwidth Katakana 50222 ISO 2022 Japanese JIS X 0201-1989 50225 ISO 2022 Korean 50227 ISO 2022 Simplified Chinese 50229 ISO 2022 Traditional Chinese 50930 Japanese (Katakana) Extended 50931 US/Canada and Japanese 50933 Korean Extended and Korean 50935 Simplified Chinese Extended and Simplified Chinese 50936 Simplified Chinese 50937 US/Canada and Traditional Chinese 50939 Japanese (Latin) Extended and Japanese 51932 EUC - Japanese 51936 EUC - Simplified Chinese 51949 EUC - Korean 51950 EUC - Traditional Chinese 52936 HZ-GB2312 Simplified Chinese 54936 Windows XP: GB18030 Simplified Chinese (4 Byte) 57002 ISCII Devanagari 57003 ISCII Bengali 57004 ISCII Tamil 57005 ISCII Telugu 57006 ISCII Assamese 57007 ISCII Oriya 57008 ISCII Kannada 57009 ISCII Malayalam 57010 ISCII Gujarati 57011 ISCII Punjabi 65000 Unicode UTF-7 65001 Unicode UTF-8 The following is a list of valid code page identifiers for Mac OS only: Identifier Name 1 ASCII 2 NEXTSTEP 3 JapaneseEUC 4 UTF8 5 ISOLatin1 6 Symbol 7 NonLossyASCII 8 ShiftJIS 9 ISOLatin2 10 Unicode 11 WindowsCP1251 12 WindowsCP1252 13 WindowsCP1253 14 WindowsCP1254 15 WindowsCP1250 21 ISO2022JP 30 MacOSRoman 10 UTF16String 0x90000100 UTF16BigEndian 0x94000100 UTF16LittleEndian 0x8c000100 UTF32String 0x98000100 UTF32BigEndian 0x9c000100 UTF32LittleEndian 65536 Proprietary

LicenseInfo:   Information about the current license. When queried, this setting will return a string containing information about the license this instance of a component is using. It will return the following information: Product: The product the license is for. Product Key: The key the license was generated from. License Source: Where the license was found (e.g., RuntimeLicense, License File). License Type: The type of license installed (e.g., Royalty Free, Single Server). Last Valid Build: The last valid build number for which the license will work.

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

UseInternalSecurityAPI:   Tells the component whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation. When set to False, the component will use the system security libraries by default to perform cryptographic functions where applicable. Setting this setting to True tells the component to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries. This setting is set to False by default on all platforms.

Trappable Errors (RSA Component)

RSA Errors

	102   No Key specified.
	104   Cannot read or write file.
	105   key parameters incorrect.
	106   Cannot create hash.
	111   OutputFile already exists and Overwrite is False.
	113   Input data or HashValue must be specified.
	121   Invalid certificate.
	124   HashSignature must be specified.
	304   Cannot write file.
	305   Cannot read file.
	306   Cannot create file.
	1101   Missing RSA parameter: Modulus
	1102   Invalid RSA parameter: Modulus cannot be zero.
	1103   Missing RSA parameters: Public or Private exponent must be present.
	1104   Invalid RSA parameter: Exponent cannot be zero.
	1105   Invalid RSA parameter: D cannot be zero.
	1106   Invalid hash algorithm.
	1107   Missing hash value.
	1108   HashSignature must be specified.
	1109   Invalid hash size.
	1110   Public key must be specified.
	1111   Key must be specified.
	1112   RSA key too short to sign message.
	1113   Missing the data to encrypt/decrypt.
	1114   Invalid cipher length. The data may not have been encrypted with the public key corresponding to the specified private key data.
	1115   Invalid cipher text. The data may not have been encrypted with the public key corresponding to the specified private key data.
	1116   Inadequate padding. The data may not have been encrypted with the public key corresponding to the specified private key data.
	1117   Missing delimiter. The data may not have been encrypted with the public key corresponding to the specified private key data.
	1118   Message too long.