RSA Class

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

Syntax

RSA

Remarks

The RSA class 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 Key. To create a new key call CreateKey. Alternatively an existing certificate may be specified by setting Certificate

Signing

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

Input and Output Properties

The class 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:

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

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:

The class also includes the PublicKey field 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:

Private key format 2 is simpler but has decreased performance when decrypting and signing. This format is: The class also include the PrivateKey field which holds the PEM formatted private key for ease of use. This is helpful for storing the private key more easily.

Property List


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

CertificateThe certificate used for signing and decryption.
HashAlgorithmThe hash algorithm used for signing and signature verification.
HashSignatureThe hash signature.
HashValueThe hash value of the data.
InputFileThe file to process.
InputMessageThe message to process.
KeyThe RSA key.
OutputFileThe output file when encrypting or decrypting.
OutputMessageThe output message after processing.
OverwriteIndicates whether or not the class should overwrite files.
RecipientCertThe certificate used for encryption.
RecipientKeyThe recipient's public key used when encrypting.
SignerCertThe certificate used for signature verification.
SignerKeyThe public key used to verify the signature.
UseHexWhether input or output is hex encoded.
UseOAEPWhether to use Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding (OAEP).
UsePSSWhether to use RSA-PSS during signing and verification.

Method List


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

ConfigSets or retrieves a configuration setting.
CreateKeyCreates a new key.
DecryptDecrypts the input data using the specified private key.
EncryptEncrypts the input data using the recipient's public key.
ResetResets the class.
SetInputStreamSets the stream from which the class will read data to encrypt or decrypt.
SetOutputStreamSets the stream to which the class will write encrypted or decrypted data.
SignCreates a hash signature.
VerifySignatureVerifies the signature for the specified data.

Event List


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

ErrorFired when information is available about errors during data delivery.
ProgressFired as progress is made.

Config Settings


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

KeyFormatHow the public and private key are formatted.
KeySizeThe size, in bits, of the secret key.
OAEPMGF1HashAlgorithmThe MGF1 hash algorithm used with OAEP.
OAEPParamsThe hex encoded OAEP parameters.
OAEPRSAHashAlgorithmThe RSA hash algorithm used with OAEP.
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.
UseFIPSCompliantAPITells the class whether or not to use FIPS certified APIs.
UseInternalSecurityAPIWhether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

Certificate Property (RSA Class)

The certificate used for signing and decryption.

Syntax

IPWorksEncryptCertificate* GetCertificate();
int SetCertificate(IPWorksEncryptCertificate* val);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcerteffectivedate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertexpirationdate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertextendedkeyusage(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertfingerprint(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertfingerprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertfingerprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertissuer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertprivatekey(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertprivatekeyavailable(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertprivatekeycontainer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertpublickey(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertpublickeyalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertpublickeylength(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertserialnumber(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertsignaturealgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertstore(void* lpObj, char** lpCertStore, int* lenCertStore);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setcertstore(void* lpObj, const char* lpCertStore, int lenCertStore);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertstorepassword(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setcertstorepassword(void* lpObj, const char* lpszCertStorePassword);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertstoretype(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setcertstoretype(void* lpObj, int iCertStoreType);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertsubjectaltnames(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertthumbprintmd5(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertthumbprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertthumbprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertusage(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertusageflags(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertversion(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertsubject(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setcertsubject(void* lpObj, const char* lpszCertSubject);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getcertencoded(void* lpObj, char** lpCertEncoded, int* lenCertEncoded);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setcertencoded(void* lpObj, const char* lpCertEncoded, int lenCertEncoded);
QString GetCertEffectiveDate();

QString GetCertExpirationDate();

QString GetCertExtendedKeyUsage();

QString GetCertFingerprint();

QString GetCertFingerprintSHA1();

QString GetCertFingerprintSHA256();

QString GetCertIssuer();

QString GetCertPrivateKey();

bool GetCertPrivateKeyAvailable();

QString GetCertPrivateKeyContainer();

QString GetCertPublicKey();

QString GetCertPublicKeyAlgorithm();

int GetCertPublicKeyLength();

QString GetCertSerialNumber();

QString GetCertSignatureAlgorithm();

QByteArray GetCertStore();
int SetCertStore(QByteArray qbaCertStore); QString GetCertStorePassword();
int SetCertStorePassword(QString qsCertStorePassword); int GetCertStoreType();
int SetCertStoreType(int iCertStoreType); QString GetCertSubjectAltNames(); QString GetCertThumbprintMD5(); QString GetCertThumbprintSHA1(); QString GetCertThumbprintSHA256(); QString GetCertUsage(); int GetCertUsageFlags(); QString GetCertVersion(); QString GetCertSubject();
int SetCertSubject(QString qsCertSubject); QByteArray GetCertEncoded();
int SetCertEncoded(QByteArray qbaCertEncoded);

Remarks

This property specifies a certificate with private key.

This may be set instead of Key. This allows a Certificate object to be used instead of a RSAKey object. This certificate is used when calling Sign and Decrypt. The specified certificate must have a private key.

If both this property and Key are specified, Key will be used and this property will be ignored.

Data Type

IPWorksEncryptCertificate

HashAlgorithm Property (RSA Class)

The hash algorithm used for signing and signature verification.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetHashAlgorithm();
int SetHashAlgorithm(int iHashAlgorithm); Unicode (Windows) INT GetHashAlgorithm();
INT SetHashAlgorithm(INT iHashAlgorithm);

Possible Values

RHA_SHA1(0), 
RHA_SHA224(1),
RHA_SHA256(2),
RHA_SHA384(3),
RHA_SHA512(4),
RHA_RIPEMD160(5),
RHA_MD2(6),
RHA_MD5(7),
RHA_MD5SHA1(8)
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_gethashalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_sethashalgorithm(void* lpObj, int iHashAlgorithm);
int GetHashAlgorithm();
int SetHashAlgorithm(int iHashAlgorithm);

Default Value

2

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

Data Type

Integer

HashSignature Property (RSA Class)

The hash signature.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetHashSignature(char* &lpHashSignature, int &lenHashSignature);
int SetHashSignature(const char* lpHashSignature, int lenHashSignature); Unicode (Windows) INT GetHashSignature(LPSTR &lpHashSignature, INT &lenHashSignature);
INT SetHashSignature(LPCSTR lpHashSignature, INT lenHashSignature);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_gethashsignature(void* lpObj, char** lpHashSignature, int* lenHashSignature);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_sethashsignature(void* lpObj, const char* lpHashSignature, int lenHashSignature);
QByteArray GetHashSignature();
int SetHashSignature(QByteArray qbaHashSignature);

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

Data Type

Binary String

HashValue Property (RSA Class)

The hash value of the data.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetHashValue(char* &lpHashValue, int &lenHashValue);
int SetHashValue(const char* lpHashValue, int lenHashValue); Unicode (Windows) INT GetHashValue(LPSTR &lpHashValue, INT &lenHashValue);
INT SetHashValue(LPCSTR lpHashValue, INT lenHashValue);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_gethashvalue(void* lpObj, char** lpHashValue, int* lenHashValue);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_sethashvalue(void* lpObj, const char* lpHashValue, int lenHashValue);
QByteArray GetHashValue();
int SetHashValue(QByteArray qbaHashValue);

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 class you may specify the pre-computed hash value here.

Hash Notes

The class 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 class 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.

Data Type

Binary String

InputFile Property (RSA Class)

The file to process.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetInputFile();
int SetInputFile(const char* lpszInputFile); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetInputFile();
INT SetInputFile(LPCWSTR lpszInputFile);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getinputfile(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setinputfile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszInputFile);
QString GetInputFile();
int SetInputFile(QString qsInputFile);

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 class 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:

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

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

Data Type

String

InputMessage Property (RSA Class)

The message to process.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetInputMessage(char* &lpInputMessage, int &lenInputMessage);
int SetInputMessage(const char* lpInputMessage, int lenInputMessage); Unicode (Windows) INT GetInputMessage(LPSTR &lpInputMessage, INT &lenInputMessage);
INT SetInputMessage(LPCSTR lpInputMessage, INT lenInputMessage);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getinputmessage(void* lpObj, char** lpInputMessage, int* lenInputMessage);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setinputmessage(void* lpObj, const char* lpInputMessage, int lenInputMessage);
QByteArray GetInputMessage();
int SetInputMessage(QByteArray qbaInputMessage);

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the message to be processed.

Input and Output Properties

The class 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:

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

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

Data Type

Binary String

Key Property (RSA Class)

The RSA key.

Syntax

IPWorksEncryptRSAKey* GetKey();
int SetKey(IPWorksEncryptRSAKey* val);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getkeyd(void* lpObj, char** lpKeyD, int* lenKeyD);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setkeyd(void* lpObj, const char* lpKeyD, int lenKeyD);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getkeydp(void* lpObj, char** lpKeyDP, int* lenKeyDP);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setkeydp(void* lpObj, const char* lpKeyDP, int lenKeyDP);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getkeydq(void* lpObj, char** lpKeyDQ, int* lenKeyDQ);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setkeydq(void* lpObj, const char* lpKeyDQ, int lenKeyDQ);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getkeyexponent(void* lpObj, char** lpKeyExponent, int* lenKeyExponent);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setkeyexponent(void* lpObj, const char* lpKeyExponent, int lenKeyExponent);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getkeyinverseq(void* lpObj, char** lpKeyInverseQ, int* lenKeyInverseQ);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setkeyinverseq(void* lpObj, const char* lpKeyInverseQ, int lenKeyInverseQ);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getkeymodulus(void* lpObj, char** lpKeyModulus, int* lenKeyModulus);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setkeymodulus(void* lpObj, const char* lpKeyModulus, int lenKeyModulus);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getkeyp(void* lpObj, char** lpKeyP, int* lenKeyP);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setkeyp(void* lpObj, const char* lpKeyP, int lenKeyP);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getkeyprivatekey(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setkeyprivatekey(void* lpObj, const char* lpszKeyPrivateKey);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getkeypublickey(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setkeypublickey(void* lpObj, const char* lpszKeyPublicKey);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getkeyq(void* lpObj, char** lpKeyQ, int* lenKeyQ);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setkeyq(void* lpObj, const char* lpKeyQ, int lenKeyQ);
QByteArray GetKeyD();
int SetKeyD(QByteArray qbaKeyD); QByteArray GetKeyDP();
int SetKeyDP(QByteArray qbaKeyDP); QByteArray GetKeyDQ();
int SetKeyDQ(QByteArray qbaKeyDQ); QByteArray GetKeyExponent();
int SetKeyExponent(QByteArray qbaKeyExponent); QByteArray GetKeyInverseQ();
int SetKeyInverseQ(QByteArray qbaKeyInverseQ); QByteArray GetKeyModulus();
int SetKeyModulus(QByteArray qbaKeyModulus); QByteArray GetKeyP();
int SetKeyP(QByteArray qbaKeyP); QString GetKeyPrivateKey();
int SetKeyPrivateKey(QString qsKeyPrivateKey); QString GetKeyPublicKey();
int SetKeyPublicKey(QString qsKeyPublicKey); QByteArray GetKeyQ();
int SetKeyQ(QByteArray qbaKeyQ);

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:

The class also includes the PublicKey field 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:

Private key format 2 is simpler but has decreased performance when decrypting and signing. This format is: The class also include the PrivateKey field which holds the PEM formatted private key for ease of use. This is helpful for storing the private key more easily.

Data Type

IPWorksEncryptRSAKey

OutputFile Property (RSA Class)

The output file when encrypting or decrypting.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetOutputFile();
int SetOutputFile(const char* lpszOutputFile); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR GetOutputFile();
INT SetOutputFile(LPCWSTR lpszOutputFile);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getoutputfile(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setoutputfile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszOutputFile);
QString GetOutputFile();
int SetOutputFile(QString qsOutputFile);

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 class 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:

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

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

Data Type

String

OutputMessage Property (RSA Class)

The output message after processing.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetOutputMessage(char* &lpOutputMessage, int &lenOutputMessage);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetOutputMessage(LPSTR &lpOutputMessage, INT &lenOutputMessage);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getoutputmessage(void* lpObj, char** lpOutputMessage, int* lenOutputMessage);
QByteArray GetOutputMessage();

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

Input and Output Properties

The class 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:

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

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

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

Data Type

Binary String

Overwrite Property (RSA Class)

Indicates whether or not the class should overwrite files.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetOverwrite();
int SetOverwrite(int bOverwrite); Unicode (Windows) BOOL GetOverwrite();
INT SetOverwrite(BOOL bOverwrite);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getoverwrite(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setoverwrite(void* lpObj, int bOverwrite);
bool GetOverwrite();
int SetOverwrite(bool bOverwrite);

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

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

Data Type

Boolean

RecipientCert Property (RSA Class)

The certificate used for encryption.

Syntax

IPWorksEncryptCertificate* GetRecipientCert();
int SetRecipientCert(IPWorksEncryptCertificate* val);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcerteffectivedate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertexpirationdate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertextendedkeyusage(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertfingerprint(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertfingerprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertfingerprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertissuer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertprivatekey(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertprivatekeyavailable(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertprivatekeycontainer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertpublickey(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertpublickeyalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertpublickeylength(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertserialnumber(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertsignaturealgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertstore(void* lpObj, char** lpRecipientCertStore, int* lenRecipientCertStore);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setrecipientcertstore(void* lpObj, const char* lpRecipientCertStore, int lenRecipientCertStore);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertstorepassword(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setrecipientcertstorepassword(void* lpObj, const char* lpszRecipientCertStorePassword);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertstoretype(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setrecipientcertstoretype(void* lpObj, int iRecipientCertStoreType);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertsubjectaltnames(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertthumbprintmd5(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertthumbprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertthumbprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertusage(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertusageflags(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertversion(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertsubject(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setrecipientcertsubject(void* lpObj, const char* lpszRecipientCertSubject);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientcertencoded(void* lpObj, char** lpRecipientCertEncoded, int* lenRecipientCertEncoded);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setrecipientcertencoded(void* lpObj, const char* lpRecipientCertEncoded, int lenRecipientCertEncoded);
QString GetRecipientCertEffectiveDate();

QString GetRecipientCertExpirationDate();

QString GetRecipientCertExtendedKeyUsage();

QString GetRecipientCertFingerprint();

QString GetRecipientCertFingerprintSHA1();

QString GetRecipientCertFingerprintSHA256();

QString GetRecipientCertIssuer();

QString GetRecipientCertPrivateKey();

bool GetRecipientCertPrivateKeyAvailable();

QString GetRecipientCertPrivateKeyContainer();

QString GetRecipientCertPublicKey();

QString GetRecipientCertPublicKeyAlgorithm();

int GetRecipientCertPublicKeyLength();

QString GetRecipientCertSerialNumber();

QString GetRecipientCertSignatureAlgorithm();

QByteArray GetRecipientCertStore();
int SetRecipientCertStore(QByteArray qbaRecipientCertStore); QString GetRecipientCertStorePassword();
int SetRecipientCertStorePassword(QString qsRecipientCertStorePassword); int GetRecipientCertStoreType();
int SetRecipientCertStoreType(int iRecipientCertStoreType); QString GetRecipientCertSubjectAltNames(); QString GetRecipientCertThumbprintMD5(); QString GetRecipientCertThumbprintSHA1(); QString GetRecipientCertThumbprintSHA256(); QString GetRecipientCertUsage(); int GetRecipientCertUsageFlags(); QString GetRecipientCertVersion(); QString GetRecipientCertSubject();
int SetRecipientCertSubject(QString qsRecipientCertSubject); QByteArray GetRecipientCertEncoded();
int SetRecipientCertEncoded(QByteArray qbaRecipientCertEncoded);

Remarks

This property specifies a certificate for encryption.

This may be set instead of RecipientKey. This allows a Certificate object to be used instead of a RSAKey object. This certificate is used when calling Encrypt.

If both this property and RecipientKey are specified, RecipientKey will be used and this property will be ignored.

Data Type

IPWorksEncryptCertificate

RecipientKey Property (RSA Class)

The recipient's public key used when encrypting.

Syntax

IPWorksEncryptRSAKey* GetRecipientKey();
int SetRecipientKey(IPWorksEncryptRSAKey* val);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientkeyexponent(void* lpObj, char** lpRecipientKeyExponent, int* lenRecipientKeyExponent);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setrecipientkeyexponent(void* lpObj, const char* lpRecipientKeyExponent, int lenRecipientKeyExponent);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientkeymodulus(void* lpObj, char** lpRecipientKeyModulus, int* lenRecipientKeyModulus);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setrecipientkeymodulus(void* lpObj, const char* lpRecipientKeyModulus, int lenRecipientKeyModulus);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getrecipientkeypublickey(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setrecipientkeypublickey(void* lpObj, const char* lpszRecipientKeyPublicKey);
QByteArray GetRecipientKeyExponent();
int SetRecipientKeyExponent(QByteArray qbaRecipientKeyExponent); QByteArray GetRecipientKeyModulus();
int SetRecipientKeyModulus(QByteArray qbaRecipientKeyModulus); QString GetRecipientKeyPublicKey();
int SetRecipientKeyPublicKey(QString qsRecipientKeyPublicKey);

Remarks

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:

The class also includes the PublicKey field 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:

Private key format 2 is simpler but has decreased performance when decrypting and signing. This format is: The class also include the PrivateKey field which holds the PEM formatted private key for ease of use. This is helpful for storing the private key more easily.

Data Type

IPWorksEncryptRSAKey

SignerCert Property (RSA Class)

The certificate used for signature verification.

Syntax

IPWorksEncryptCertificate* GetSignerCert();
int SetSignerCert(IPWorksEncryptCertificate* val);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercerteffectivedate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertexpirationdate(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertextendedkeyusage(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertfingerprint(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertfingerprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertfingerprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertissuer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertprivatekey(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertprivatekeyavailable(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertprivatekeycontainer(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertpublickey(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertpublickeyalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertpublickeylength(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertserialnumber(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertsignaturealgorithm(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertstore(void* lpObj, char** lpSignerCertStore, int* lenSignerCertStore);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setsignercertstore(void* lpObj, const char* lpSignerCertStore, int lenSignerCertStore);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertstorepassword(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setsignercertstorepassword(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSignerCertStorePassword);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertstoretype(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setsignercertstoretype(void* lpObj, int iSignerCertStoreType);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertsubjectaltnames(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertthumbprintmd5(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertthumbprintsha1(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertthumbprintsha256(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertusage(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertusageflags(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertversion(void* lpObj);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertsubject(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setsignercertsubject(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSignerCertSubject);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignercertencoded(void* lpObj, char** lpSignerCertEncoded, int* lenSignerCertEncoded);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setsignercertencoded(void* lpObj, const char* lpSignerCertEncoded, int lenSignerCertEncoded);
QString GetSignerCertEffectiveDate();

QString GetSignerCertExpirationDate();

QString GetSignerCertExtendedKeyUsage();

QString GetSignerCertFingerprint();

QString GetSignerCertFingerprintSHA1();

QString GetSignerCertFingerprintSHA256();

QString GetSignerCertIssuer();

QString GetSignerCertPrivateKey();

bool GetSignerCertPrivateKeyAvailable();

QString GetSignerCertPrivateKeyContainer();

QString GetSignerCertPublicKey();

QString GetSignerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm();

int GetSignerCertPublicKeyLength();

QString GetSignerCertSerialNumber();

QString GetSignerCertSignatureAlgorithm();

QByteArray GetSignerCertStore();
int SetSignerCertStore(QByteArray qbaSignerCertStore); QString GetSignerCertStorePassword();
int SetSignerCertStorePassword(QString qsSignerCertStorePassword); int GetSignerCertStoreType();
int SetSignerCertStoreType(int iSignerCertStoreType); QString GetSignerCertSubjectAltNames(); QString GetSignerCertThumbprintMD5(); QString GetSignerCertThumbprintSHA1(); QString GetSignerCertThumbprintSHA256(); QString GetSignerCertUsage(); int GetSignerCertUsageFlags(); QString GetSignerCertVersion(); QString GetSignerCertSubject();
int SetSignerCertSubject(QString qsSignerCertSubject); QByteArray GetSignerCertEncoded();
int SetSignerCertEncoded(QByteArray qbaSignerCertEncoded);

Remarks

This property specifies a certificate for signature verification.

This may be set instead of SignerKey. This allows a Certificate object to be used instead of a RSAKey object. This certificate is used when calling VerifySignature.

If both this property and SignerKey are specified, SignerKey will be used and this property will be ignored.

Data Type

IPWorksEncryptCertificate

SignerKey Property (RSA Class)

The public key used to verify the signature.

Syntax

IPWorksEncryptRSAKey* GetSignerKey();
int SetSignerKey(IPWorksEncryptRSAKey* val);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignerkeyexponent(void* lpObj, char** lpSignerKeyExponent, int* lenSignerKeyExponent);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setsignerkeyexponent(void* lpObj, const char* lpSignerKeyExponent, int lenSignerKeyExponent);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignerkeymodulus(void* lpObj, char** lpSignerKeyModulus, int* lenSignerKeyModulus);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setsignerkeymodulus(void* lpObj, const char* lpSignerKeyModulus, int lenSignerKeyModulus);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_getsignerkeypublickey(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setsignerkeypublickey(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSignerKeyPublicKey);
QByteArray GetSignerKeyExponent();
int SetSignerKeyExponent(QByteArray qbaSignerKeyExponent); QByteArray GetSignerKeyModulus();
int SetSignerKeyModulus(QByteArray qbaSignerKeyModulus); QString GetSignerKeyPublicKey();
int SetSignerKeyPublicKey(QString qsSignerKeyPublicKey);

Remarks

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:

The class also includes the PublicKey field 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:

Private key format 2 is simpler but has decreased performance when decrypting and signing. This format is: The class also include the PrivateKey field which holds the PEM formatted private key for ease of use. This is helpful for storing the private key more easily.

Data Type

IPWorksEncryptRSAKey

UseHex Property (RSA Class)

Whether input or output is hex encoded.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetUseHex();
int SetUseHex(int bUseHex); Unicode (Windows) BOOL GetUseHex();
INT SetUseHex(BOOL bUseHex);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getusehex(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setusehex(void* lpObj, int bUseHex);
bool GetUseHex();
int SetUseHex(bool bUseHex);

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 class 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 class will expect InputMessage or InputFile to hold hex encoded data. The class will then hex decode the data and perform decryption as normal.

If set to True, when Sign is called the class 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 class 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.

Data Type

Boolean

UseOAEP Property (RSA Class)

Whether to use Optimal Asymmetric Encryption Padding (OAEP).

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetUseOAEP();
int SetUseOAEP(int bUseOAEP); Unicode (Windows) BOOL GetUseOAEP();
INT SetUseOAEP(BOOL bUseOAEP);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getuseoaep(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setuseoaep(void* lpObj, int bUseOAEP);
bool GetUseOAEP();
int SetUseOAEP(bool bUseOAEP);

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

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

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

Data Type

Boolean

UsePSS Property (RSA Class)

Whether to use RSA-PSS during signing and verification.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetUsePSS();
int SetUsePSS(int bUsePSS); Unicode (Windows) BOOL GetUsePSS();
INT SetUsePSS(BOOL bUsePSS);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_getusepss(void* lpObj);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setusepss(void* lpObj, int bUsePSS);
bool GetUsePSS();
int SetUsePSS(bool bUsePSS);

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

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

Data Type

Boolean

Config Method (RSA Class)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* Config(const char* lpszConfigurationString);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR Config(LPCWSTR lpszConfigurationString);
char* ipworksencrypt_rsa_config(void* lpObj, const char* lpszConfigurationString);
QString Config(const QString& qsConfigurationString);

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.

Error Handling (C++)

This method returns a String value; after it returns, call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain its result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.

CreateKey Method (RSA Class)

Creates a new key.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int CreateKey();

Unicode (Windows)
INT CreateKey();
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_createkey(void* lpObj);
int CreateKey();

Remarks

This method creates a new public and private key.

When calling CreateKey the Key property is 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:

The class also includes the PublicKey field 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:

Private key format 2 is simpler but has decreased performance when decrypting and signing. This format is: The class also include the PrivateKey field which holds the PEM formatted private key for ease of use. This is helpful for storing the private key more easily.

Error Handling (C++)

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)

Decrypt Method (RSA Class)

Decrypts the input data using the specified private key.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int Decrypt();

Unicode (Windows)
INT Decrypt();
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_decrypt(void* lpObj);
int Decrypt();

Remarks

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

Input and Output Properties

The class 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:

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

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

Error Handling (C++)

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)

Encrypt Method (RSA Class)

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

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int Encrypt();

Unicode (Windows)
INT Encrypt();
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_encrypt(void* lpObj);
int Encrypt();

Remarks

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

Input and Output Properties

The class 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:

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

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

Error Handling (C++)

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)

Reset Method (RSA Class)

Resets the class.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int Reset();

Unicode (Windows)
INT Reset();
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_reset(void* lpObj);
int Reset();

Remarks

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

Error Handling (C++)

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)

SetInputStream Method (RSA Class)

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

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int SetInputStream(IPWorksEncryptStream* sInputStream);

Unicode (Windows)
INT SetInputStream(IPWorksEncryptStream* sInputStream);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setinputstream(void* lpObj, IPWorksEncryptStream* sInputStream);
int SetInputStream(IPWorksEncryptStream* sInputStream);

Remarks

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

Input and Output Properties

The class 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:

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

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

Error Handling (C++)

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)

SetOutputStream Method (RSA Class)

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

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int SetOutputStream(IPWorksEncryptStream* sOutputStream);

Unicode (Windows)
INT SetOutputStream(IPWorksEncryptStream* sOutputStream);
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_setoutputstream(void* lpObj, IPWorksEncryptStream* sOutputStream);
int SetOutputStream(IPWorksEncryptStream* sOutputStream);

Remarks

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

Input and Output Properties

The class 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:

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.

Error Handling (C++)

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)

Sign Method (RSA Class)

Creates a hash signature.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int Sign();

Unicode (Windows)
INT Sign();
int ipworksencrypt_rsa_sign(void* lpObj);
int 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 class 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.

Error Handling (C++)

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)

VerifySignature Method (RSA Class)

Verifies the signature for the specified data.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
bool VerifySignature();

Unicode (Windows)
INT VerifySignature();
bool ipworksencrypt_rsa_verifysignature(void* lpObj);
bool VerifySignature();

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 class 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 Handling (C++)

This method returns a Boolean value; after it returns, call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain its result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.

Error Event (RSA Class)

Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
virtual int FireError(RSAErrorEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
int ErrorCode;
const char *Description; int reserved; } RSAErrorEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireError(RSAErrorEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
INT ErrorCode;
LPCWSTR Description; INT reserved; } RSAErrorEventParams;
#define EID_RSA_ERROR 1

virtual INT IPWORKSENCRYPT_CALL FireError(INT &iErrorCode, LPSTR &lpszDescription);
class RSAErrorEventParams {
public:
  int ErrorCode();

  const QString &Description();

  int EventRetVal();
  void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal);
};
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void Error(RSAErrorEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass RSA and override this emitter function. virtual int FireError(RSAErrorEventParams *e) {...}

Remarks

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

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

Progress Event (RSA Class)

Fired as progress is made.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
virtual int FireProgress(RSAProgressEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
int64 BytesProcessed;
int PercentProcessed; int reserved; } RSAProgressEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireProgress(RSAProgressEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
LONG64 BytesProcessed;
INT PercentProcessed; INT reserved; } RSAProgressEventParams;
#define EID_RSA_PROGRESS 2

virtual INT IPWORKSENCRYPT_CALL FireProgress(LONG64 &lBytesProcessed, INT &iPercentProcessed);
class RSAProgressEventParams {
public:
  qint64 BytesProcessed();

  int PercentProcessed();

  int EventRetVal();
  void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal);
};
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void Progress(RSAProgressEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass RSA and override this emitter function. virtual int FireProgress(RSAProgressEventParams *e) {...}

Remarks

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

The PercentProcessed parameter indicates the current status of the operation.

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

Certificate Type

This is the digital certificate being used.

Syntax

IPWorksEncryptCertificate (declared in ipworksencrypt.h)

Remarks

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

The following fields are available:

Fields

EffectiveDate
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

ExpirationDate
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

ExtendedKeyUsage
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

Fingerprint
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

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

FingerprintSHA1
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

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

FingerprintSHA256
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

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

Issuer
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

PrivateKey
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

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

PrivateKeyAvailable
int (read-only)

Default Value: FALSE

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

PrivateKeyContainer
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

PublicKey
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

PublicKeyAlgorithm
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_DH") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

PublicKeyLength
int (read-only)

Default Value: 0

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

SerialNumber
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string. The number is encoded as a series of hexadecimal digits, with each pair representing a byte of the serial number.

SignatureAlgorithm
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm. The property contains either the name of the algorithm (e.g., "RSA" or "RSA_MD5RSA") or an object identifier (OID) string representing the algorithm.

Store
char*

Default Value: "MY"

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

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

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

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

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

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

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

StorePassword
char*

Default Value: ""

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

StoreType
int

Default Value: 0

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

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

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

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is only available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is only available in Java.

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

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

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

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

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

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

When using a certificate, pass the previously saved security key information as the Store and set StorePassword to the PIN.

Code Example. SSH Authentication with Security Key: certmgr.CertStoreType = CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11; certmgr.OnCertList += (s, e) => { secKeyBlob = e.CertEncoded; }; certmgr.CertStore = @"C:\Program Files\OpenSC Project\OpenSC\pkcs11\opensc-pkcs11.dll"; certmgr.CertStorePassword = "123456"; //PIN certmgr.ListStoreCertificates(); sftp.SSHCert = new Certificate(CertStoreTypes.cstPKCS11, secKeyBlob, "123456", "*"); sftp.SSHUser = "test"; sftp.SSHLogon("myhost", 22);

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

SubjectAltNames
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

ThumbprintMD5
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

ThumbprintSHA1
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

ThumbprintSHA256
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

Usage
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

The text description of UsageFlags.

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

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

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

UsageFlags
int (read-only)

Default Value: 0

The flags that show intended use for the certificate. The value of UsageFlags is a combination of the following flags:

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

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

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

Version
char* (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

Subject
char*

Default Value: ""

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 field 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.

Encoded
char*

Default Value: ""

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded). This field is used to assign a specific certificate. The Store and Subject fields also may be used to specify a certificate.

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

Constructors

Certificate()

Creates a instance whose properties can be set. This is useful for use with when generating new certificates.

Certificate(const char* lpEncoded, int lenEncoded)

Parses Encoded as an X.509 public key.

Certificate(int iStoreType, const char* lpStore, int lenStore, const char* lpszStorePassword, const char* lpszSubject)

StoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a byte array containing the certificate data. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store.

After the store has been successfully opened, the component will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.

RSAKey Type

Contains the typical parameters for the RSA algorithm.

Syntax

IPWorksEncryptRSAKey (declared in ipworksencrypt.h)

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:

The class also includes the PublicKey field 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:

Private key format 2 is simpler but has decreased performance when decrypting and signing. This format is: The class also include the PrivateKey field which holds the PEM formatted private key for ease of use. This is helpful for storing the private key more easily.

The following fields are available:

Fields

D
char*

Default Value: ""

Represents the D parameter for the RSA algorithm.

DP
char*

Default Value: ""

Represents the DP parameter for the RSA algorithm.

DQ
char*

Default Value: ""

Represents the DQ parameter for the RSA algorithm.

Exponent
char*

Default Value: ""

Represents the Exponent parameter for the RSA algorithm.

InverseQ
char*

Default Value: ""

Represents the InverseQ parameter for the RSA algorithm. This parameter is optional and is automatically calculated as necessary.

Modulus
char*

Default Value: ""

Represents the Modulus parameter for the RSA algorithm.

P
char*

Default Value: ""

Represents the P parameter for the RSA algorithm.

PrivateKey
char*

Default Value: ""

This field is a PEM formatted private key. The purpose of this field is to allow easier management of the private key parameters by using only a single value.

PublicKey
char*

Default Value: ""

This field is a PEM formatted public key. The purpose of this field is to allow easier management of the public key parameters by using only a single value.

Q
char*

Default Value: ""

Represents the Q parameter for the RSA algorithm.

Constructors

RSAKey()

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

RSAKey(const char* lpModulus, int lenModulus, const char* lpExponent, int lenExponent)

The public key constructor assigns an existing public key.

RSAKey(const char* lpModulus, int lenModulus, const char* lpD, int lenD, const char* lpP, int lenP, const char* lpQ, int lenQ, const char* lpDP, int lenDP, const char* lpDQ, int lenDQ)

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.

IPWorksEncryptStream Type

Syntax

IPWorksEncryptStream (declared in ipworksencrypt.h)

Remarks

The RSA class includes one or more API members that take a stream object as a parameter. To use such API members, create a concrete class that implements the IPWorksEncryptStream interface and pass the RSA class an instance of that concrete class.

When implementing the IPWorksEncryptStream interface's properties and methods, they must behave as described below. If the concrete class's implementation does not behave as expected, undefined behavior may occur.

Properties

CanRead Whether the stream supports reading.

bool CanRead() { return true; }
CanSeek Whether the stream supports seeking.

bool CanSeek() { return true; }
CanWrite Whether the stream supports writing.

bool CanWrite() { return true; }
Length Gets the length of the stream, in bytes.

int64 GetLength() = 0;

Methods

Close Closes the stream, releasing all resources currently allocated for it.

void Close() {}

This method is called automatically when an IPWorksEncryptStream object is deleted.

Flush Forces all data held by the stream's buffers to be written out to storage.

int Flush() { return 0; }

Must return 0 if flushing is successful; or -1 if an error occurs or the stream is closed. If the stream does not support writing, this method must do nothing and return 0.

Read Reads a sequence of bytes from the stream and advances the current position within the stream by the number of bytes read.

int Read(void* buffer, int count) = 0;

Buffer specifies the buffer to populate with data from the stream. Count specifies the number of bytes that should be read from the stream.

Must return the total number of bytes read into Buffer; this may be less than Count if that many bytes are not currently available, or 0 if the end of the stream has been reached. Must return -1 if an error occurs, if reading is not supported, or if the stream is closed.

Seek Sets the current position within the stream based on a particular point of origin.

int64 Seek(int64 offset, int seekOrigin) = 0;

Offset specifies the offset in the stream to seek to, relative to SeekOrigin. Valid values for SeekOrigin are:

  • 0: Seek from beginning.
  • 1: Seek from current position.
  • 2: Seek from end.

Must return the new position within the stream; or -1 if an error occurs, if seeking is not supported, or if the stream is closed (however, see note below). If -1 is returned, the current position within the stream must remain unchanged.

Note: If the stream is not closed, it must always be possible to call this method with an Offset of 0 and a SeekOrigin of 1 to obtain the current position within the stream, even if seeking is not otherwise supported.

Write Writes a sequence of bytes to the stream and advances the current position within the stream by the number of bytes written.

int Write(const void* buffer, int count) = 0;

Buffer specifies the buffer with data to write to the stream. Count specifies the number of bytes that should be written to the stream.

Must return the total number of bytes written to the stream; this may be less than Count if that many bytes could not be written. Must return -1 if an error occurs, if writing is not supported, or if the stream is closed.

Config Settings (RSA Class)

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

RSA Config Settings

KeyFormat:   How the public and private key are formatted.

This setting controls the format of PublicKey and PrivateKey. By default these fields 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 class; 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"

Note: This setting is not applicable when UseFIPSCompliantAPI is set to true or when the private key of the signing certificate is not exportable since the underlying system implementation does not support separate OAEPRSAHashAlgorithm and OAEPMGF1HashAlgorithm values. In this case the OAEPRSAHashAlgorithm is also used for MGF1.

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:

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 DoEvents is called, the class will wait for the amount of time specified here before returning. The default value is 20.

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

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

On Linux, the C++ edition requires installation of the FIPS-enabled OpenSSL library. The OpenSSL FIPS provider version must be at least 3.0.0. For additional information and instructions regarding the installation and activation of the FIPS-enabled OpenSSL library, please refer to the following link: https://github.com/openssl/openssl/blob/master/README-FIPS.md

To ensure the class utilizes the FIPS-enabled OpenSSL library, the obfuscated source code should first be compiled with OpenSSL enabled, as described in the Supported Platforms section. Additionally, the FIPS module should be enabled and active. If the obfuscated source code is not compiled as mentioned, or the FIPS module is inactive, the class will throw an appropriate error assuming FIPS mode is enabled.

FIPS mode can be enabled by setting the UseFIPSCompliantAPI configuration setting to true. This is a static setting that applies to all instances of all classes of the toolkit within the process. It is recommended to enable or disable this setting once before the component has been used to establish a connection. Enabling FIPS while an instance of the component is active and connected may result in unexpected behavior.

For more details, please see the FIPS 140-2 Compliance article.

Note: This setting is applicable only on Windows.

Note: Enabling FIPS compliance requires a special license; please contact sales@nsoftware.com for details.

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

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

Setting this configuration setting to true tells the class to use the internal implementation instead of using the system security libraries.

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.

Trappable Errors (RSA Class)

Error Handling (C++)

Call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain the last called method's result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. Known error codes are listed below. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.

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.