ElGamal Component

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Encrypt and decrypt data with the ElGamal asymmetric key encryption algorithm for public-key cryptography.

Syntax

TipcElGamal

Remarks

The ElGamal component is used to encrypt/decrypt data with the ElGamal asymmetric key encryption algorithm for public-key cryptography.

To begin, you must either specify an existing key or create a new key. Existing public or private keys may be specified by setting Key. To create a new key pair, call CreateKey.

After specifying a key, specify the data you wish to encrypt or decrypt. Call the Encrypt or Decrypt method to perform the operation.

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:

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.

An ElGamal key is made up of a number of individual parameters.

The public key consists of the following parameters:

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 signature creation and 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 consists of the following parameters:

The component also includes 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

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

InputFileThe file to process.
InputMessageThe message to process.
KeyThe ElGamal key used for decryption.
OutputFileThe output file when encrypting or decrypting.
OutputMessageThe output message after processing.
OverwriteIndicates whether or not the component should overwrite files.
RecipientKeyThe recipient's public key used when encrypting.
UseHexWhether input or output is hex encoded.

Method List

The following is the full list of the methods of the component 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 component.
SetInputStreamSets the stream from which the component will read data to encrypt or decrypt.

Event List

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

ErrorFired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Config Settings

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

CloseInputStreamAfterProcessingDetermines whether or not the input stream is closed after processing.
CloseOutputStreamAfterProcessingDetermines whether or not the output stream is closed after processing.
KeySizeThe size, in bits, of the secret key.
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.
UseFIPSCompliantAPITells the component whether or not to use FIPS certified APIs.
UseInternalSecurityAPIWhether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

InputFile Property (ElGamal 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:

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 (ElGamal 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:

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 (ElGamal Component)

The ElGamal key used for decryption.

Syntax

property Key: TipcElGamalKey read get_Key write set_Key;

Remarks

This property specifies the ElGamal key used to decrypt data. This property must be set before calling Decrypt.

An ElGamal key is made up of a number of individual parameters.

The public key consists of the following parameters:

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 signature creation and 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 consists of the following parameters:

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

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

OutputFile Property (ElGamal 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:

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 (ElGamal 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:

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 (ElGamal 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.

RecipientKey Property (ElGamal Component)

The recipient's public key used when encrypting.

Syntax

property RecipientKey: TipcElGamalKey read get_RecipientKey write set_RecipientKey;

Remarks

This property specifies the recipient's public key. This property must be set before calling Encrypt.

An ElGamal key is made up of a number of individual parameters.

The public key consists of the following parameters:

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 signature creation and 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 consists of the following parameters:

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

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

UseHex Property (ElGamal 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 is 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.

Config Method (ElGamal 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 (ElGamal Component)

Creates a new key.

Syntax

procedure 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.

An ElGamal key is made up of a number of individual parameters.

The public key consists of the following parameters:

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 signature creation and 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 consists of the following parameters:

The component also includes 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 (ElGamal 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 Key. 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:

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 (ElGamal 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 RecipientKey. 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:

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 (ElGamal Component)

Resets the component.

Syntax

procedure Reset();

Remarks

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

SetInputStream Method (ElGamal 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:

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 Event (ElGamal Component)

Fired when information is available 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.

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.

ElGamalKey Type

Contains the typical parameters for the ElGamal algorithm.

Remarks

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

An ElGamal key is made up of a number of individual parameters.

The public key consists of the following parameters:

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 signature creation and 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 consists of the following parameters:

The component also includes the PrivateKey property 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:
  • G
  • P
  • PrivateKey
  • PublicKey
  • X
  • Y

    • Fields

    G
    String
    Default Value: ""

    Represents the G parameter for the ElGamal algorithm.

    GB
    TBytes
    Default Value: ""

    Represents the G parameter for the ElGamal algorithm.

    P
    String
    Default Value: ""

    Represents the P parameter for the ElGamal algorithm.

    PB
    TBytes
    Default Value: ""

    Represents the P parameter for the ElGamal algorithm.

    PrivateKey
    String
    Default Value: ""

    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
    Default Value: ""

    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.

    X
    String
    Default Value: ""

    Represents the X parameter for the ElGamal algorithm.

    XB
    TBytes
    Default Value: ""

    Represents the X parameter for the ElGamal algorithm.

    Y
    String
    Default Value: ""

    Represents the Y parameter for the ElGamal algorithm.

    YB
    TBytes
    Default Value: ""

    Represents the Y parameter for the ElGamal algorithm.

    Constructors

    > 

    constructor Create();

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

    > 
    constructor Create(valP: TBytes; valG: TBytes; valY: TBytes);

    The public key constructor assigns an existing public key.

    > 
    constructor Create(valP: TBytes; valG: TBytes; valY: TBytes; valX: TBytes);

    The private key constructor assigns an existing private key.

    Config Settings (ElGamal 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.

    ElGamal 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.

    KeySize:   The size, in bits, of the secret key.

    This specifies the size, in bits, of the secret key. The minimum key size for ElGamal is 512. The maximum key size is 4096. Note that large values such as 4096 will impact performance. The default value is 1024.

    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 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.
    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 components: AS3Receiver, AS3Sender, Atom, Client(3DS), FTP, FTPServer, IMAP, OFTPClient, SSHClient, SCP, Server(3DS), Sexec, SFTP, SFTPServer, SSHServer, TCPClient, TCPServer.

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

    When set to True, the component 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.

    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 components 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 component will use the system security libraries by default to perform cryptographic functions where applicable.

    Setting this configuration 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 (ElGamal Component)

    ElGamal Errors

    102   No Key specified.
    104   Cannot read or write file.
    105   key parameters incorrect.
    111   OutputFile already exists and Overwrite is False.
    112   Invalid length of input message.
    304   Cannot write file.
    305   Cannot read file.
    306   Cannot create file.
    1301   Specified ElGamal parameters are invalid.
    1302   Missing the data to encrypt/decrypt.
    1303   Public key must be specified.
    1304   Key must be specified.
    1305   Invalid cipher length. The data may not have been encrypted with the public key corresponding to the specified private key data.
    1306   Invalid cipher text. The data may not have been encrypted with the public key corresponding to the specified private key data.
    1307   Inadequate padding. The data may not have been encrypted with the public key corresponding to the specified private key data.
    1308   Missing delimiter. The data may not have been encrypted with the public key corresponding to the specified private key data.
    1309   Message too long.