XMLSig Component

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The XMLSig component is used to sign XML and verify signed XML.

Syntax

TipcXMLSig

Remarks

The XMLSig component provides an easy to use API for signing and verifying signed XML. The Sign method will create signed XML with an enveloped signature. The VerifySignature method will attempt to verify the signature(s) within a XML document.

Sign

Before calling Sign specify the XML to sign by setting InputFile, or InputXML.

The References property must be set. At least one reference must be set. A reference defines the XML element to sign, and the options that specify how it is transformed and hashed during the signing process.

Set Certificate to a certificate with private key.

Optionally set the CanonicalizationMethod. This determines how the signature itself is canonicalized. SigningAlgorithm defines the algorithm used to sign. The SignatureXPath property may be set to specify the location in the XML document where the signature will be placed.

Lastly, call Sign to sign the XML.

The following properties are applicable when calling this method:

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

Verify a Signature

When VerifySignature is called, the component will scan the XML document and fire the SignatureInfo event for each signature that is found. When the SignatureInfo event fires the References collection will be populated.

Within the SignatureInfo event the XMLElement property must be set to the location of the XML element to which the signature applies. The URI property may contain data helpful to locating the XML element.

The XMLElement property specifies the XPath to the element. For instance:

/root/myElement XPath syntax
/root/[1] XPath syntax using an index
/root/ns:myElement XPath syntax where the element has a namespace
myElement Just the element name
@id=myid Attribute selector: This will select an element with an attribute "id" whose value is "myid".
/root/myElement[1]/ns:name2[@attr=attrValue] XPath syntax using an index and attribute selector

The signature is verified either using a key parsed from the signed XML, or using the certificate specified by the SignerCert property. The component will automatically parse the signer certificate (if present) from the signed XML and populate the SignerCert property with the parsed value.

When SignatureInfo fires, if the SignerCertParsed parameter is True the SignerCert property may be inspected to see the details of the parsed certificate. If SignerCertParsed is False, then the SignerCert property must be set to a valid certificate for signature verification to proceed.

When the SignatureInfo event finishes firing, the certificate present in the SignerCert property will be used to verify the signature, whether this is the certificate automatically parsed by the component or a different certificate specified within the event.

If the signature was successfully verified the method will return without error. If the signature was not verified the method raises an exception.

Property List

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

CanonicalizationMethodThe canonicalization method applied to the signature.
CertificateThe certificate used for signing.
HMACKeyThe HMAC key used with the 'HMAC-SHA1' signing algorithm.
InputFileThe XML file to process.
InputXMLThe XML to process.
OutputFileThe output file.
OutputXMLThe output XML after processing.
OverwriteIndicates whether or not the component should overwrite files.
ReferencesA collection of references.
SignatureXPathThe XPath of the signature.
SignerCertThe certificate used for signature verification.
SigningAlgorithmThe signing algorithm.

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.
DoEventsThis method processes events from the internal message queue.
ResetResets the component.
SetInputStreamSets the stream from which the component will read data to sign or verify.
SetOutputStreamThe stream to which the component will write the signed or verified XML.
SignSigns the XML.
VerifySignatureVerifies signed XML.

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.
ProgressFired as progress is made.
SignatureInfoFired when a signature is found.
StatusProvides information about the current operation.

Config Settings

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

KeyNameThe name of the key used to sign the XML.
LogLevelSpecifies the level of detail that is logged.
NormalizeLineEndingsWhether to normalize line endings when calculating the reference digest.
PreserveWhitespaceWhether to preserve whitespace in the signature.
ReadFromProgressEventWhether to read input data from inside the progress event.
SignatureRelationshipWhether the signature is a child or sibling of the SignatureXPath.
SignerCertCountThe number of parsed signer certificates when verifying a signature.
SignerCertEncoded[i]The parsed signer certificate.
SignWithCryptoAPIWhether to use the Crypto API for signing operations.
WriteToProgressEventWhether to write output data so it is accessible from inside the progress event.
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.

CanonicalizationMethod Property (XMLSig Component)

The canonicalization method applied to the signature.

Syntax

property CanonicalizationMethod: TipcTCanonicalizationMethods read get_CanonicalizationMethod write set_CanonicalizationMethod;

TipcTCanonicalizationMethods = (
  cmC14N,
  cmC14NComments,
  cmC14N11,
  cmC14N11Comments,
  cmExcC14N,
  cmExcC14NComments
);

Default Value

cmC14N

Remarks

This property specifies the canonicalization method that is applied to the signature. This may be set before calling Sign. This will be set automatically after calling VerifySignature. Possible values are:

0 (cmC14N - default) Canonical XML version 1.0
1 (cmC14NComments) Canonical XML version 1.0 with comments
2 (cmC14N11) Canonical XML version 1.1
3 (cmC14N11) Canonical XML version 1.1 with comments
4 (cmExcC14N) Exclusive XML canonicalization version 1.0
5 (cmExcC14NComments) Exclusive XML canonicalization version 1.0 with comments

This property is not available at design time.

Certificate Property (XMLSig Component)

The certificate used for signing.

Syntax

property Certificate: TipcCertificate read get_Certificate write set_Certificate;

Remarks

This property specifies a certificate with private key.

This must be set before calling Sign.

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

HMACKey Property (XMLSig Component)

The HMAC key used with the 'HMAC-SHA1' signing algorithm.

Syntax

property HMACKey: String read get_HMACKey write set_HMACKey;
property HMACKeyB: TBytes read get_HMACKeyB write set_HMACKeyB;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property defines the HMAC key to be used when SigningAlgorithm is set to "HMAC-SHA1". This must be set before calling before calling Sign.

This property is also applicable when calling VerifySignature. This may be set before calling VerifySignature or from within the SignatureInfo event.

This property is not available at design time.

InputFile Property (XMLSig Component)

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

This property is not available at design time.

InputXML Property (XMLSig Component)

The XML to process.

Syntax

property InputXML: String read get_InputXML write set_InputXML;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property specifies the XML 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:
  • OutputFile
  • OutputXML: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

This property is not available at design time.

OutputFile Property (XMLSig Component)

The output file.

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. This may be set to an absolute or relative path.

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

This property is not available at design time.

OutputXML Property (XMLSig Component)

The output XML after processing.

Syntax

property OutputXML: String read get_OutputXML write set_OutputXML;

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

This property is not available at design time.

Overwrite Property (XMLSig 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.

References Property (XMLSig Component)

A collection of references.

Syntax

property References: TipcXMLSigReferenceList read get_References write set_References;

Remarks

This property holds a collection of reference to sign or verify. This must be populated before calling Sign. This will be populated by the component when calling VerifySignature and is accessible from within the SignatureInfo event.

This property is not available at design time.

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

SignatureXPath Property (XMLSig Component)

The XPath of the signature.

Syntax

property SignatureXPath: String read get_SignatureXPath write set_SignatureXPath;

Default Value

'/'

Remarks

This property specifies the XPath in the XML where the signature will be placed.

This may be set before calling Sign. This property will be populated when calling VerifySignature.

The default value is "/".

This property is not available at design time.

SignerCert Property (XMLSig Component)

The certificate used for signature verification.

Syntax

property SignerCert: TipcCertificate read get_SignerCert write set_SignerCert;

Remarks

This property specifies a certificate for signature verification.

This may be set from within the SignatureInfo event after calling VerifySignature. If the signed XML already includes a public key to use for verification, then this property will be automatically populated and does not need to be set. Check the SignatureInfo event to determine if a public key was parsed from the signed XML. If a public key was not automatically parsed, set this property to the signer's certificate from within the event.

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

SigningAlgorithm Property (XMLSig Component)

The signing algorithm.

Syntax

property SigningAlgorithm: String read get_SigningAlgorithm write set_SigningAlgorithm;

Default Value

''

Remarks

This property specifies the signing algorithm.

This may be set before calling Sign. This value will be set after calling VerifySignature. Possible values are:

  • "RSA-SHA1" (default)
  • "RSA-SHA256"
  • "DSA-SHA1"
  • "HMAC-SHA1"
Note: When set to "HMAC-SHA1" HMACKey must also be set.

This property is not available at design time.

Config Method (XMLSig 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.

DoEvents Method (XMLSig Component)

This method processes events from the internal message queue.

Syntax

procedure DoEvents();

Remarks

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

Reset Method (XMLSig Component)

Resets the component.

Syntax

procedure Reset();

Remarks

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

SetInputStream Method (XMLSig Component)

Sets the stream from which the component will read data to sign or verify.

Syntax

procedure SetInputStream(InputStream: TStream);

Remarks

This method sets the stream from which the component will read data to sign or verify. If an input stream is set before calling Sign or VerifySignature, the data is read from the input stream instead of from the InputFile or InputXML properties.

The content of the stream will be read from the current position all the way to the end and no bytes will be skipped.

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

SetOutputStream Method (XMLSig Component)

The stream to which the component will write the signed or verified XML.

Syntax

procedure SetOutputStream(OutputStream: TStream);

Remarks

This method sets the stream to which the component will write the signed or verified XML. If an output stream is set before calling Sign or VerifySignature, the component will write the data to the output stream instead of populating OutputXML or writing to OutputFile.

Input and Output Properties

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

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

When a valid source is found, the search stops. The order in which the output properties are checked is as follows:
  • OutputFile
  • OutputXML: The output data is written to this property if no other destination is specified.

Sign Method (XMLSig Component)

Signs the XML.

Syntax

procedure Sign();

Remarks

This methods signs the XML.

Before calling Sign specify the XML to sign by setting InputFile, or InputXML.

The References property must be set. At least one reference must be set. A reference defines the XML element to sign, and the options that specify how it is transformed and hashed during the signing process.

Set Certificate to a certificate with private key.

Optionally set the CanonicalizationMethod. This determines how the signature itself is canonicalized. SigningAlgorithm defines the algorithm used to sign. The SignatureXPath property may be set to specify the location in the XML document where the signature will be placed.

Lastly, call Sign to sign the XML.

The following properties are applicable when calling this method:

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

VerifySignature Method (XMLSig Component)

Verifies signed XML.

Syntax

procedure VerifySignature();

Remarks

This method verifies signatures contained in the XML.

When VerifySignature is called, the component will scan the XML document and fire the SignatureInfo event for each signature that is found. When the SignatureInfo event fires the References collection will be populated.

Within the SignatureInfo event the XMLElement property must be set to the location of the XML element to which the signature applies. The URI property may contain data helpful to locating the XML element.

The XMLElement property specifies the XPath to the element. For instance:

/root/myElement XPath syntax
/root/[1] XPath syntax using an index
/root/ns:myElement XPath syntax where the element has a namespace
myElement Just the element name
@id=myid Attribute selector: This will select an element with an attribute "id" whose value is "myid".
/root/myElement[1]/ns:name2[@attr=attrValue] XPath syntax using an index and attribute selector

The signature is verified either using a key parsed from the signed XML, or using the certificate specified by the SignerCert property. The component will automatically parse the signer certificate (if present) from the signed XML and populate the SignerCert property with the parsed value.

When SignatureInfo fires, if the SignerCertParsed parameter is True the SignerCert property may be inspected to see the details of the parsed certificate. If SignerCertParsed is False, then the SignerCert property must be set to a valid certificate for signature verification to proceed.

When the SignatureInfo event finishes firing, the certificate present in the SignerCert property will be used to verify the signature, whether this is the certificate automatically parsed by the component or a different certificate specified within the event.

If the signature was successfully verified the method will return without error. If the signature was not verified the method raises an exception.

Error Event (XMLSig 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.

Progress Event (XMLSig Component)

Fired as progress is made.

Syntax

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

property OnProgress: TProgressEvent read FOnProgress write FOnProgress;

Remarks

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

The PercentProcessed parameter indicates the current status of the operation.

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

The Operation parameter is only applicable when either ReadFromProgressEvent or WriteToProgressEvent is set to True. This parameter defines whether a Read or Write operation is required. If the configuration settings are not set this parameter will always return 0. Possible values are:

0None
1Read
2Write

The IsEOF parameter is only applicable when either ReadFromProgressEvent or WriteToProgressEvent is set to True. This parameter defines whether the Read or Write operation is complete. When the Operation is Read (1) this parameter must be set to indicate that all data has been supplied to the component. When the Operation is Write (2) this value may be queried to determine when all data has been processed.

SignatureInfo Event (XMLSig Component)

Fired when a signature is found.

Syntax

type TSignatureInfoEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const SignatureId: String;
  SignerCertParsed: Boolean
) of Object;

property OnSignatureInfo: TSignatureInfoEvent read FOnSignatureInfo write FOnSignatureInfo;

Remarks

This event fires when calling VerifySignature for each signature found within the XML document.

SignatureId is the id of the signature.

SignerCertParsed indicates whether the signer's certificate was automatically parsed from the signed XML.

Verification Notes

When VerifySignature is called, the component will scan the XML document and fire the SignatureInfo event for each signature that is found. When the SignatureInfo event fires the References collection will be populated.

Within the SignatureInfo event the XMLElement property must be set to the location of the XML element to which the signature applies. The URI property may contain data helpful to locating the XML element.

The XMLElement property specifies the XPath to the element. For instance:

/root/myElement XPath syntax
/root/[1] XPath syntax using an index
/root/ns:myElement XPath syntax where the element has a namespace
myElement Just the element name
@id=myid Attribute selector: This will select an element with an attribute "id" whose value is "myid".
/root/myElement[1]/ns:name2[@attr=attrValue] XPath syntax using an index and attribute selector

The signature is verified either using a key parsed from the signed XML, or using the certificate specified by the SignerCert property. The component will automatically parse the signer certificate (if present) from the signed XML and populate the SignerCert property with the parsed value.

When SignatureInfo fires, if the SignerCertParsed parameter is True the SignerCert property may be inspected to see the details of the parsed certificate. If SignerCertParsed is False, then the SignerCert property must be set to a valid certificate for signature verification to proceed.

When the SignatureInfo event finishes firing, the certificate present in the SignerCert property will be used to verify the signature, whether this is the certificate automatically parsed by the component or a different certificate specified within the event.

If the signature was successfully verified the method will return without error. If the signature was not verified the method raises an exception.

Status Event (XMLSig Component)

Provides information about the current operation.

Syntax

type TStatusEvent = procedure (
  Sender: TObject;
  const Message: String
) of Object;

property OnStatus: TStatusEvent read FOnStatus write FOnStatus;

Remarks

The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. It may be used to track the progress of an operation.

The level of detail is controlled by the LogLevel setting.

Certificate Type

This is the digital certificate being used.

Remarks

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

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

    • Fields

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

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

    23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

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

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

    23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    PrivateKeyAvailable
    Boolean (read-only)
    Default Value: False

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    PublicKeyLength
    Integer (read-only)
    Default Value: 0

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

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

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

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

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

    Store
    String
    Default Value: "MY"

    The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

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

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

    Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

    The following 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).

    StoreB
    TBytes
    Default Value: "MY"

    The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

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

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

    Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

    The following 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
    String
    Default Value: ""

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

    StoreType
    TipcCertStoreTypes
    Default Value: 0

    The type of certificate store for this certificate.

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

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

    Note: This store type is not available in Java.

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

    Note: This store type is not available in Java.

    2 (cstPFXFile)The certificate store is the name of a PFX (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 component. The ListStoreCertificates method may be called after setting CertStoreType to cstPKCS11, CertStorePassword to the PIN, and CertStore to the full path of the PKCS#11 DLL. The certificate information returned in the CertList event's CertEncoded parameter may be saved for later use.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The text description of UsageFlags.

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

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

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

    UsageFlags
    Integer (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 property for a text representation of UsageFlags.

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

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

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

    Subject
    String
    Default Value: ""

    The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Encoded
    String
    Default Value: ""

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

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

    EncodedB
    TBytes
    Default Value: ""

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

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

    Constructors

    > 

    constructor Create();

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

    > 
    constructor Create(valEncoded: TBytes);

    Parses Encoded as an X.509 public key.

    > 
    constructor Create(valStoreType: TipcCertStoreTypes; valStore: String; valStorePassword: String; valSubject: String);

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

    After the store has been successfully opened, the 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.

    > 
    constructor Create(valStoreType: TipcCertStoreTypes; valStore: TBytes; valStorePassword: String; valSubject: String);

    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.

    XMLSigReference Type

    This type defines information about the reference.

    Remarks

    This type defines information about the reference including the location within the document (XMLElement), TransformAlgorithms, HashAlgorithm, and URI.

    The following fields are available:
  • HashAlgorithm
  • HashValue
  • TransformAlgorithms
  • URI
  • XMLElement

    • Fields

    HashAlgorithm
    String
    Default Value: "SHA1"

    This property defines the hash algorithm to apply to the element specified by XMLElement. Possible values are:

    • "SHA1" (default)
    • "SHA256"
    • "SHA512"

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

    This property holds the calculated hash value for the specified XMLElement.

    TransformAlgorithms
    String
    Default Value: "C14N"

    This property specifies a comma separated list of canonicalization algorithms to be applied to XMLElement. The XML data specified by XMLElement will be transformed using the specified algorithm(s) before the HashAlgorithm is applied. The default value is "C14N". Possible values are:

    "C14N" Canonical XML version 1.0
    "C14N_COMMENTS" Canonical XML version 1.0 with comments
    "C14N11" Canonical XML version 1.1
    "C14N11_COMMENTS" Canonical XML version 1.1 with comments
    "EXC_C14N" Exclusive XML canonicalization version 1.0
    "EXC_C14N_COMMENTS" Exclusive XML canonicalization version 1.0 with comments

    URI
    String
    Default Value: ""

    This property is the URI of the reference. The value specified here identifies the data within the document.

    When signing, this value may be set to a URI reference which identifies XMLElement. XMLElement must be set separately.

    When verifying, this value may be checked within the SignatureInfo event to identify the location of XMLElement. XMLElement must be set separately.

    XMLElement
    String
    Default Value: "/"

    This property specifies XML element to sign or verify using XPath notation. When signing, this must be set before calling Sign. When verifying, this must be set from within the SignatureInfo event. The URI property may be used to help identify the correct XML element.

    /root/myElement XPath syntax
    /root/[1] XPath syntax using an index
    /root/ns:myElement XPath syntax where the element has a namespace
    myElement Just the element name
    @id=myid Attribute selector: This will select an element with an attribute "id" whose value is "myid".
    /root/myElement[1]/ns:name2[@attr=attrValue] XPath syntax using an index and attribute selector

    Constructors

    constructor Create();

    constructor Create(valXMLElement: String; valURI: String; valHashAlgorithm: String; valTransformAlgorithms: String; valHashValue: String);

    Config Settings (XMLSig 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.

    XMLSig Config Settings

    KeyName:   The name of the key used to sign the XML.

    This setting optionally holds the key name which may be useful to the recipient to help identify the key used to create the signature. This may be set before calling Sign. When calling VerifySignature this may be queried inside the SignatureInfo event.

    Note that this value is only informative, it does not affect processing.

    LogLevel:   Specifies the level of detail that is logged.

    This setting controls the level of detail that is logged through the Status event. Possible values are:

    0 (None)No events are logged.
    1 (Info - default)Informational events are logged.
    2 (Verbose)Detailed data is logged.
    3 (Debug)Debug data is logged.
    NormalizeLineEndings:   Whether to normalize line endings when calculating the reference digest.

    This setting specifies whether to normalize line endings when calculating the reference digest. When set to True all line endings will be converted to LF. The default value is True.

    PreserveWhitespace:   Whether to preserve whitespace in the signature.

    This setting specifies whether whitespace is preserved when canonicalizing XML. The default value is False.

    ReadFromProgressEvent:   Whether to read input data from inside the progress event.

    When set to True this setting allows input data to be specified from within the Progress event. The component will repeatedly fire the Progress event to ask for data. Inside the event set InputXML when the Operation parameter of the event is 1 (Read). When all data has been provided set the IsEOF parameter of the event to True. This allows input data to be chunked and provided piece by piece. The default value is False.

    SignatureRelationship:   Whether the signature is a child or sibling of the SignatureXPath.

    This setting specifies whether the created signature is included as a child or sibling of the element specified by SignatureXPath. If this is set to 0 (default), the signature is inserted as a child of the element. If this is set to 1, the signature is inserted as a sibling after the element. The default value is 0 (child).

    Example: SignatureRelationship is set to 0 (child - default) xmlsig1.SignatureXPath = "/root/node1"; Produces XML like: 

    <root>
  <node1>
    <ds:Signature>...</ds:Signature>
  </node1>
  <node2></node2>
  <node3></node3>
</root>

    Example: SignatureRelationship is set to 1 (sibling) xmlsig1.SignatureXPath = "/root/node1"; xmlsig1.Config("SignatureRelationship=1"); Produces XML like: 

    <root>
  <node1></node1>
  <ds:Signature>...</ds:Signature>
  <node2></node2>
  <node3></node3>
</root>

    SignerCertCount:   The number of parsed signer certificates when verifying a signature.

    This setting is populated when calling VerifySignature. It holds the number of signer certificates that were parsed from the message. In most cases a single certificate is present and SignerCert is populated. In some cases, multiple certificates in a chain may be present, in that case each parsed certificate can be accessed via this property and SignerCertEncoded. For instance: int certCount = Int32.Parse(xmlsig.Config("SignerCertCount")); for(int i=0;i<certCount;i++) { Console.WriteLine(xmlsig.Config("SignerCertEncoded[ " + i + "]")); }

    SignerCertEncoded[i]:   The parsed signer certificate.

    This setting is used in conjunction with SignerCertCount to retrieve the base64 encoded signer certificate parsed from the message. Valid values for the index are from 0 to SignerCertCount - 1. SignerCertEncoded

    SignWithCryptoAPI:   Whether to use the Crypto API for signing operations.

    This setting determines whether to use the Microsoft Crypto API to sign. This is helpful in cases where the certificate is present in the Windows Certificate Store but the private key is not marked as exportable. For instance when using a USB security key. The default value is False.

    Note: This functionality is only available on Windows.

    WriteToProgressEvent:   Whether to write output data so it is accessible from inside the progress event.

    When set to True this setting allows output data to be obtained from within the Progress event. The component will repeatedly fire the Progress event to provide output data. Inside the event check OutputXML when the Operation parameter of the event is 2 (Write). The IsEOF parameter should be checked inside the event to determine when all output data has been provided. This allows output data to be chunked and obtained piece by piece. The default value is False.

    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 (XMLSig Component)

    XMLSig Errors

    602   Unsupported value. Check the description for details.
    603   Failed to match the digest value during signature verification.
    604   Signature verification failed.
    605   Could not find the referenced element.
    606   No valid signature was found in the document.
    607   Failed to write output.
    608   Invalid SignatureXPath value.
    611   Failed parsing certificate data.

    XML Errors

    101   Invalid attribute index.
    102   No attributes available.
    103   Invalid namespace index.
    104   No namespaces available.
    105   Invalid element index.
    106   No elements available.
    107   Attribute does not exist.
    201   Unbalanced element tag.
    202   Unknown element prefix (cannot find namespace).
    203   Unknown attribute prefix (cannot find namespace).
    204   Invalid XML markup.
    205   Invalid end state for parser.
    206   Document contains unbalanced elements.
    207   Invalid XPath.
    208   No such child.
    209   Top element does not match start of path.
    210   DOM tree unavailable (set BuildDOM to True and reparse).
    302   Cannot open file.
    401   Invalid XML would be generated.
    402   An invalid XML name has been specified.