SNMPMgr Class

Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors

The SNMPMgr class is used to implement UDP-based SNMP Management Applications.

Syntax

ipworkssnmp.SNMPMgr

Remarks

The SNMPMgr class implements a UDP-based standard SNMP Manager as specified in the SNMP RFCs. The class supports SNMP v1, v2c, and v3.

SNMP over DTLS is also supported when SSLEnabled is set to True. When acting as a client, the SSLServerAuthentication event allows you to check the server identity and other security attributes. The SSLStatus event provides information about the DTLS handshake. Additional SSL-related settings are also supported through the Config method. When acting as a server, the SSLCert properties are used to select a certificate for the server. When client authentication is required, the SSLAuthenticateClients property can be set to True and the SSLClientAuthentication event can be used to examine client credentials.

The class provides both encoding/decoding and transport capabilities, making the task of developing a custom SNMP manager as simple as setting a few key properties and handling a few events. SNMP data, such as for instance SNMP object id-s (OID-s) are exchanged as text strings, thus further simplifying the task of handling them.

The class is activated/deactivated by calling the Activate or Deactivate method. These methods enable or disable sending and receiving. The activation status can be found in the Active property.

Messages are received through events such as Response, Trap, or InformRequest. SNMP Traps are received through the Trap event.

Messages are sent to other agents or managers by using class's methods such as SendGetRequest, SendGetNextRequest, SendGetBulkRequest, SendSetRequest, and SendInformRequest.

SNMP OIDs, types, and values are provided in the Objects collection of SNMP objects for both sent and received packets.

SNMPv3 USM security is enabled by setting properties such as User, AuthenticationPassword, and EncryptionPassword and calling the Discover method to bind to a particular agent (RemoteEngineId). Upon successful discovery, received packets are checked for integrity (authentication) and timeliness. Note that the discovery step is optional, and may be avoided if the values for RemoteEngineId, RemoteEngineBoots, and RemoteEngineTime are known in advance and provided to the class through the respective properties.

By default, the class operates synchronously (except for the Discover method), sending a request and waiting until the corresponding response has been received. This behavior may be overridden by setting Timeout to 0, in which case the class returns control immediately after a send, and responses are received exclusively through the Response event.

Property List

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


AcceptData	Enables or disables data reception.
Active	Indicates whether the class is active.
AuthenticationPassword	The password used for SNMPv3 authentication.
AuthenticationProtocol	The authentication protocol used for SNMPv3 packets.
Community	The community string used to authenticate SNMP packets.
EncryptionAlgorithm	The encryption algorithm used for SNMPv3 packets.
EncryptionPassword	The password used for SNMPv3 privacy.
ErrorDescription	Description of the status code for the last SNMP packet received by the class.
ErrorIndex	Index of the first variable (object) that caused an error from the last SNMP response.
ErrorStatus	Status code for the last SNMP packet received by the class.
LocalEngineId	The Engine Id of the SNMP Manager.
LocalHost	The name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
LocalPort	The port in the local host where the SNMP Manager is bound to.
Objects	The objects in the current request.
RemoteEngineBoots	The remote engine boots (SNMPv3).
RemoteEngineId	The Engine Id of the remote agent.
RemoteEngineTime	The remote engine time (SNMPv3).
RemoteHost	The address of the remote host. Domain names are resolved to IP addresses.
RemotePort	The port where the remote SNMP agent is listening.
RequestId	The request-id to mark outgoing packets with.
SNMPVersion	Version of SNMP used for outgoing requests.
SSLAcceptServerCert	Instructs the class to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate.
SSLAuthenticateClients	If set to True, the server asks the client(s) for a certificate.
SSLCert	The certificate to be used during Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) negotiation.
SSLEnabled	Whether DTLS is enabled.
SSLServerCert	The server certificate for the last established connection.
StoreWalkObjects	Tells the class whether or not to store returned objects.
Timeout	This property includes the timeout for the class.
User	The user name used for SNMPv3 authentication.
WalkLimit	The limit of oid's returned in a walk.

Method List

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


Activate	Activates the class.
Config	Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
Deactivate	Deactivates the class.
Discover	Performs SNMPv3 discovery.
DoEvents	This method processes events from the internal message queue.
HashPasswords	Hashes all passwords in the cache.
Interrupt	This method interrupts the current method.
Reset	Clears the object arrays.
SendGetBulkRequest	Send a GetBulkRequest packet.
SendGetNextRequest	Send GetNextRequest packet.
SendGetRequest	Send GetRequest packet.
SendInformRequest	Send an InformRequest packet.
SendSetRequest	Send Set Request packet.
Value	Returns the value corresponding to an OID.
Walk	Does an SNMP walk starting with the specified oid.

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.


BadPacket	Fired for erroneous and/or malformed messages.
Connected	Fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).
Disconnected	Fired when a connection is closed.
DiscoveryRequest	Fired when an SNMPv3 discovery packet is received.
DiscoveryResponse	Fired when an SNMPv3 discovery response is received.
Error	Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.
HashPassword	Fired before and after a password is hashed.
InformRequest	Fired when an InformRequest packet is received.
PacketTrace	Fired for every packet sent or received.
ReadyToSend	Fired when the class is ready to send data.
Report	Fired when a Report packet is received.
Response	Fired when a GetResponse packet is received.
SSLClientAuthentication	Fired when the client presents its credentials to the server.
SSLServerAuthentication	Fires when connecting to the server.
SSLStatus	Shows the progress of the secure connection.
Trap	Fired when a SNMP trap packet is received.

Config Settings

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


AllowSingleStepDiscovery	Whether to allow discovery to be completed in a single step.
CheckMessageOrigin	Whether to match the origin IP address when receiving responses.
CheckSNMPVersion	Whether to check the version of incoming packets.
CompatibilityMode	Whether to operate the class in a specific compatibility mode.
ContextEngineId	Sets the context engine id of the SNMP entity.
ContextName	Sets the context name of the SNMP entity.
DecryptLogPackets	Whether to decrypt logged packets.
DerivedKeyCacheSize	The size of the internal cache used to store derived keys.
DerivedKeyCacheStatus	The status of the internal cache used to store derived keys.
ForceLocalPort	Forces the class to bind to a specific port.
IgnoreDuplicateResponse	Whether to ignore duplicate responses.
IgnorePortMismatch	Whether to check if the port matches when a response is received.
IncomingContextEngineId	The engine Id of the received packet.
IncomingContextName	The context name of the received packet.
MsgMaxSize	The maximum supported message size.
SourceAddress	The source address of the received packet.
SourcePort	The source port of the received packet.
SynchronizeEvents	Controls whether or not events are fired from the main thread when timeout is positive.
TimeoutInMilliseconds	The timeout is treated as milliseconds.
WalkInsideRange	Stops the SNMP walk if the OID value returned from an agent is outside the table.
WalkStartOID	Specifies the OID to be used when a Walk is performed.
CaptureIPPacketInfo	Used to capture the packet information.
DelayHostResolution	Whether the hostname is resolved when RemoteHost is set.
DestinationAddress	Used to get the destination address from the packet information.
DontFragment	Used to set the Don't Fragment flag of outgoing packets.
LocalHost	The name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted.
LocalPort	The port in the local host where the class binds.
MaxPacketSize	The maximum length of the packets that can be received.
QOSDSCPValue	Used to specify an arbitrary QOS/DSCP setting (optional).
QOSTrafficType	Used to specify QOS/DSCP settings (optional).
ShareLocalPort	If set to True, allows more than one instance of the class to be active on the same local port.
UseConnection	Determines whether to use a connected socket.
UseIPv6	Whether or not to use IPv6.
AbsoluteTimeout	Determines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts.
FirewallData	Used to send extra data to the firewall.
InBufferSize	The size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket.
OutBufferSize	The size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket.
BuildInfo	Information about the product's build.
GUIAvailable	Whether or not a message loop is available for processing events.
LicenseInfo	Information about the current license.
MaskSensitiveData	Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages.
UseDaemonThreads	Whether threads created by the class are daemon threads.
UseInternalSecurityAPI	Whether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

AcceptData Property (SNMPMgr Class)

Enables or disables data reception.

Syntax

public boolean isAcceptData();
public void setAcceptData(boolean acceptData);

Default Value

True

Remarks

Setting the property to False temporarily disables data reception. Setting the property to True re-enables data reception.

This property is not available at design time.

Active Property (SNMPMgr Class)

Indicates whether the class is active.

Syntax

public boolean isActive();
public void setActive(boolean active);

Default Value

False

Remarks

This property indicates whether the class is currently active and can send or receive data.

The class will be automatically activated if it is not already and you attempt to perform an operation which requires the class to be active.

Use the Activate and Deactivate methods to control whether the class is active.

This property is not available at design time.

AuthenticationPassword Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The password used for SNMPv3 authentication.

Syntax

public String getAuthenticationPassword();
public void setAuthenticationPassword(String authenticationPassword);

Default Value

Remarks

Every time EncryptionPassword, AuthenticationPassword, or RemoteEngineId are set, a localized key is computed automatically, and cached internally.

AuthenticationProtocol Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The authentication protocol used for SNMPv3 packets.

Syntax

public int getAuthenticationProtocol();
public void setAuthenticationProtocol(int authenticationProtocol);

Enumerated values:
  public final static int authpHMACMD596 = 1;
  public final static int authpHMACSHA96 = 2;
  public final static int authpHMAC192SHA256 = 3;
  public final static int authpHMAC384SHA512 = 4;

Default Value

Remarks

This property defines the authentication protocol used when SNMPVersion is set to snmpverV3. Possible values are:

1 (HMAC-MD5-96 - default)
2 (HMAC-SHA-96)
3 (HMAC-192-SHA-256)
4 (HMAC-384-SHA-512)

This property is not available at design time.

Community Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The community string used to authenticate SNMP packets.

Syntax

public String getCommunity();
public void setCommunity(String community);

Default Value

"public"

Remarks

Must match the community name that is specified on the agent.

Typical values are "public" or "private".

This property is used for all SNMP packets sent by the class.

EncryptionAlgorithm Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The encryption algorithm used for SNMPv3 packets.

Syntax

public int getEncryptionAlgorithm();
public void setEncryptionAlgorithm(int encryptionAlgorithm);

Enumerated values:
  public final static int encraDES = 1;
  public final static int encraAES = 2;
  public final static int encra3DES = 3;
  public final static int encraAES192 = 4;
  public final static int encraAES256 = 5;

Default Value

Remarks

In order to use encryption, you must set the EncryptionPassword property. The supported algorithms for encryption are:


DES (1)	Data Encryption Standard.
AES (2)	Advanced Encryption Standard with key length of 128.
3DES (3)	Triple Data Encryption Standard.
AES192 (4)	Advanced Encryption Standard with key length of 192.
AES256 (5)	Advanced Encryption Standard with key length of 256.

This property is not available at design time.

EncryptionPassword Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The password used for SNMPv3 privacy.

Syntax

public String getEncryptionPassword();
public void setEncryptionPassword(String encryptionPassword);

Default Value

Remarks

Every time EncryptionPassword, AuthenticationPassword, or RemoteEngineId are set, a localized key is computed automatically, and cached internally.

ErrorDescription Property (SNMPMgr Class)

Description of the status code for the last SNMP packet received by the class.

Syntax

public String getErrorDescription();

Default Value

"0"

Remarks

Please refer to the ErrorStatus property for more information.

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

ErrorIndex Property (SNMPMgr Class)

Index of the first variable (object) that caused an error from the last SNMP response.

Syntax

public int getErrorIndex();

Default Value

Remarks

This property is used in conjunction with the ErrorStatus property, and refers to the object that caused the error reported in the last SNMP response. This value is parsed directly from the SNMP response, which will be a one-based value, so a value of i here maps to index i-1 in the Objects collection.

The ErrorIndex property has no meaning when the ErrorStatus property is 0 (no error).

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

ErrorStatus Property (SNMPMgr Class)

Status code for the last SNMP packet received by the class.

Syntax

public int getErrorStatus();

Default Value

Remarks

This property is used in conjunction with the ErrorIndex property, which denotes the index of the variable in error. The ErrorDescription property provides a textual description of the error.

The following is a list of valid SNMP status code values:


0 (noError)	No error.
1 (tooBig)	The response cannot fit in a single SNMP message.
2 (noSuchName)	Variable does not exist.
3 (badValue)	Invalid value or syntax.
4 (readOnly)	Variable is read-only.
5 (genError)	Other error (SNMPv1).
6 (noAccess)	Access denied.
7 (wrongType)	Wrong object type.
8 (wrongLength)	Wrong length.
9 (wrongEncoding)	Wrong encoding.
10 (wrongValue)	Wrong value.
11 (noCreation)	No creation.
12 (inconsistentValue)	Inconsistent value.
13 (resourceUnavailable)	Resource unavailable.
14 (commitFailed)	Commit failed.
15 (undoFailed)	Undo failed.
16 (authorizationError)	Authorization error.
17 (notWritable)	Variable is not writable.
18 (inconsistentName)	Inconsistent name.

The ErrorIndex parameter indicates the index of the first variable (object) that caused an error. The default value is 0.

Variable indexes start with 0. ErrorIndex has no meaning when ErrorStatus is 0 (no error).

The default value is 0 (no error).

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

LocalEngineId Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The Engine Id of the SNMP Manager.

Syntax

public byte[] getLocalEngineId();
public void setLocalEngineId(byte[] localEngineId);

Default Value

Remarks

This property is only used for SNMPv3 packets (when SNMPVersion is 3).

LocalHost Property (SNMPMgr Class)

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

Syntax

public String getLocalHost();
public void setLocalHost(String localHost);

Default Value

Remarks

This property contains the name of the local host as obtained by the gethostname() system call, or if the user has assigned an IP address, the value of that address.

In multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface) setting LocalHost to the IP address of an interface will make the class initiate connections (or accept in the case of server classs) only through that interface. It is recommended to provide an IP address rather than a hostname when setting this property to ensure the desired interface is used.

If the class is connected, the LocalHost property shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).

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

LocalPort Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The port in the local host where the SNMP Manager is bound to.

Syntax

public int getLocalPort();
public void setLocalPort(int localPort);

Default Value

Remarks

The LocalPort property must be set before the class is activated (Active is set to True). It instructs the class to bind to a specific port (or communication endpoint) in the local machine. The default port is 0 (random port). If you would like to receive traps, set LocalPort to 162 (standard trap port). However, it is recommended that the SNMPTrapMgr class be used for listening to traps, because SNMPMgr is limited to receiving SNMPv3 traps from a single agent only. SNMPTrapMgr does not have this limitation.

LocalPort cannot be changed once the class is Active. Any attempt to set the LocalPort property when the class is Active will generate an error.

Note: on macOS and iOS, root permissions are required to set LocalPort to any value below 1024.

Objects Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The objects in the current request.

Syntax

public SNMPObjectList getObjects();
public void setObjects(SNMPObjectList objects);

Remarks

The SNMP objects being sent or received in the current request. The collection is first cleared, then populated every time an SNMP packet is received. It is also used to create outgoing SNMP packets.

This collection is indexed from 0 to size -1.

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

RemoteEngineBoots Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The remote engine boots (SNMPv3).

Syntax

public int getRemoteEngineBoots();
public void setRemoteEngineBoots(int remoteEngineBoots);

Default Value

Remarks

This property is used in conjunction with the RemoteEngineTime property. Please refer to the description of the RemoteEngineTime property, and the Discover method for further information.

RemoteEngineId Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The Engine Id of the remote agent.

Syntax

public byte[] getRemoteEngineId();
public void setRemoteEngineId(byte[] remoteEngineId);

Default Value

Remarks

This property is only used for SNMPv3 packets (see SNMPVersion), and is reset every time RemoteHost or RemotePort changes.

RemoteEngineId is normally discovered through the Discover method. However, by manually supplying a value for the property, RemoteEngineId discovery step may be eliminated, thus avoiding the extra roundtrip to the agent (RemoteEngineBoots and RemoteEngineTime are also required for User authentication - please refer to the Discover method for more information).

RemoteEngineTime Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The remote engine time (SNMPv3).

Syntax

public int getRemoteEngineTime();
public void setRemoteEngineTime(int remoteEngineTime);

Default Value

Remarks

RemoteEngineTime is used by SNMPv3 authentication to ensure timeliness of requests, and avoid replay attacks.

The value of RemoteEngineTime is provided as what is expected to be the current value of the remote engine clock based on a cached time differential between the remote engine clock and the local engine time obtained during the discovery process (see Discover).

This property is used in conjunction with RemoteEngineBoots. Please refer to the RemoteEngineBoots property and the Discover method for more information.

RemoteHost Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The address of the remote host. Domain names are resolved to IP addresses.

Syntax

public String getRemoteHost();
public void setRemoteHost(String remoteHost);

Default Value

Remarks

The RemoteHost property specifies the IP address (IP number in dotted internet format) or Domain Name of the host SNMP requests or traps are sent to.

If RemoteHost is set to 255.255.255.255, the class broadcasts data on the local subnet.

If the RemoteHost property is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated and upon successful termination of the request, the RemoteHost property is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.

RemotePort Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The port where the remote SNMP agent is listening.

Syntax

public int getRemotePort();
public void setRemotePort(int remotePort);

Default Value

161

Remarks

The RemotePort is the port on the RemoteHost to send SNMP requests to.

A valid port number (a value between 1 and 65535) is required. The default value is 161.

RequestId Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The request-id to mark outgoing packets with.

Syntax

public int getRequestId();
public void setRequestId(int requestId);

Default Value

Remarks

If a custom value is needed for RequestId, the property must be set before sending the request. The class increments RequestId automatically after sending each packet.

This property is not available at design time.

SNMPVersion Property (SNMPMgr Class)

Version of SNMP used for outgoing requests.

Syntax

public int getSNMPVersion();
public void setSNMPVersion(int SNMPVersion);

Enumerated values:
  public final static int snmpverV1 = 1;
  public final static int snmpverV2c = 2;
  public final static int snmpverV3 = 3;

Default Value

Remarks

This property takes one of the following values:


snmpverV1 (1)	SNMP Version 1.
snmpverV2c (2)	SNMP Version 2c.
snmpverV3 (3)	SNMP Version 3.

SSLAcceptServerCert Property (SNMPMgr Class)

Instructs the class to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate.

Syntax

public Certificate getSSLAcceptServerCert();
public void setSSLAcceptServerCert(Certificate SSLAcceptServerCert);

Remarks

If it finds any issues with the certificate presented by the server, the class will normally terminate the connection with an error.

You may override this behavior by supplying a value for SSLAcceptServerCert. If the certificate supplied in SSLAcceptServerCert is the same as the certificate presented by the server, then the server certificate is accepted unconditionally, and the connection will continue normally.

Note: This functionality is provided only for cases in which you otherwise know that you are communicating with the right server. If used improperly, this property may create a security breach. Use it at your own risk.

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

SSLAuthenticateClients Property (SNMPMgr Class)

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

Syntax

public boolean isSSLAuthenticateClients();
public void setSSLAuthenticateClients(boolean SSLAuthenticateClients);

Default Value

False

Remarks

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

SSLCert Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The certificate to be used during Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) negotiation.

Syntax

public Certificate getSSLCert();
public void setSSLCert(Certificate SSLCert);

Remarks

This property includes the digital certificate that the class will use during SSL negotiation. Set this property to a valid certificate before starting SSL negotiation. To set a certificate, you may set the Encoded field to the encoded certificate. To select a certificate, use the store and subject fields.

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

SSLEnabled Property (SNMPMgr Class)

Whether DTLS is enabled.

Syntax

public boolean isSSLEnabled();
public void setSSLEnabled(boolean SSLEnabled);

Default Value

False

Remarks

This setting specifies whether DTLS is enabled in the class. When False (default) the class operates in plaintext mode. When True DTLS is enabled.

This property is not available at design time.

SSLServerCert Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The server certificate for the last established connection.

Syntax

public Certificate getSSLServerCert();

Remarks

This property contains the server certificate for the last established connection.

SSLServerCert is reset every time a new connection is attempted.

This property is read-only.

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

StoreWalkObjects Property (SNMPMgr Class)

Tells the class whether or not to store returned objects.

Syntax

public boolean isStoreWalkObjects();
public void setStoreWalkObjects(boolean storeWalkObjects);

Default Value

True

Remarks

When a Walk is performed, this property tells the class whether or not to store the objects that are returned by the server in the Objects collection. If the data is accumulated through the events, and not desired to be saved by the class, set this property to false.

Timeout Property (SNMPMgr Class)

This property includes the timeout for the class.

Syntax

public int getTimeout();
public void setTimeout(int timeout);

Default Value

Remarks

If the Timeout property is set to 0, all operations return immediately, potentially failing with a WOULDBLOCK error if data cannot be sent immediately.

If Timeout is set to a positive value, data is sent in a blocking manner and the class will wait for the operation to complete before returning control. The class will handle any potential WOULDBLOCK errors internally and automatically retry the operation for a maximum of Timeout seconds.

The class will use DoEvents to enter an efficient wait loop during any potential waiting period, making sure that all system events are processed immediately as they arrive. This ensures that the host application does not freeze and remains responsive.

If Timeout expires, and the operation is not yet complete, the class throws an exception.

Note: By default, all timeouts are inactivity timeouts, that is, the timeout period is extended by Timeout seconds when any amount of data is successfully sent or received.

The default value for the Timeout property is 60 seconds.

User Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The user name used for SNMPv3 authentication.

Syntax

public String getUser();
public void setUser(String user);

Default Value

Remarks

If authentication is desired, this property must be set before the class attempts to connect to an SNMPv3 Agent.

WalkLimit Property (SNMPMgr Class)

The limit of oid's returned in a walk.

Syntax

public int getWalkLimit();
public void setWalkLimit(int walkLimit);

Default Value

Remarks

This property specifies the limit of how many oid's are to be traversed during an SNMP Walk. If set to 0, the class will traverse all oid's in the specified table that are lexographically greater than the value of the specified table oid.

Activate Method (SNMPMgr Class)

Activates the class.

Syntax

public void activate();

Remarks

This method activates the component and will allow it to send or receive data.

The class will be automatically activated if it is not already and you attempt to perform an operation which requires the class to be active.

Note: Use the Active property to check whether the component is active.

Config Method (SNMPMgr Class)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

public String config(String configurationString);

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.

Deactivate Method (SNMPMgr Class)

Deactivates the class.

Syntax

public void deactivate();

Remarks

This method deactivates the component and will prohibit it from sending and receiving data.

Note: Use the Active property to check whether the component is active.

Discover Method (SNMPMgr Class)

Performs SNMPv3 discovery.

Syntax

public void discover();

Remarks

When the method is called an SNMPv3 engine discovery request is sent to RemoteHost.

If an AuthenticationPassword is provided, the engine id discovery request is followed by an engine time discovery request, as required by the SNMPv3 User Security Model (USM). In this case Timeout must be set to a non-zero value before calling Discover and the class will wait until a response is received from RemoteHost.

The DiscoveryResponse event is fired upon receipt of a valid discovery response and the values of RemoteEngineId, RemoteEngineBoots, and RemoteEngineTime will then be updated with the received Engine Id, Time, and Boots.

DoEvents Method (SNMPMgr Class)

This method processes events from the internal message queue.

Syntax

public void doEvents();

Remarks

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

HashPasswords Method (SNMPMgr Class)

Hashes all passwords in the cache.

Syntax

public void hashPasswords();

Remarks

Forces computation of all passwords hashes in the cache. Used together with the HashPassword event to enable implementations of external password hash storage.

Interrupt Method (SNMPMgr Class)

This method interrupts the current method.

Syntax

public void interrupt();

Remarks

If there is no method in progress, Interrupt simply returns, doing nothing.

Reset Method (SNMPMgr Class)

Clears the object arrays.

Syntax

public void reset();

Remarks

Clears the object arrays, and sets the trap and error properties to their default values. This is useful for reinitializing all the properties that are used to create outgoing packets before building a new packet.

Note: SNMPVersion will be reset to snmpverV2c (2).

SendGetBulkRequest Method (SNMPMgr Class)

Send a GetBulkRequest packet.

Syntax

public void sendGetBulkRequest(int nonRepeaters, int maxRepetitions);

Remarks

Sends a GetBulkRequest packet. This is only available for SNMP versions 2 and 3.

NonRepeaters specifies the number of variables for which a single lexicographic successor is to be returned.

MaxRepetitions specifies the number of lexicographic successors to be returned for variables other than those in the NonRepeaters list.

The object identifiers, types, and values for the request are taken from the Objects collection.

A GetBulkRequest is very similar to a GetNextRequest, the difference is that Getbulk performs a continuous GetNext operation based on the MaxRepitions value. The NonRepeaters value will determine the number of Objects for which a simple GetNext operation should be performed. For the remaining variables, a continuous GetNext operation is performed based on the MaxRepitions value.

So if you send a request containing X objects, the agent will perform N simple GetNext operations and M continuous GetNext operations X - N times. With X being the number of objects received, N being the number of NonRepeaters, and M being the number of MaxRepitions. Thus the SNMPMgr is expecting to receive N + M x (X - N) objects, assuming that each object has M successors.

Example (Sending a GetBulk Request)

SNMPControl.RemoteHost = "MyAgent" SNMPControl.Objects.Add(New SNMPObject("1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0")) SNMPControl.Objects.Add(New SNMPObject("1.3.6.1.2.1.1.3.0")) SNMPControl.SendGetBulkRequest(1,4)

The code sample above will send a GetBulkRequest with 1 non repeater, and a maxrepetitions of 4. Since there is only 1 non repeater, only one ObjID will "not repeat" and will only return one successor. The rest of the ObjID's (in this case, only 1) will return 4 successors. This particular example will return the following ObjID's:


1	1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2.0
2	1.3.6.1.2.1.1.4.0
3	1.3.6.1.2.1.1.5.0
4	1.3.6.1.2.1.1.6.0
5	1.3.6.1.2.1.1.7.0

SendGetNextRequest Method (SNMPMgr Class)

Send GetNextRequest packet.

Syntax

public void sendGetNextRequest();

Remarks

Sends a GetNextRequest packet. The object identifiers, types, and values for the request are taken from the Objects collection.

Example (Sending a GetNext Request)

SNMPControl.Objects.Add(New SNMPObject("1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0")) SNMPControl.SendGetNextRequest() The agent will respond with the "next" (relative to the ObjID(s) you specify) OID in the table.

SendGetRequest Method (SNMPMgr Class)

Send GetRequest packet.

Syntax

public void sendGetRequest();

Remarks

Sends a GetRequest packet. The object identifiers, types, and values for the request are taken from the Objects collection.

Example (Sending a GetRequest)

SNMPControl.RemoteHost = "MyAgent" SNMPControl.Objects.Add(New SNMPObject("1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0")) SNMPControl.Objects.Add(New SNMPObject("1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2.0")) SNMPControl.SendGetRequest()

SendInformRequest Method (SNMPMgr Class)

Send an InformRequest packet.

Syntax

public void sendInformRequest();

Remarks

Sends an InformRequest packet. The object identifiers, types, and values for the request are taken from the Objects collection.

SendSetRequest Method (SNMPMgr Class)

Send Set Request packet.

Syntax

public void sendSetRequest();

Remarks

Sends a SetRequest packet. The object identifiers, types, and values for the request are taken from the Objects collection.

Example (Sending a SetRequest)

SNMPControl.RemoteHost = "MyAgent"; SNMPControl.Objects.Add(New SNMPObject("1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0")); SNMPControl.Objects[0].Value = "New Value"; SNMPControl.Objects[0].ObjectType = SNMPObjectTypes.otOctetString); SNMPControl.SendSetRequest();

Value Method (SNMPMgr Class)

Returns the value corresponding to an OID.

Syntax

public String value(String OID);

Remarks

If the OID does not exist in the Objects collection, a trappable error is generated.

Please refer to the SNMPObject type for more information.

Walk Method (SNMPMgr Class)

Does an SNMP walk starting with the specified oid.

Syntax

public void walk(String tableOid);

Remarks

A walk will traverse all OIDs in the TableOid that are lexographically greater than the value of the TableOid.

The results of the walk may be obtained through the Response events. During the event, the current returned object will exist inside of the Objects collection. If StoreWalkObjects is set to true, the Objects collection will contain all returned objects when the Walk completes.

Use the WalkLimit property to regulate how many objects the walk will traverse in the table.

NOTE: The collection of objects is cleared before the walk begins.

BadPacket Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired for erroneous and/or malformed messages.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void badPacket(SNMPMgrBadPacketEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrBadPacketEvent {
  public byte[] packet;
  public String sourceAddress;
  public int sourcePort;
  public int errorCode;
  public String errorDescription;
  public boolean report; //read-write
}

Remarks

The full message is provided in the Packet parameter.

The BadPacket event is also fired when authentication fails for received packets due to a bad password or other reasons.

If the Report parameter is set to True, an unauthenticated error report will be sent to the client, otherwise the packet will be silently ignored.

Connected Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void connected(SNMPMgrConnectedEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrConnectedEvent {
  public String remoteAddress;
  public int remotePort;
  public int statusCode;
  public String description;
}

Remarks

This event fires after a connection completes or fails.

StatusCode is the value returned by the system TCP/IP stack. This will be 0 if the connection was successful.

Description contains a human readable description of the status. This will be "OK" if the connection was successful.

RemoteAddress is the IP address of the remote host.

RemotePort is the port on the remote host.

Disconnected Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired when a connection is closed.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void disconnected(SNMPMgrDisconnectedEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrDisconnectedEvent {
  public String remoteAddress;
  public int remotePort;
  public int statusCode;
  public String description;
}

Remarks

This event fires after a connection is broken.

StatusCode is the value returned by the system TCP/IP stack. This will be 0 if the connection was broken normally.

Description contains a human readable description of the status. This will be "OK" if the connection was broken normally.

RemoteAddress is the IP address of the remote host.

RemotePort is the port on the remote host.

DiscoveryRequest Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired when an SNMPv3 discovery packet is received.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void discoveryRequest(SNMPMgrDiscoveryRequestEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrDiscoveryRequestEvent {
  public byte[] engineId;
  public int engineBoots;
  public int engineTime;
  public String user;
  public int securityLevel;
  public String sourceAddress;
  public int sourcePort;
  public boolean respond; //read-write
}

Remarks

EngineId, EngineBoots, EngineTime, and User are the values received from SourceAddress.

For SNMPv3, the User parameter shows the user that was supplied with the packet. This parameter MUST be used together with the SecurityLevel parameter which shows the level of security in the message.

The SecurityLevel parameter shows whether the request has been authenticated. If SecurityLevel is 0, the request has NOT been authenticated (i.e. the packet signature has not been verified). For an authenticated, non encrypted request, SecurityLevel is 1. For an authenticated and encrypted request, SecurityLevel is 2.

Respond is True by default, and will automatically send a response using the value in LocalEngineId. To suppress the response, set Respond to False.

The value returned to SourceAddress for EngineBoots is always 0, and EngineTime is the number of seconds since January 1st, 1970 (GMT).

DiscoveryResponse Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired when an SNMPv3 discovery response is received.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void discoveryResponse(SNMPMgrDiscoveryResponseEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrDiscoveryResponseEvent {
  public byte[] engineId;
  public int engineBoots;
  public int engineTime;
  public String user;
  public int securityLevel;
  public String sourceAddress;
  public int sourcePort;
}

Remarks

EngineId, EngineBoots, EngineTime, and User are the values received from SourceAddress and SourcePort.

Error Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void error(SNMPMgrErrorEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrErrorEvent {
  public int errorCode;
  public String description;
}

Remarks

The Error event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing. Normally the class throws 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.

HashPassword Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired before and after a password is hashed.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void hashPassword(SNMPMgrHashPasswordEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrHashPasswordEvent {
  public String password;
  public int authAlgorithm;
  public String hash; //read-write
}

Remarks

SNMPv3 passwords are hashed in order to obtain authentication and encryption keys. This is an expensive operation, and in certain situations it may be preferable to store the hashed passwords externally and supply them on demand.

If a hash is required, the event fires with an empty string in the Hash parameter. In this case, you can choose to supply a value for the hash and stop the class from computing the hash.

The event also fires every time a hash is computed. In this case, the Hash parameter contains the value of the computed hash.

AuthAlgorithm contains either 1 for HMAC-MD5-96, 2 for HMAC-SHA-96 or 3 for HMAC-192-SHA-256

InformRequest Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired when an InformRequest packet is received.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void informRequest(SNMPMgrInformRequestEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrInformRequestEvent {
  public int requestId;
  public int SNMPVersion;
  public String community;
  public String user;
  public int securityLevel;
  public String sourceAddress;
  public int sourcePort;
  public int errorIndex; //read-write
  public int errorStatus; //read-write
  public String errorDescription;
  public boolean respond; //read-write
}

Remarks

The user in an InformRequest packet (SNMPv3) must match the user in the User property. If not, the request is rejected, and a BadPacket event is fired before InformRequest is fired.

The list of variables in the SNMP packet, including optional values and types, is provided through the Objects collection. Each object is of type SNMPObject. This type describes the Oid, ObjectType, and Value of each SNMP object. These variables must be copied to another location before the event has completed executing, or they may be overridden by other events.

The SourceAddress and SourcePort parameters show the address and port of the sender as reported by the TCP/IP stack.

The MessageId parameter identifies the received request.

To send a response, the Respond parameter must be set to true. By default, this value is false, which means no response will be sent. The ErrorStatus parameter may also be set to a valid SNMP status code (the default value is 0, which represents no error).

The following is a list of valid SNMP status code values:


0 (noError)	No error.
1 (tooBig)	The response cannot fit in a single SNMP message.
2 (noSuchName)	Variable does not exist.
3 (badValue)	Invalid value or syntax.
4 (readOnly)	Variable is read-only.
5 (genError)	Other error (SNMPv1).
6 (noAccess)	Access denied.
7 (wrongType)	Wrong object type.
8 (wrongLength)	Wrong length.
9 (wrongEncoding)	Wrong encoding.
10 (wrongValue)	Wrong value.
11 (noCreation)	No creation.
12 (inconsistentValue)	Inconsistent value.
13 (resourceUnavailable)	Resource unavailable.
14 (commitFailed)	Commit failed.
15 (undoFailed)	Undo failed.
16 (authorizationError)	Authorization error.
17 (notWritable)	Variable is not writable.
18 (inconsistentName)	Inconsistent name.

The ErrorIndex parameter indicates the index of the first variable (object) that caused an error. The default value is 0.

Variable indexes start with 0. ErrorIndex has no meaning when ErrorStatus is 0 (no error).

PacketTrace Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired for every packet sent or received.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void packetTrace(SNMPMgrPacketTraceEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrPacketTraceEvent {
  public byte[] packet;
  public int direction;
  public String packetAddress;
  public int packetPort;
}

Remarks

The PacketTrace event shows all the packets sent or received by the class.

Packet contains the full contents of the datagram.

Direction shows the direction of the packet: 1 for incoming packets, and 2 for outgoing packets.

In the case of an incoming packet, PacketAddress and PacketPort identify the source of the packet.

In the case of an outgoing packet, PacketAddress and PacketPort identify the destination of the packet.

ReadyToSend Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired when the class is ready to send data.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void readyToSend(SNMPMgrReadyToSendEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrReadyToSendEvent {
}

Remarks

The ReadyToSend event indicates that the underlying TCP/IP subsystem is ready to accept data after a failed DataToSend(TBD. DataToSend is removed).

Report Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired when a Report packet is received.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void report(SNMPMgrReportEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrReportEvent {
  public int requestId;
  public int SNMPVersion;
  public String community;
  public String user;
  public int securityLevel;
  public String sourceAddress;
  public int sourcePort;
  public int errorIndex;
  public int errorStatus;
  public String errorDescription;
}

Remarks

The SourceAddress and SourcePort parameters show the address and port of the sender as reported by the TCP/IP stack.

Response Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired when a GetResponse packet is received.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void response(SNMPMgrResponseEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrResponseEvent {
  public int requestId;
  public int SNMPVersion;
  public String community;
  public String user;
  public int securityLevel;
  public String sourceAddress;
  public int sourcePort;
  public int errorIndex;
  public int errorStatus;
  public String errorDescription;
}

Remarks

The ErrorStatus and ErrorIndex parameters contain information about possible errors. ErrorDescription is a textual description of ErrorStatus. This value is parsed directly from the SNMP response, which will be a one-based value, so a value of i here maps to index i-1 in the Objects collection.

The following is a list of valid SNMP status code values:


0 (noError)	No error.
1 (tooBig)	The response cannot fit in a single SNMP message.
2 (noSuchName)	Variable does not exist.
3 (badValue)	Invalid value or syntax.
4 (readOnly)	Variable is read-only.
5 (genError)	Other error (SNMPv1).
6 (noAccess)	Access denied.
7 (wrongType)	Wrong object type.
8 (wrongLength)	Wrong length.
9 (wrongEncoding)	Wrong encoding.
10 (wrongValue)	Wrong value.
11 (noCreation)	No creation.
12 (inconsistentValue)	Inconsistent value.
13 (resourceUnavailable)	Resource unavailable.
14 (commitFailed)	Commit failed.
15 (undoFailed)	Undo failed.
16 (authorizationError)	Authorization error.
17 (notWritable)	Variable is not writable.
18 (inconsistentName)	Inconsistent name.

The ErrorIndex parameter indicates the index of the first variable (object) that caused an error. The default value is 0.

Variable indexes start with 0. ErrorIndex has no meaning when ErrorStatus is 0 (no error).

The SourceAddress and SourcePort parameters show the address and port of the sender as reported by the TCP/IP stack.

SSLClientAuthentication Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired when the client presents its credentials to the server.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void SSLClientAuthentication(SNMPMgrSSLClientAuthenticationEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrSSLClientAuthenticationEvent {
  public String remoteAddress;
  public int remotePort;
  public byte[] certEncoded;
  public String certSubject;
  public String certIssuer;
  public String status;
  public boolean accept; //read-write
}

Remarks

This event fires when a client connects to the class and presents a certificate for authentication. The Accept parameter is a recommendation on whether to continue or close the connection. This is just a suggestion: application software must use its own logic to determine whether to continue or not.

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

RemoteAddress is the IP address of the connecting client.

RemotePort is the source port of the connecting client.

CertEncoded is the base64 encoded certificate presented by the client.

CertSubject is the subject of the certificate presented by the client.

CertIssuer is the subject of the issuer of the certificate presented by the client.

Status is the stauts of the certificate.

Accept defines whether the certificate is accepted.

SSLServerAuthentication Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fires when connecting to the server.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void SSLServerAuthentication(SNMPMgrSSLServerAuthenticationEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrSSLServerAuthenticationEvent {
  public String remoteAddress;
  public int remotePort;
  public byte[] certEncoded;
  public String certSubject;
  public String certIssuer;
  public String status;
  public boolean accept; //read-write
}

Remarks

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

When Accept is False, Status shows why the verification failed (otherwise, Status contains the string "OK"). If it is decided to continue, you can override and accept the certificate by setting the Accept parameter to True.

RemoteAddress is the IP address of the server.

RemotePort is the source port of the server.

CertEncoded is the base64 encoded certificate presented by the server.

CertSubject is the subject of the certificate presented by the server.

CertIssuer is the subject of the issuer of the certificate presented by the server.

Status is the stauts of the certificate.

Accept defines whether the certificate is accepted.

SSLStatus Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Shows the progress of the secure connection.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void SSLStatus(SNMPMgrSSLStatusEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrSSLStatusEvent {
  public String remoteAddress;
  public int remotePort;
  public String message;
}

Remarks

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

RemoteAddress is the IP address of the remote machine.

RemotePort is the port of the remote machine.

Message is the log message.

Trap Event (SNMPMgr Class)

Fired when a SNMP trap packet is received.

Syntax

public class DefaultSNMPMgrEventListener implements SNMPMgrEventListener {
  ...
  public void trap(SNMPMgrTrapEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SNMPMgrTrapEvent {
  public int requestId;
  public int SNMPVersion;
  public String community;
  public String user;
  public int securityLevel;
  public String trapOID;
  public long timeStamp;
  public String sourceAddress;
  public int sourcePort;
}

Remarks

The SNMPTrapMgr class should normally be used to receive traps, since it was designed and contains functionality specifically for that purpose. The SNMPMgr component can only receive traps from the agent that it is has most recently discovered with the Discover method.

The TrapOID and TimeStamp parameters contain the Trap OID and TimeStamp. In the case of an SNMPv1 trap, there are two possible scenarios:

First, if the enterprise of the trap is "1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5", TrapOID will be a concatenation of TrapEnterprise and GenericTrap + 1. For instance a TrapOID of "1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5.5" has a TrapEnterprise of "1.3.6.1.6.3.1.1.5" and a GenericTrap of "4".

Second, In all other cases TrapOID will be a concatenation of the values for TrapEnterprise, GenericTrap, and SpecificTrap, separated by '.'.

For SNMPv2 and above, they are read from the variable-value list (if available).

The SNMPMgr class is limited to accepting authenticated traps only for the user specified in User and Password and from the engine specified in RemoteEngineId with time parameters in RemoteEngineBoots and RemoteEngineTime (usually this is the SNMP engine discovered through the last call to Discover). If authenticated traps come from a different engine, or for a different user, they are ignored, and a BadPacket event is fired instead.

The SourceAddress and SourcePort parameters show the address and port of the sender as reported by the TCP/IP stack.

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:

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

KeyPassword
String
Default Value: ""

The password for the certificate's private key (if any).

Some certificate stores may individually protect certificates' private keys, separate from the standard protection offered by the StorePassword. This field can be used to read such password-protected private keys.

Note: This property defaults to the value of StorePassword. To clear it, you must set the property to the empty string (""). It can be set at any time, but when the private key's password is different from the store's password, then it must be set before calling PrivateKey.

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
int (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 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:


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

In Java, the certificate store normally is a file containing certificates and optional private keys.

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
byte[]
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.

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

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


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

In Java, the certificate store normally is a file containing certificates and optional private keys.

StorePassword
String
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
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
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:


0x80	Digital Signature
0x40	Non-Repudiation
0x20	Key Encipherment
0x10	Data Encipherment
0x08	Key Agreement
0x04	Certificate Signing
0x02	CRL Signing
0x01	Encipher Only

Please see the Usage field 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 field will be populated with the full subject of the loaded certificate. When loading a certificate, the subject is used to locate the certificate in the store.

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:


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

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

Encoded
String
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.

EncodedB
byte[]
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.

Constructors

public Certificate();

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

public Certificate( certificateFile);

Opens CertificateFile and reads out the contents as an X.509 public key.

public Certificate( encoded);

Parses Encoded as an X.509 public key.

public Certificate( storeType,  store,  storePassword,  subject);

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 class 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.

public Certificate( storeType,  store,  storePassword,  subject,  configurationString);

ConfigurationString is a newline-separated list of name-value pairs that may be used to modify the default behavior. Possible values include "PersistPFXKey", which shows whether or not the PFX key is persisted after performing operations with the private key. This correlates to the PKCS12_NO_PERSIST_KEY CryptoAPI option. The default value is True (the key is persisted). "Thumbprint" - an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load. When specified, this value is used to select the certificate in the store. This is applicable to the cstUser , cstMachine , cstPublicKeyFile , and cstPFXFile store types. "UseInternalSecurityAPI" shows whether the platform (default) or the internal security API is used when performing certificate-related operations.

public Certificate( storeType,  store,  storePassword,  encoded);

After the store has been successfully opened, the class will load Encoded as an X.509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.

public Certificate( storeType,  store,  storePassword,  subject);

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.

public Certificate( storeType,  store,  storePassword,  subject,  configurationString);

public Certificate( storeType,  store,  storePassword,  encoded);

After the store has been successfully opened, the class will load Encoded as an X.509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.

SNMPObject Type

The current SNMP object.

Remarks

This type defines an SNMP object. Each object has an Oid, ObjectType, and Value. These values are populated by the class when incoming packets are received. You may use these fields to define objects to be used in outgoing packets.

The following fields are available:

Fields

ObjectType
int
Default Value: 5

The current object's type. The default type is NULL (5).

The corresponding object id and value are specified by the Oid and Value fields.

Possible object type values include:


otInteger (2)	2
otOctetString (4)	4
otNull (5)	5
otObjectID (6)	6
otIPAddress (64)	64
otCounter32 (65)	65
otGauge32 (66)	66
otTimeTicks (67)	67
otOpaque (68)	68
otNSAP (69)	69
otCounter64 (70)	70
otUnsignedInteger32 (71)	71

The class also supports the following artificial object values used to designate error conditions:


otNoSuchObject (128)	No such object error.
otNoSuchInstance (129)	No such instance error.
otEndOfMibView (130)	End of MIB View error.

Oid
String
Default Value: ""

The current object's id which is encoded as a string of numbers separated by periods. For instance: "1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0" (OID for "system description").

The corresponding object type and value (if any) are specified by the ObjectType and Value fields.

Example

SNMPControl.Objects.Add(new SNMPObject()) SNMPControl.Objects(0).Oid = "1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0"

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

A string representation of the current object's ObjectType.

The corresponding object id and value are specified by the Oid and Value fields.

Value
String
Default Value: ""

The current object's value. The corresponding object id and type are specified by the Oid and ObjectType fields.

Example

SNMPControl.Objects.Add(new SNMPObject()) SNMPControl.Objects(0).Oid = "1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0" SNMPControl.Objects(0).Value = "New Value"

ValueB
byte[]
Default Value: ""

The current object's value. The corresponding object id and type are specified by the Oid and ObjectType fields.

Example

SNMPControl.Objects.Add(new SNMPObject()) SNMPControl.Objects(0).Oid = "1.3.6.1.2.1.1.1.0" SNMPControl.Objects(0).Value = "New Value"

Constructors

public SNMPObject();

public SNMPObject( oid);

public SNMPObject( oid,  value);

public SNMPObject( oid,  value,  objectType);

Config Settings (SNMPMgr 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.

SNMPManager Config Settings

AllowSingleStepDiscovery: Whether to allow discovery to be completed in a single step.

When making a discovery request in SNMPv3 while this setting is set to False (default), the component will send a second discovery request even if the agent responds to the first request with the EngineBoots and EngineTime. If set to True, the component will skip the second request if all the necessary information is returned in the first response.

CheckMessageOrigin: Whether to match the origin IP address when receiving responses.

This setting specifies whether the class matches the source IP address in the response to the destination IP address of the request. When True (default) the class makes sure that response are received from the same IP to which the request was sent. In most cases this does not need to be changed. If there is a specific reason that responses are expected to originate from a different IP from that which the request was sent, this may be set to False. When False the class will not check the origin of received responses.

CheckSNMPVersion: Whether to check the version of incoming packets.

By default only packets matching SNMPVersion can be received. Set this to false to ignore the version of incoming packets. The default is true.

CompatibilityMode: Whether to operate the component in a specific compatibility mode.

This setting will cause the component to operate in a manner different than normal so that it is compatible with third-party products and libraries. The following table lists the possible values for this setting:


0 (default)	Component operates normally for greatest compatibility.
1	Component uses SNMP4j-compatible encryption (AES192 and AES256).
2	Component automatically detects whether to use SNMP4j-compatible encryption (AES192 and AES256). Note: This option is only applicable when receiving packets. If you are using SNMPMgr or sending secure traps, you will need to select either 0 or 1.

ContextEngineId: Sets the context engine id of the SNMP entity.

If set, the context engine id included in the PDU will be set.

ContextName: Sets the context name of the SNMP entity.

If set, the context name included in the PDU will be set.

DecryptLogPackets: Whether to decrypt logged packets.

When set to true this setting will cause the class to decrypt packets logged in PacketTrace. This only applies when using SNMP Version 3. The default is false.

DerivedKeyCacheSize: The size of the internal cache used to store derived keys.

When set to a value greater than 0 the class will cache keys derived from passwords. This can improve performance in some scenarios. This value should be set to twice the number of expected unique passwords (e.g. 20 for 10 passwords). This only applies when using SNMP Version 3.

The cache is enabled by default and the default value is 20. To disable the cache set the value to 0. This setting is only applicable when SNMPVersion is set to 3.

DerivedKeyCacheStatus: The status of the internal cache used to store derived keys.

When queried this setting returns the number of slots occupied in the cache (e.g. 6/20). This setting only applies when SNMPVersion is set to 3.

ForceLocalPort: Forces the class to bind to a specific port.

The default value is True, which makes the class throw an error if LocalPort is busy. When ForceLocalPort is set to False and the port is busy, the class silently chooses another random port.

IgnoreDuplicateResponse: Whether to ignore duplicate responses.

In some scenarios an agent may send a duplicate response (identified by it's RequestID). To prevent processing of a duplicate response set this to true. The default is false

IgnorePortMismatch: Whether to check if the port matches when a response is received.

When a response is received, the class will validate that the port in the response is the same as the port in the request. To disable this, set this to True.

IncomingContextEngineId: The engine Id of the received packet.

This setting holds the engine Id of the received packet. This may be queried at any time, including from within an event, and returns the engine Id of the received packet. This is not needed in most cases, but can be used to store the incoming engine Id to send an asynchronous response later. This value is read-only.

IncomingContextName: The context name of the received packet.

This setting holds the context name of the received packet. This may be queried at any time, including from within an event, and returns the context name of the received packet. This is not needed in most cases, but can be used to store the incoming context name to send an asynchronous response later. This value is read-only.

MsgMaxSize: The maximum supported message size.

This setting specifies the maximum supported message size in bytes. This is only applicable when SNMPVersion is set to 3. This corresponds to the "msgMaxSize" field in the request.

SourceAddress: The source address of the received packet.

This setting holds the source address of the received packet. This may be queried at any time, including from within an event, and returns the source address of the received packet. This value is read-only.

SourcePort: The source port of the received packet.

This setting holds the source port of the received packet. This may be queried at any time, including from within an event, and returns the source port of the received packet. This value is read-only.

SynchronizeEvents: Controls whether or not events are fired from the main thread when timeout is positive.

The default value is True, which makes the class fire events from the main thread when timeout is greater than zero. Note: If your application requires more speed and efficiency, or does not require events to be fired from the main thread, you can set this to False to fire the events from secondary threads. This config is not applicable if timeout is zero, when events will always be fired from secondary threads.

TimeoutInMilliseconds: The timeout is treated as milliseconds.

Setting TimeoutInMilliseconds to true causes the class to use the value in Timeout as milliseconds instead of seconds, which is the default.

WalkInsideRange: Stops the SNMP walk if the OID value returned from an agent is outside the table.

When WalkInsideRange is set to true the Walk will continue only while the OID Values returned from the agent are greater than the current OID Value. If an object is returned with an OID value that is out of this range it is not added to the Objects collection, the Error event will fire, and Walk will return. The default value is true.

WalkStartOID: Specifies the OID to be used when a Walk is performed.

When this property is set and Walk is called, the first request sent will contain the specified WalkStartOID value. This feature is particularly useful in the case of errors, such as timeouts, that may occur during a Walk. In such a case, you can set WalkStartOID to the last OID returned before the Timeout occurred then call Walk again (using the original tableOID parameter value). This will allow you to continue the Walk where it left off (when the Timeout error occurred).

Note that when StoreWalkObjects is set to true and WalkStartOID is set, the existing entries in Objects will be maintained when Walk is called and new returned objects will be added (just as if no error occurred in the initial Walk call).

UDP Config Settings

CaptureIPPacketInfo: Used to capture the packet information.

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

The default value for this setting is False.

Note: This configuration setting is available only in Windows.

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

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

The default value is false.

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

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

Note: This configuration setting is available only in Windows.

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

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

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

The LocalHost setting contains the name of the local host as obtained by the gethostname() system call, or if the user has assigned an IP address, the value of that address.

In multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface), setting LocalHost to the value of an interface will make the class initiate connections (or accept in the case of server classs) only through that interface.

If the class is connected, the LocalHost setting shows the IP address of the interface through which the connection is made in internet dotted format (aaa.bbb.ccc.ddd). In most cases, this is the address of the local host, except for multihomed hosts (machines with more than one IP interface).

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

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

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

LocalPort cannot be changed once a connection is made. Any attempt to set this when a connection is active will generate an error.

This configuration setting is useful when trying to connect to services that require a trusted port on the client side. An example is the remote shell (rsh) service in UNIX systems.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The default value for this setting is False.

UseConnection: Determines whether to use a connected socket.

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

The default value for this setting is False.

UseIPv6: Whether or not to use IPv6.

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

Socket Config Settings

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

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

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

FirewallData: Used to send extra data to the firewall.

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

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

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

Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the class is activated the InBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.

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

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

Some TCP/IP implementations do not support variable buffer sizes. If that is the case, when the class is activated the OutBufferSize reverts to its defined size. The same happens if you attempt to make it too large or too small.

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.

GUIAvailable: Whether or not a message loop is available for processing events.

In a GUI-based application, long-running blocking operations may cause the application to stop responding to input until the operation returns. The class will attempt to discover whether or not the application has a message loop and, if one is discovered, it will process events in that message loop during any such blocking operation.

In some non-GUI applications, an invalid message loop may be discovered that will result in errant behavior. In these cases, setting GUIAvailable to false will ensure that the class does not attempt to process external events.

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.

UseDaemonThreads: Whether threads created by the class are daemon threads.

If set to True (default), when the class creates a thread, the thread's Daemon property will be explicitly set to True. When set to False, the class will not set the Daemon property on the created thread. The default value is True.

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.

This setting is set to false by default on all platforms.

Trappable Errors (SNMPMgr Class)

SNMPMgr Errors

201	Timeout.
301	Bad Object Index when accessing the Obj* properties. Timeout when performing an operation. Check the error description for details.
302	Value exceeds maximum number of objects allowed.
303	The value must be an IP address in dotted format.
305	Unsupported SNMP version.
306	Unknown PDU type.
307	The class is busy performing the current action.
308	Verification failed.
309	Missing password for Verification.
310	Missing signature.
311	Missing remote time.
312	Missing timeout value.
313	Decryption Failed.
314	Missing password for decryption.
315	Not encrypted.
316	Security model not supported.
317	Defective packet
318	Not from bound point.
319	Operation not permitted in current role.
320	Bad packet.
321	Message not authenticated.
322	No such oid.
323	Missing privacy parameter.
324	Bad engine id.
325	Bad time frame.
326	Bad user name.
327	Security level was not accepted.
328	Discovery failed.
329	Incorrect key length.
330	No authentication password supplied.
333	Returned OID was out of range. This is applicable only when WalkInsideRange is set to true.

UDP Errors

104	UDP is already Active.
106	You cannot change the LocalPort while the class is Active.
107	You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress.
109	The class must be Active for this operation.
112	You cannot change MaxPacketSize while the class is Active.
113	You cannot change ShareLocalPort option while the class is Active.
114	You cannot change RemoteHost when UseConnection is set and the class Active.
115	You cannot change RemotePort when UseConnection is set and the class is Active.
116	RemotePort cannot be zero when UseConnection is set. Please specify a valid service port number.
117	You cannot change UseConnection while the class is Active.
118	Message cannot be longer than MaxPacketSize.
119	Message too short.
434	Unable to convert string to selected CodePage.

SSL Errors

270	Cannot load specified security library.
271	Cannot open certificate store.
272	Cannot find specified certificate.
273	Cannot acquire security credentials.
274	Cannot find certificate chain.
275	Cannot verify certificate chain.
276	Error during handshake.
280	Error verifying certificate.
281	Could not find client certificate.
282	Could not find server certificate.
283	Error encrypting data.
284	Error decrypting data.

TCP/IP Errors

10004	[10004] Interrupted system call.
10009	[10009] Bad file number.
10013	[10013] Access denied.
10014	[10014] Bad address.
10022	[10022] Invalid argument.
10024	[10024] Too many open files.
10035	[10035] Operation would block.
10036	[10036] Operation now in progress.
10037	[10037] Operation already in progress.
10038	[10038] Socket operation on nonsocket.
10039	[10039] Destination address required.
10040	[10040] Message is too long.
10041	[10041] Protocol wrong type for socket.
10042	[10042] Bad protocol option.
10043	[10043] Protocol is not supported.
10044	[10044] Socket type is not supported.
10045	[10045] Operation is not supported on socket.
10046	[10046] Protocol family is not supported.
10047	[10047] Address family is not supported by protocol family.
10048	[10048] Address already in use.
10049	[10049] Cannot assign requested address.
10050	[10050] Network is down.
10051	[10051] Network is unreachable.
10052	[10052] Net dropped connection or reset.
10053	[10053] Software caused connection abort.
10054	[10054] Connection reset by peer.
10055	[10055] No buffer space available.
10056	[10056] Socket is already connected.
10057	[10057] Socket is not connected.
10058	[10058] Cannot send after socket shutdown.
10059	[10059] Too many references, cannot splice.
10060	[10060] Connection timed out.
10061	[10061] Connection refused.
10062	[10062] Too many levels of symbolic links.
10063	[10063] File name is too long.
10064	[10064] Host is down.
10065	[10065] No route to host.
10066	[10066] Directory is not empty
10067	[10067] Too many processes.
10068	[10068] Too many users.
10069	[10069] Disc Quota Exceeded.
10070	[10070] Stale NFS file handle.
10071	[10071] Too many levels of remote in path.
10091	[10091] Network subsystem is unavailable.
10092	[10092] WINSOCK DLL Version out of range.
10093	[10093] Winsock is not loaded yet.
11001	[11001] Host not found.
11002	[11002] Nonauthoritative 'Host not found' (try again or check DNS setup).
11003	[11003] Nonrecoverable errors: FORMERR, REFUSED, NOTIMP.
11004	[11004] Valid name, no data record (check DNS setup).