GRPC Component

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The GRPC component is designed to send and receive messages over gRPC. The component can be used to both create messages to send as well as read incoming messages.

Syntax

TipwGRPC

Remarks

The GRPC component is designed to send and receive messages over gRPC and operates using an HTTP/2 client. This component can be used to construct a message with fields as defined in the .proto configuration file. The created message can be sent through gRPC using the Post method. If the request requires authorization, you can set the Authorization property to the authorization header. Also, the component can be used to read an incoming message from the server.

The GRPC component supports both plaintext and Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) connections. When connecting over Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) the SSLServerAuthentication event allows you to check the server identity and other security attributes. The SSLStatus event provides information about the SSL handshake. Additional SSL-related settings are also supported through the Config method.

Reading a Message

The GRPC component can be used to read an incoming message. To read an incoming message, listen to the MessageIn event. The MessageIn event will fire for each message response from the server. For each message response, the MessageData property will get populated with the raw message response from the server. The component can be used to read the response in a structured way.

There are two ways of reading an incoming message. The message can be navigated using the XPath property, or by sequentially reading the values in the message. By providing multiple ways to read a message, you can choose which best suits your needs.

XPath

XPath provides a simple way to navigate the fields within the received message using a subset of the XML XPath specification. The XPath property may be set to navigate to a specific field within the message structure. The HasXPath method may be used to determine whether or not an XPath exists before setting navigating to the location. The TryXPath method will attempt to navigate to the specified path and return True or False depending on the result.

XPath may be set to a series of one or more field accessors separated by '/'. The path can be absolute (starting with '/') or relative to the current XPath location. After setting the XPath property, use any of the following methods to read data or information about the field at the selected path:

The following are possible values for a field accessor:

field_number The integer number of the field: for instance, /2 or /11
field_number[i] The i-th occurrence of the field specified by the field_number: for instance, /2[1] or /11[3]
[index] The field at the position specified by index: for instance, /[2] would select the second field, regardless of the field number
. The current location
.. The parent of the current location

Nested Messages

When a field of a message is itself another message, the fields of the submessage may be accessed by constructing an XPath to point to the submessage field. For example, /5/4 would move to field number 5 in the top-level message (which is itself a message), and then would move to field number 4 of the submessage.

Packed Repeated Fields

The following example shows the syntax to access values within packed repeated fields. The type of value within the packed repeated field must be known ahead of time. The XCount property can be used to obtain the number of values within the packed repeated field.

/10#v Select field number 10, which is a packed repeated field of type variant
/11#i Select field number 11, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed32
/12#l Select field number 12, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed64
/10#v[2] Select the 2nd value of field number 10, which is a packed repeated field of type variant
/11#v[2] Select the 2nd value of field number 11, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed32
/12#v[2] Select the 2nd value of field number 12, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed64

Example. Iterate through all values within a packed repeated field: gRPC.XPath = "/10#v"; int count = gRPC.XCount; for(int i=0;i<count;i++) { gRPC.XPath = "/10#v[ " + i.ToString() + "]"; Console.WriteLine(Int32.Parse(gRPC.ReadInt32())); }

Sequential Reads

An alternative to using the XPath property is sequentially reading each field within the message. This is done by making use of the MessageIn event and the Read* methods to read the message fields sequentially.

To read a message sequentially, first call BeginReadMessage. Next, call ReadFieldNumber to get the next field number. The component will move automatically to the next field number to read. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to read the field value:

Example 1. Read message: // Begins reading a new message grpc.BeginReadMessage(); // Gets the field number for the current field to read String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the string value of field with field number 1 String stringField = grpc.ReadString(); // Gets the next field number CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the int32 value of the field int Int32Field = grpc.ReadInt32(); // Ends reading a message grpc.EndReadMessage();

If the field you want to read is a packed repeated field, then before calling any of the listed methods, call BeginReadPacked. BeginReadPacked returns the count of the repeated values. Call the ReadInt32 method to sequentially read each packed value. When done reading the packed repeated values, call EndReadPacked.

Example 2. Read message example, including a packed repeated field:

// Begins reading a new message grpc.BeginReadMessage(); // Gets the field number for the current field to read String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the count of the packed repeated field int count = grpc.BeginReadPacked(0); int[] theValues = new int[count]; for(int i=0 ;i < count; i++) { // Get the values and store them in the theValues array theValues[i] = grpc.ReadInt32(); } // Ends reading a packed repeated field grpc.EndReadPacked(); // Ends reading a message grpc.EndReadMessage();

As a last step, call EndReadMessage.

Writing a Message

The GRPC component can be used to construct a new message. The message can be written sequentially, one field at a time. The message then can be sent through gRPC by using the Post method.

To write a message, first call BeginWriteMessage. Next, call WriteFieldNumber and pass the field number to write. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to write the field value.

  • WriteString
  • WriteInt32
  • WriteInt64
  • WriteFloat
  • WriteFixed32
  • WriteFixed64
  • WriteDouble
  • WriteBytes
  • WriteBool

Example 1. Write message: // Begins writing a new message grpc.BeginWriteMessage(); // Specifies the field number for the current field to write grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1); // Specifies the value of field with field number 1 grpc.WriteString("test"); grpc.WriteFieldNumber(2); grpc.WriteInt32(2); // Ends writing a message grpc.EndWriteMessage();

Example 2. Write message, including a packed repeated field: int[] RepeatedVarInt = new int[] { 3, 270, 86942 }; // Begins writing a new message grpc.BeginWriteMessage(); //Specifies the field number for the current field to write grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1); // Begins writing a packed repeated field grpc.BeginWritePacked(); for(int i=0 ;i < RepeatedVarInt.Length; i++) { // Write each packed value grpc.WriteInt32(RepeatedVarInt[i]); } // Ends writing a packed repeated field grpc.EndWritePacked(); // Ends writing a new message grpc.EndWriteMessage();

As a last step, call EndWriteMessage.

Property List


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

AuthorizationThis is the authorization string to be sent to the server.
ConnectedThis property shows whether the component is connected.
FirewallAutoDetectWhether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.
FirewallTypeThe type of firewall to connect through.
FirewallHostThe name or IP address of the firewall (optional).
FirewallPasswordA password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.
FirewallPortThe Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall Host .
FirewallUserA username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall.
FollowRedirectsThis property determines what happens when the server issues a redirect.
GRPCTimeoutThe gRPC timeout.
IdleThe current status of the component.
MessageDataThis property contains the message in a raw format.
OtherHeadersThis property includes other headers as determined by the user (optional).
ParsedHeaderCountThe number of records in the ParsedHeader arrays.
ParsedHeaderFieldThis property contains the name of the HTTP header (this is the same case as it is delivered).
ParsedHeaderValueThis property contains the header contents.
ProxyAuthSchemeThe type of authorization to perform when connecting to the proxy.
ProxyAutoDetectWhether to automatically detect and use proxy system settings, if available.
ProxyPasswordA password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
ProxyPortThe Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the proxy Server (default 80).
ProxyServerIf a proxy Server is given, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified.
ProxySSLWhen to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the connection to the proxy.
ProxyUserA username if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
SSLAcceptServerCertEffectiveDateThe date on which this certificate becomes valid.
SSLAcceptServerCertExpirationDateThe date on which the certificate expires.
SSLAcceptServerCertExtendedKeyUsageA comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.
SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintThe hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA1The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA256The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertIssuerThe issuer of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyThe private key of the certificate (if available).
SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailableWhether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyContainerThe name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).
SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyThe public key of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithmThe textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.
SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyLengthThe length of the certificate's public key (in bits).
SSLAcceptServerCertSerialNumberThe serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.
SSLAcceptServerCertSignatureAlgorithmThe text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.
SSLAcceptServerCertStoreThe name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertStorePasswordIf the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
SSLAcceptServerCertStoreTypeThe type of certificate store for this certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertSubjectAltNamesComma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintMD5The MD5 hash of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA1The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA256The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertUsageThe text description of UsageFlags .
SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlagsThe flags that show intended use for the certificate.
SSLAcceptServerCertVersionThe certificate's version number.
SSLAcceptServerCertSubjectThe subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
SSLAcceptServerCertEncodedThe certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).
SSLCertEffectiveDateThe date on which this certificate becomes valid.
SSLCertExpirationDateThe date on which the certificate expires.
SSLCertExtendedKeyUsageA comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.
SSLCertFingerprintThe hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLCertFingerprintSHA1The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLCertFingerprintSHA256The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLCertIssuerThe issuer of the certificate.
SSLCertPrivateKeyThe private key of the certificate (if available).
SSLCertPrivateKeyAvailableWhether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.
SSLCertPrivateKeyContainerThe name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).
SSLCertPublicKeyThe public key of the certificate.
SSLCertPublicKeyAlgorithmThe textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.
SSLCertPublicKeyLengthThe length of the certificate's public key (in bits).
SSLCertSerialNumberThe serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.
SSLCertSignatureAlgorithmThe text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.
SSLCertStoreThe name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
SSLCertStorePasswordIf the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
SSLCertStoreTypeThe type of certificate store for this certificate.
SSLCertSubjectAltNamesComma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.
SSLCertThumbprintMD5The MD5 hash of the certificate.
SSLCertThumbprintSHA1The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.
SSLCertThumbprintSHA256The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.
SSLCertUsageThe text description of UsageFlags .
SSLCertUsageFlagsThe flags that show intended use for the certificate.
SSLCertVersionThe certificate's version number.
SSLCertSubjectThe subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
SSLCertEncodedThe certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).
SSLProviderThe Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) implementation to use.
SSLServerCertEffectiveDateThe date on which this certificate becomes valid.
SSLServerCertExpirationDateThe date on which the certificate expires.
SSLServerCertExtendedKeyUsageA comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.
SSLServerCertFingerprintThe hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA1The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA256The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.
SSLServerCertIssuerThe issuer of the certificate.
SSLServerCertPrivateKeyThe private key of the certificate (if available).
SSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailableWhether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.
SSLServerCertPrivateKeyContainerThe name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).
SSLServerCertPublicKeyThe public key of the certificate.
SSLServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithmThe textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.
SSLServerCertPublicKeyLengthThe length of the certificate's public key (in bits).
SSLServerCertSerialNumberThe serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.
SSLServerCertSignatureAlgorithmThe text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.
SSLServerCertStoreThe name of the certificate store for the client certificate.
SSLServerCertStorePasswordIf the type of certificate store requires a password, this property is used to specify the password needed to open the certificate store.
SSLServerCertStoreTypeThe type of certificate store for this certificate.
SSLServerCertSubjectAltNamesComma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.
SSLServerCertThumbprintMD5The MD5 hash of the certificate.
SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA1The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.
SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA256The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.
SSLServerCertUsageThe text description of UsageFlags .
SSLServerCertUsageFlagsThe flags that show intended use for the certificate.
SSLServerCertVersionThe certificate's version number.
SSLServerCertSubjectThe subject of the certificate used for client authentication.
SSLServerCertEncodedThe certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).
StatusThis property includes the gRPC status code.
StatusDescriptionThis property includes a unicode string description of an error, which is physically encoded as UTF-8 followed by percent-encoding.
StatusLineThis property is the first line of the last server response.
TimeoutThe timeout for the component.
TransferredDataThis property includes the contents of the last response from the server.
TransferredDataLimitThis property specifies the maximum amount of data to be transferred.
TransferredHeadersThis property includes the complete set of headers as received from the server.
URLThis property includes the URL to post.
XCountThis property includes the number of packed fields or instances of the field specified by XPath .
XPathThis property provides a way to point to a specific field in the message.

Method List


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

BeginReadMessageThis method begins reading a message.
BeginReadPackedThis method begins reading a repeated packed field.
BeginWriteMessageThis method begins writing a new message.
BeginWritePackedThis method begins writing a new packed repeated field.
CalcAuthorizationThis method calculates the Authorization header based on provided credentials.
ConfigSets or retrieves a configuration setting.
DoEventsThis method processes events from the internal message queue.
EndReadMessageThis method ends reading a message.
EndReadPackedThis method ends reading a packed repeated field.
EndWriteMessageThis method ends writing a message.
EndWritePackedThis method ends writing a packed repeated field.
HasXPathThis method determines whether a specific element exists in the document.
InterruptThis method interrupts the current method.
PostThis method posts a message to the HTTP server using the HTTP POST method.
ReadBoolThis method reads the Boolean value from the current field number and returns it.
ReadBytesThis method reads the value of type byte from the current field number and returns it.
ReadDoubleThis method reads the value of type double from the current field number and returns it.
ReadFieldNumberThis method reads the next field number and returns it.
ReadFixed32This method reads the fixed int32 value from the current field number and returns it.
ReadFixed64This method reads the fixed int64 value from the current field number and returns it.
ReadFloatThis method reads the float value from the current field number and returns it.
ReadInt32This method reads the int32 value from the current field number and returns it.
ReadInt64This method reads the int64 value from the current field number and returns it.
ReadSint32This method reads the sint32 value from the current field number and returns it.
ReadSint64This method reads the sint64 value from the current field number and returns it.
ReadSkipThis method skips reading a value from the current field.
ReadStringThis method reads the string value from the current field number and returns it.
ResetThis method will reset the component.
TryXPathThis method navigates to the specified XPath if it exists.
WriteBoolThis method writes a Boolean value to the current field number.
WriteBytesThis method writes a value of type byte to the current field number.
WriteDoubleThis method writes a value of type double to the current field number.
WriteFieldNumberThis method specifies the field number to write.
WriteFixed32This method writes a fixed32 value to the current field number.
WriteFixed64This method writes a fixed64 value to the current field number.
WriteFloatThis method writes a float value to the current field number specified.
WriteInt32This method writes an int32 value to the current field number.
WriteInt64This method writes an int64 value to the current field number.
WriteSint32This method writes an sint32 value to the current field number.
WriteSint64This method writes an sint64 value to the current field number.
WriteStringThis method writes a string value to the current field number.

Event List


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

ConnectedFired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).
ConnectionStatusFired to indicate changes in the connection state.
DisconnectedFired when a connection is closed.
EndTransferFired when a document finishes transferring.
ErrorFired when information is available about errors during data delivery.
LogFired once for each log message.
MessageInThis event fires when a message response is sent by the server.
RedirectFired when a redirection is received from the server.
SSLServerAuthenticationFired after the server presents its certificate to the client.
SSLStatusFired when secure connection progress messages are available.
StartTransferFired when a document starts transferring (after the headers).
StatusFired when the HTTP status line is received from the server.
TransferFired while a document transfers (delivers document).

Config Settings


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

ContentTypeThe HTTP2 content-type header value.
HTTP2KeepaliveIntervalThe keepalive interval in seconds.
MessageDataHexThe hex encoded data for the current message.
UserAgentThe HTTP2 user-agent header value.
AcceptEncodingUsed to tell the server which types of content encodings the client supports.
AllowHTTPCompressionThis property enables HTTP compression for receiving data.
AllowHTTPFallbackWhether HTTP/2 connections are permitted to fallback to HTTP/1.1.
AppendWhether to append data to LocalFile.
AuthorizationThe Authorization string to be sent to the server.
BytesTransferredContains the number of bytes transferred in the response data.
ChunkSizeSpecifies the chunk size in bytes when using chunked encoding.
CompressHTTPRequestSet to true to compress the body of a PUT or POST request.
EncodeURLIf set to True the URL will be encoded by the component.
FollowRedirectsDetermines what happens when the server issues a redirect.
GetOn302RedirectIf set to True the component will perform a GET on the new location.
HTTP2HeadersWithoutIndexingHTTP2 headers that should not update the dynamic header table with incremental indexing.
HTTPVersionThe version of HTTP used by the component.
IfModifiedSinceA date determining the maximum age of the desired document.
KeepAliveDetermines whether the HTTP connection is closed after completion of the request.
KerberosSPNThe Service Principal Name for the Kerberos Domain Controller.
LogLevelThe level of detail that is logged.
MaxRedirectAttemptsLimits the number of redirects that are followed in a request.
NegotiatedHTTPVersionThe negotiated HTTP version.
OtherHeadersOther headers as determined by the user (optional).
ProxyAuthorizationThe authorization string to be sent to the proxy server.
ProxyAuthSchemeThe authorization scheme to be used for the proxy.
ProxyPasswordA password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
ProxyPortPort for the proxy server (default 80).
ProxyServerName or IP address of a proxy server (optional).
ProxyUserA user name if authentication is to be used for the proxy.
SentHeadersThe full set of headers as sent by the client.
StatusCodeThe status code of the last response from the server.
StatusLineThe first line of the last response from the server.
TransferredDataThe contents of the last response from the server.
TransferredDataLimitThe maximum number of incoming bytes to be stored by the component.
TransferredHeadersThe full set of headers as received from the server.
TransferredRequestThe full request as sent by the client.
UseChunkedEncodingEnables or Disables HTTP chunked encoding for transfers.
UseIDNsWhether to encode hostnames to internationalized domain names.
UseProxyAutoConfigURLWhether to use a Proxy auto-config file when attempting a connection.
UserAgentInformation about the user agent (browser).
ConnectionTimeoutSets a separate timeout value for establishing a connection.
FirewallAutoDetectTells the component whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.
FirewallHostName or IP address of firewall (optional).
FirewallPasswordPassword to be used if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.
FirewallPortThe TCP port for the FirewallHost;.
FirewallTypeDetermines the type of firewall to connect through.
FirewallUserA user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall.
KeepAliveIntervalThe retry interval, in milliseconds, to be used when a TCP keep-alive packet is sent and no response is received.
KeepAliveTimeThe inactivity time in milliseconds before a TCP keep-alive packet is sent.
LingerWhen set to True, connections are terminated gracefully.
LingerTimeTime in seconds to have the connection linger.
LocalHostThe name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted.
LocalPortThe port in the local host where the component binds.
MaxLineLengthThe maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found.
MaxTransferRateThe transfer rate limit in bytes per second.
ProxyExceptionsListA semicolon separated list of hosts and IPs to bypass when using a proxy.
TCPKeepAliveDetermines whether or not the keep alive socket option is enabled.
TcpNoDelayWhether or not to delay when sending packets.
UseIPv6Whether to use IPv6.
LogSSLPacketsControls whether SSL packets are logged when using the internal security API.
OpenSSLCADirThe path to a directory containing CA certificates.
OpenSSLCAFileName of the file containing the list of CA's trusted by your application.
OpenSSLCipherListA string that controls the ciphers to be used by SSL.
OpenSSLPrngSeedDataThe data to seed the pseudo random number generator (PRNG).
ReuseSSLSessionDetermines if the SSL session is reused.
SSLCACertsA newline separated list of CA certificates to be included when performing an SSL handshake.
SSLCheckCRLWhether to check the Certificate Revocation List for the server certificate.
SSLCheckOCSPWhether to use OCSP to check the status of the server certificate.
SSLCipherStrengthThe minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption.
SSLClientCACertsA newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL client certificate validation.
SSLEnabledCipherSuitesThe cipher suite to be used in an SSL negotiation.
SSLEnabledProtocolsUsed to enable/disable the supported security protocols.
SSLEnableRenegotiationWhether the renegotiation_info SSL extension is supported.
SSLIncludeCertChainWhether the entire certificate chain is included in the SSLServerAuthentication event.
SSLKeyLogFileThe location of a file where per-session secrets are written for debugging purposes.
SSLNegotiatedCipherReturns the negotiated cipher suite.
SSLNegotiatedCipherStrengthReturns the negotiated cipher suite strength.
SSLNegotiatedCipherSuiteReturns the negotiated cipher suite.
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeReturns the negotiated key exchange algorithm.
SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrengthReturns the negotiated key exchange algorithm strength.
SSLNegotiatedVersionReturns the negotiated protocol version.
SSLSecurityFlagsFlags that control certificate verification.
SSLServerCACertsA newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL server certificate validation.
TLS12SignatureAlgorithmsDefines the allowed TLS 1.2 signature algorithms when SSLProvider is set to Internal.
TLS12SupportedGroupsThe supported groups for ECC.
TLS13KeyShareGroupsThe groups for which to pregenerate key shares.
TLS13SignatureAlgorithmsThe allowed certificate signature algorithms.
TLS13SupportedGroupsThe supported groups for (EC)DHE key exchange.
AbsoluteTimeoutDetermines whether timeouts are inactivity timeouts or absolute timeouts.
FirewallDataUsed to send extra data to the firewall.
InBufferSizeThe size in bytes of the incoming queue of the socket.
OutBufferSizeThe size in bytes of the outgoing queue of the socket.
BuildInfoInformation about the product's build.
CodePageThe system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.
LicenseInfoInformation about the current license.
MaskSensitiveDataWhether sensitive data is masked in log messages.
UseInternalSecurityAPIWhether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

Authorization Property (GRPC Component)

This is the authorization string to be sent to the server.

Syntax

__property String Authorization = { read=FAuthorization, write=FSetAuthorization };

Default Value

""

Remarks

If the Authorization property contains a non-empty string, an Authorization HTTP request header is added to the request. This header conveys the authorization information to the server.

A common use for this property is to specify OAuth authorization string.

This property is provided whenever the server requires authorization.

Data Type

String

Connected Property (GRPC Component)

This property shows whether the component is connected.

Syntax

__property bool Connected = { read=FConnected };

Default Value

False

Remarks

This property indicates whether the component is connected to the remote host.

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

Data Type

Boolean

FirewallAutoDetect Property (GRPC Component)

Whether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

Syntax

__property bool FirewallAutoDetect = { read=FFirewallAutoDetect, write=FSetFirewallAutoDetect };

Default Value

False

Remarks

Whether to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

Data Type

Boolean

FirewallType Property (GRPC Component)

The type of firewall to connect through.

Syntax

__property TipwGRPCFirewallTypes FirewallType = { read=FFirewallType, write=FSetFirewallType };
enum TipwGRPCFirewallTypes { fwNone=0, fwTunnel=1, fwSOCKS4=2, fwSOCKS5=3, fwSOCKS4A=10 };

Default Value

fwNone

Remarks

The type of firewall to connect through. The applicable values are as follows:

fwNone (0)No firewall (default setting).
fwTunnel (1)Connect through a tunneling proxy. FirewallPort is set to 80.
fwSOCKS4 (2)Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.
fwSOCKS5 (3)Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.
fwSOCKS4A (10)Connect through a SOCKS4A Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.

Data Type

Integer

FirewallHost Property (GRPC Component)

The name or IP address of the firewall (optional).

Syntax

__property String FirewallHost = { read=FFirewallHost, write=FSetFirewallHost };

Default Value

""

Remarks

The name or IP address of the firewall (optional). If a FirewallHost is given, the requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.

If this property is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, this property is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, the component raises an exception.

Data Type

String

FirewallPassword Property (GRPC Component)

A password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.

Syntax

__property String FirewallPassword = { read=FFirewallPassword, write=FSetFirewallPassword };

Default Value

""

Remarks

A password if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall. If FirewallHost is specified, the FirewallUser and FirewallPassword properties are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the component raises an exception.

Data Type

String

FirewallPort Property (GRPC Component)

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall Host .

Syntax

__property int FirewallPort = { read=FFirewallPort, write=FSetFirewallPort };

Default Value

0

Remarks

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the firewall FirewallHost. See the description of the FirewallHost property for details.

Note: This property is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value. See the description of the FirewallType property for details.

Data Type

Integer

FirewallUser Property (GRPC Component)

A username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall.

Syntax

__property String FirewallUser = { read=FFirewallUser, write=FSetFirewallUser };

Default Value

""

Remarks

A username if authentication is to be used when connecting through a firewall. If FirewallHost is specified, this property and the FirewallPassword property are used to connect and authenticate to the given Firewall. If the authentication fails, the component raises an exception.

Data Type

String

FollowRedirects Property (GRPC Component)

This property determines what happens when the server issues a redirect.

Syntax

__property TipwGRPCFollowRedirects FollowRedirects = { read=FFollowRedirects, write=FSetFollowRedirects };
enum TipwGRPCFollowRedirects { frNever=0, frAlways=1, frSameScheme=2 };

Default Value

frNever

Remarks

This property determines what happens when the server issues a redirect. Normally, the component returns an error if the server responds with an "Object Moved" message. If this property is set to frAlways (1), the new URL for the object is retrieved automatically every time.

If this property is set to frSameScheme (2), the new URL is retrieved automatically only if the URL scheme of the existing URL is the same.

If the new URL server is different from the existing one, Authorization is also reset to empty, unless this property is set to frAlways (1), in which case the same credentials are used to connect to the new server.

A Redirect event is fired for every URL the product is redirected to. In the case of automatic redirections, the Redirect event is a good place to set properties related to the new connection (e.g., new authentication parameters).

The default value is frNever (0). In this case, redirects are never followed, and the component raises an exception instead.

Data Type

Integer

GRPCTimeout Property (GRPC Component)

The gRPC timeout.

Syntax

__property int GRPCTimeout = { read=FGRPCTimeout, write=FSetGRPCTimeout };

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property specifies the value for the grpc-timeout header (in seconds). The default value is 0 (infinite), and the header is not sent in the request.

Data Type

Integer

Idle Property (GRPC Component)

The current status of the component.

Syntax

__property bool Idle = { read=FIdle };

Default Value

True

Remarks

This property will be False if the component is currently busy (communicating or waiting for an answer), and True at all other times.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Boolean

MessageData Property (GRPC Component)

This property contains the message in a raw format.

Syntax

__property String MessageData = { read=FMessageData };
__property DynamicArray<Byte> MessageDataB = { read=FMessageDataB };

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains the message in a raw format. After calling Post, this property is populated with the message response from the server. When writing the message, this property will be populated with the fields of the message in a raw format.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Byte Array

OtherHeaders Property (GRPC Component)

This property includes other headers as determined by the user (optional).

Syntax

__property String OtherHeaders = { read=FOtherHeaders, write=FSetOtherHeaders };

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property can be set to a string of headers to be appended to the HTTP request headers.

The headers must follow the format "header: value" as described in the HTTP specifications. Header lines should be separated by CRLF ("\r\n") .

Use this property with caution. If this property contains invalid headers, HTTP requests may fail.

This property is useful for extending the functionality of the component beyond what is provided.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

String

ParsedHeaderCount Property (GRPC Component)

The number of records in the ParsedHeader arrays.

Syntax

__property int ParsedHeaderCount = { read=FParsedHeaderCount };

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

The array indices start at 0 and end at ParsedHeaderCount - 1.

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

Data Type

Integer

ParsedHeaderField Property (GRPC Component)

This property contains the name of the HTTP header (this is the same case as it is delivered).

Syntax

__property String ParsedHeaderField[int ParsedHeaderIndex] = { read=FParsedHeaderField };

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains the name of the HTTP Header (this is the same case as it is delivered).

The ParsedHeaderIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ParsedHeaderCount property.

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

Data Type

String

ParsedHeaderValue Property (GRPC Component)

This property contains the header contents.

Syntax

__property String ParsedHeaderValue[int ParsedHeaderIndex] = { read=FParsedHeaderValue };

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains the Header contents.

The ParsedHeaderIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the ParsedHeaderCount property.

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

Data Type

String

ProxyAuthScheme Property (GRPC Component)

The type of authorization to perform when connecting to the proxy.

Syntax

__property TipwGRPCProxyAuthSchemes ProxyAuthScheme = { read=FProxyAuthScheme, write=FSetProxyAuthScheme };
enum TipwGRPCProxyAuthSchemes { authBasic=0, authDigest=1, authProprietary=2, authNone=3, authNtlm=4, authNegotiate=5 };

Default Value

authBasic

Remarks

The type of authorization to perform when connecting to the proxy. This is used only when the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are set.

ProxyAuthScheme should be set to authNone (3) when no authentication is expected.

By default, ProxyAuthScheme is authBasic (0), and if the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are set, the component will attempt basic authentication.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to authDigest (1), digest authentication will be attempted instead.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to authProprietary (2), then the authorization token will not be generated by the component. Look at the configuration file for the component being used to find more information about manually setting this token.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to authNtlm (4), NTLM authentication will be used.

For security reasons, setting this property will clear the values of ProxyUser and ProxyPassword.

Data Type

Integer

ProxyAutoDetect Property (GRPC Component)

Whether to automatically detect and use proxy system settings, if available.

Syntax

__property bool ProxyAutoDetect = { read=FProxyAutoDetect, write=FSetProxyAutoDetect };

Default Value

False

Remarks

Whether to automatically detect and use proxy system settings, if available. The default value is false.

Data Type

Boolean

ProxyPassword Property (GRPC Component)

A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

Syntax

__property String ProxyPassword = { read=FProxyPassword, write=FSetProxyPassword };

Default Value

""

Remarks

A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Basic Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are Base64 encoded and the proxy authentication token will be generated in the form Basic [encoded-user-password].

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Digest Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to respond to the Digest Authentication challenge from the server.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to NTLM Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to authenticate through NTLM negotiation.

Data Type

String

ProxyPort Property (GRPC Component)

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the proxy Server (default 80).

Syntax

__property int ProxyPort = { read=FProxyPort, write=FSetProxyPort };

Default Value

80

Remarks

The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) port for the proxy ProxyServer (default 80). See the description of the ProxyServer property for details.

Data Type

Integer

ProxyServer Property (GRPC Component)

If a proxy Server is given, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified.

Syntax

__property String ProxyServer = { read=FProxyServer, write=FSetProxyServer };

Default Value

""

Remarks

If a proxy ProxyServer is given, then the HTTP request is sent to the proxy instead of the server otherwise specified.

If the ProxyServer property is set to a domain name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the ProxyServer property is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.

Data Type

String

ProxySSL Property (GRPC Component)

When to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the connection to the proxy.

Syntax

__property TipwGRPCProxySSLs ProxySSL = { read=FProxySSL, write=FSetProxySSL };
enum TipwGRPCProxySSLs { psAutomatic=0, psAlways=1, psNever=2, psTunnel=3 };

Default Value

psAutomatic

Remarks

When to use a Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) for the connection to the proxy. The applicable values are as follows:

psAutomatic (0)Default setting. If the URL is an https URL, the component will use the psTunnel option. If the URL is an http URL, the component will use the psNever option.
psAlways (1)The connection is always SSL-enabled.
psNever (2)The connection is not SSL-enabled.
psTunnel (3)The connection is made through a tunneling (HTTP) proxy.

Data Type

Integer

ProxyUser Property (GRPC Component)

A username if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

Syntax

__property String ProxyUser = { read=FProxyUser, write=FSetProxyUser };

Default Value

""

Remarks

A username if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Basic Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are Base64 encoded and the proxy authentication token will be generated in the form Basic [encoded-user-password].

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to Digest Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to respond to the Digest Authentication challenge from the server.

If ProxyAuthScheme is set to NTLM Authentication, the ProxyUser and ProxyPassword properties are used to authenticate through NTLM negotiation.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertEffectiveDate Property (GRPC Component)

The date on which this certificate becomes valid.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertEffectiveDate = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertEffectiveDate };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertExpirationDate Property (GRPC Component)

The date on which the certificate expires.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertExpirationDate = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertExpirationDate };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertExtendedKeyUsage Property (GRPC Component)

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertExtendedKeyUsage = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertExtendedKeyUsage };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprint Property (GRPC Component)

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprint = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertFingerprint };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA1 Property (GRPC Component)

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA1 = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA1 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA256 Property (GRPC Component)

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA256 = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertFingerprintSHA256 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertIssuer Property (GRPC Component)

The issuer of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertIssuer = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertIssuer };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey Property (GRPC Component)

The private key of the certificate (if available).

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKey };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable Property (GRPC Component)

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.

Syntax

__property bool SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable };

Default Value

false

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Boolean

SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyContainer Property (GRPC Component)

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyContainer = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertPrivateKeyContainer };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKey Property (GRPC Component)

The public key of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKey = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertPublicKey };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm Property (GRPC Component)

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyLength Property (GRPC Component)

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits).

Syntax

__property int SSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyLength = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertPublicKeyLength };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLAcceptServerCertSerialNumber Property (GRPC Component)

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertSerialNumber = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertSerialNumber };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertSignatureAlgorithm Property (GRPC Component)

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertSignatureAlgorithm = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertSignatureAlgorithm };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertStore Property (GRPC Component)

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertStore = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertStore, write=FSetSSLAcceptServerCertStore };
__property DynamicArray<Byte> SSLAcceptServerCertStoreB = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertStoreB, write=FSetSSLAcceptServerCertStoreB };

Default Value

"MY"

Remarks

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The SSLAcceptServerCertStoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by SSLAcceptServerCertStore. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword.

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

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

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

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

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

Data Type

Byte Array

SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword Property (GRPC Component)

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

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword, write=FSetSSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertStoreType Property (GRPC Component)

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

__property TipwGRPCSSLAcceptServerCertStoreTypes SSLAcceptServerCertStoreType = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertStoreType, write=FSetSSLAcceptServerCertStoreType };
enum TipwGRPCSSLAcceptServerCertStoreTypes { cstUser=0, cstMachine=1, cstPFXFile=2, cstPFXBlob=3, cstJKSFile=4, cstJKSBlob=5, cstPEMKeyFile=6, cstPEMKeyBlob=7, cstPublicKeyFile=8, cstPublicKeyBlob=9, cstSSHPublicKeyBlob=10, cstP7BFile=11, cstP7BBlob=12, cstSSHPublicKeyFile=13, cstPPKFile=14, cstPPKBlob=15, cstXMLFile=16, cstXMLBlob=17, cstJWKFile=18, cstJWKBlob=19, cstSecurityKey=20, cstBCFKSFile=21, cstBCFKSBlob=22, cstPKCS11=23, cstAuto=99 };

Default Value

cstUser

Remarks

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

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

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

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is only available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is only available in Java.

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

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

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

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

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

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

When using a certificate, pass the previously saved security key information as the SSLAcceptServerCertStore and set SSLAcceptServerCertStorePassword 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.

Data Type

Integer

SSLAcceptServerCertSubjectAltNames Property (GRPC Component)

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

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertSubjectAltNames = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertSubjectAltNames };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintMD5 Property (GRPC Component)

The MD5 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintMD5 = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintMD5 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA1 Property (GRPC Component)

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA1 = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA1 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA256 Property (GRPC Component)

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA256 = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertThumbprintSHA256 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertUsage Property (GRPC Component)

The text description of UsageFlags .

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertUsage = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertUsage };

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags.

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags Property (GRPC Component)

The flags that show intended use for the certificate.

Syntax

__property int SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

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

Please see the SSLAcceptServerCertUsage property for a text representation of SSLAcceptServerCertUsageFlags.

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLAcceptServerCertVersion Property (GRPC Component)

The certificate's version number.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertVersion = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertVersion };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertSubject Property (GRPC Component)

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertSubject = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertSubject, write=FSetSSLAcceptServerCertSubject };

Default Value

""

Remarks

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Data Type

String

SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded Property (GRPC Component)

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

__property String SSLAcceptServerCertEncoded = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertEncoded, write=FSetSSLAcceptServerCertEncoded };
__property DynamicArray<Byte> SSLAcceptServerCertEncodedB = { read=FSSLAcceptServerCertEncodedB, write=FSetSSLAcceptServerCertEncodedB };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Byte Array

SSLCertEffectiveDate Property (GRPC Component)

The date on which this certificate becomes valid.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertEffectiveDate = { read=FSSLCertEffectiveDate };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertExpirationDate Property (GRPC Component)

The date on which the certificate expires.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertExpirationDate = { read=FSSLCertExpirationDate };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertExtendedKeyUsage Property (GRPC Component)

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertExtendedKeyUsage = { read=FSSLCertExtendedKeyUsage };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertFingerprint Property (GRPC Component)

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertFingerprint = { read=FSSLCertFingerprint };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertFingerprintSHA1 Property (GRPC Component)

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertFingerprintSHA1 = { read=FSSLCertFingerprintSHA1 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertFingerprintSHA256 Property (GRPC Component)

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertFingerprintSHA256 = { read=FSSLCertFingerprintSHA256 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertIssuer Property (GRPC Component)

The issuer of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertIssuer = { read=FSSLCertIssuer };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPrivateKey Property (GRPC Component)

The private key of the certificate (if available).

Syntax

__property String SSLCertPrivateKey = { read=FSSLCertPrivateKey };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPrivateKeyAvailable Property (GRPC Component)

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.

Syntax

__property bool SSLCertPrivateKeyAvailable = { read=FSSLCertPrivateKeyAvailable };

Default Value

false

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Boolean

SSLCertPrivateKeyContainer Property (GRPC Component)

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).

Syntax

__property String SSLCertPrivateKeyContainer = { read=FSSLCertPrivateKeyContainer };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPublicKey Property (GRPC Component)

The public key of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertPublicKey = { read=FSSLCertPublicKey };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPublicKeyAlgorithm Property (GRPC Component)

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertPublicKeyAlgorithm = { read=FSSLCertPublicKeyAlgorithm };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertPublicKeyLength Property (GRPC Component)

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits).

Syntax

__property int SSLCertPublicKeyLength = { read=FSSLCertPublicKeyLength };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLCertSerialNumber Property (GRPC Component)

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertSerialNumber = { read=FSSLCertSerialNumber };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertSignatureAlgorithm Property (GRPC Component)

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertSignatureAlgorithm = { read=FSSLCertSignatureAlgorithm };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertStore Property (GRPC Component)

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertStore = { read=FSSLCertStore, write=FSetSSLCertStore };
__property DynamicArray<Byte> SSLCertStoreB = { read=FSSLCertStoreB, write=FSetSSLCertStoreB };

Default Value

"MY"

Remarks

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The SSLCertStoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by SSLCertStore. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in SSLCertStorePassword.

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

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

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

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

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

Data Type

Byte Array

SSLCertStorePassword Property (GRPC Component)

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

Syntax

__property String SSLCertStorePassword = { read=FSSLCertStorePassword, write=FSetSSLCertStorePassword };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

Data Type

String

SSLCertStoreType Property (GRPC Component)

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

__property TipwGRPCSSLCertStoreTypes SSLCertStoreType = { read=FSSLCertStoreType, write=FSetSSLCertStoreType };
enum TipwGRPCSSLCertStoreTypes { cstUser=0, cstMachine=1, cstPFXFile=2, cstPFXBlob=3, cstJKSFile=4, cstJKSBlob=5, cstPEMKeyFile=6, cstPEMKeyBlob=7, cstPublicKeyFile=8, cstPublicKeyBlob=9, cstSSHPublicKeyBlob=10, cstP7BFile=11, cstP7BBlob=12, cstSSHPublicKeyFile=13, cstPPKFile=14, cstPPKBlob=15, cstXMLFile=16, cstXMLBlob=17, cstJWKFile=18, cstJWKBlob=19, cstSecurityKey=20, cstBCFKSFile=21, cstBCFKSBlob=22, cstPKCS11=23, cstAuto=99 };

Default Value

cstUser

Remarks

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

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

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

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is only available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is only available in Java.

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

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

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

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

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

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

When using a certificate, pass the previously saved security key information as the SSLCertStore and set SSLCertStorePassword 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.

Data Type

Integer

SSLCertSubjectAltNames Property (GRPC Component)

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

Syntax

__property String SSLCertSubjectAltNames = { read=FSSLCertSubjectAltNames };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertThumbprintMD5 Property (GRPC Component)

The MD5 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertThumbprintMD5 = { read=FSSLCertThumbprintMD5 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertThumbprintSHA1 Property (GRPC Component)

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertThumbprintSHA1 = { read=FSSLCertThumbprintSHA1 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertThumbprintSHA256 Property (GRPC Component)

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertThumbprintSHA256 = { read=FSSLCertThumbprintSHA256 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertUsage Property (GRPC Component)

The text description of UsageFlags .

Syntax

__property String SSLCertUsage = { read=FSSLCertUsage };

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of SSLCertUsageFlags.

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertUsageFlags Property (GRPC Component)

The flags that show intended use for the certificate.

Syntax

__property int SSLCertUsageFlags = { read=FSSLCertUsageFlags };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

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

Please see the SSLCertUsage property for a text representation of SSLCertUsageFlags.

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLCertVersion Property (GRPC Component)

The certificate's version number.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertVersion = { read=FSSLCertVersion };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLCertSubject Property (GRPC Component)

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

__property String SSLCertSubject = { read=FSSLCertSubject, write=FSetSSLCertSubject };

Default Value

""

Remarks

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Data Type

String

SSLCertEncoded Property (GRPC Component)

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

__property String SSLCertEncoded = { read=FSSLCertEncoded, write=FSetSSLCertEncoded };
__property DynamicArray<Byte> SSLCertEncodedB = { read=FSSLCertEncodedB, write=FSetSSLCertEncodedB };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Byte Array

SSLProvider Property (GRPC Component)

The Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) implementation to use.

Syntax

__property TipwGRPCSSLProviders SSLProvider = { read=FSSLProvider, write=FSetSSLProvider };
enum TipwGRPCSSLProviders { sslpAutomatic=0, sslpPlatform=1, sslpInternal=2 };

Default Value

sslpAutomatic

Remarks

This property specifies the SSL/TLS implementation to use. In most cases the default value of 0 (Automatic) is recommended and should not be changed. When set to 0 (Automatic), the component will select whether to use the platform implementation or the internal implementation depending on the operating system as well as the TLS version being used.

Possible values are as follows:

0 (sslpAutomatic - default)Automatically selects the appropriate implementation.
1 (sslpPlatform) Uses the platform/system implementation.
2 (sslpInternal) Uses the internal implementation.
Additional Notes

In most cases using the default value (Automatic) is recommended. The component will select a provider depending on the current platform.

When Automatic is selected, the platform implementation is used by default. When TLS 1.3 is enabled via SSLEnabledProtocols, the internal implementation is used.

Data Type

Integer

SSLServerCertEffectiveDate Property (GRPC Component)

The date on which this certificate becomes valid.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertEffectiveDate = { read=FSSLServerCertEffectiveDate };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertExpirationDate Property (GRPC Component)

The date on which the certificate expires.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertExpirationDate = { read=FSSLServerCertExpirationDate };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertExtendedKeyUsage Property (GRPC Component)

A comma-delimited list of extended key usage identifiers.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertExtendedKeyUsage = { read=FSSLServerCertExtendedKeyUsage };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertFingerprint Property (GRPC Component)

The hex-encoded, 16-byte MD5 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertFingerprint = { read=FSSLServerCertFingerprint };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA1 Property (GRPC Component)

The hex-encoded, 20-byte SHA-1 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA1 = { read=FSSLServerCertFingerprintSHA1 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA256 Property (GRPC Component)

The hex-encoded, 32-byte SHA-256 fingerprint of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertFingerprintSHA256 = { read=FSSLServerCertFingerprintSHA256 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertIssuer Property (GRPC Component)

The issuer of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertIssuer = { read=FSSLServerCertIssuer };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPrivateKey Property (GRPC Component)

The private key of the certificate (if available).

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertPrivateKey = { read=FSSLServerCertPrivateKey };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable Property (GRPC Component)

Whether a PrivateKey is available for the selected certificate.

Syntax

__property bool SSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable = { read=FSSLServerCertPrivateKeyAvailable };

Default Value

false

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Boolean

SSLServerCertPrivateKeyContainer Property (GRPC Component)

The name of the PrivateKey container for the certificate (if available).

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertPrivateKeyContainer = { read=FSSLServerCertPrivateKeyContainer };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPublicKey Property (GRPC Component)

The public key of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertPublicKey = { read=FSSLServerCertPublicKey };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm Property (GRPC Component)

The textual description of the certificate's public key algorithm.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm = { read=FSSLServerCertPublicKeyAlgorithm };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertPublicKeyLength Property (GRPC Component)

The length of the certificate's public key (in bits).

Syntax

__property int SSLServerCertPublicKeyLength = { read=FSSLServerCertPublicKeyLength };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLServerCertSerialNumber Property (GRPC Component)

The serial number of the certificate encoded as a string.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertSerialNumber = { read=FSSLServerCertSerialNumber };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertSignatureAlgorithm Property (GRPC Component)

The text description of the certificate's signature algorithm.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertSignatureAlgorithm = { read=FSSLServerCertSignatureAlgorithm };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertStore Property (GRPC Component)

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertStore = { read=FSSLServerCertStore };
__property DynamicArray<Byte> SSLServerCertStoreB = { read=FSSLServerCertStoreB };

Default Value

"MY"

Remarks

The name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

The SSLServerCertStoreType property denotes the type of the certificate store specified by SSLServerCertStore. If the store is password-protected, specify the password in SSLServerCertStorePassword.

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

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

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

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

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Byte Array

SSLServerCertStorePassword Property (GRPC Component)

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

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertStorePassword = { read=FSSLServerCertStorePassword };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertStoreType Property (GRPC Component)

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

Syntax

__property TipwGRPCSSLServerCertStoreTypes SSLServerCertStoreType = { read=FSSLServerCertStoreType };
enum TipwGRPCSSLServerCertStoreTypes { cstUser=0, cstMachine=1, cstPFXFile=2, cstPFXBlob=3, cstJKSFile=4, cstJKSBlob=5, cstPEMKeyFile=6, cstPEMKeyBlob=7, cstPublicKeyFile=8, cstPublicKeyBlob=9, cstSSHPublicKeyBlob=10, cstP7BFile=11, cstP7BBlob=12, cstSSHPublicKeyFile=13, cstPPKFile=14, cstPPKBlob=15, cstXMLFile=16, cstXMLBlob=17, cstJWKFile=18, cstJWKBlob=19, cstSecurityKey=20, cstBCFKSFile=21, cstBCFKSBlob=22, cstPKCS11=23, cstAuto=99 };

Default Value

cstUser

Remarks

The type of certificate store for this certificate.

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

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

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is only available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is only available in Java.

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

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

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

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

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

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

When using a certificate, pass the previously saved security key information as the SSLServerCertStore and set SSLServerCertStorePassword 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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLServerCertSubjectAltNames Property (GRPC Component)

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

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertSubjectAltNames = { read=FSSLServerCertSubjectAltNames };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertThumbprintMD5 Property (GRPC Component)

The MD5 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertThumbprintMD5 = { read=FSSLServerCertThumbprintMD5 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA1 Property (GRPC Component)

The SHA-1 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA1 = { read=FSSLServerCertThumbprintSHA1 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA256 Property (GRPC Component)

The SHA-256 hash of the certificate.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertThumbprintSHA256 = { read=FSSLServerCertThumbprintSHA256 };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertUsage Property (GRPC Component)

The text description of UsageFlags .

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertUsage = { read=FSSLServerCertUsage };

Default Value

""

Remarks

The text description of SSLServerCertUsageFlags.

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.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertUsageFlags Property (GRPC Component)

The flags that show intended use for the certificate.

Syntax

__property int SSLServerCertUsageFlags = { read=FSSLServerCertUsageFlags };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

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

Please see the SSLServerCertUsage property for a text representation of SSLServerCertUsageFlags.

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

SSLServerCertVersion Property (GRPC Component)

The certificate's version number.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertVersion = { read=FSSLServerCertVersion };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertSubject Property (GRPC Component)

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertSubject = { read=FSSLServerCertSubject };

Default Value

""

Remarks

The subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

SSLServerCertEncoded Property (GRPC Component)

The certificate (PEM/Base64 encoded).

Syntax

__property String SSLServerCertEncoded = { read=FSSLServerCertEncoded };
__property DynamicArray<Byte> SSLServerCertEncodedB = { read=FSSLServerCertEncodedB };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

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

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

Data Type

Byte Array

Status Property (GRPC Component)

This property includes the gRPC status code.

Syntax

__property String Status = { read=FStatus };

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains the gRPC status code returned by the server when the request is sent through Post.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

StatusDescription Property (GRPC Component)

This property includes a unicode string description of an error, which is physically encoded as UTF-8 followed by percent-encoding.

Syntax

__property String StatusDescription = { read=FStatusDescription };

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains a unicode string description of any existing error, which is physically encoded as UTF-8 followed by percent-encoding. If there are no errors, the value of the property will be an empty string.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

String

StatusLine Property (GRPC Component)

This property is the first line of the last server response.

Syntax

__property String StatusLine = { read=FStatusLine };

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains the first line of the last server response. This value can be used for diagnostic purposes. If an HTTP error is returned when calling a method of the component, the error string is the same as the StatusLine property.

The HTTP protocol specifies the structure of the StatusLine as follows: [HTTP version] [Result Code] [Description].

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

Data Type

String

Timeout Property (GRPC Component)

The timeout for the component.

Syntax

__property int Timeout = { read=FTimeout, write=FSetTimeout };

Default Value

60

Remarks

If the Timeout property is set to 0, all operations will run uninterrupted until successful completion or an error condition is encountered.

If Timeout is set to a positive value, the component will wait for the operation to complete before returning control.

The component 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 component raises 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.

Data Type

Integer

TransferredData Property (GRPC Component)

This property includes the contents of the last response from the server.

Syntax

__property String TransferredData = { read=FTransferredData };
__property DynamicArray<Byte> TransferredDataB = { read=FTransferredDataB };

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains the contents of the last response from the server. The data also can be received in the Transfer event.

TransferredDataLimit controls the maximum amount of data accumulated in TransferredData (by default, there is no limit).

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

Data Type

Byte Array

TransferredDataLimit Property (GRPC Component)

This property specifies the maximum amount of data to be transferred.

Syntax

__property __int64 TransferredDataLimit = { read=FTransferredDataLimit, write=FSetTransferredDataLimit };

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property contains the maximum amount of data to be transferred. The default value is 0, which will not impose any limits on the amount of data accumulated in the TransferredData property.

Data Type

Long64

TransferredHeaders Property (GRPC Component)

This property includes the complete set of headers as received from the server.

Syntax

__property String TransferredHeaders = { read=FTransferredHeaders };

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property returns the complete set of raw headers as received from the server.

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

Data Type

String

URL Property (GRPC Component)

This property includes the URL to post.

Syntax

__property String URL = { read=FURL, write=FSetURL };

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains the URL of the document that is used during the Post operation.

Data Type

String

XCount Property (GRPC Component)

This property includes the number of packed fields or instances of the field specified by XPath .

Syntax

__property int XCount = { read=FXCount };

Default Value

0

Remarks

The XCount property can be used to obtain the number of values in a packed repeated field at the specified XPath. When XPath specifies a field that is not a packed repeated field, XCount will return the number of instances of the specified field. Even if the field is not a repeated field, it may still have multiple instances within the message, and XCount will reflect this number of instances.

Example. Using XCount and XPath to iterate through all values within a packed repeated field: gRPC.XPath = "/10#v"; int count = gRPC.XCount; for(int i=0;i<count;i++) { gRPC.XPath = "/10#v[ " + i.ToString() + "]"; Console.WriteLine(Int32.Parse(gRPC.ReadInt32())); }

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

XPath Property (GRPC Component)

This property provides a way to point to a specific field in the message.

Syntax

__property String XPath = { read=FXPath, write=FSetXPath };

Default Value

""

Remarks

XPath provides a simple way to navigate the fields within the received message using a subset of the XML XPath specification. The XPath property may be set to navigate to a specific field within the message structure. The HasXPath method may be used to determine whether or not an XPath exists before setting navigating to the location. The TryXPath method will attempt to navigate to the specified path and return True or False depending on the result.

XPath may be set to a series of one or more field accessors separated by '/'. The path can be absolute (starting with '/') or relative to the current XPath location. After setting the XPath property, use any of the following methods to read data or information about the field at the selected path:

The following are possible values for a field accessor:

field_number The integer number of the field: for instance, /2 or /11
field_number[i] The i-th occurrence of the field specified by the field_number: for instance, /2[1] or /11[3]
[index] The field at the position specified by index: for instance, /[2] would select the second field, regardless of the field number
. The current location
.. The parent of the current location

Nested Messages

When a field of a message is itself another message, the fields of the submessage may be accessed by constructing an XPath to point to the submessage field. For example, /5/4 would move to field number 5 in the top-level message (which is itself a message), and then would move to field number 4 of the submessage.

Packed Repeated Fields

The following example shows the syntax to access values within packed repeated fields. The type of value within the packed repeated field must be known ahead of time. The XCount property can be used to obtain the number of values within the packed repeated field.

/10#v Select field number 10, which is a packed repeated field of type variant
/11#i Select field number 11, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed32
/12#l Select field number 12, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed64
/10#v[2] Select the 2nd value of field number 10, which is a packed repeated field of type variant
/11#v[2] Select the 2nd value of field number 11, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed32
/12#v[2] Select the 2nd value of field number 12, which is a packed repeated field of type fixed64

Example. Iterate through all values within a packed repeated field: gRPC.XPath = "/10#v"; int count = gRPC.XCount; for(int i=0;i<count;i++) { gRPC.XPath = "/10#v[ " + i.ToString() + "]"; Console.WriteLine(Int32.Parse(gRPC.ReadInt32())); }

Data Type

String

BeginReadMessage Method (GRPC Component)

This method begins reading a message.

Syntax

void __fastcall BeginReadMessage();

Remarks

This method begins reading a new message and always must be called before starting to read a new message or a subtype field.

To read a message sequentially, first call BeginReadMessage. Next, call ReadFieldNumber to get the next field number. The component will move automatically to the next field number to read. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to read the field value:

Example 1. Read message: // Begins reading a new message grpc.BeginReadMessage(); // Gets the field number for the current field to read String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the string value of field with field number 1 String stringField = grpc.ReadString(); // Gets the next field number CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the int32 value of the field int Int32Field = grpc.ReadInt32(); // Ends reading a message grpc.EndReadMessage();

If the field you want to read is a packed repeated field, then before calling any of the listed methods, call BeginReadPacked. BeginReadPacked returns the count of the repeated values. Call the ReadInt32 method to sequentially read each packed value. When done reading the packed repeated values, call EndReadPacked.

Example 2. Read message example, including a packed repeated field:

// Begins reading a new message grpc.BeginReadMessage(); // Gets the field number for the current field to read String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the count of the packed repeated field int count = grpc.BeginReadPacked(0); int[] theValues = new int[count]; for(int i=0 ;i < count; i++) { // Get the values and store them in the theValues array theValues[i] = grpc.ReadInt32(); } // Ends reading a packed repeated field grpc.EndReadPacked(); // Ends reading a message grpc.EndReadMessage();

As a last step, call EndReadMessage.

BeginReadPacked Method (GRPC Component)

This method begins reading a repeated packed field.

Syntax

int __fastcall BeginReadPacked(int WireType);

Remarks

This method begins reading a packed repeated field and always must be called before starting to read a packed repeated field. The wiretype of the elements must be specified in the WireType parameter. This method returns the number of elements of the packed repeated field.

Possible values of the WireType parameter are:

ID (Name) Used For
0 (VARINT) int32, int64, uint64, sint32, sint64, bool, enum
1 (I64) fixed64, sfixed64, double
2 (LEN) string, bytes, embedded messages, packed repeated fields
3 (SGROUP) group start (deprecated)
4 (EGROUP) group end (deprecated)
5 (I32) fixed32, sfixed32, float

To read a message sequentially, first call BeginReadMessage. Next, call ReadFieldNumber to get the next field number. The component will move automatically to the next field number to read. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to read the field value:

Example 1. Read message: // Begins reading a new message grpc.BeginReadMessage(); // Gets the field number for the current field to read String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the string value of field with field number 1 String stringField = grpc.ReadString(); // Gets the next field number CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the int32 value of the field int Int32Field = grpc.ReadInt32(); // Ends reading a message grpc.EndReadMessage();

If the field you want to read is a packed repeated field, then before calling any of the listed methods, call BeginReadPacked. BeginReadPacked returns the count of the repeated values. Call the ReadInt32 method to sequentially read each packed value. When done reading the packed repeated values, call EndReadPacked.

Example 2. Read message example, including a packed repeated field:

// Begins reading a new message grpc.BeginReadMessage(); // Gets the field number for the current field to read String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the count of the packed repeated field int count = grpc.BeginReadPacked(0); int[] theValues = new int[count]; for(int i=0 ;i < count; i++) { // Get the values and store them in the theValues array theValues[i] = grpc.ReadInt32(); } // Ends reading a packed repeated field grpc.EndReadPacked(); // Ends reading a message grpc.EndReadMessage();

As a last step, call EndReadMessage.

BeginWriteMessage Method (GRPC Component)

This method begins writing a new message.

Syntax

void __fastcall BeginWriteMessage();

Remarks

This method begins writing a new message and always must be always called before starting to write a new message or a subtype field.

To write a message, first call BeginWriteMessage. Next, call WriteFieldNumber and pass the field number to write. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to write the field value.

  • WriteString
  • WriteInt32
  • WriteInt64
  • WriteFloat
  • WriteFixed32
  • WriteFixed64
  • WriteDouble
  • WriteBytes
  • WriteBool

Example 1. Write message: // Begins writing a new message grpc.BeginWriteMessage(); // Specifies the field number for the current field to write grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1); // Specifies the value of field with field number 1 grpc.WriteString("test"); grpc.WriteFieldNumber(2); grpc.WriteInt32(2); // Ends writing a message grpc.EndWriteMessage();

Example 2. Write message, including a packed repeated field: int[] RepeatedVarInt = new int[] { 3, 270, 86942 }; // Begins writing a new message grpc.BeginWriteMessage(); //Specifies the field number for the current field to write grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1); // Begins writing a packed repeated field grpc.BeginWritePacked(); for(int i=0 ;i < RepeatedVarInt.Length; i++) { // Write each packed value grpc.WriteInt32(RepeatedVarInt[i]); } // Ends writing a packed repeated field grpc.EndWritePacked(); // Ends writing a new message grpc.EndWriteMessage();

As a last step, call EndWriteMessage.

BeginWritePacked Method (GRPC Component)

This method begins writing a new packed repeated field.

Syntax

void __fastcall BeginWritePacked();

Remarks

This method begins writing a new packed repeated field and always must be called before starting to write a new packed repeated field. Note that since only repeated fields of primitive numeric types can be packed, this method cannot be used to write repeated strings or other non-primitive repeated fields.

To write a message, first call BeginWriteMessage. Next, call WriteFieldNumber and pass the field number to write. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to write the field value.

  • WriteString
  • WriteInt32
  • WriteInt64
  • WriteFloat
  • WriteFixed32
  • WriteFixed64
  • WriteDouble
  • WriteBytes
  • WriteBool

Example 1. Write message: // Begins writing a new message grpc.BeginWriteMessage(); // Specifies the field number for the current field to write grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1); // Specifies the value of field with field number 1 grpc.WriteString("test"); grpc.WriteFieldNumber(2); grpc.WriteInt32(2); // Ends writing a message grpc.EndWriteMessage();

Example 2. Write message, including a packed repeated field: int[] RepeatedVarInt = new int[] { 3, 270, 86942 }; // Begins writing a new message grpc.BeginWriteMessage(); //Specifies the field number for the current field to write grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1); // Begins writing a packed repeated field grpc.BeginWritePacked(); for(int i=0 ;i < RepeatedVarInt.Length; i++) { // Write each packed value grpc.WriteInt32(RepeatedVarInt[i]); } // Ends writing a packed repeated field grpc.EndWritePacked(); // Ends writing a new message grpc.EndWriteMessage();

As a last step, call EndWriteMessage.

CalcAuthorization Method (GRPC Component)

This method calculates the Authorization header based on provided credentials.

Syntax

void __fastcall CalcAuthorization();

Remarks

This method calculates the Authorization value using the values provided in AuthScheme, User, and Password.

In most cases, this method does not need to be called. The component will automatically calculate any required authorization values when a method is called, such as Get or Post.

This method may be useful in cases in which the Authorization value needs to be calculated before sending a request.

Config Method (GRPC Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

String __fastcall Config(String ConfigurationString);

Remarks

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

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

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

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

DoEvents Method (GRPC Component)

This method processes events from the internal message queue.

Syntax

void __fastcall DoEvents();

Remarks

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

EndReadMessage Method (GRPC Component)

This method ends reading a message.

Syntax

void __fastcall EndReadMessage();

Remarks

This method completes reading a message or a subtype field. The EndReadMessage method must be called after the message fields are specified. This method has a matching pair with the BeginReadMessage method. Each call to BeginReadMessage must have a matching call to EndReadMessage.

To read a message sequentially, first call BeginReadMessage. Next, call ReadFieldNumber to get the next field number. The component will move automatically to the next field number to read. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to read the field value:

Example 1. Read message: // Begins reading a new message grpc.BeginReadMessage(); // Gets the field number for the current field to read String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the string value of field with field number 1 String stringField = grpc.ReadString(); // Gets the next field number CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the int32 value of the field int Int32Field = grpc.ReadInt32(); // Ends reading a message grpc.EndReadMessage();

If the field you want to read is a packed repeated field, then before calling any of the listed methods, call BeginReadPacked. BeginReadPacked returns the count of the repeated values. Call the ReadInt32 method to sequentially read each packed value. When done reading the packed repeated values, call EndReadPacked.

Example 2. Read message example, including a packed repeated field:

// Begins reading a new message grpc.BeginReadMessage(); // Gets the field number for the current field to read String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the count of the packed repeated field int count = grpc.BeginReadPacked(0); int[] theValues = new int[count]; for(int i=0 ;i < count; i++) { // Get the values and store them in the theValues array theValues[i] = grpc.ReadInt32(); } // Ends reading a packed repeated field grpc.EndReadPacked(); // Ends reading a message grpc.EndReadMessage();

As a last step, call EndReadMessage.

EndReadPacked Method (GRPC Component)

This method ends reading a packed repeated field.

Syntax

void __fastcall EndReadPacked();

Remarks

This method tells the component to end a packed repeated field reading operation. The EndReadPacked method must be called after the repeated values are specified. This method has a matching pair with the BeginReadPacked method. Each call to BeginReadPacked must have a matching call to EndReadPacked.

To read a message sequentially, first call BeginReadMessage. Next, call ReadFieldNumber to get the next field number. The component will move automatically to the next field number to read. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to read the field value:

Example 1. Read message: // Begins reading a new message grpc.BeginReadMessage(); // Gets the field number for the current field to read String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the string value of field with field number 1 String stringField = grpc.ReadString(); // Gets the next field number CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the int32 value of the field int Int32Field = grpc.ReadInt32(); // Ends reading a message grpc.EndReadMessage();

If the field you want to read is a packed repeated field, then before calling any of the listed methods, call BeginReadPacked. BeginReadPacked returns the count of the repeated values. Call the ReadInt32 method to sequentially read each packed value. When done reading the packed repeated values, call EndReadPacked.

Example 2. Read message example, including a packed repeated field:

// Begins reading a new message grpc.BeginReadMessage(); // Gets the field number for the current field to read String CurrentFieldNumber = grpc.ReadFieldNumber(); // Gets the count of the packed repeated field int count = grpc.BeginReadPacked(0); int[] theValues = new int[count]; for(int i=0 ;i < count; i++) { // Get the values and store them in the theValues array theValues[i] = grpc.ReadInt32(); } // Ends reading a packed repeated field grpc.EndReadPacked(); // Ends reading a message grpc.EndReadMessage();

As a last step, call EndReadMessage.

EndWriteMessage Method (GRPC Component)

This method ends writing a message.

Syntax

void __fastcall EndWriteMessage();

Remarks

This method completes writing a message or a subtype field. The EndWriteMessage method must be called after the message fields are specified. This method has a matching pair with the BeginWriteMessage method. Each call to BeginWriteMessage must have a matching call to EndWriteMessage.

To write a message, first call BeginWriteMessage. Next, call WriteFieldNumber and pass the field number to write. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to write the field value.

  • WriteString
  • WriteInt32
  • WriteInt64
  • WriteFloat
  • WriteFixed32
  • WriteFixed64
  • WriteDouble
  • WriteBytes
  • WriteBool

Example 1. Write message: // Begins writing a new message grpc.BeginWriteMessage(); // Specifies the field number for the current field to write grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1); // Specifies the value of field with field number 1 grpc.WriteString("test"); grpc.WriteFieldNumber(2); grpc.WriteInt32(2); // Ends writing a message grpc.EndWriteMessage();

Example 2. Write message, including a packed repeated field: int[] RepeatedVarInt = new int[] { 3, 270, 86942 }; // Begins writing a new message grpc.BeginWriteMessage(); //Specifies the field number for the current field to write grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1); // Begins writing a packed repeated field grpc.BeginWritePacked(); for(int i=0 ;i < RepeatedVarInt.Length; i++) { // Write each packed value grpc.WriteInt32(RepeatedVarInt[i]); } // Ends writing a packed repeated field grpc.EndWritePacked(); // Ends writing a new message grpc.EndWriteMessage();

As a last step, call EndWriteMessage.

EndWritePacked Method (GRPC Component)

This method ends writing a packed repeated field.

Syntax

void __fastcall EndWritePacked();

Remarks

This method tells the component to end a packed repeated field writing operation. The EndWritePacked method must be called after the repeated values are specified. This method has a matching pair with the BeginWritePacked method. Each call to BeginWritePacked must have a matching call to EndWritePacked.

To write a message, first call BeginWriteMessage. Next, call WriteFieldNumber and pass the field number to write. Then call the appropriate method from the following list to write the field value.

  • WriteString
  • WriteInt32
  • WriteInt64
  • WriteFloat
  • WriteFixed32
  • WriteFixed64
  • WriteDouble
  • WriteBytes
  • WriteBool

Example 1. Write message: // Begins writing a new message grpc.BeginWriteMessage(); // Specifies the field number for the current field to write grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1); // Specifies the value of field with field number 1 grpc.WriteString("test"); grpc.WriteFieldNumber(2); grpc.WriteInt32(2); // Ends writing a message grpc.EndWriteMessage();

Example 2. Write message, including a packed repeated field: int[] RepeatedVarInt = new int[] { 3, 270, 86942 }; // Begins writing a new message grpc.BeginWriteMessage(); //Specifies the field number for the current field to write grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1); // Begins writing a packed repeated field grpc.BeginWritePacked(); for(int i=0 ;i < RepeatedVarInt.Length; i++) { // Write each packed value grpc.WriteInt32(RepeatedVarInt[i]); } // Ends writing a packed repeated field grpc.EndWritePacked(); // Ends writing a new message grpc.EndWriteMessage();

As a last step, call EndWriteMessage.

HasXPath Method (GRPC Component)

This method determines whether a specific element exists in the document.

Syntax

bool __fastcall HasXPath(String XPath);

Remarks

This method determines whether a particular XPath exists within the document. This may be used to check whether or not a path exists before setting it through XPath.

This method returns True if the xpath exists, and False if not.

See XPath for details on the XPath syntax.

Interrupt Method (GRPC Component)

This method interrupts the current method.

Syntax

void __fastcall Interrupt();

Remarks

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

Post Method (GRPC Component)

This method posts a message to the HTTP server using the HTTP POST method.

Syntax

void __fastcall Post(String URL);

Remarks

This method posts data to the HTTP server using the HTTP POST method. Posted message data are constructed using the Write* methods. The server response text is received through the Transfer event and will be available in the MessageData property. The message response can be read with the component by using the MessageIn event. See the introduction page for details.

Example. Performing a post:

grpc.BeginWriteMessage(); grpc.WriteFieldNumber(1); grpc.WriteString("test"); grpc.WriteFieldNumber(2); grpc.WriteInt32(2); grpc.EndWriteMessage(); grpc.Post("http://grpc.myserver.net");

ReadBool Method (GRPC Component)

This method reads the Boolean value from the current field number and returns it.

Syntax

bool __fastcall ReadBool();

Remarks

This method reads the Boolean value of the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.

The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadBool.

ReadBytes Method (GRPC Component)

This method reads the value of type byte from the current field number and returns it.

Syntax

DynamicArray<Byte> __fastcall ReadBytes();

Remarks

This method reads the value of type byte from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.

The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadBytes.

ReadDouble Method (GRPC Component)

This method reads the value of type double from the current field number and returns it.

Syntax

String __fastcall ReadDouble();

Remarks

This method reads the value of type double from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.

The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadDouble.

ReadFieldNumber Method (GRPC Component)

This method reads the next field number and returns it.

Syntax

int __fastcall ReadFieldNumber();

Remarks

This method reads the next field number and returns it. The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before reading the value of the field.

ReadFixed32 Method (GRPC Component)

This method reads the fixed int32 value from the current field number and returns it.

Syntax

int __fastcall ReadFixed32();

Remarks

This method reads the fixed int32 value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.

The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadFixed32.

ReadFixed64 Method (GRPC Component)

This method reads the fixed int64 value from the current field number and returns it.

Syntax

__int64 __fastcall ReadFixed64();

Remarks

This method reads the fixed int64 value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.

The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadFixed64.

ReadFloat Method (GRPC Component)

This method reads the float value from the current field number and returns it.

Syntax

String __fastcall ReadFloat();

Remarks

This method reads the float value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.

The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadFloat.

ReadInt32 Method (GRPC Component)

This method reads the int32 value from the current field number and returns it.

Syntax

int __fastcall ReadInt32();

Remarks

This method reads the int32 value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.

The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadInt32.

ReadInt64 Method (GRPC Component)

This method reads the int64 value from the current field number and returns it.

Syntax

__int64 __fastcall ReadInt64();

Remarks

This method reads the int64 value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.

The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadInt64.

ReadSint32 Method (GRPC Component)

This method reads the sint32 value from the current field number and returns it.

Syntax

int __fastcall ReadSint32();

Remarks

This method reads the sint32 value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.

The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadInt32.

ReadSint64 Method (GRPC Component)

This method reads the sint64 value from the current field number and returns it.

Syntax

__int64 __fastcall ReadSint64();

Remarks

This method reads the sint64 value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.

The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadInt32.

ReadSkip Method (GRPC Component)

This method skips reading a value from the current field.

Syntax

void __fastcall ReadSkip();

Remarks

This method skips reading a value from the current field specified by ReadFieldNumber. ReadSkip might be useful in cases in which you do not want to read the value of a particular field.

Example. Using ReadSkip to skip reading the field with the field number 2: // Begins reading a message grpc.BeginReadMessage(); // Loop to get the field number // After all fields are traversed ReadFieldNumber will return 0 while ((num = grpc.ReadFieldNumber()) > 0) { switch (num) { case 1: Name = grpc.ReadString(); break; case 2: // ReadSkip is used to skip reading value with field number 2 grpc.ReadSkip(); break; case 3: Num64 = grpc.ReadInt64(); break; } // Ends reading a message grpc.EndReadMessage();

ReadString Method (GRPC Component)

This method reads the string value from the current field number and returns it.

Syntax

String __fastcall ReadString();

Remarks

This method reads the string value from the current field number and returns it. The current field number is specified by the component when calling ReadFieldNumber.

The ReadFieldNumber method must be called before calling ReadString.

Reset Method (GRPC Component)

This method will reset the component.

Syntax

void __fastcall Reset();

Remarks

This method will reset the component's properties to their default values.

TryXPath Method (GRPC Component)

This method navigates to the specified XPath if it exists.

Syntax

bool __fastcall TryXPath(String xpath);

Remarks

This method will attempt to navigate to the specified XPath parameter if it exists within the document.

If the XPath exists, the XPath property will be updated, and the method will return True.

If the XPath does not exist, the XPath property will not be updated, and the method will return False.

WriteBool Method (GRPC Component)

This method writes a Boolean value to the current field number.

Syntax

void __fastcall WriteBool(bool value);

Remarks

This method is used to write a Boolean value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.

The Boolean value must be passed to the value parameter.

WriteBytes Method (GRPC Component)

This method writes a value of type byte to the current field number.

Syntax

void __fastcall WriteBytes(DynamicArray<Byte> value);

Remarks

This method is used to write a value of type byte to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.

The value of type byte must be passed to the value parameter.

WriteDouble Method (GRPC Component)

This method writes a value of type double to the current field number.

Syntax

void __fastcall WriteDouble(String value);

Remarks

This method is used to write a value of type double to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.

The value of type double must be passed to the value parameter.

WriteFieldNumber Method (GRPC Component)

This method specifies the field number to write.

Syntax

void __fastcall WriteFieldNumber(int value);

Remarks

This method tells the component which message field number to write. The field number must be passed to the value parameter.

This method must be called before writing the field value.

WriteFixed32 Method (GRPC Component)

This method writes a fixed32 value to the current field number.

Syntax

void __fastcall WriteFixed32(int value);

Remarks

This method is used to write a fixed32 value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.

The fixed32 value must be passed to the value parameter.

WriteFixed64 Method (GRPC Component)

This method writes a fixed64 value to the current field number.

Syntax

void __fastcall WriteFixed64(__int64 value);

Remarks

This method is used to write a fixed64 value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.

The fixed64 value must be passed to the value parameter.

WriteFloat Method (GRPC Component)

This method writes a float value to the current field number specified.

Syntax

void __fastcall WriteFloat(String value);

Remarks

This method is used to write a float value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.

The float value must be passed to the value parameter.

WriteInt32 Method (GRPC Component)

This method writes an int32 value to the current field number.

Syntax

void __fastcall WriteInt32(int value);

Remarks

This method is used to write an int32 value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.

The int32 value must be passed to the value parameter.

WriteInt64 Method (GRPC Component)

This method writes an int64 value to the current field number.

Syntax

void __fastcall WriteInt64(__int64 value);

Remarks

This method is used to write an int64 value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.

The int64 value must be passed to the value parameter.

WriteSint32 Method (GRPC Component)

This method writes an sint32 value to the current field number.

Syntax

void __fastcall WriteSint32(int value);

Remarks

This method is used to write an sint32 value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.

The sint32 value must be passed to the value parameter.

WriteSint64 Method (GRPC Component)

This method writes an sint64 value to the current field number.

Syntax

void __fastcall WriteSint64(__int64 value);

Remarks

This method is used to write an sint64 value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.

The sint364 value must be passed to the value parameter.

WriteString Method (GRPC Component)

This method writes a string value to the current field number.

Syntax

void __fastcall WriteString(String value);

Remarks

This method is used to write a string value to the current field number. The current field number must be specified with the WriteFieldNumber method before calling this method.

The string value must be passed to the value parameter.

Connected Event (GRPC Component)

Fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).

Syntax

typedef struct {
  int StatusCode;
  String Description;
} TipwGRPCConnectedEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TipwGRPCConnectedEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TipwGRPCConnectedEventParams *e);
__property TipwGRPCConnectedEvent OnConnected = { read=FOnConnected, write=FOnConnected };

Remarks

If the connection is made normally, StatusCode is 0 and Description is "OK".

If the connection fails, StatusCode has the error code returned by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP stack. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the error.

Please refer to the Error Codes section for more information.

ConnectionStatus Event (GRPC Component)

Fired to indicate changes in the connection state.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  String ConnectionEvent;
  int StatusCode;
  String Description;
} TipwGRPCConnectionStatusEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TipwGRPCConnectionStatusEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TipwGRPCConnectionStatusEventParams *e);
__property TipwGRPCConnectionStatusEvent OnConnectionStatus = { read=FOnConnectionStatus, write=FOnConnectionStatus };

Remarks

This event is fired when the connection state changes: for example, completion of a firewall or proxy connection or completion of a security handshake.

The ConnectionEvent parameter indicates the type of connection event. Values may include the following:

Firewall connection complete.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) or S/Shell handshake complete (where applicable).
Remote host connection complete.
Remote host disconnected.
SSL or S/Shell connection broken.
Firewall host disconnected.
StatusCode has the error code returned by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP stack. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the error.

Disconnected Event (GRPC Component)

Fired when a connection is closed.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  int StatusCode;
  String Description;
} TipwGRPCDisconnectedEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TipwGRPCDisconnectedEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TipwGRPCDisconnectedEventParams *e);
__property TipwGRPCDisconnectedEvent OnDisconnected = { read=FOnDisconnected, write=FOnDisconnected };

Remarks

If the connection is broken normally, StatusCode is 0 and Description is "OK".

If the connection is broken for any other reason, StatusCode has the error code returned by the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP/IP) subsystem. Description contains a description of this code. The value of StatusCode is equal to the value of the TCP/IP error.

Please refer to the Error Codes section for more information.

EndTransfer Event (GRPC Component)

Fired when a document finishes transferring.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  int Direction;
} TipwGRPCEndTransferEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TipwGRPCEndTransferEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TipwGRPCEndTransferEventParams *e);
__property TipwGRPCEndTransferEvent OnEndTransfer = { read=FOnEndTransfer, write=FOnEndTransfer };

Remarks

This event is fired first when the client finishes sending data to the server (in a POST or PUT request) and then when the document text finishes transferring from the server to the local host.

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

Error Event (GRPC Component)

Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  int ErrorCode;
  String Description;
} TipwGRPCErrorEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TipwGRPCErrorEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TipwGRPCErrorEventParams *e);
__property TipwGRPCErrorEvent OnError = { read=FOnError, write=FOnError };

Remarks

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

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

Log Event (GRPC Component)

Fired once for each log message.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  int LogLevel;
  String Message;
  String LogType;
} TipwGRPCLogEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TipwGRPCLogEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TipwGRPCLogEventParams *e);
__property TipwGRPCLogEvent OnLog = { read=FOnLog, write=FOnLog };

Remarks

This event is fired once for each log message generated by the component. The verbosity is controlled by the LogLevel setting.

LogLevel indicates the level of message. Possible values are as follows:

0 (None) No events are logged.
1 (Info - default) Informational events are logged.
2 (Verbose) Detailed data are logged.
3 (Debug) Debug data are logged.

The value 1 (Info) logs basic information, including the URL, HTTP version, and status details.

The value 2 (Verbose) logs additional information about the request and response.

The value 3 (Debug) logs the headers and body for both the request and response, as well as additional debug information (if any).

Message is the log entry.

LogType identifies the type of log entry. Possible values are as follows:

  • "Info"
  • "RequestHeaders"
  • "ResponseHeaders"
  • "RequestBody"
  • "ResponseBody"
  • "ProxyRequest"
  • "ProxyResponse"
  • "FirewallRequest"
  • "FirewallResponse"

MessageIn Event (GRPC Component)

This event fires when a message response is sent by the server.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  bool Compressed;
  int MessageLength;
} TipwGRPCMessageInEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TipwGRPCMessageInEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TipwGRPCMessageInEventParams *e);
__property TipwGRPCMessageInEvent OnMessageIn = { read=FOnMessageIn, write=FOnMessageIn };

Remarks

This event fires for every message response sent by the server after calling Post. Every time this event fires, the MessageData property is populated with the raw data of the response.

Compressed is a Boolean indicating whether or not the message is in a compressed state.

The length of the message is shown by MessageLength.

Redirect Event (GRPC Component)

Fired when a redirection is received from the server.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  String Location;
  bool Accept;
} TipwGRPCRedirectEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TipwGRPCRedirectEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TipwGRPCRedirectEventParams *e);
__property TipwGRPCRedirectEvent OnRedirect = { read=FOnRedirect, write=FOnRedirect };

Remarks

This event is fired in cases in which the client can decide whether or not to continue with the redirection process. The Accept parameter is always True by default, but if you do not want to follow the redirection, Accept may be set to False, in which case the component raises an exception. Location is the location to which the client is being redirected. Further control over redirection is provided in the FollowRedirects property.

SSLServerAuthentication Event (GRPC Component)

Fired after the server presents its certificate to the client.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  String CertEncoded;
  DynamicArray<Byte> CertEncodedB;
  String CertSubject;
  String CertIssuer;
  String Status;
  bool Accept;
} TipwGRPCSSLServerAuthenticationEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TipwGRPCSSLServerAuthenticationEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TipwGRPCSSLServerAuthenticationEventParams *e);
__property TipwGRPCSSLServerAuthenticationEvent OnSSLServerAuthentication = { read=FOnSSLServerAuthentication, write=FOnSSLServerAuthentication };

Remarks

During this event, the client can decide whether or not to continue with the connection process. 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 or not to continue.

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.

SSLStatus Event (GRPC Component)

Fired when secure connection progress messages are available.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  String Message;
} TipwGRPCSSLStatusEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TipwGRPCSSLStatusEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TipwGRPCSSLStatusEventParams *e);
__property TipwGRPCSSLStatusEvent OnSSLStatus = { read=FOnSSLStatus, write=FOnSSLStatus };

Remarks

The event is fired for informational and logging purposes only. This event tracks the progress of the connection.

StartTransfer Event (GRPC Component)

Fired when a document starts transferring (after the headers).

Syntax

typedef struct {
  int Direction;
} TipwGRPCStartTransferEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TipwGRPCStartTransferEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TipwGRPCStartTransferEventParams *e);
__property TipwGRPCStartTransferEvent OnStartTransfer = { read=FOnStartTransfer, write=FOnStartTransfer };

Remarks

This event is fired first when the client starts sending data to the server (in a POST or PUT request) and then when the document text starts transferring from the server to the local host.

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

Status Event (GRPC Component)

Fired when the HTTP status line is received from the server.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  String HTTPVersion;
  int StatusCode;
  String Description;
} TipwGRPCStatusEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TipwGRPCStatusEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TipwGRPCStatusEventParams *e);
__property TipwGRPCStatusEvent OnStatus = { read=FOnStatus, write=FOnStatus };

Remarks

HTTPVersion is a string containing the HTTP version string as returned from the server (e.g., "1.1").

StatusCode contains the HTTP status code (e.g., 200), and Description the associated message returned by the server (e.g., "OK").

Transfer Event (GRPC Component)

Fired while a document transfers (delivers document).

Syntax

typedef struct {
  int Direction;
  __int64 BytesTransferred;
  int PercentDone;
  String Text;
  DynamicArray<Byte> TextB;
} TipwGRPCTransferEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TipwGRPCTransferEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TipwGRPCTransferEventParams *e);
__property TipwGRPCTransferEvent OnTransfer = { read=FOnTransfer, write=FOnTransfer };

Remarks

The Text parameter contains the portion of the document text being received. It is empty if data are being posted to the server.

The BytesTransferred parameter contains the number of bytes transferred in this Direction since the beginning of the document text (excluding HTTP response headers).

The Direction parameter shows whether the client (0) or the server (1) is sending the data.

The PercentDone parameter shows the progress of the transfer in the corresponding direction. If PercentDone can not be calculated the value will be -1.

Note: Events are not re-entrant. Performing time-consuming operations within this event will prevent it from firing again in a timely manner and may affect overall performance.

Config Settings (GRPC Component)

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

GRPC Config Settings

ContentType:   The HTTP2 content-type header value.

This configuration setting specifies the content-type header value that is sent in the request. The default value is application/grpc+proto.

HTTP2KeepaliveInterval:   The keepalive interval in seconds.

This configuration setting specifies interval, in seconds, between HTTP2 keepalives. The keepalives are sent as an HTTP2 PING frame. The default value is 0 and keepalives will not be sent.

MessageDataHex:   The hex encoded data for the current message.

This configuration setting may be queried at any time and will return the hex-encoded message data as a string. This is useful to obtain the raw message bytes in a string format that can be easily transmitted for storage or debugging purposes. This typically is useful only when it is necessary to record the raw message data for processing outside of the component.

UserAgent:   The HTTP2 user-agent header value.

This configuration setting specifies the user-agent header value that is sent in the request. The default value is grpc-cpp/20.0.

HTTP Config Settings

AcceptEncoding:   Used to tell the server which types of content encodings the client supports.

When AllowHTTPCompression is True, the component adds an Accept-Encoding header to the request being sent to the server. By default, this header's value is "gzip, deflate". This configuration setting allows you to change the value of the Accept-Encoding header. Note: The component only supports gzip and deflate decompression algorithms.

AllowHTTPCompression:   This property enables HTTP compression for receiving data.

This configuration setting enables HTTP compression for receiving data. When set to True (default), the component will accept compressed data. It then will uncompress the data it has received. The component will handle data compressed by both gzip and deflate compression algorithms.

When True, the component adds an Accept-Encoding header to the outgoing request. The value for this header can be controlled by the AcceptEncoding configuration setting. The default value for this header is "gzip, deflate".

The default value is True.

AllowHTTPFallback:   Whether HTTP/2 connections are permitted to fallback to HTTP/1.1.

This configuration setting controls whether HTTP/2 connections are permitted to fall back to HTTP/1.1 when the server does not support HTTP/2. This setting is applicable only when HTTPVersion is set to "2.0".

If set to True (default), the component will automatically use HTTP/1.1 if the server does not support HTTP/2. If set to False, the component raises an exception if the server does not support HTTP/2.

The default value is True.

Append:   Whether to append data to LocalFile.

This configuration setting determines whether data will be appended when writing to LocalFile. When set to True, downloaded data will be appended to LocalFile. This may be used in conjunction with Range to resume a failed download. This is applicable only when LocalFile is set. The default value is False.

Authorization:   The Authorization string to be sent to the server.

If the Authorization property contains a nonempty string, an Authorization HTTP request header is added to the request. This header conveys Authorization information to the server.

This property is provided so that the HTTP component can be extended with other security schemes in addition to the authorization schemes already implemented by the component.

The AuthScheme property defines the authentication scheme used. In the case of HTTP Basic Authentication (default), every time User and Password are set, they are Base64 encoded, and the result is put in the Authorization property in the form "Basic [encoded-user-password]".

BytesTransferred:   Contains the number of bytes transferred in the response data.

This configuration setting returns the raw number of bytes from the HTTP response data, before the component processes the data, whether it is chunked or compressed. This returns the same value as the Transfer event, by BytesTransferred.

ChunkSize:   Specifies the chunk size in bytes when using chunked encoding.

This is applicable only when UseChunkedEncoding is True. This setting specifies the chunk size in bytes to be used when posting data. The default value is 16384.

CompressHTTPRequest:   Set to true to compress the body of a PUT or POST request.

If set to True, the body of a PUT or POST request will be compressed into gzip format before sending the request. The "Content-Encoding" header is also added to the outgoing request.

The default value is False.

EncodeURL:   If set to True the URL will be encoded by the component.

If set to True, the URL passed to the component will be URL encoded. The default value is False.

FollowRedirects:   Determines what happens when the server issues a redirect.

This option determines what happens when the server issues a redirect. Normally, the component returns an error if the server responds with an "Object Moved" message. If this property is set to 1 (always), the new URL for the object is retrieved automatically every time.

If this property is set to 2 (Same Scheme), the new URL is retrieved automatically only if the URL Scheme is the same; otherwise, the component raises an exception.

Note: Following the HTTP specification, unless this option is set to 1 (Always), automatic redirects will be performed only for GET or HEAD requests. Other methods potentially could change the conditions of the initial request and create security vulnerabilities.

Furthermore, if either the new URL server or port are different from the existing one, User and Password are also reset to empty, unless this property is set to 1 (Always), in which case the same credentials are used to connect to the new server.

A Redirect event is fired for every URL the product is redirected to. In the case of automatic redirections, the Redirect event is a good place to set properties related to the new connection (e.g., new authentication parameters).

The default value is 0 (Never). In this case, redirects are never followed, and the component raises an exception instead.

Following are the valid options:

  • 0 - Never
  • 1 - Always
  • 2 - Same Scheme

GetOn302Redirect:   If set to True the component will perform a GET on the new location.

The default value is False. If set to True, the component will perform a GET on the new location. Otherwise, it will use the same HTTP method again.

HTTP2HeadersWithoutIndexing:   HTTP2 headers that should not update the dynamic header table with incremental indexing.

HTTP/2 servers maintain a dynamic table of headers and values seen over the course of a connection. Typically, these headers are inserted into the table through incremental indexing (also known as HPACK, defined in RFC 7541). To tell the component not to use incremental indexing for certain headers, and thus not update the dynamic table, set this configuration option to a comma-delimited list of the header names.

HTTPVersion:   The version of HTTP used by the component.

This property specifies the HTTP version used by the component. Possible values are as follows:

  • "1.0"
  • "1.1" (default)
  • "2.0"
  • "3.0"

When using HTTP/2 ("2.0"), additional restrictions apply. Please see the following notes for details.

HTTP/2 Notes

When using HTTP/2, a secure Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL) connection is required. Attempting to use a plaintext URL with HTTP/2 will result in an error.

If the server does not support HTTP/2, the component will automatically use HTTP/1.1 instead. This is done to provide compatibility without the need for any additional settings. To see which version was used, check NegotiatedHTTPVersion after calling a method. The AllowHTTPFallback setting controls whether this behavior is allowed (default) or disallowed.

HTTP/3 Notes

HTTP/3 is supported only in .NET and Java.

When using HTTP/3, a secure (TLS/SSL) connection is required. Attempting to use a plaintext URL with HTTP/3 will result in an error.

IfModifiedSince:   A date determining the maximum age of the desired document.

If this setting contains a nonempty string, an If-Modified-Since HTTP header is added to the request. The value of this header is used to make the HTTP request conditional: if the requested documented has not been modified since the time specified in the field, a copy of the document will not be returned from the server; instead, a 304 (not modified) response will be returned by the server and the component throws an exception

The format of the date value for IfModifiedSince is detailed in the HTTP specs. For example: Sat, 29 Oct 2017 19:43:31 GMT.

KeepAlive:   Determines whether the HTTP connection is closed after completion of the request.

If true, the component will not send the Connection: Close header. The absence of the Connection header indicates to the server that HTTP persistent connections should be used if supported. Note: Not all servers support persistent connections. If false, the connection will be closed immediately after the server response is received.

The default value for KeepAlive is false.

KerberosSPN:   The Service Principal Name for the Kerberos Domain Controller.

If the Service Principal Name on the Kerberos Domain Controller is not the same as the URL that you are authenticating to, the Service Principal Name should be set here.

LogLevel:   The level of detail that is logged.

This configuration setting controls the level of detail that is logged through the Log event. Possible values are as follows:

0 (None) No events are logged.
1 (Info - default) Informational events are logged.
2 (Verbose) Detailed data are logged.
3 (Debug) Debug data are logged.

The value 1 (Info) logs basic information, including the URL, HTTP version, and status details.

The value 2 (Verbose) logs additional information about the request and response.

The value 3 (Debug) logs the headers and body for both the request and response, as well as additional debug information (if any).

MaxRedirectAttempts:   Limits the number of redirects that are followed in a request.

When FollowRedirects is set to any value other than frNever, the component will follow redirects until this maximum number of redirect attempts are made. The default value is 20.

NegotiatedHTTPVersion:   The negotiated HTTP version.

This configuration setting may be queried after the request is complete to indicate the HTTP version used. When HTTPVersion is set to "2.0" (if the server does not support "2.0"), then the component will fall back to using "1.1" automatically. This setting will indicate which version was used.

OtherHeaders:   Other headers as determined by the user (optional).

This configuration setting can be set to a string of headers to be appended to the HTTP request headers.

The headers must follow the format "header: value" as described in the HTTP specifications. Header lines should be separated by CRLF ("\r\n") .

Use this configuration setting with caution. If this configuration setting contains invalid headers, HTTP requests may fail.

This configuration setting is useful for extending the functionality of the component beyond what is provided.

ProxyAuthorization:   The authorization string to be sent to the proxy server.

This is similar to the Authorization configuration setting, but is used for proxy authorization. If this configuration setting contains a nonempty string, a Proxy-Authorization HTTP request header is added to the request. This header conveys proxy Authorization information to the server. If ProxyUser and ProxyPassword are specified, this value is calculated using the algorithm specified by ProxyAuthScheme.

ProxyAuthScheme:   The authorization scheme to be used for the proxy.

This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

ProxyPassword:   A password if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

ProxyPort:   Port for the proxy server (default 80).

This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

ProxyServer:   Name or IP address of a proxy server (optional).

This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

ProxyUser:   A user name if authentication is to be used for the proxy.

This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Proxy properties.

SentHeaders:   The full set of headers as sent by the client.

This configuration setting returns the complete set of raw headers as sent by the client.

StatusCode:   The status code of the last response from the server.

This configuration setting contains the result code of the last response from the server.

StatusLine:   The first line of the last response from the server.

This setting contains the first line of the last response from the server. The format of the line will be [HTTP version] [Result Code] [Description].

TransferredData:   The contents of the last response from the server.

This configuration setting contains the contents of the last response from the server.

TransferredDataLimit:   The maximum number of incoming bytes to be stored by the component.

If TransferredDataLimit is set to 0 (default), no limits are imposed. Otherwise, this reflects the maximum number of incoming bytes that can be stored by the component.

TransferredHeaders:   The full set of headers as received from the server.

This configuration setting returns the complete set of raw headers as received from the server.

TransferredRequest:   The full request as sent by the client.

This configuration setting returns the full request as sent by the client. For performance reasons, the request is not normally saved. Set this configuration setting to ON before making a request to enable it. Following are examples of this request:

.NET Http http = new Http(); http.Config("TransferredRequest=on"); http.PostData = "body"; http.Post("http://someserver.com"); Console.WriteLine(http.Config("TransferredRequest")); C++ HTTP http; http.Config("TransferredRequest=on"); http.SetPostData("body", 5); http.Post("http://someserver.com"); printf("%s\r\n", http.Config("TransferredRequest"));

UseChunkedEncoding:   Enables or Disables HTTP chunked encoding for transfers.

If UseChunkedEncoding is set to True, the component will use HTTP-chunked encoding when posting, if possible. HTTP-chunked encoding allows large files to be sent in chunks instead of all at once. If set to False, the component will not use HTTP-chunked encoding. The default value is False.

Note: Some servers (such as the ASP.NET Development Server) may not support chunked encoding.

UseIDNs:   Whether to encode hostnames to internationalized domain names.

This configuration setting specifies whether hostnames containing non-ASCII characters are encoded to internationalized domain names. When set to True, if a hostname contains non-ASCII characters, it is encoded using Punycode to an IDN (internationalized domain name).

The default value is False and the hostname will always be used exactly as specified. Note: The CodePage setting must be set to a value capable of interpreting the specified host name. For instance, to specify UTF-8, set CodePage to 65001.

UseProxyAutoConfigURL:   Whether to use a Proxy auto-config file when attempting a connection.

This configuration specifies whether the component will attempt to use the Proxy auto-config URL when establishing a connection and ProxyAutoDetect is set to True.

When True (default), the component will check for the existence of a Proxy auto-config URL, and if found, will determine the appropriate proxy to use.

UserAgent:   Information about the user agent (browser).

This is the value supplied in the HTTP User-Agent header. The default setting is "IPWorks HTTP Component - www.nsoftware.com".

Override the default with the name and version of your software.

TCPClient Config Settings

ConnectionTimeout:   Sets a separate timeout value for establishing a connection.

When set, this configuration setting allows you to specify a different timeout value for establishing a connection. Otherwise, the component will use Timeout for establishing a connection and transmitting/receiving data.

FirewallAutoDetect:   Tells the component whether or not to automatically detect and use firewall system settings, if available.

This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallHost:   Name or IP address of firewall (optional).

If a FirewallHost is given, requested connections will be authenticated through the specified firewall when connecting.

If the FirewallHost setting is set to a Domain Name, a DNS request is initiated. Upon successful termination of the request, the FirewallHost setting is set to the corresponding address. If the search is not successful, an error is returned.

Note: This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallPassword:   Password to be used if authentication is to be used when connecting through the firewall.

If FirewallHost is specified, the FirewallUser and FirewallPassword settings are used to connect and authenticate to the given firewall. If the authentication fails, the component raises an exception.

Note: This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallPort:   The TCP port for the FirewallHost;.

The FirewallPort is set automatically when FirewallType is set to a valid value.

Note: This configuration setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallType:   Determines the type of firewall to connect through.

Possible values are as follows:

0No firewall (default setting).
1Connect through a tunneling proxy. FirewallPort is set to 80.
2Connect through a SOCKS4 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.
3Connect through a SOCKS5 Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.
10Connect through a SOCKS4A Proxy. FirewallPort is set to 1080.

Note: This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

FirewallUser:   A user name if authentication is to be used connecting through a firewall.

If the FirewallHost is specified, the FirewallUser and FirewallPassword settings are used to connect and authenticate to the Firewall. If the authentication fails, the component raises an exception.

Note: This setting is provided for use by components that do not directly expose Firewall properties.

KeepAliveInterval:   The retry interval, in milliseconds, to be used when a TCP keep-alive packet is sent and no response is received.

When set, TCPKeepAlive will automatically be set to True. A TCP keep-alive packet will be sent after a period of inactivity as defined by KeepAliveTime. If no acknowledgment is received from the remote host, the keep-alive packet will be sent again. This configuration setting specifies the interval at which the successive keep-alive packets are sent in milliseconds. This system default if this value is not specified here is 1 second.

Note: This value is not applicable in macOS.

KeepAliveTime:   The inactivity time in milliseconds before a TCP keep-alive packet is sent.

When set, TCPKeepAlive will automatically be set to True. By default, the operating system will determine the time a connection is idle before a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) keep-alive packet is sent. This system default if this value is not specified here is 2 hours. In many cases, a shorter interval is more useful. Set this value to the desired interval in milliseconds.

Linger:   When set to True, connections are terminated gracefully.

This property controls how a connection is closed. The default is True.

In the case that Linger is True (default), two scenarios determine how long the connection will linger. In the first, if LingerTime is 0 (default), the system will attempt to send pending data for a connection until the default IP timeout expires.

In the second scenario, if LingerTime is a positive value, the system will attempt to send pending data until the specified LingerTime is reached. If this attempt fails, then the system will reset the connection.

The default behavior (which is also the default mode for stream sockets) might result in a long delay in closing the connection. Although the component returns control immediately, the system could hold system resources until all pending data are sent (even after your application closes).

Setting this property to False forces an immediate disconnection. If you know that the other side has received all the data you sent (e.g., by a client acknowledgment), setting this property to False might be the appropriate course of action.

LingerTime:   Time in seconds to have the connection linger.

LingerTime is the time, in seconds, the socket connection will linger. This value is 0 by default, which means it will use the default IP timeout.

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 component initiate connections (or accept in the case of server components) only through that interface.

If the component 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 component binds.

This configuration setting must be set before a connection is attempted. It instructs the component 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.

MaxLineLength:   The maximum amount of data to accumulate when no EOL is found.

MaxLineLength is the size of an internal buffer, which holds received data while waiting for an EOL string.

If an EOL string is found in the input stream before MaxLineLength bytes are received, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to True, and the buffer is reset.

If no EOL is found, and MaxLineLength bytes are accumulated in the buffer, the DataIn event is fired with the EOL parameter set to False, and the buffer is reset.

The minimum value for MaxLineLength is 256 bytes. The default value is 2048 bytes.

MaxTransferRate:   The transfer rate limit in bytes per second.

This configuration setting can be used to throttle outbound TCP traffic. Set this to the number of bytes to be sent per second. By default, this is not set and there is no limit.

ProxyExceptionsList:   A semicolon separated list of hosts and IPs to bypass when using a proxy.

This configuration setting optionally specifies a semicolon-separated list of hostnames or IP addresses to bypass when a proxy is in use. When requests are made to hosts specified in this property, the proxy will not be used. For instance:

www.google.com;www.nsoftware.com

TCPKeepAlive:   Determines whether or not the keep alive socket option is enabled.

If set to True, the socket's keep-alive option is enabled and keep-alive packets will be sent periodically to maintain the connection. Set KeepAliveTime and KeepAliveInterval to configure the timing of the keep-alive packets.

Note: This value is not applicable in Java.

TcpNoDelay:   Whether or not to delay when sending packets.

When set to True, the socket will send all data that are ready to send at once. When set to False, the socket will send smaller buffered packets of data at small intervals. This is known as the Nagle algorithm.

By default, this configuration setting is set to False.

UseIPv6:   Whether to use IPv6.

When set to 0 (default), the component will use IPv4 exclusively. When set to 1, the component will use IPv6 exclusively. To instruct the component to prefer IPv6 addresses, but use IPv4 if IPv6 is not supported on the system, this setting should be set to 2. The default value is 0. Possible values are as follows:

0 IPv4 only
1 IPv6 only
2 IPv6 with IPv4 fallback

SSL Config Settings

LogSSLPackets:   Controls whether SSL packets are logged when using the internal security API.

When SSLProvider is set to Internal, this configuration setting controls whether Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) packets should be logged. By default, this configuration setting is False, as it is useful only for debugging purposes.

When enabled, SSL packet logs are output using the SSLStatus event, which will fire each time an SSL packet is sent or received.

Enabling this configuration setting has no effect if SSLProvider is set to Platform.

OpenSSLCADir:   The path to a directory containing CA certificates.

This functionality is available only when the provider is OpenSSL.

The path set by this property should point to a directory containing CA certificates in PEM format. The files each contain one CA certificate. The files are looked up by the CA subject name hash value, which must hence be available. If more than one CA certificate with the same name hash value exist, the extension must be different (e.g., 9d66eef0.0, 9d66eef0.1). OpenSSL recommends the use of the c_rehash utility to create the necessary links. Please refer to the OpenSSL man page SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3) for details.

OpenSSLCAFile:   Name of the file containing the list of CA's trusted by your application.

This functionality is available only when the provider is OpenSSL.

The file set by this property should contain a list of CA certificates in PEM format. The file can contain several CA certificates identified by the following sequences:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----

... (CA certificate in base64 encoding) ...

-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Before, between, and after the certificate text is allowed, which can be used, for example, for descriptions of the certificates. Refer to the OpenSSL man page SSL_CTX_load_verify_locations(3) for details.

OpenSSLCipherList:   A string that controls the ciphers to be used by SSL.

This functionality is available only when the provider is OpenSSL.

The format of this string is described in the OpenSSL man page ciphers(1) section "CIPHER LIST FORMAT". Please refer to it for details. The default string "DEFAULT" is determined at compile time and is normally equivalent to "ALL:!ADH:RC4+RSA:+SSLv2:@STRENGTH".

OpenSSLPrngSeedData:   The data to seed the pseudo random number generator (PRNG).

This functionality is available only when the provider is OpenSSL.

By default, OpenSSL uses the device file "/dev/urandom" to seed the PRNG, and setting OpenSSLPrngSeedData is not required. If set, the string specified is used to seed the PRNG.

ReuseSSLSession:   Determines if the SSL session is reused.

If set to True, the component will reuse the context if and only if the following criteria are met:

  • The target host name is the same.
  • The system cache entry has not expired (default timeout is 10 hours).
  • The application process that calls the function is the same.
  • The logon session is the same.
  • The instance of the component is the same.

SSLCACerts:   A newline separated list of CA certificates to be included when performing an SSL handshake.

When SSLProvider is set to Internal, this configuration setting specifies one or more CA certificates to be included with the SSLCert property. Some servers or clients require the entire chain, including CA certificates, to be presented when performing SSL authentication. The value of this configuration setting is a newline-separated (CR/LF) list of certificates. For instance:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert ...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert ...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

SSLCheckCRL:   Whether to check the Certificate Revocation List for the server certificate.

This configuration setting specifies whether the component will check the Certificate Revocation List (CRL) specified by the server certificate. If set to 1 or 2, the component will first obtain the list of CRL URLs from the server certificate's CRL distribution points extension. The component will then make HTTP requests to each CRL endpoint to check the validity of the server's certificate. If the certificate has been revoked or any other issues are found during validation the component raises an exception.

When set to 0 (default), the CRL check will not be performed by the component. When set to 1, it will attempt to perform the CRL check, but it will continue without an error if the server's certificate does not support CRL. When set to 2, it will perform the CRL check and will throw an error if CRL is not supported.

This configuration setting is supported only in the Java, C#, and C++ editions. In the C++ edition, it is supported only on Windows operating systems.

SSLCheckOCSP:   Whether to use OCSP to check the status of the server certificate.

This configuration setting specifies whether the component will use OCSP to check the validity of the server certificate. If set to 1 or 2, the component will first obtain the Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) URL from the server certificate's OCSP extension. The component will then locate the issuing certificate and make an HTTP request to the OCSP endpoint to check the validity of the server's certificate. If the certificate has been revoked or any other issues are found during validation, the component raises an exception.

When set to 0 (default), the component will not perform an OCSP check. When set to 1, it will attempt to perform the OCSP check, but it will continue without an error if the server's certificate does not support OCSP. When set to 2, it will perform the OCSP check and will throw an error if OCSP is not supported.

This configuration setting is supported only in the Java, C#, and C++ editions. In the C++ edition, it is supported only on Windows operating systems.

SSLCipherStrength:   The minimum cipher strength used for bulk encryption.

This minimum cipher strength is largely dependent on the security modules installed on the system. If the cipher strength specified is not supported, an error will be returned when connections are initiated.

Note: This configuration setting contains the minimum cipher strength requested from the security library. The actual cipher strength used for the connection is shown by the SSLStatus event.

Use this configuration setting with caution. Requesting a lower cipher strength than necessary could potentially cause serious security vulnerabilities in your application.

When the provider is OpenSSL, SSLCipherStrength is currently not supported. This functionality is instead made available through the OpenSSLCipherList configuration setting.

SSLClientCACerts:   A newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL client certificate validation.

This configuration setting is only applicable to server components (e.g., TCPServer) see SSLServerCACerts for client components (e.g., TCPClient). This setting can be used to optionally specify one or more CA certificates to be used when verifying the client certificate that is presented by the client during the SSL handshake when SSLAuthenticateClients is enabled. When verifying the client's certificate, the certificates trusted by the system will be used as part of the verification process. If the client's CA certificates are not installed to the trusted system store, they may be specified here so they are included when performing the verification process. This configuration setting should be set only if the client's CA certificates are not already trusted on the system and cannot be installed to the trusted system store.

The value of this configuration setting is a newline-separated (CR/LF) list of certificates. For instance:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert ...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert ...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

SSLEnabledCipherSuites:   The cipher suite to be used in an SSL negotiation.

This configuration setting enables the cipher suites to be used in SSL negotiation.

By default, the enabled cipher suites will include all available ciphers ("*").

The special value "*" means that the component will pick all of the supported cipher suites. If SSLEnabledCipherSuites is set to any other value, only the specified cipher suites will be considered.

Multiple cipher suites are separated by semicolons.

Example values when SSLProvider is set to Platform include the following: obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=*"); obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=CALG_AES_256"); obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=CALG_AES_256;CALG_3DES"); Possible values when SSLProvider is set to Platform include the following:

  • CALG_3DES
  • CALG_3DES_112
  • CALG_AES
  • CALG_AES_128
  • CALG_AES_192
  • CALG_AES_256
  • CALG_AGREEDKEY_ANY
  • CALG_CYLINK_MEK
  • CALG_DES
  • CALG_DESX
  • CALG_DH_EPHEM
  • CALG_DH_SF
  • CALG_DSS_SIGN
  • CALG_ECDH
  • CALG_ECDH_EPHEM
  • CALG_ECDSA
  • CALG_ECMQV
  • CALG_HASH_REPLACE_OWF
  • CALG_HUGHES_MD5
  • CALG_HMAC
  • CALG_KEA_KEYX
  • CALG_MAC
  • CALG_MD2
  • CALG_MD4
  • CALG_MD5
  • CALG_NO_SIGN
  • CALG_OID_INFO_CNG_ONLY
  • CALG_OID_INFO_PARAMETERS
  • CALG_PCT1_MASTER
  • CALG_RC2
  • CALG_RC4
  • CALG_RC5
  • CALG_RSA_KEYX
  • CALG_RSA_SIGN
  • CALG_SCHANNEL_ENC_KEY
  • CALG_SCHANNEL_MAC_KEY
  • CALG_SCHANNEL_MASTER_HASH
  • CALG_SEAL
  • CALG_SHA
  • CALG_SHA1
  • CALG_SHA_256
  • CALG_SHA_384
  • CALG_SHA_512
  • CALG_SKIPJACK
  • CALG_SSL2_MASTER
  • CALG_SSL3_MASTER
  • CALG_SSL3_SHAMD5
  • CALG_TEK
  • CALG_TLS1_MASTER
  • CALG_TLS1PRF
Example values when SSLProvider is set to Internalinclude the following: obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=*"); obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA"); obj.config("SSLEnabledCipherSuites=TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA;TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA"); Possible values when SSLProvider is set to Internal include the following:
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA384
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA256
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_256_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_AES_128_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_ECDSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_ECDH_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_DHE_DSS_WITH_DES_CBC_SHA
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_MD5
  • TLS_RSA_WITH_RC4_128_SHA

When TLS 1.3 is negotiated (see SSLEnabledProtocols), only the following cipher suites are supported:

  • TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384
  • TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
  • TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256

SSLEnabledCipherSuites is used together with SSLCipherStrength.

SSLEnabledProtocols:   Used to enable/disable the supported security protocols.

This configuration setting is used to enable or disable the supported security protocols.

Not all supported protocols are enabled by default. The default value is 4032 for client components, and 3072 for server components. To specify a combination of enabled protocol versions set this config to the binary OR of one or more of the following values:

TLS1.312288 (Hex 3000)
TLS1.23072 (Hex C00) (Default - Client and Server)
TLS1.1768 (Hex 300) (Default - Client)
TLS1 192 (Hex C0) (Default - Client)
SSL3 48 (Hex 30)
SSL2 12 (Hex 0C)

Note that only TLS 1.2 is enabled for server components that accept incoming connections. This adheres to industry standards to ensure a secure connection. Client components enable TLS 1.0, TLS 1.1, and TLS 1.2 by default and will negotiate the highest mutually supported version when connecting to a server, which should be TLS 1.2 in most cases.

SSLEnabledProtocols: Transport Layer Security (TLS) 1.3 Notes:

By default when TLS 1.3 is enabled, the component will use the internal TLS implementation when the SSLProvider is set to Automatic for all editions.

In editions that are designed to run on Windows, SSLProvider can be set to Platform to use the platform implementation instead of the internal implementation. When configured in this manner, please note that the platform provider is supported only on Windows 11/Windows Server 2022 and up. The default internal provider is available on all platforms and is not restricted to any specific OS version.

If set to 1 (Platform provider), please be aware of the following notes:

  • The platform provider is available only on Windows 11/Windows Server 2022 and up.
  • SSLEnabledCipherSuites and other similar SSL configuration settings are not supported.
  • If SSLEnabledProtocols includes both TLS 1.3 and TLS 1.2, these restrictions are still applicable even if TLS 1.2 is negotiated. Enabling TLS 1.3 with the platform provider changes the implementation used for all TLS versions.

SSLEnabledProtocols: SSL2 and SSL3 Notes:

SSL 2.0 and 3.0 are not supported by the component when the SSLProvider is set to internal. To use SSL 2.0 or SSL 3.0, the platform security API must have the protocols enabled and SSLProvider needs to be set to platform.

SSLEnableRenegotiation:   Whether the renegotiation_info SSL extension is supported.

This configuration setting specifies whether the renegotiation_info SSL extension will be used in the request when using the internal security API. This configuration setting is false by default, but it can be set to true to enable the extension.

This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLProvider is set to Internal.

SSLIncludeCertChain:   Whether the entire certificate chain is included in the SSLServerAuthentication event.

This configuration setting specifies whether the Encoded parameter of the SSLServerAuthentication event contains the full certificate chain. By default this value is False and only the leaf certificate will be present in the Encoded parameter of the SSLServerAuthentication event.

If set to True, all certificates returned by the server will be present in the Encoded parameter of the SSLServerAuthentication event. This includes the leaf certificate, any intermediate certificate, and the root certificate.

SSLKeyLogFile:   The location of a file where per-session secrets are written for debugging purposes.

This configuration setting optionally specifies the full path to a file on disk where per-session secrets are stored for debugging purposes.

When set, the component will save the session secrets in the same format as the SSLKEYLOGFILE environment variable functionality used by most major browsers and tools, such as Chrome, Firefox, and cURL. This file can then be used in tools such as Wireshark to decrypt TLS traffic for debugging purposes. When writing to this file, the component will only append, it will not overwrite previous values.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLProvider is set to Internal.

SSLNegotiatedCipher:   Returns the negotiated cipher suite.

This configuration setting returns the cipher suite negotiated during the SSL handshake.

Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipher[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedCipherStrength:   Returns the negotiated cipher suite strength.

This configuration setting returns the strength of the cipher suite negotiated during the SSL handshake.

Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipherStrength[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedCipherSuite:   Returns the negotiated cipher suite.

This configuration setting returns the cipher suite negotiated during the SSL handshake represented as a single string.

Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedCipherSuite[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedKeyExchange:   Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm.

This configuration setting returns the key exchange algorithm negotiated during the SSL handshake.

Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedKeyExchange[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrength:   Returns the negotiated key exchange algorithm strength.

This configuration setting returns the strength of the key exchange algorithm negotiated during the SSL handshake.

Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedKeyExchangeStrength[connId]");

SSLNegotiatedVersion:   Returns the negotiated protocol version.

This configuration setting returns the protocol version negotiated during the SSL handshake.

Note: For server components (e.g., TCPServer), this is a per-connection configuration setting accessed by passing the ConnectionId. For example: server.Config("SSLNegotiatedVersion[connId]");

SSLSecurityFlags:   Flags that control certificate verification.

The following flags are defined (specified in hexadecimal notation). They can be ORed together to exclude multiple conditions:

0x00000001Ignore time validity status of certificate.
0x00000002Ignore time validity status of CTL.
0x00000004Ignore non-nested certificate times.
0x00000010Allow unknown certificate authority.
0x00000020Ignore wrong certificate usage.
0x00000100Ignore unknown certificate revocation status.
0x00000200Ignore unknown CTL signer revocation status.
0x00000400Ignore unknown certificate authority revocation status.
0x00000800Ignore unknown root revocation status.
0x00008000Allow test root certificate.
0x00004000Trust test root certificate.
0x80000000Ignore non-matching CN (certificate CN non-matching server name).

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

SSLServerCACerts:   A newline separated list of CA certificates to use during SSL server certificate validation.

This configuration setting is only used by client components (e.g., TCPClient) see SSLClientCACerts for server components (e.g., TCPServer). This configuration setting can be used to optionally specify one or more CA certificates to be used when connecting to the server and verifying the server certificate. When verifying the server's certificate, the certificates trusted by the system will be used as part of the verification process. If the server's CA certificates are not installed to the trusted system store, they may be specified here so they are included when performing the verification process. This configuration setting should be set only if the server's CA certificates are not already trusted on the system and cannot be installed to the trusted system store.

The value of this configuration setting is a newline-separated (CR/LF) list of certificates. For instance:

-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEKzCCAxOgAwIBAgIRANTET4LIkxdH6P+CFIiHvTowDQYJKoZIhvcNAQELBQAw
... Intermediate Cert...
eWHV5OW1K53o/atv59sOiW5K3crjFhsBOd5Q+cJJnU+SWinPKtANXMht+EDvYY2w
F0I1XhM+pKj7FjDr+XNj
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
\r \n
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
MIIEFjCCAv6gAwIBAgIQetu1SMxpnENAnnOz1P+PtTANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQUFADBp
... Root Cert...
d8q23djXZbVYiIfE9ebr4g3152BlVCHZ2GyPdjhIuLeH21VbT/dyEHHA
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

TLS12SignatureAlgorithms:   Defines the allowed TLS 1.2 signature algorithms when SSLProvider is set to Internal.

This configuration setting specifies the allowed server certificate signature algorithms when SSLProvider is set to Internal and SSLEnabledProtocols is set to allow TLS 1.2.

When specified the component will verify that the server certificate signature algorithm is among the values specified in this configuration setting. If the server certificate signature algorithm is unsupported, the component raises an exception.

The format of this value is a comma-separated list of hash-signature combinations. For instance: component.SSLProvider = TCPClientSSLProviders.sslpInternal; component.Config("SSLEnabledProtocols=3072"); //TLS 1.2 component.Config("TLS12SignatureAlgorithms=sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa"); The default value for this configuration setting is sha512-ecdsa,sha512-rsa,sha512-dsa,sha384-ecdsa,sha384-rsa,sha384-dsa,sha256-ecdsa,sha256-rsa,sha256-dsa,sha224-ecdsa,sha224-rsa,sha224-dsa,sha1-ecdsa,sha1-rsa,sha1-dsa.

To not restrict the server's certificate signature algorithm, specify an empty string as the value for this configuration setting, which will cause the signature_algorithms TLS 1.2 extension to not be sent.

TLS12SupportedGroups:   The supported groups for ECC.

This configuration setting specifies a comma-separated list of named groups used in TLS 1.2 for ECC.

The default value is ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ecdhe_secp521r1.

When using TLS 1.2 and SSLProvider is set to Internal, the values refer to the supported groups for ECC. The following values are supported:

  • "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp521r1" (default)

TLS13KeyShareGroups:   The groups for which to pregenerate key shares.

This configuration setting specifies a comma-separated list of named groups used in TLS 1.3 for key exchange. The groups specified here will have key share data pregenerated locally before establishing a connection. This can prevent an additional roundtrip during the handshake if the group is supported by the server.

The default value is set to balance common supported groups and the computational resources required to generate key shares. As a result, only some groups are included by default in this configuration setting.

Note: All supported groups can always be used during the handshake even if not listed here, but if a group is used that is not present in this list, it will incur an additional roundtrip and time to generate the key share for that group.

In most cases, this configuration setting does not need to be modified. This should be modified only if there is a specific reason to do so.

The default value is ecdhe_x25519,ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ffdhe_2048,ffdhe_3072

The values are ordered from most preferred to least preferred. The following values are supported:

  • "ecdhe_x25519" (default)
  • "ecdhe_x448"
  • "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp521r1"
  • "ffdhe_2048" (default)
  • "ffdhe_3072" (default)
  • "ffdhe_4096"
  • "ffdhe_6144"
  • "ffdhe_8192"

TLS13SignatureAlgorithms:   The allowed certificate signature algorithms.

This configuration setting holds a comma-separated list of allowed signature algorithms. Possible values include the following:

  • "ed25519" (default)
  • "ed448" (default)
  • "ecdsa_secp256r1_sha256" (default)
  • "ecdsa_secp384r1_sha384" (default)
  • "ecdsa_secp521r1_sha512" (default)
  • "rsa_pkcs1_sha256" (default)
  • "rsa_pkcs1_sha384" (default)
  • "rsa_pkcs1_sha512" (default)
  • "rsa_pss_sha256" (default)
  • "rsa_pss_sha384" (default)
  • "rsa_pss_sha512" (default)
The default value is rsa_pss_sha256,rsa_pss_sha384,rsa_pss_sha512,rsa_pkcs1_sha256,rsa_pkcs1_sha384,rsa_pkcs1_sha512,ecdsa_secp256r1_sha256,ecdsa_secp384r1_sha384,ecdsa_secp521r1_sha512,ed25519,ed448. This configuration setting is applicable only when SSLEnabledProtocols includes TLS 1.3.
TLS13SupportedGroups:   The supported groups for (EC)DHE key exchange.

This configuration setting specifies a comma-separated list of named groups used in TLS 1.3 for key exchange. This configuration setting should be modified only if there is a specific reason to do so.

The default value is ecdhe_x25519,ecdhe_x448,ecdhe_secp256r1,ecdhe_secp384r1,ecdhe_secp521r1,ffdhe_2048,ffdhe_3072,ffdhe_4096,ffdhe_6144,ffdhe_8192

The values are ordered from most preferred to least preferred. The following values are supported:

  • "ecdhe_x25519" (default)
  • "ecdhe_x448" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp256r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp384r1" (default)
  • "ecdhe_secp521r1" (default)
  • "ffdhe_2048" (default)
  • "ffdhe_3072" (default)
  • "ffdhe_4096" (default)
  • "ffdhe_6144" (default)
  • "ffdhe_8192" (default)

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 component 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 component 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.

CodePage:   The system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations.

The default code page is Unicode UTF-8 (65001).

The following is a list of valid code page identifiers:

IdentifierName
037IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada
437OEM - United States
500IBM EBCDIC - International
708Arabic - ASMO 708
709Arabic - ASMO 449+, BCON V4
710Arabic - Transparent Arabic
720Arabic - Transparent ASMO
737OEM - Greek (formerly 437G)
775OEM - Baltic
850OEM - Multilingual Latin I
852OEM - Latin II
855OEM - Cyrillic (primarily Russian)
857OEM - Turkish
858OEM - Multilingual Latin I + Euro symbol
860OEM - Portuguese
861OEM - Icelandic
862OEM - Hebrew
863OEM - Canadian-French
864OEM - Arabic
865OEM - Nordic
866OEM - Russian
869OEM - Modern Greek
870IBM EBCDIC - Multilingual/ROECE (Latin-2)
874ANSI/OEM - Thai (same as 28605, ISO 8859-15)
875IBM EBCDIC - Modern Greek
932ANSI/OEM - Japanese, Shift-JIS
936ANSI/OEM - Simplified Chinese (PRC, Singapore)
949ANSI/OEM - Korean (Unified Hangul Code)
950ANSI/OEM - Traditional Chinese (Taiwan; Hong Kong SAR, PRC)
1026IBM EBCDIC - Turkish (Latin-5)
1047IBM EBCDIC - Latin 1/Open System
1140IBM EBCDIC - U.S./Canada (037 + Euro symbol)
1141IBM EBCDIC - Germany (20273 + Euro symbol)
1142IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway (20277 + Euro symbol)
1143IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden (20278 + Euro symbol)
1144IBM EBCDIC - Italy (20280 + Euro symbol)
1145IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain (20284 + Euro symbol)
1146IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom (20285 + Euro symbol)
1147IBM EBCDIC - France (20297 + Euro symbol)
1148IBM EBCDIC - International (500 + Euro symbol)
1149IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic (20871 + Euro symbol)
1200Unicode UCS-2 Little-Endian (BMP of ISO 10646)
1201Unicode UCS-2 Big-Endian
1250ANSI - Central European
1251ANSI - Cyrillic
1252ANSI - Latin I
1253ANSI - Greek
1254ANSI - Turkish
1255ANSI - Hebrew
1256ANSI - Arabic
1257ANSI - Baltic
1258ANSI/OEM - Vietnamese
1361Korean (Johab)
10000MAC - Roman
10001MAC - Japanese
10002MAC - Traditional Chinese (Big5)
10003MAC - Korean
10004MAC - Arabic
10005MAC - Hebrew
10006MAC - Greek I
10007MAC - Cyrillic
10008MAC - Simplified Chinese (GB 2312)
10010MAC - Romania
10017MAC - Ukraine
10021MAC - Thai
10029MAC - Latin II
10079MAC - Icelandic
10081MAC - Turkish
10082MAC - Croatia
12000Unicode UCS-4 Little-Endian
12001Unicode UCS-4 Big-Endian
20000CNS - Taiwan
20001TCA - Taiwan
20002Eten - Taiwan
20003IBM5550 - Taiwan
20004TeleText - Taiwan
20005Wang - Taiwan
20105IA5 IRV International Alphabet No. 5 (7-bit)
20106IA5 German (7-bit)
20107IA5 Swedish (7-bit)
20108IA5 Norwegian (7-bit)
20127US-ASCII (7-bit)
20261T.61
20269ISO 6937 Non-Spacing Accent
20273IBM EBCDIC - Germany
20277IBM EBCDIC - Denmark/Norway
20278IBM EBCDIC - Finland/Sweden
20280IBM EBCDIC - Italy
20284IBM EBCDIC - Latin America/Spain
20285IBM EBCDIC - United Kingdom
20290IBM EBCDIC - Japanese Katakana Extended
20297IBM EBCDIC - France
20420IBM EBCDIC - Arabic
20423IBM EBCDIC - Greek
20424IBM EBCDIC - Hebrew
20833IBM EBCDIC - Korean Extended
20838IBM EBCDIC - Thai
20866Russian - KOI8-R
20871IBM EBCDIC - Icelandic
20880IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Russian)
20905IBM EBCDIC - Turkish
20924IBM EBCDIC - Latin-1/Open System (1047 + Euro symbol)
20932JIS X 0208-1990 & 0121-1990
20936Simplified Chinese (GB2312)
21025IBM EBCDIC - Cyrillic (Serbian, Bulgarian)
21027Extended Alpha Lowercase
21866Ukrainian (KOI8-U)
28591ISO 8859-1 Latin I
28592ISO 8859-2 Central Europe
28593ISO 8859-3 Latin 3
28594ISO 8859-4 Baltic
28595ISO 8859-5 Cyrillic
28596ISO 8859-6 Arabic
28597ISO 8859-7 Greek
28598ISO 8859-8 Hebrew
28599ISO 8859-9 Latin 5
28605ISO 8859-15 Latin 9
29001Europa 3
38598ISO 8859-8 Hebrew
50220ISO 2022 Japanese with no halfwidth Katakana
50221ISO 2022 Japanese with halfwidth Katakana
50222ISO 2022 Japanese JIS X 0201-1989
50225ISO 2022 Korean
50227ISO 2022 Simplified Chinese
50229ISO 2022 Traditional Chinese
50930Japanese (Katakana) Extended
50931US/Canada and Japanese
50933Korean Extended and Korean
50935Simplified Chinese Extended and Simplified Chinese
50936Simplified Chinese
50937US/Canada and Traditional Chinese
50939Japanese (Latin) Extended and Japanese
51932EUC - Japanese
51936EUC - Simplified Chinese
51949EUC - Korean
51950EUC - Traditional Chinese
52936HZ-GB2312 Simplified Chinese
54936Windows XP: GB18030 Simplified Chinese (4 Byte)
57002ISCII Devanagari
57003ISCII Bengali
57004ISCII Tamil
57005ISCII Telugu
57006ISCII Assamese
57007ISCII Oriya
57008ISCII Kannada
57009ISCII Malayalam
57010ISCII Gujarati
57011ISCII Punjabi
65000Unicode UTF-7
65001Unicode UTF-8
The following is a list of valid code page identifiers for Mac OS only:
IdentifierName
1ASCII
2NEXTSTEP
3JapaneseEUC
4UTF8
5ISOLatin1
6Symbol
7NonLossyASCII
8ShiftJIS
9ISOLatin2
10Unicode
11WindowsCP1251
12WindowsCP1252
13WindowsCP1253
14WindowsCP1254
15WindowsCP1250
21ISO2022JP
30MacOSRoman
10UTF16String
0x90000100UTF16BigEndian
0x94000100UTF16LittleEndian
0x8c000100UTF32String
0x98000100UTF32BigEndian
0x9c000100UTF32LittleEndian
65536Proprietary

LicenseInfo:   Information about the current license.

When queried, this setting will return a string containing information about the license this instance of a component is using. It will return the following information:

  • Product: The product the license is for.
  • Product Key: The key the license was generated from.
  • License Source: Where the license was found (e.g., RuntimeLicense, License File).
  • License Type: The type of license installed (e.g., Royalty Free, Single Server).
  • Last Valid Build: The last valid build number for which the license will work.
MaskSensitiveData:   Whether sensitive data is masked in log messages.

In certain circumstances it may be beneficial to mask sensitive data, like passwords, in log messages. Set this to true to mask sensitive data. The default is true.

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

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

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

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

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

Trappable Errors (GRPC Component)

HTTP Errors

118   Firewall error. The error description contains the detailed message.
143   Busy executing current method.
151   HTTP protocol error. The error message has the server response.
152   No server specified in URL.
153   Specified URLScheme is invalid.
155   Range operation is not supported by server.
156   Invalid cookie index (out of range).
301   Interrupted.
302   Cannot open AttachedFile.

The component may also return one of the following error codes, which are inherited from other components.

TCPClient Errors

100   You cannot change the RemotePort at this time. A connection is in progress.
101   You cannot change the RemoteHost (Server) at this time. A connection is in progress.
102   The RemoteHost address is invalid (0.0.0.0).
104   Already connected. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first.
106   You cannot change the LocalPort at this time. A connection is in progress.
107   You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress.
112   You cannot change MaxLineLength at this time. A connection is in progress.
116   RemotePort cannot be zero. Please specify a valid service port number.
117   You cannot change the UseConnection option while the component is active.
135   Operation would block.
201   Timeout.
211   Action impossible in control's present state.
212   Action impossible while not connected.
213   Action impossible while listening.
301   Timeout.
302   Could not open file.
434   Unable to convert string to selected CodePage.
1105   Already connecting. If you want to reconnect, close the current connection first.
1117   You need to connect first.
1119   You cannot change the LocalHost at this time. A connection is in progress.
1120   Connection dropped by remote host.

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).