SysLog Class

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The Syslog class is used to send and receive network system log packets.

Syntax

ipworks.SysLog

Remarks

The Syslog class implements a lightweight BSD syslog client as specified in RFC 3164 (User Datagram Protocol [UDP]), RFC 5425 (Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security [SSL/TLS]), and RFC 6587 (Transmission Control Protocol [TCP]). The class is used to send and receive BSD system network logging packets.

The first step in using the Syslog class is to set LocalHost and LocalPort to the interface and port on which the host will be receiving syslog packets, and then set Active to True. For each packet, the class will parse the headers and message and fire a PacketIn event.

Property List


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

ActiveThis property indicates whether the class is active.
LocalHostThis property includes the name of the local host or user-assigned IP interface through which connections are initiated or accepted.
LocalPortThis property indicates the port in the local host where Syslog binds.
RemoteHostThis property sets a specific host for outgoing log packets.
RemotePortThis property sets a specific port for outgoing log packets.
SSLAcceptServerCertThis property instructs the class to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate.
SSLAuthenticateClientsIf set to True, the server asks the client(s) for a certificate.
SSLCertThis property includes the certificate to be used during Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) negotiation.
SSLEnabledThis property indicates whether Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL) is enabled.
SSLServerCertThis property includes the server certificate for the last established connection.
UseTCPThis property specifies whether Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is used.

Method List


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

ActivateThis method enables sending and receiving of data.
ConfigSets or retrieves a configuration setting.
DeactivateThis method disables sending and receive of data.
DoEventsThis method processes events from the internal message queue.
ResetThis method will reset the class.
ResolveRemoteHostThis method resolves the hostname in RemoteHost to an IP address.
SendPacketThis method sends a log packet to RemoteHost .

Event List


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

ConnectedThis event is fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).
ConnectionStatusThis event is fired to indicate changes in a connection state.
DisconnectedThis event is fired when a connection is closed.
ErrorFired when information is available about errors during data delivery.
PacketInThis event fires whenever a system log packet is received.
SSLClientAuthenticationThis is event fired when the client presents its credentials to the server.
SSLServerAuthenticationThis event fires when connecting to the server.
SSLStatusThis event shows the progress of the secure connection.

Config Settings


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

AcceptDataWhether the class can accept/receive data.
AppNameSets the App-Name field in RFC 5424.
DelayHostResolutionWhether the hostname is resolved when RemoteHost is set.
MsgIdSets the MsgId field in RFC 5424.
ProcIdSets the ProcId field in RFC 5424.
ReceivedAppNameReturns the value of the App-Name field in RFC 5424.
ReceivedMsgIdReturns the value of the MsgId field in RFC 5424.
ReceivedProcIdReturns the value of the ProcId field in RFC 5424.
ReceivedSDElementCountReturns the number of Structured-data elements in RFC 5424.
ReceivedSDElementIdReturns the Sd-Id value of the Sd-element with the specified SDElementIndex in RFC 5424.
ReceivedSDElementIndexReturns the index of the Structured-Data element in RFC 5424.
ReceivedSDParamCountReturns the number of the Sd-param values for the specified SDElementIndex in RFC 5424.
ReceivedSDParamNameReturns the name of the SD-Param field in RFC 5424.
ReceivedSDParamValueReturns the value of the SD-Param field in RFC 5424.
SDElementCountSets the number of Structured-data elements in RFC 5424.
SDElementIdSets the Sd-Id value of the Sd-element with the specified SDElementIndex in RFC 5424.
SDElementIndexSets the index of the Structured-Data element in RFC 5424.
SDParamCountSets the number of the Sd-param values for the specified SDElementIndex in RFC 5424.
SDParamNameSets the name of the SD-Param field in RFC 5424.
SDParamValueSets the value of the SD-Param field in RFC 5424.
TCPLocalPortThe local port to use when sending data over TCP.
TCPMessageDelimiterThe message delimiter to use (if any) when sending and receiving over TCP.
UseHostnameDetermines if the local host name or IP address is used in the Syslog header.
UseLocalTimeIndicates whether to use local time or GMT time for packet timestamps.
VersionDetermines which Syslog version to use.
CaptureIPPacketInfoUsed to capture the packet information.
DelayHostResolutionWhether the hostname is resolved when RemoteHost is set.
DestinationAddressUsed to get the destination address from the packet information.
DontFragmentUsed to set the Don't Fragment flag of outgoing packets.
LocalHostThe name of the local host through which connections are initiated or accepted.
LocalPortThe port in the local host where the class binds.
MaxPacketSizeThe maximum length of the packets that can be received.
QOSDSCPValueUsed to specify an arbitrary QOS/DSCP setting (optional).
QOSTrafficTypeUsed to specify QOS/DSCP settings (optional).
ShareLocalPortIf set to True, allows more than one instance of the class to be active on the same local port.
UseConnectionDetermines whether to use a connected socket.
UseIPv6Whether or not to use IPv6.
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.
GUIAvailableWhether or not a message loop is available for processing events.
LicenseInfoInformation about the current license.
MaskSensitiveDataWhether sensitive data is masked in log messages.
UseDaemonThreadsWhether threads created by the class are daemon threads.
UseInternalSecurityAPIWhether or not to use the system security libraries or an internal implementation.

Active Property (SysLog Class)

This property indicates whether the class is active.

Syntax


public boolean isActive();


Default Value

False

Remarks

This property indicates whether the class is currently active and can send or receive data. Use the Activate and Deactivate methods to control whether the class is active.

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

LocalHost Property (SysLog Class)

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

Syntax


public String getLocalHost();


public void setLocalHost(String localHost);

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

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

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

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

LocalPort Property (SysLog Class)

This property indicates the port in the local host where Syslog binds.

Syntax


public int getLocalPort();


public void setLocalPort(int localPort);

Default Value

514

Remarks

The LocalPort property must be set before Syslog is activated (Active is set to True). It instructs the class to bind to a specific port (or communication endpoint) in the local machine.

Setting it to 0 (default) enables the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)/IP stack to choose a port at random. The chosen port will be shown by the LocalPort property after the connection is established.

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

The LocalPort property is useful when trying to connect to services that require a trusted port in the client side.

RemoteHost Property (SysLog Class)

This property sets a specific host for outgoing log packets.

Syntax


public String getRemoteHost();


public void setRemoteHost(String remoteHost);

Default Value

"255.255.255.255"

Remarks

When a call is made to the SendPacket method, the class will send it to whatever value is in RemoteHost. The default value is the broadcast address, "255.255.255.255".

RemotePort Property (SysLog Class)

This property sets a specific port for outgoing log packets.

Syntax


public int getRemotePort();


public void setRemotePort(int remotePort);

Default Value

514

Remarks

When a call is made to the SendPacket method, the class will send to RemoteHost on RemotePort. The default value is 514, the standard port as defined in the BSD syslog RFC 3164.

SSLAcceptServerCert Property (SysLog Class)

This property instructs the class to unconditionally accept the server certificate that matches the supplied certificate.

Syntax


public Certificate getSSLAcceptServerCert();


public void setSSLAcceptServerCert(Certificate SSLAcceptServerCert);

Remarks

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

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

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

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

SSLAuthenticateClients Property (SysLog Class)

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

Syntax


public boolean isSSLAuthenticateClients();


public void setSSLAuthenticateClients(boolean SSLAuthenticateClients);

Default Value

False

Remarks

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

SSLCert Property (SysLog Class)

This property includes the certificate to be used during Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) negotiation.

Syntax


public Certificate getSSLCert();


public void setSSLCert(Certificate SSLCert);

Remarks

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

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

SSLEnabled Property (SysLog Class)

This property indicates whether Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (TLS/SSL) is enabled.

Syntax


public boolean isSSLEnabled();


public void setSSLEnabled(boolean SSLEnabled);

Default Value

False

Remarks

This setting specifies whether TLS/SSL is enabled in the class. When False (default), the class operates in plaintext mode. When True, TLS/SSL is enabled.

Note: TLS/SSL can be used only when UseTCP is true.

This property is not available at design time.

SSLServerCert Property (SysLog Class)

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

Syntax


public Certificate getSSLServerCert();


Remarks

SSLServerCert contains the server certificate for the last established connection.

SSLServerCert is reset every time a new connection is attempted.

This property is read-only.

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

UseTCP Property (SysLog Class)

This property specifies whether Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) is used.

Syntax


public boolean isUseTCP();


public void setUseTCP(boolean useTCP);

Default Value

False

Remarks

This property specifies whether TCP is used. By default, this property is False and UDP is used. When set to True, TCP will be used as the underlying protocol.

When set to True, the following additional settings are also applicable:

Activate Method (SysLog Class)

This method enables sending and receiving of data.

Syntax

public void activate();

Remarks

This method enables sending and receiving of data. When called, the class will create a communication endpoint (socket) that can be used for sending and receiving User Datagram Protocol (UDP) messages. This method must be called before using the class to send and receive data.

If the UseConnection configuration setting is set to true, then a local association (connection) to the remote host is also created.

Config Method (SysLog Class)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

public String config(String configurationString);

Remarks

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

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

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

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

Deactivate Method (SysLog Class)

This method disables sending and receive of data.

Syntax

public void deactivate();

Remarks

This method disables sending and receiving of data. When called, the class will destroy the existing socket and disable data communications.

DoEvents Method (SysLog Class)

This method processes events from the internal message queue.

Syntax

public void doEvents();

Remarks

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

Reset Method (SysLog Class)

This method will reset the class.

Syntax

public void reset();

Remarks

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

ResolveRemoteHost Method (SysLog Class)

This method resolves the hostname in RemoteHost to an IP address.

Syntax

public void resolveRemoteHost();

Remarks

This method resolves the hostname specified by RemoteHost to an IP address. The resolved value is available in the RemoteHost property after this method returns.

In most cases, calling this method is not necessary; the class will resolve the hostname automatically when needed. If DelayHostResolution is true, this method may be called to manually resolve RemoteHost, if desired.

SendPacket Method (SysLog Class)

This method sends a log packet to RemoteHost .

Syntax

public void sendPacket(int facility, int severity, String message);

Remarks

System log packets are composed of three main sections, each of which can be broken down into two smaller pieces.

The first section is the PRI, which contains the originating Facility and Severity of the Message. Facility is a value from 0 to 23, with each value being a different part of the system:

0Kernel messages
1User-level messages
2Mail system
3System daemons
4Security/authorization messages
5Messages generated internally by syslogd
6Line printer subsystem
7Network news subsystem
8UUCP subsystem
9Clock daemon
10Security/authorization messages
11FTP daemon
12NTP subsystem
13Log audit
14Log alert
15Clock daemon
16Local use
17Local use
18Local use
19Local use
20Local use
21Local use
22Local use
23Local use

Severity is a value from 0 to 7 using the following convention:

0Emergency - the system is unusable
1Alert - action must be taken immediately
2Critical - critical conditions exist
3Error - error conditions exist
4Warning - warning conditions exist
5Notice - normal but significant condition
6Informational - informative message
7Debug - debug-level messages

The second section contains a timestamp and hostname, both of which are automatically generated by the class. The third section is the Message.

Connected Event (SysLog Class)

This event is fired immediately after a connection completes (or fails).

Syntax

public class DefaultSysLogEventListener implements SysLogEventListener {
  ...
  public void connected(SysLogConnectedEvent e) {}
  ...
}

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

Remarks

This event fires after a connection completes or fails.

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

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

RemoteAddress is the IP address of the remote host.

RemotePort is the port on the remote host.

ConnectionStatus Event (SysLog Class)

This event is fired to indicate changes in a connection state.

Syntax

public class DefaultSysLogEventListener implements SysLogEventListener {
  ...
  public void connectionStatus(SysLogConnectionStatusEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SysLogConnectionStatusEvent {
  public String connectionEvent;
  public int statusCode;
  public String description;
}

Remarks

The ConnectionStatus event is fired when the connection state changes: for example, upon 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 (SysLog Class)

This event is fired when a connection is closed.

Syntax

public class DefaultSysLogEventListener implements SysLogEventListener {
  ...
  public void disconnected(SysLogDisconnectedEvent e) {}
  ...
}

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

Remarks

This event fires when a connection is closed.

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

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

RemoteAddress is the IP address of the remote host.

RemotePort is the port on the remote host.

Error Event (SysLog Class)

Fired when information is available about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

public class DefaultSysLogEventListener implements SysLogEventListener {
  ...
  public void error(SysLogErrorEvent e) {}
  ...
}

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

Remarks

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

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

PacketIn Event (SysLog Class)

This event fires whenever a system log packet is received.

Syntax

public class DefaultSysLogEventListener implements SysLogEventListener {
  ...
  public void packetIn(SysLogPacketInEvent e) {}
  ...
}

public class SysLogPacketInEvent {
  public int facilityCode;
  public String facility;
  public int severityCode;
  public String severity;
  public String timestamp;
  public String hostname;
  public String message;
  public boolean conforms;
  public byte[] packet;
  public String sourceAddress;
  public int sourcePort;
}

Remarks

System log packets are composed of three main sections, each of which can be broken down into two smaller pieces.

The first section is the PRI, which contains the originating FacilityCode and SeverityCode of the Message. FacilityCode is a value from 0 to 23, with each value being a different part of the system. Facility is a string representation of FacilityCode based on the following convention:

0Kernel messages
1User-level messages
2Mail system
3System daemons
4Security/authorization messages
5Messages generated internally by syslogd
6Line printer subsystem
7Network news subsystem
8UUCP subsystem
9Clock daemon
10Security/authorization messages
11FTP daemon
12NTP subsystem
13Log audit
14Log alert
15Clock daemon
16Local use
17Local use
18Local use
19Local use
20Local use
21Local use
22Local use
23Local use
SeverityCode is a value from 0 to 7. Severity is a string representation of SeverityCode using the following convention:
0Emergency - the system is unusable.
1Alert - action must be taken immediately.
2Critical - critical conditions exist.
3Error - error conditions exist.
4Warning - warning conditions exist.
5Notice - normal but significant condition.
6Informational - informative message.
7Debug - debug-level messages.

The second section contains the Timestamp and Hostname. Timestamp is a string that should conform to the standard structure "MMM DD, HH:MM:SS". The class will search for the Timestamp and verify that it conforms. If it conforms, the class will set Hostname, otherwise, everything after the PRI will be placed in Message.

If Conforms is True, then the original syslog packet conforms to the syslog RFC and Timestamp, Hostname, and Message will all have valid values. Otherwise, you should parse the contents of Packet to verify the fields manually.

SourceAddress and SourcePort are the address and port from which Packet was sent. This can be an intermediate syslog server that is simply forwarding packets from the original host.

SSLClientAuthentication Event (SysLog Class)

This is event fired when the client presents its credentials to the server.

Syntax

public class DefaultSysLogEventListener implements SysLogEventListener {
  ...
  public void SSLClientAuthentication(SysLogSSLClientAuthenticationEvent e) {}
  ...
}

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

Remarks

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

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

RemoteAddress is the IP address of the connecting client.

RemotePort is the source port of the connecting client.

CertEncoded is the base64-encoded certificate presented by the client.

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

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

Status is the status of the certificate.

Accept defines whether the certificate is accepted.

SSLServerAuthentication Event (SysLog Class)

This event fires when connecting to the server.

Syntax

public class DefaultSysLogEventListener implements SysLogEventListener {
  ...
  public void SSLServerAuthentication(SysLogSSLServerAuthenticationEvent e) {}
  ...
}

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

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.

RemoteAddress is the IP address of the server.

RemotePort is the source port of the server.

CertEncoded is the base64-encoded certificate presented by the server.

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

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

Status is the status of the certificate.

Accept defines whether the certificate is accepted.

SSLStatus Event (SysLog Class)

This event shows the progress of the secure connection.

Syntax

public class DefaultSysLogEventListener implements SysLogEventListener {
  ...
  public void SSLStatus(SysLogSSLStatusEvent e) {}
  ...
}

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

Remarks

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

RemoteAddress is the IP address of the remote machine.

RemotePort is the port of the remote machine.

Message is the log message.

Certificate Type

This is the digital certificate being used.

Remarks

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

Fields

EffectiveDate
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

23-Jan-2000 15:00:00.

ExpirationDate
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

23-Jan-2001 15:00:00.

ExtendedKeyUsage
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

Fingerprint
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

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

FingerprintSHA1
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

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

FingerprintSHA256
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

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

Issuer
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

KeyPassword
String

Default Value: ""

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

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

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

PrivateKey
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

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

PrivateKeyAvailable
boolean (read-only)

Default Value: False

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

PrivateKeyContainer
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

PublicKey
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

PublicKeyAlgorithm
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

PublicKeyLength
int (read-only)

Default Value: 0

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

SerialNumber
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

SignatureAlgorithm
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

Store
String

Default Value: "MY"

This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

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

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

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

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

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

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

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

StoreB
byte[]

Default Value: "MY"

This is the name of the certificate store for the client certificate.

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

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

Designations of certificate stores are platform dependent.

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

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

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

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

StorePassword
String

Default Value: ""

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

StoreType
int

Default Value: 0

This is the type of certificate store for this certificate.

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

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

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is not available in Java.

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

Note: This store type is only available in Java.

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

Note: this store type is only available in Java.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

SubjectAltNames
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

This field contains comma-separated lists of alternative subject names for the certificate.

ThumbprintMD5
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

ThumbprintSHA1
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

ThumbprintSHA256
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

Usage
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

This field contains the text description of UsageFlags.

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

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

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

UsageFlags
int (read-only)

Default Value: 0

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

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

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

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

Version
String (read-only)

Default Value: ""

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

Subject
String

Default Value: ""

This is the subject of the certificate used for client authentication.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Encoded
String

Default Value: ""

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

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

EncodedB
byte[]

Default Value: ""

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

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

Constructors

public Certificate();

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

public Certificate( certificateFile);

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

public Certificate( encoded);

Parses Encoded as an X.509 public key.

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

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the class will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.

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

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. ConfigurationString is a newline separated list of name-value pairs that may be used to modify the default behavior. Possible values include "PersistPFXKey", which shows whether or not the PFX key is persisted after performing operations with the private key. This correlates to the PKCS12_NO_PERSIST_KEY CryptoAPI option. The default value is True (the key is persisted). "Thumbprint" - an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load. When specified, this value is used to select the certificate in the store. This is applicable to cstUser, cstMachine, cstPublicKeyFile, and cstPFXFile store types. "UseInternalSecurityAPI" shows whether the platform (default) or the internal security API is used when performing certificate-related operations. After the store has been successfully opened, the class will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.

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

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a file containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the class will load Encoded as an X.509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.

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

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a string (binary- or Base64-encoded) containing the certificate data. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the class will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.

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

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a string (binary- or Base64-encoded) containing the certificate data. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the class will attempt to find the certificate identified by Subject . This can be either a complete or a substring match of the X.509 certificate's subject Distinguished Name (DN). The Subject parameter can also take an MD5, SHA-1, or SHA-256 thumbprint of the certificate to load in a "Thumbprint=value" format.

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

CertStoreType identifies the type of certificate store to use. See StoreType for descriptions of the different certificate stores. Store is a string (binary- or Base64-encoded) containing the certificate store. StorePassword is the password used to protect the store. After the store has been successfully opened, the class will load Encoded as an X.509 certificate and search the opened store for a corresponding private key.

Config Settings (SysLog Class)

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

Syslog Config Settings

AcceptData:   Whether the component can accept/receive data.

When set to False, the class will no longer be able to accept any data. The PacketIn event will not fire.

The default is True.

AppName:   Sets the App-Name field in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting specifies the App-Name field of the message as defined in RFC 5424

Note: This setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

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

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

The default value is false.

MsgId:   Sets the MsgId field in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting specifies the MsgId field as defined in RFC 5424.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

ProcId:   Sets the ProcId field in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting specifies the ProcId field as defined in RFC 5424.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

ReceivedAppName:   Returns the value of the App-Name field in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting returns the value of the App-Name field in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting is applicable when receiving messages.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

ReceivedMsgId:   Returns the value of the MsgId field in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting returns the value of the MsgId field in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting is applicable when receiving messages.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

ReceivedProcId:   Returns the value of the ProcId field in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting returns the value of the ProcId field in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting is applicable when receiving messages.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

ReceivedSDElementCount:   Returns the number of Structured-data elements in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting returns the number of Structured-data elements in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting is applicable when receiving messages.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

ReceivedSDElementId:   Returns the Sd-Id value of the Sd-element with the specified SDElementIndex in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting returns the Sd-Id value of the SD-element with the specified SDElementIndex.

This configuration setting is applicable when receiving messages.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

ReceivedSDElementIndex:   Returns the index of the Structured-Data element in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting returns the index of the Structured-Data element as defined in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting is applicable when receiving messages.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

ReceivedSDParamCount:   Returns the number of the Sd-param values for the specified SDElementIndex in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting returns the number of the SD-param values for the specified SDElementIndex.

This configuration setting is applicable when receiving messages.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

ReceivedSDParamName:   Returns the name of the SD-Param field in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting returns the name of the SD-Param field as defined in RFC 5424. Append the index in square brackets to refer to the SD-Param field in the specified index: SDParamName[index]

This configuration setting is applicable when receiving messages.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

ReceivedSDParamValue:   Returns the value of the SD-Param field in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting returns the value of the SD-Param field as defined in RFC 5424. Append the index in square brackets to refer to the SD-Param field in the specified index: SDParamValue[index]

This configuration setting is applicable when receiving messages.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

The following example demonstrates how to obtain the structured data information from a received message: int ReceivedSDElementCount = Int32.Parse(syslog.Config("ReceivedSDElementCount")); for(int i=0; i < ReceivedSDElementCount; i++) { syslog.Config("ReceivedSDElementIndex="+ i.ToString()); int ReceivedSDParamCount = Int32.Parse(syslog.Config("ReceivedSDParamCount")); for(int j=0; j < ReceivedSDParamCount; j++) { Console.WriteLine("Param Name: " + syslog.Config("ReceivedSDParamName[" + j.ToString() + "]")); Console.WriteLine("Param Value: " + syslog.Config("ReceivedSDParamValue[" + j.ToString() + "]")); } }

SDElementCount:   Sets the number of Structured-data elements in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting specifies the number of Structured-data elements in RFC 5424.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

SDElementId:   Sets the Sd-Id value of the Sd-element with the specified SDElementIndex in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting specifies the Sd-Id value of the SD-element with the specified SDElementIndex.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

SDElementIndex:   Sets the index of the Structured-Data element in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting specifies the index of the Structured-Data element as defined in RFC 5424.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

SDParamCount:   Sets the number of the Sd-param values for the specified SDElementIndex in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting specifies the number of the SD-param values for the specified SDElementIndex.

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

SDParamName:   Sets the name of the SD-Param field in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting specifies the name of the SD-Param field as defined in RFC 5424. Append the index in square brackets to refer to the SD-Param field in the specified index: SDParamName[index]

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

SDParamValue:   Sets the value of the SD-Param field in RFC 5424.

This configuration setting specifies the value of the SD-Param field as defined in RFC 5424. Append the index in square brackets to refer to the SD-Param field in the specified index: SDParamValue[index]

Note: This configuration setting is applicable only when Version is set to 1 (RFC 5424)

The following example demonstrates how to set the Struct-Data configs: syslog.Config("SDElementCount=2"); syslog.Config("SDElementIndex=0"); syslog.Config("SDElementID=examplePriority@32473"); syslog.Config("SDParamCount=1"); syslog.Config("SDParamName[0]=class"); syslog.Config("SDParamValue[0]=high"); syslog.Config("SDElementIndex=1"); syslog.Config("SDElementID=exampleSDID@32473"); syslog.Config("SDParamCount=2"); syslog.Config("SDParamName[0]=iut"); syslog.Config("SDParamValue[0]=3"); syslog.Config("SDParamName[1]=eventSource"); syslog.Config("SDParamValue[1]=Application");

TCPLocalPort:   The local port to use when sending data over TCP.

When using Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) the class will listen for incoming data on the specified LocalPort. When sending data a separate TCP connection is established from the local host to the remote host. The local port used for this connection is defined by this setting. If set to 0 (default) the system chooses an available port. If set to any other value, the class will use the specified port.

This setting should be set only when there is a particular reason to do so.

Note: This setting is applicable only in JDK versions 1.7 or higher. In earlier JDK versions, the LocalPort is permitted to be shared between the listening and sending socket (later JDK versions do not allow this).

TCPMessageDelimiter:   The message delimiter to use (if any) when sending and receiving over TCP.

When UseTCP is set to True, messages may be sent and received using either Octet Counting or Non-Transparent-Framing schemes to separate messages sent over the wire. This setting defines the delimiter to use in the Non-Transparent-Framing scheme when sending messages. Possible values are as follows:

0 (None - Default) Octet Counting is used, there is no delimiter character
1 (Cr) The carriage return character is used as a message delimiter
2 (Lf) The line feed character is used as a message delimiter
3 (CrLf) The two character carriage return line feed sequence is used as a message delimiter
4 (Null) A single null byte is used as a message delimiter

This configuration setting is applicable only when sending a message and UseTCP is set to True.

UseHostname:   Determines if the local host name or IP address is used in the Syslog header.

If set to False, the class will use the IP address of the local host name in the header of the Syslog packet. The default value is True.

UseLocalTime:   Indicates whether to use local time or GMT time for packet timestamps.

Setting this to True will generate timestamps based on the time in your locality, taking into account your time zone. When this option is False (default), GMT timestamps are generated.

Version:   Determines which Syslog version to use.

0 (RFC 3164 - Default) Uses RFC 3164
1 (RFC 5424) Uses RFC 5424
This configuration setting specifies which version of Syslog will be used.

Note: This configuration setting should be set before setting any of the AppName, MsgId, ProcId

UDP Config Settings

CaptureIPPacketInfo:   Used to capture the packet information.

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

The default value for this setting is False.

Note: This configuration setting is available only in Windows.

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

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

The default value is false.

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

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

Note: This configuration setting is available only in Windows.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The default value for this setting is False.

UseConnection:   Determines whether to use a connected socket.

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

The default value for this setting is False.

UseIPv6:   Whether or not to use IPv6.

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

Socket Config Settings

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

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

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

FirewallData:   Used to send extra data to the firewall.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Base Config Settings

BuildInfo:   Information about the product's build.

When queried, this setting will return a string containing information about the product's build.

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

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

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

LicenseInfo:   Information about the current license.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Trappable Errors (SysLog Class)

SysLog Errors

451   Unable to acquire valid system time.

UDP Errors

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

SSL Errors

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

TCP/IP Errors

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