CAdESSigner Class

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The CAdESSigner class creates CAdES- and CMS-compliant electronic signatures.

Syntax

CAdESSigner

Remarks

CAdESSigner can sign documents and files in compliance with CMS Advanced Electronic Signatures (CAdES) specification. Originally developed by ETSI on the basis of PKCS#7 format and initially adopted in the European Union, CAdES has quickly become a recognized international standard for signing all sorts of electronic documents.

Besides being a signature standard in its own right, CAdES is used as part of other higher-level signature standards, such as PAdES or S/MIME. It provides a convenient framework for creating short-lived and long-term signatures over any kind of documents, and is now used by governments, healthcare providers, banks, and independent service providers all across the globe.

Standards and technologies supported

CAdESSigner offers the following signing capabilities:

• Create and upgrade CAdES signatures in accordance with the most recent CAdES specification (ETSI EN 319 122). Some features from older versions are also supported.
• All profiles are supported (BES, EPES, T, C, X, XL, A, including Baseline and Extended variants).
• Timestamping using external TSAs.
• All industry-standard cryptographic algorithms (RSA, ECDSA, SHA256-512, and many others).

Configuring the signature parameters

Configuring CAdESSigner to make it produce a signature of the right type is the main task you would need to perform in your code. Normally the service or software you will be communicating your signed documents to will provide you with the list of requirements that your signatures should match.

Typically, those will dictate the following key aspects of the signatures:

• The signature Level (such BES, T, XL, A, or XLong). This can be passed as the Level parameter of the Sign method.
• Whether the signature should be detached or enveloping: this can be adjusted via the Detached parameter of the Sign method.
• When creating a timestamped signature (such as T or A), provide the address of your online TSA service via TimestampServer property.
• When creating long-term signatures that include the signing chain and validation material, tune up validation parameters via RevocationCheck, OfflineMode, and IgnoreChainValidationErrors properties.

In some circumstances you will also need to adjust the following lower-level settings:

• Set ClaimedSigningTime to include the local signature creation time (not timestamped by a TTP).
• Specify EPES signature parameters via PolicyHash, PolicyHashAlgorithm, PolicyID, and PolicyURI properties.
• Provide the hash algorithm via the HashAlgorithm property.

Signing certificates

CAdESSigner can use certificates residing on different media. Besides generic certificates stored in PFX or PEM files (A1), it can operate with non-exportable certificates residing on hardware media (A3) or in the cloud.

Non-exportable certificates can be accessed transparently via a Windows CSP or a PKCS#11 driver, if supplied by the certificate issuer. Proprietary interfaces can be plugged in with the external signing feature (see below).

You can use CertificateManager and CertificateStorage components to access the signing certificate. Assign the certificate to SigningCertificate property, and optionally provide the remainder of its chain via SigningChain property.

Note: If signing with a non-exportable key (such as residing on a hardware device or in the cloud), please make sure you keep the original CertificateStorage object open until the signing is completed. This is because the storage component provides a 'bridge' to the private key. If the storage is closed prematurely, this bridge is destroyed, and the private key can't be used.

You don't need to provide a signing certificate or chain when timestamping and upgrading signatures, since this type of operation does not involve the signing private key.

Signing a file

Now that you have set up all signature properties and attached the signing certificate, it is time to proceed to signing. You can provide the input document in one of the following forms: as a file (assign the path to InputFile property), as a stream (assign to InputStream property), or as a byte array (assign to InputBytes). Similarly, the output can be collected in one of the same forms, either by passing the destination path or stream via OutputFile and OutputStream respectively, or by reading the resulting document bytes from the OutputBytes property after the signing completes.

Having set up the input and output (unless using OutputBytes, which should be read later), call the component's Sign method, passing the desired signature level and type as parameters. This will initiate the signing process. Depending on the settings, the signing may be as straightforward as calculating the document hash and signing it with the private key (e.g. in CAdES-BES or B-B variant), or it may involve advanced chain validation routines (CAdES-XL or -A). During the latter the component may contact a number of external revocation information sources (CRL and OCSP servers) to establish the validity of the signing certificate.

If a TSA server was provided via the TimestampServer property, the component will contact it too to timestamp the new signature.

During the signing CAdESSigner may fire events to let your code know of certain conditions. It may fire TLSCertValidate if one of the HTTP endpoints involved in the operation (which may be a CRL, OCSP, or TSA service) works over TLS and needs its certificate to be validated.

Apart from signing, CAdESSigner can perform operations on signatures of other kinds. Use Upgrade method to upgrade an existing CAdES signature to a higher level (e.g. BES to XL). Use Timestamp to add a generic or validation timestamp to an existing signature. Use the Countersign method to add a countersignature to an existing signature. For any of these operations the input should constitute a valid CAdES signature.

External signing and DCAuth

CAdESSigner, like many other components offered by the product, supports two methods of signing with external keys. These methods are fully independent of each other: you can choose the one that suits your usage scenario best.

Synchronous method: ExternalSign

This is a simpler method that basically lets you infiltrate into the heart of the signing routine by taking care of the hash signing operation. The component does the rest of the job (hash calculation, preparation of signature objects, CRL/OCSP retrieval).

To initiate this method, call SignExternal instead of Sign. When the hash is ready, it will be passed back to your code with ExternalSign event. Your event handler needs to sign the hash with the private key and return the created signature back to the component - which will embed it into the document.

You don't need your signing certificate to contain an associated private key when using this method. The certificate itself (its public copy) may be needed though, as it is often included in the hash calculation.

This method is synchronous, meaning SignExternal provides you the results immediately upon its completion.

Asynchronous method: DCAuth

DCAuth is a SecureBlackbox-own know-how technology. This protocol was designed to allow sharing of private keys across environments, allowing the signer and the private key to reside on different systems. It works in the following way:

• The signing party - such as CAdESSigner - initiates the operation using SignAsyncBegin call. This produces two outcomes: a pre-signed document (a document with a blank signature placeholder), and a request state (an object containing a hash that needs to be signed). At this point the CAdESSigner instance can be released, and the process itself terminated (which may be useful when run as part of a web page).
• The request state is passed to the private key holder party. The private key holder passes the request state to a DCAuth object, which parses the request state, extracts the hash, and signs it. The output of DCAuth processing is another object, response state, which contains the signature. The private key holder then sends the response state back to the signing party.
• The signing party re-creates the controls, and passes the response state, together with the pre-signed version of the document, to the signer's SignAsyncEnd method. SignAsyncEnd extracts the signature from the response state and incorporates it into the pre-signed document.

This method is asynchronous in that sense that, from the signing party's viewpoint, it splits the signing operation into the pre-signing and completion stages which can be performed independently from each other and in different execution contexts. This makes this method particularly helpful for use in web pages and other scenarios where the signing key is not available in real time.

Fine-grained chain validation setup

Chain validation is a sophisticated, multi-faceted procedure that involves a lot of variables. Depending on the configuration of your operating environment, the specifics of the PKI framework being used, and the validation policy you need to follow, you may want to tune up your chain validation parameters so they fit them best. A summary of such parameters is given below.

• RevocationCheck lets you choose between and/or prioritize revocation origins. OCSP sources are often preferred to CRL because of their real-time capability and the smaller size of validation tokens they produce.
• OfflineMode is a master switch that stops the class from looking for any validation tokens online. If this property is switched on, the class will only use the KnownCertificates, TrustedCertificates, KnownCRLs, and KnownOCSPs collections to look for the missing validation material.
• IgnoreChainValidationErrors makes the class ignore any major validation issues it encounters (such us an untrusted chain or missing CRL). This option is handy for debugging and for creating signatures in the environments where the signing certificate is not trusted.
• KnownCertificates, KnownCRLs, and KnownOCSPs let you provide your own validation material. This may be useful when working in OfflineMode, where the signer has no access to the validation sources, or where the validation material has already been collected.
• TrustedCertificates lets you provide a list of trust anchors, either as a complement to the system's or as an alternative to it.
• BlockedCertificates lets you provide a list of blocked/distrusted certificates. Any CA certificate contained in it will be deemed untrusted/invalid.

The following parameters are not directly related to chain validation, but may have an implicit effect on it.

• Proxy, SocketSettings, and TLSSettings let you tune up the connectivity and TLS options in accordance with local preferences.
• TLSClientChain lets you provide the client certificate and its chain for TLS client authentication.
• Subscribe to TLSCertValidate to validate any TLS certificates of the services involved in chain validation.

The results of the chain validation procedure, upon its completion, are published in the following properties:

• ChainValidationResult contains the primary result of the chain validation routine: valid, valid but untrusted, invalid, or undefined.
• ChainValidationDetails provides the details of the factors that contributed to the chain validation result, such as an outdated certificate, a missing CRL, or a missing CA certificate.
• ValidationLog contains the detailed chain validation log. The log can often be very helpful in nailing down various validation issues.

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BlockedCertCount Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The number of records in the BlockedCert arrays.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetBlockedCertCount();
int SetBlockedCertCount(int iBlockedCertCount);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetBlockedCertCount();
INT SetBlockedCertCount(INT iBlockedCertCount);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getblockedcertcount(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setblockedcertcount(void* lpObj, int iBlockedCertCount);

int GetBlockedCertCount();
int SetBlockedCertCount(int iBlockedCertCount);

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

• BlockedCertBytes
• BlockedCertHandle

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

BlockedCertBytes Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetBlockedCertBytes(int iBlockedCertIndex, char* &lpBlockedCertBytes, int &lenBlockedCertBytes);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetBlockedCertBytes(INT iBlockedCertIndex, LPSTR &lpBlockedCertBytes, INT &lenBlockedCertBytes);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getblockedcertbytes(void* lpObj, int blockedcertindex, char** lpBlockedCertBytes, int* lenBlockedCertBytes);

QByteArray GetBlockedCertBytes(int iBlockedCertIndex);

Remarks

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

The BlockedCertIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the BlockedCertCount property.

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

Data Type

Byte Array

BlockedCertHandle Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Allows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int64 GetBlockedCertHandle(int iBlockedCertIndex);
int SetBlockedCertHandle(int iBlockedCertIndex, int64 lBlockedCertHandle);

Unicode (Windows)
LONG64 GetBlockedCertHandle(INT iBlockedCertIndex);
INT SetBlockedCertHandle(INT iBlockedCertIndex, LONG64 lBlockedCertHandle);

int64 secureblackbox_cadessigner_getblockedcerthandle(void* lpObj, int blockedcertindex);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setblockedcerthandle(void* lpObj, int blockedcertindex, int64 lBlockedCertHandle);

qint64 GetBlockedCertHandle(int iBlockedCertIndex);
int SetBlockedCertHandle(int iBlockedCertIndex, qint64 lBlockedCertHandle);

Default Value

0

Remarks

Allows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object. Use this property to assign objects of the same type in a quicker manner, without copying them fieldwise.

When you pass a handle of one object to another, the source object is copied to the destination rather than assigned. It is safe to get rid of the original object after such operation.

 
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  pdfSigner.setSigningCertHandle(certMgr.getCertHandle());

The BlockedCertIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the BlockedCertCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Long64

ChainValidationDetails Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The details of a certificate chain validation outcome.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetChainValidationDetails();

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetChainValidationDetails();

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getchainvalidationdetails(void* lpObj);

int GetChainValidationDetails();

Default Value

0

Remarks

Use the value(s) returned by this property to identify the reasons that contributed to the overall validation result.

Returns a bit mask of the following options:

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

Data Type

Integer

ChainValidationResult Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The general outcome of a certificate chain validation routine. Use ChainValidationDetails to get information about the reasons that contributed to the validation result.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetChainValidationResult();

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetChainValidationResult();

CVT_VALID(0), 
CVT_VALID_BUT_UNTRUSTED(1), 
CVT_INVALID(2), 
CVT_CANT_BE_ESTABLISHED(3)

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getchainvalidationresult(void* lpObj);

int GetChainValidationResult();

Default Value

0

Remarks

Available options:

Use the ValidationLog property to access the detailed validation log.

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

Data Type

Integer

ClaimedSigningTime Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The signing time from the signer's computer.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetClaimedSigningTime();
int SetClaimedSigningTime(const char* lpszClaimedSigningTime);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetClaimedSigningTime();
INT SetClaimedSigningTime(LPCWSTR lpszClaimedSigningTime);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getclaimedsigningtime(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setclaimedsigningtime(void* lpObj, const char* lpszClaimedSigningTime);

QString GetClaimedSigningTime();
int SetClaimedSigningTime(QString qsClaimedSigningTime);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to provide the signature production time. The claimed time is not supported by a trusted source; it may be inaccurate, forfeited, or wrong, and as such is usually taken for informational purposes only by verifiers. Use timestamp servers to embed verifiable trusted timestamps. The time is in UTC.

Data Type

String

DataBytes Property (CAdESSigner Class)

A byte array containing the external data source.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetDataBytes(char* &lpDataBytes, int &lenDataBytes);
int SetDataBytes(const char* lpDataBytes, int lenDataBytes);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetDataBytes(LPSTR &lpDataBytes, INT &lenDataBytes);
INT SetDataBytes(LPCSTR lpDataBytes, INT lenDataBytes);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getdatabytes(void* lpObj, char** lpDataBytes, int* lenDataBytes);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setdatabytes(void* lpObj, const char* lpDataBytes, int lenDataBytes);

QByteArray GetDataBytes();
int SetDataBytes(QByteArray qbaDataBytes);

Remarks

Use this property to provide external data source for detached signatures in the form of a byte array.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Byte Array

DataFile Property (CAdESSigner Class)

A path to a file containing an external data source.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetDataFile();
int SetDataFile(const char* lpszDataFile);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetDataFile();
INT SetDataFile(LPCWSTR lpszDataFile);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getdatafile(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setdatafile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszDataFile);

QString GetDataFile();
int SetDataFile(QString qsDataFile);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to provide an external data source for detached signatures. This property should only be assigned when countersigning or timestamping existing detached signatures. In this case the detached signature should be provided via InputFile, and the corresponding detached data via this property.

Data Type

String

ExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Specifies an optional document ID for SignAsyncBegin() and SignAsyncEnd() calls.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID();
int SetExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID(const char* lpszExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID();
INT SetExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID(LPCWSTR lpszExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getexternalcryptoasyncdocumentid(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setexternalcryptoasyncdocumentid(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID);

QString GetExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID();
int SetExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID(QString qsExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Specifies an optional document ID for SignAsyncBegin() and SignAsyncEnd() calls.

Use this property when working with multi-signature DCAuth requests and responses to uniquely identify documents signed within a larger batch. On the completion stage, this value helps the signing component identify the correct signature in the returned batch of responses.

If using batched requests, make sure to set this property to the same value on both the pre-signing (SignAsyncBegin) and completion (SignAsyncEnd) stages.

Data Type

String

ExternalCryptoCustomParams Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Custom parameters to be passed to the signing service (uninterpreted).

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetExternalCryptoCustomParams();
int SetExternalCryptoCustomParams(const char* lpszExternalCryptoCustomParams);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetExternalCryptoCustomParams();
INT SetExternalCryptoCustomParams(LPCWSTR lpszExternalCryptoCustomParams);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getexternalcryptocustomparams(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setexternalcryptocustomparams(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoCustomParams);

QString GetExternalCryptoCustomParams();
int SetExternalCryptoCustomParams(QString qsExternalCryptoCustomParams);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Custom parameters to be passed to the signing service (uninterpreted).

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

String

ExternalCryptoData Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Additional data to be included in the async state and mirrored back by the requestor.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetExternalCryptoData();
int SetExternalCryptoData(const char* lpszExternalCryptoData);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetExternalCryptoData();
INT SetExternalCryptoData(LPCWSTR lpszExternalCryptoData);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getexternalcryptodata(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setexternalcryptodata(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoData);

QString GetExternalCryptoData();
int SetExternalCryptoData(QString qsExternalCryptoData);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Additional data to be included in the async state and mirrored back by the requestor.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

String

ExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Specifies whether the message hash is to be calculated at the external endpoint.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation();
int SetExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation(int bExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation);

Unicode (Windows)
BOOL GetExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation();
INT SetExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation(BOOL bExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getexternalcryptoexternalhashcalculation(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setexternalcryptoexternalhashcalculation(void* lpObj, int bExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation);

bool GetExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation();
int SetExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation(bool bExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation);

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

Specifies whether the message hash is to be calculated at the external endpoint. Please note that this mode is not supported by the DCAuth class.

If set to true, the class will pass a few kilobytes of to-be-signed data from the document to the OnExternalSign event. This only applies when SignExternal() is called.

Data Type

Boolean

ExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Specifies the request's signature hash algorithm.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm();
int SetExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm(const char* lpszExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm();
INT SetExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm(LPCWSTR lpszExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getexternalcryptohashalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setexternalcryptohashalgorithm(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm);

QString GetExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm();
int SetExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm(QString qsExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm);

Default Value

"SHA256"

Remarks

Specifies the request's signature hash algorithm.

Data Type

String

ExternalCryptoKeyID Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The ID of the pre-shared key used for DC request authentication.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetExternalCryptoKeyID();
int SetExternalCryptoKeyID(const char* lpszExternalCryptoKeyID);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetExternalCryptoKeyID();
INT SetExternalCryptoKeyID(LPCWSTR lpszExternalCryptoKeyID);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getexternalcryptokeyid(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setexternalcryptokeyid(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoKeyID);

QString GetExternalCryptoKeyID();
int SetExternalCryptoKeyID(QString qsExternalCryptoKeyID);

Default Value

""

Remarks

The ID of the pre-shared key used for DC request authentication.

Asynchronous DCAuth-driven communication requires that parties authenticate each other with a secret pre-shared cryptographic key. This provides an extra protection layer for the protocol and diminishes the risk of the private key becoming abused by foreign parties. Use this property to provide the pre-shared key identifier, and use ExternalCryptoKeySecret to pass the key itself.

The same KeyID/KeySecret pair should be used on the DCAuth side for the signing requests to be accepted.

Note: The KeyID/KeySecret scheme is very similar to the AuthKey scheme used in various Cloud service providers to authenticate users.

Example:

 
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  signer.ExternalCrypto.KeyID = "MainSigningKey";
  signer.ExternalCrypto.KeySecret = "abcdef0123456789";

Data Type

String

ExternalCryptoKeySecret Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The pre-shared key used for DC request authentication.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetExternalCryptoKeySecret();
int SetExternalCryptoKeySecret(const char* lpszExternalCryptoKeySecret);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetExternalCryptoKeySecret();
INT SetExternalCryptoKeySecret(LPCWSTR lpszExternalCryptoKeySecret);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getexternalcryptokeysecret(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setexternalcryptokeysecret(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoKeySecret);

QString GetExternalCryptoKeySecret();
int SetExternalCryptoKeySecret(QString qsExternalCryptoKeySecret);

Default Value

""

Remarks

The pre-shared key used for DC request authentication. This key must be set and match the key used by the DCAuth counterpart for the scheme to work.

Read more about configuring authentication in the ExternalCryptoKeyID topic.

Data Type

String

ExternalCryptoMethod Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Specifies the asynchronous signing method.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetExternalCryptoMethod();
int SetExternalCryptoMethod(int iExternalCryptoMethod);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetExternalCryptoMethod();
INT SetExternalCryptoMethod(INT iExternalCryptoMethod);

ASMD_PKCS1(0), 
ASMD_PKCS7(1)

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getexternalcryptomethod(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setexternalcryptomethod(void* lpObj, int iExternalCryptoMethod);

int GetExternalCryptoMethod();
int SetExternalCryptoMethod(int iExternalCryptoMethod);

Default Value

0

Remarks

Specifies the asynchronous signing method. This is typically defined by the DC server capabilities and setup.

Available options:

Data Type

Integer

ExternalCryptoMode Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Specifies the external cryptography mode.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetExternalCryptoMode();
int SetExternalCryptoMode(int iExternalCryptoMode);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetExternalCryptoMode();
INT SetExternalCryptoMode(INT iExternalCryptoMode);

ECM_DEFAULT(0), 
ECM_DISABLED(1), 
ECM_GENERIC(2), 
ECM_DCAUTH(3), 
ECM_DCAUTH_JSON(4)

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getexternalcryptomode(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setexternalcryptomode(void* lpObj, int iExternalCryptoMode);

int GetExternalCryptoMode();
int SetExternalCryptoMode(int iExternalCryptoMode);

Default Value

0

Remarks

Specifies the external cryptography mode.

Available options:

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

ExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Provide the public key algorithm here if the certificate is not available on the pre-signing stage.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm();
int SetExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm(const char* lpszExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm();
INT SetExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm(LPCWSTR lpszExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getexternalcryptopublickeyalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setexternalcryptopublickeyalgorithm(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm);

QString GetExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm();
int SetExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm(QString qsExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Provide the public key algorithm here if the certificate is not available on the pre-signing stage.

Data Type

String

FIPSMode Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Reserved.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetFIPSMode();
int SetFIPSMode(int bFIPSMode);

Unicode (Windows)
BOOL GetFIPSMode();
INT SetFIPSMode(BOOL bFIPSMode);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getfipsmode(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setfipsmode(void* lpObj, int bFIPSMode);

bool GetFIPSMode();
int SetFIPSMode(bool bFIPSMode);

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

This property is reserved for future use.

Data Type

Boolean

HashAlgorithm Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Specifies the hash algorithm to be used.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetHashAlgorithm();
int SetHashAlgorithm(const char* lpszHashAlgorithm);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetHashAlgorithm();
INT SetHashAlgorithm(LPCWSTR lpszHashAlgorithm);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_gethashalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_sethashalgorithm(void* lpObj, const char* lpszHashAlgorithm);

QString GetHashAlgorithm();
int SetHashAlgorithm(QString qsHashAlgorithm);

Default Value

"SHA256"

Remarks

The hash algorithm provided will be used to compute the main message digest, as well as for obtaining auxiliary digests, such as a timestamp digest.

Data Type

String

IgnoreChainValidationErrors Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Makes the class tolerant to chain validation errors.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetIgnoreChainValidationErrors();
int SetIgnoreChainValidationErrors(int bIgnoreChainValidationErrors);

Unicode (Windows)
BOOL GetIgnoreChainValidationErrors();
INT SetIgnoreChainValidationErrors(BOOL bIgnoreChainValidationErrors);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getignorechainvalidationerrors(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setignorechainvalidationerrors(void* lpObj, int bIgnoreChainValidationErrors);

bool GetIgnoreChainValidationErrors();
int SetIgnoreChainValidationErrors(bool bIgnoreChainValidationErrors);

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

If this property is set to True, any errors emerging during certificate chain validation will be ignored. This setting may be handy if the purpose of validation is the creation of an LTV signature, and the validation is performed in an environment that doesn't trust the signer's certificate chain.

Data Type

Boolean

InputBytes Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Use this property to pass the input to class in byte array form.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetInputBytes(char* &lpInputBytes, int &lenInputBytes);
int SetInputBytes(const char* lpInputBytes, int lenInputBytes);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetInputBytes(LPSTR &lpInputBytes, INT &lenInputBytes);
INT SetInputBytes(LPCSTR lpInputBytes, INT lenInputBytes);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getinputbytes(void* lpObj, char** lpInputBytes, int* lenInputBytes);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setinputbytes(void* lpObj, const char* lpInputBytes, int lenInputBytes);

QByteArray GetInputBytes();
int SetInputBytes(QByteArray qbaInputBytes);

Remarks

Assign a byte array containing the data to be processed to this property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Byte Array

InputFile Property (CAdESSigner Class)

A path to a file containing the data to be signed or updated.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetInputFile();
int SetInputFile(const char* lpszInputFile);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetInputFile();
INT SetInputFile(LPCWSTR lpszInputFile);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getinputfile(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setinputfile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszInputFile);

QString GetInputFile();
int SetInputFile(QString qsInputFile);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to provide the data to work on. In case of the first-time signing, point this property to your data file. If countersigning, upgrading, or timestamping an existing signature, provide your existing signature file.

If updating a detached signature, you might need to provide the original data via DataFile property.

The data provided via this property can alternatively be provided from memory via InputStream property.

Data Type

String

InputIsHash Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Specifies whether the input source contains the hash of the data or the actual data.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetInputIsHash();
int SetInputIsHash(int bInputIsHash);

Unicode (Windows)
BOOL GetInputIsHash();
INT SetInputIsHash(BOOL bInputIsHash);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getinputishash(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setinputishash(void* lpObj, int bInputIsHash);

bool GetInputIsHash();
int SetInputIsHash(bool bInputIsHash);

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

Use this property to tell the component whether the input source contains the actual data or its hash.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Boolean

KnownCertCount Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The number of records in the KnownCert arrays.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetKnownCertCount();
int SetKnownCertCount(int iKnownCertCount);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetKnownCertCount();
INT SetKnownCertCount(INT iKnownCertCount);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getknowncertcount(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setknowncertcount(void* lpObj, int iKnownCertCount);

int GetKnownCertCount();
int SetKnownCertCount(int iKnownCertCount);

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

• KnownCertBytes
• KnownCertHandle

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

KnownCertBytes Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetKnownCertBytes(int iKnownCertIndex, char* &lpKnownCertBytes, int &lenKnownCertBytes);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetKnownCertBytes(INT iKnownCertIndex, LPSTR &lpKnownCertBytes, INT &lenKnownCertBytes);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getknowncertbytes(void* lpObj, int knowncertindex, char** lpKnownCertBytes, int* lenKnownCertBytes);

QByteArray GetKnownCertBytes(int iKnownCertIndex);

Remarks

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

The KnownCertIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the KnownCertCount property.

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

Data Type

Byte Array

KnownCertHandle Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Allows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int64 GetKnownCertHandle(int iKnownCertIndex);
int SetKnownCertHandle(int iKnownCertIndex, int64 lKnownCertHandle);

Unicode (Windows)
LONG64 GetKnownCertHandle(INT iKnownCertIndex);
INT SetKnownCertHandle(INT iKnownCertIndex, LONG64 lKnownCertHandle);

int64 secureblackbox_cadessigner_getknowncerthandle(void* lpObj, int knowncertindex);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setknowncerthandle(void* lpObj, int knowncertindex, int64 lKnownCertHandle);

qint64 GetKnownCertHandle(int iKnownCertIndex);
int SetKnownCertHandle(int iKnownCertIndex, qint64 lKnownCertHandle);

Default Value

0

Remarks

Allows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object. Use this property to assign objects of the same type in a quicker manner, without copying them fieldwise.

When you pass a handle of one object to another, the source object is copied to the destination rather than assigned. It is safe to get rid of the original object after such operation.

 
 Copy
  pdfSigner.setSigningCertHandle(certMgr.getCertHandle());

The KnownCertIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the KnownCertCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Long64

KnownCRLCount Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The number of records in the KnownCRL arrays.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetKnownCRLCount();
int SetKnownCRLCount(int iKnownCRLCount);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetKnownCRLCount();
INT SetKnownCRLCount(INT iKnownCRLCount);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getknowncrlcount(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setknowncrlcount(void* lpObj, int iKnownCRLCount);

int GetKnownCRLCount();
int SetKnownCRLCount(int iKnownCRLCount);

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

• KnownCRLBytes
• KnownCRLHandle

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

KnownCRLBytes Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Returns the raw CRL data in DER format.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetKnownCRLBytes(int iKnownCRLIndex, char* &lpKnownCRLBytes, int &lenKnownCRLBytes);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetKnownCRLBytes(INT iKnownCRLIndex, LPSTR &lpKnownCRLBytes, INT &lenKnownCRLBytes);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getknowncrlbytes(void* lpObj, int knowncrlindex, char** lpKnownCRLBytes, int* lenKnownCRLBytes);

QByteArray GetKnownCRLBytes(int iKnownCRLIndex);

Remarks

Returns the raw CRL data in DER format.

The KnownCRLIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the KnownCRLCount property.

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

Data Type

Byte Array

KnownCRLHandle Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Allows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int64 GetKnownCRLHandle(int iKnownCRLIndex);
int SetKnownCRLHandle(int iKnownCRLIndex, int64 lKnownCRLHandle);

Unicode (Windows)
LONG64 GetKnownCRLHandle(INT iKnownCRLIndex);
INT SetKnownCRLHandle(INT iKnownCRLIndex, LONG64 lKnownCRLHandle);

int64 secureblackbox_cadessigner_getknowncrlhandle(void* lpObj, int knowncrlindex);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setknowncrlhandle(void* lpObj, int knowncrlindex, int64 lKnownCRLHandle);

qint64 GetKnownCRLHandle(int iKnownCRLIndex);
int SetKnownCRLHandle(int iKnownCRLIndex, qint64 lKnownCRLHandle);

Default Value

0

Remarks

Allows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object. Use this property to assign objects of the same type in a quicker manner, without copying them fieldwise.

When you pass a handle of one object to another, the source object is copied to the destination rather than assigned. It is safe to get rid of the original object after such operation.

 
 Copy
  pdfSigner.setSigningCertHandle(certMgr.getCertHandle());

The KnownCRLIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the KnownCRLCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Long64

KnownOCSPCount Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The number of records in the KnownOCSP arrays.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetKnownOCSPCount();
int SetKnownOCSPCount(int iKnownOCSPCount);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetKnownOCSPCount();
INT SetKnownOCSPCount(INT iKnownOCSPCount);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getknownocspcount(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setknownocspcount(void* lpObj, int iKnownOCSPCount);

int GetKnownOCSPCount();
int SetKnownOCSPCount(int iKnownOCSPCount);

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

• KnownOCSPBytes
• KnownOCSPHandle

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

KnownOCSPBytes Property (CAdESSigner Class)

A buffer containing the raw OCSP response data.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetKnownOCSPBytes(int iKnownOCSPIndex, char* &lpKnownOCSPBytes, int &lenKnownOCSPBytes);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetKnownOCSPBytes(INT iKnownOCSPIndex, LPSTR &lpKnownOCSPBytes, INT &lenKnownOCSPBytes);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getknownocspbytes(void* lpObj, int knownocspindex, char** lpKnownOCSPBytes, int* lenKnownOCSPBytes);

QByteArray GetKnownOCSPBytes(int iKnownOCSPIndex);

Remarks

A buffer containing the raw OCSP response data.

The KnownOCSPIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the KnownOCSPCount property.

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

Data Type

Byte Array

KnownOCSPHandle Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Allows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int64 GetKnownOCSPHandle(int iKnownOCSPIndex);
int SetKnownOCSPHandle(int iKnownOCSPIndex, int64 lKnownOCSPHandle);

Unicode (Windows)
LONG64 GetKnownOCSPHandle(INT iKnownOCSPIndex);
INT SetKnownOCSPHandle(INT iKnownOCSPIndex, LONG64 lKnownOCSPHandle);

int64 secureblackbox_cadessigner_getknownocsphandle(void* lpObj, int knownocspindex);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setknownocsphandle(void* lpObj, int knownocspindex, int64 lKnownOCSPHandle);

qint64 GetKnownOCSPHandle(int iKnownOCSPIndex);
int SetKnownOCSPHandle(int iKnownOCSPIndex, qint64 lKnownOCSPHandle);

Default Value

0

Remarks

Allows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object. Use this property to assign objects of the same type in a quicker manner, without copying them fieldwise.

When you pass a handle of one object to another, the source object is copied to the destination rather than assigned. It is safe to get rid of the original object after such operation.

 
 Copy
  pdfSigner.setSigningCertHandle(certMgr.getCertHandle());

The KnownOCSPIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the KnownOCSPCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Long64

OfflineMode Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Switches the class to offline mode.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetOfflineMode();
int SetOfflineMode(int bOfflineMode);

Unicode (Windows)
BOOL GetOfflineMode();
INT SetOfflineMode(BOOL bOfflineMode);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getofflinemode(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setofflinemode(void* lpObj, int bOfflineMode);

bool GetOfflineMode();
int SetOfflineMode(bool bOfflineMode);

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

When working in offline mode, the class restricts itself from using any online revocation information sources, such as CRL or OCSP responders.

Offline mode may be useful if there is a need to verify the completeness of the validation information included within the signature or provided via KnownCertificates, KnownCRLs, and other related properties.

Data Type

Boolean

OutputBytes Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Use this property to read the output the class object has produced.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetOutputBytes(char* &lpOutputBytes, int &lenOutputBytes);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetOutputBytes(LPSTR &lpOutputBytes, INT &lenOutputBytes);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getoutputbytes(void* lpObj, char** lpOutputBytes, int* lenOutputBytes);

QByteArray GetOutputBytes();

Remarks

Read the contents of this property after the operation has completed to read the produced output. This property will only be set if the OutputFile and OutputStream properties had not been assigned.

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

Data Type

Byte Array

OutputFile Property (CAdESSigner Class)

A file where the signed data is to be saved.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetOutputFile();
int SetOutputFile(const char* lpszOutputFile);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetOutputFile();
INT SetOutputFile(LPCWSTR lpszOutputFile);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getoutputfile(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setoutputfile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszOutputFile);

QString GetOutputFile();
int SetOutputFile(QString qsOutputFile);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to provide a path to the file where to save the resulting signed message.

Data Type

String

PolicyHash Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The signature policy hash value.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetPolicyHash();
int SetPolicyHash(const char* lpszPolicyHash);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetPolicyHash();
INT SetPolicyHash(LPCWSTR lpszPolicyHash);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getpolicyhash(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setpolicyhash(void* lpObj, const char* lpszPolicyHash);

QString GetPolicyHash();
int SetPolicyHash(QString qsPolicyHash);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to set the signature policy hash for EPES signatures

Data Type

String

PolicyHashAlgorithm Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The algorithm that was used to calculate the signature policy hash.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetPolicyHashAlgorithm();
int SetPolicyHashAlgorithm(const char* lpszPolicyHashAlgorithm);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetPolicyHashAlgorithm();
INT SetPolicyHashAlgorithm(LPCWSTR lpszPolicyHashAlgorithm);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getpolicyhashalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setpolicyhashalgorithm(void* lpObj, const char* lpszPolicyHashAlgorithm);

QString GetPolicyHashAlgorithm();
int SetPolicyHashAlgorithm(QString qsPolicyHashAlgorithm);

Default Value

"SHA256"

Remarks

Use this property to specify the hash algorithm that was used to calculate the signature policy hash. Assign the actual hash value to PolicyHash.

Data Type

String

PolicyID Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The policy ID to be included into the signature.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetPolicyID();
int SetPolicyID(const char* lpszPolicyID);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetPolicyID();
INT SetPolicyID(LPCWSTR lpszPolicyID);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getpolicyid(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setpolicyid(void* lpObj, const char* lpszPolicyID);

QString GetPolicyID();
int SetPolicyID(QString qsPolicyID);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to specify the signature policy identifier for EPES signatures.

Data Type

String

PolicyURI Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The signature policy URI to be included in the signature.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetPolicyURI();
int SetPolicyURI(const char* lpszPolicyURI);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetPolicyURI();
INT SetPolicyURI(LPCWSTR lpszPolicyURI);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getpolicyuri(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setpolicyuri(void* lpObj, const char* lpszPolicyURI);

QString GetPolicyURI();
int SetPolicyURI(QString qsPolicyURI);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to specify the URI of the signature policy for EPES signatures.

Data Type

String

Profile Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Specifies a pre-defined profile to apply when creating the signature.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetProfile();
int SetProfile(const char* lpszProfile);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetProfile();
INT SetProfile(LPCWSTR lpszProfile);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getprofile(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setprofile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszProfile);

QString GetProfile();
int SetProfile(QString qsProfile);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Advanced signatures come in many variants, which are often defined by parties that needs to process them or by local standards. SecureBlackbox profiles are sets of pre-defined configurations which correspond to particular signature variants. By specifying a profile, you are pre-configuring the component to make it produce the signature that matches the configuration corresponding to that profile.

Data Type

String

ProxyAddress Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The IP address of the proxy server.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetProxyAddress();
int SetProxyAddress(const char* lpszProxyAddress);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetProxyAddress();
INT SetProxyAddress(LPCWSTR lpszProxyAddress);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getproxyaddress(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setproxyaddress(void* lpObj, const char* lpszProxyAddress);

QString GetProxyAddress();
int SetProxyAddress(QString qsProxyAddress);

Default Value

""

Remarks

The IP address of the proxy server.

Data Type

String

ProxyAuthentication Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The authentication type used by the proxy server.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetProxyAuthentication();
int SetProxyAuthentication(int iProxyAuthentication);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetProxyAuthentication();
INT SetProxyAuthentication(INT iProxyAuthentication);

PAT_NO_AUTHENTICATION(0), 
PAT_BASIC(1), 
PAT_DIGEST(2), 
PAT_NTLM(3)

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getproxyauthentication(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setproxyauthentication(void* lpObj, int iProxyAuthentication);

int GetProxyAuthentication();
int SetProxyAuthentication(int iProxyAuthentication);

Default Value

0

Remarks

The authentication type used by the proxy server.

Data Type

Integer

ProxyPassword Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The password to authenticate to the proxy server.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetProxyPassword();
int SetProxyPassword(const char* lpszProxyPassword);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetProxyPassword();
INT SetProxyPassword(LPCWSTR lpszProxyPassword);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getproxypassword(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setproxypassword(void* lpObj, const char* lpszProxyPassword);

QString GetProxyPassword();
int SetProxyPassword(QString qsProxyPassword);

Default Value

""

Remarks

The password to authenticate to the proxy server.

Data Type

String

ProxyPort Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The port on the proxy server to connect to.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetProxyPort();
int SetProxyPort(int iProxyPort);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetProxyPort();
INT SetProxyPort(INT iProxyPort);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getproxyport(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setproxyport(void* lpObj, int iProxyPort);

int GetProxyPort();
int SetProxyPort(int iProxyPort);

Default Value

0

Remarks

The port on the proxy server to connect to.

Data Type

Integer

ProxyProxyType Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The type of the proxy server.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetProxyProxyType();
int SetProxyProxyType(int iProxyProxyType);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetProxyProxyType();
INT SetProxyProxyType(INT iProxyProxyType);

CPT_NONE(0), 
CPT_SOCKS_4(1), 
CPT_SOCKS_5(2), 
CPT_WEB_TUNNEL(3), 
CPT_HTTP(4)

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getproxyproxytype(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setproxyproxytype(void* lpObj, int iProxyProxyType);

int GetProxyProxyType();
int SetProxyProxyType(int iProxyProxyType);

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of the proxy server.

The WebTunnel proxy is also known as HTTPS proxy. Unlike HTTP proxy, HTTPS proxy (WebTunnel) provides end-to-end security.

Data Type

Integer

ProxyRequestHeaders Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Contains HTTP request headers for WebTunnel and HTTP proxy.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetProxyRequestHeaders();
int SetProxyRequestHeaders(const char* lpszProxyRequestHeaders);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetProxyRequestHeaders();
INT SetProxyRequestHeaders(LPCWSTR lpszProxyRequestHeaders);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getproxyrequestheaders(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setproxyrequestheaders(void* lpObj, const char* lpszProxyRequestHeaders);

QString GetProxyRequestHeaders();
int SetProxyRequestHeaders(QString qsProxyRequestHeaders);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Contains HTTP request headers for WebTunnel and HTTP proxy.

Data Type

String

ProxyResponseBody Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Contains the HTTP or HTTPS (WebTunnel) proxy response body.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetProxyResponseBody();
int SetProxyResponseBody(const char* lpszProxyResponseBody);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetProxyResponseBody();
INT SetProxyResponseBody(LPCWSTR lpszProxyResponseBody);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getproxyresponsebody(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setproxyresponsebody(void* lpObj, const char* lpszProxyResponseBody);

QString GetProxyResponseBody();
int SetProxyResponseBody(QString qsProxyResponseBody);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Contains the HTTP or HTTPS (WebTunnel) proxy response body.

Data Type

String

ProxyResponseHeaders Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Contains response headers received from an HTTP or HTTPS (WebTunnel) proxy server.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetProxyResponseHeaders();
int SetProxyResponseHeaders(const char* lpszProxyResponseHeaders);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetProxyResponseHeaders();
INT SetProxyResponseHeaders(LPCWSTR lpszProxyResponseHeaders);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getproxyresponseheaders(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setproxyresponseheaders(void* lpObj, const char* lpszProxyResponseHeaders);

QString GetProxyResponseHeaders();
int SetProxyResponseHeaders(QString qsProxyResponseHeaders);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Contains response headers received from an HTTP or HTTPS (WebTunnel) proxy server.

Data Type

String

ProxyUseIPv6 Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Specifies whether IPv6 should be used when connecting through the proxy.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetProxyUseIPv6();
int SetProxyUseIPv6(int bProxyUseIPv6);

Unicode (Windows)
BOOL GetProxyUseIPv6();
INT SetProxyUseIPv6(BOOL bProxyUseIPv6);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getproxyuseipv6(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setproxyuseipv6(void* lpObj, int bProxyUseIPv6);

bool GetProxyUseIPv6();
int SetProxyUseIPv6(bool bProxyUseIPv6);

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

Specifies whether IPv6 should be used when connecting through the proxy.

Data Type

Boolean

ProxyUseProxy Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Enables or disables proxy-driven connection.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetProxyUseProxy();
int SetProxyUseProxy(int bProxyUseProxy);

Unicode (Windows)
BOOL GetProxyUseProxy();
INT SetProxyUseProxy(BOOL bProxyUseProxy);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getproxyuseproxy(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setproxyuseproxy(void* lpObj, int bProxyUseProxy);

bool GetProxyUseProxy();
int SetProxyUseProxy(bool bProxyUseProxy);

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

Enables or disables proxy-driven connection.

Data Type

Boolean

ProxyUsername Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Specifies the username credential for proxy authentication.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetProxyUsername();
int SetProxyUsername(const char* lpszProxyUsername);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetProxyUsername();
INT SetProxyUsername(LPCWSTR lpszProxyUsername);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getproxyusername(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setproxyusername(void* lpObj, const char* lpszProxyUsername);

QString GetProxyUsername();
int SetProxyUsername(QString qsProxyUsername);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Specifies the username credential for proxy authentication.

Data Type

String

RevocationCheck Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Specifies the kind(s) of revocation check to perform for all chain certificates.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetRevocationCheck();
int SetRevocationCheck(int iRevocationCheck);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetRevocationCheck();
INT SetRevocationCheck(INT iRevocationCheck);

CRC_NONE(0), 
CRC_AUTO(1), 
CRC_ALL_CRL(2), 
CRC_ALL_OCSP(3), 
CRC_ALL_CRLAND_OCSP(4), 
CRC_ANY_CRL(5), 
CRC_ANY_OCSP(6), 
CRC_ANY_CRLOR_OCSP(7), 
CRC_ANY_OCSPOR_CRL(8)

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getrevocationcheck(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setrevocationcheck(void* lpObj, int iRevocationCheck);

int GetRevocationCheck();
int SetRevocationCheck(int iRevocationCheck);

Default Value

1

Remarks

Revocation checking is necessary to ensure the integrity of the chain and obtain up-to-date certificate validity and trustworthiness information.

Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs) and Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) responses serve the same purpose of ensuring that the certificate had not been revoked by the Certificate Authority (CA) at the time of use. Depending on your circumstances and security policy requirements, you may want to use either one or both of the revocation information source types.

This setting controls the way the revocation checks are performed for every certificate in the chain. Typically certificates come with two types of revocation information sources: CRL (certificate revocation lists) and OCSP responders. CRLs are static objects periodically published by the CA at some online location. OCSP responders are active online services maintained by the CA that can provide up-to-date information on certificate statuses in near real time.

There are some conceptual differences between the two. CRLs are normally larger in size. Their use involves some latency because there is normally some delay between the time when a certificate was revoked and the time the subsequent CRL mentioning that is published. The benefits of CRL is that the same object can provide statuses for all certificates issued by a particular CA, and that the whole technology is much simpler than OCSP (and thus is supported by more CAs).

This setting lets you adjust the validation course by including or excluding certain types of revocation sources from the validation process. The crcAnyOCSPOrCRL setting (give preference to the faster OCSP route and only demand one source to succeed) is a good choice for most typical validation environments. The "crcAll*" modes are much stricter, and may be used in scenarios where bulletproof validity information is essential.

Note: If no CRL or OCSP endpoints are provided by the CA, the revocation check will be considered successful. This is because the CA chose not to supply revocation information for its certificates, meaning they are considered irrevocable.

Note: Within each of the above settings, if any retrieved CRL or OCSP response indicates that the certificate has been revoked, the revocation check fails.

Data Type

Integer

SignatureIndex Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The index of the signature to update.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSignatureIndex();
int SetSignatureIndex(int iSignatureIndex);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSignatureIndex();
INT SetSignatureIndex(INT iSignatureIndex);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsignatureindex(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsignatureindex(void* lpObj, int iSignatureIndex);

int GetSignatureIndex();
int SetSignatureIndex(int iSignatureIndex);

Default Value

0

Remarks

Use this property to specify the index of the existing signature before timestamping or countersigning it.

Data Type

Integer

SignedAttributeCount Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The number of records in the SignedAttribute arrays.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSignedAttributeCount();
int SetSignedAttributeCount(int iSignedAttributeCount);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSignedAttributeCount();
INT SetSignedAttributeCount(INT iSignedAttributeCount);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsignedattributecount(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsignedattributecount(void* lpObj, int iSignedAttributeCount);

int GetSignedAttributeCount();
int SetSignedAttributeCount(int iSignedAttributeCount);

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

• SignedAttributeOID
• SignedAttributeValue

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

SignedAttributeOID Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The object identifier of the attribute.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetSignedAttributeOID(int iSignedAttributeIndex);
int SetSignedAttributeOID(int iSignedAttributeIndex, const char* lpszSignedAttributeOID);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetSignedAttributeOID(INT iSignedAttributeIndex);
INT SetSignedAttributeOID(INT iSignedAttributeIndex, LPCWSTR lpszSignedAttributeOID);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsignedattributeoid(void* lpObj, int signedattributeindex);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsignedattributeoid(void* lpObj, int signedattributeindex, const char* lpszSignedAttributeOID);

QString GetSignedAttributeOID(int iSignedAttributeIndex);
int SetSignedAttributeOID(int iSignedAttributeIndex, QString qsSignedAttributeOID);

Default Value

""

Remarks

The object identifier of the attribute.

The SignedAttributeIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the SignedAttributeCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

String

SignedAttributeValue Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The value of the attribute.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSignedAttributeValue(int iSignedAttributeIndex, char* &lpSignedAttributeValue, int &lenSignedAttributeValue);
int SetSignedAttributeValue(int iSignedAttributeIndex, const char* lpSignedAttributeValue, int lenSignedAttributeValue);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSignedAttributeValue(INT iSignedAttributeIndex, LPSTR &lpSignedAttributeValue, INT &lenSignedAttributeValue);
INT SetSignedAttributeValue(INT iSignedAttributeIndex, LPCSTR lpSignedAttributeValue, INT lenSignedAttributeValue);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsignedattributevalue(void* lpObj, int signedattributeindex, char** lpSignedAttributeValue, int* lenSignedAttributeValue);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsignedattributevalue(void* lpObj, int signedattributeindex, const char* lpSignedAttributeValue, int lenSignedAttributeValue);

QByteArray GetSignedAttributeValue(int iSignedAttributeIndex);
int SetSignedAttributeValue(int iSignedAttributeIndex, QByteArray qbaSignedAttributeValue);

Remarks

The value of the attribute.

The SignedAttributeIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the SignedAttributeCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Byte Array

SigningCertBytes Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSigningCertBytes(char* &lpSigningCertBytes, int &lenSigningCertBytes);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSigningCertBytes(LPSTR &lpSigningCertBytes, INT &lenSigningCertBytes);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsigningcertbytes(void* lpObj, char** lpSigningCertBytes, int* lenSigningCertBytes);

QByteArray GetSigningCertBytes();

Remarks

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

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

Data Type

Byte Array

SigningCertHandle Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Allows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int64 GetSigningCertHandle();
int SetSigningCertHandle(int64 lSigningCertHandle);

Unicode (Windows)
LONG64 GetSigningCertHandle();
INT SetSigningCertHandle(LONG64 lSigningCertHandle);

int64 secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsigningcerthandle(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsigningcerthandle(void* lpObj, int64 lSigningCertHandle);

qint64 GetSigningCertHandle();
int SetSigningCertHandle(qint64 lSigningCertHandle);

Default Value

0

Remarks

Allows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object. Use this property to assign objects of the same type in a quicker manner, without copying them fieldwise.

When you pass a handle of one object to another, the source object is copied to the destination rather than assigned. It is safe to get rid of the original object after such operation.

 
 Copy
  pdfSigner.setSigningCertHandle(certMgr.getCertHandle());

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Long64

SigningChainCount Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The number of records in the SigningChain arrays.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSigningChainCount();
int SetSigningChainCount(int iSigningChainCount);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSigningChainCount();
INT SetSigningChainCount(INT iSigningChainCount);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsigningchaincount(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsigningchaincount(void* lpObj, int iSigningChainCount);

int GetSigningChainCount();
int SetSigningChainCount(int iSigningChainCount);

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

• SigningChainBytes
• SigningChainHandle

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

SigningChainBytes Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSigningChainBytes(int iSigningChainIndex, char* &lpSigningChainBytes, int &lenSigningChainBytes);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSigningChainBytes(INT iSigningChainIndex, LPSTR &lpSigningChainBytes, INT &lenSigningChainBytes);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsigningchainbytes(void* lpObj, int signingchainindex, char** lpSigningChainBytes, int* lenSigningChainBytes);

QByteArray GetSigningChainBytes(int iSigningChainIndex);

Remarks

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

The SigningChainIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the SigningChainCount property.

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

Data Type

Byte Array

SigningChainHandle Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Allows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int64 GetSigningChainHandle(int iSigningChainIndex);
int SetSigningChainHandle(int iSigningChainIndex, int64 lSigningChainHandle);

Unicode (Windows)
LONG64 GetSigningChainHandle(INT iSigningChainIndex);
INT SetSigningChainHandle(INT iSigningChainIndex, LONG64 lSigningChainHandle);

int64 secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsigningchainhandle(void* lpObj, int signingchainindex);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsigningchainhandle(void* lpObj, int signingchainindex, int64 lSigningChainHandle);

qint64 GetSigningChainHandle(int iSigningChainIndex);
int SetSigningChainHandle(int iSigningChainIndex, qint64 lSigningChainHandle);

Default Value

0

Remarks

Allows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object. Use this property to assign objects of the same type in a quicker manner, without copying them fieldwise.

When you pass a handle of one object to another, the source object is copied to the destination rather than assigned. It is safe to get rid of the original object after such operation.

 
 Copy
  pdfSigner.setSigningCertHandle(certMgr.getCertHandle());

The SigningChainIndex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the SigningChainCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Long64

SocketDNSMode Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Selects the DNS resolver to use: the class's (secure) built-in one, or the one provided by the system.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSocketDNSMode();
int SetSocketDNSMode(int iSocketDNSMode);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSocketDNSMode();
INT SetSocketDNSMode(INT iSocketDNSMode);

DM_AUTO(0), 
DM_PLATFORM(1), 
DM_OWN(2), 
DM_OWN_SECURE(3)

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsocketdnsmode(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsocketdnsmode(void* lpObj, int iSocketDNSMode);

int GetSocketDNSMode();
int SetSocketDNSMode(int iSocketDNSMode);

Default Value

0

Remarks

Selects the DNS resolver to use: the component's (secure) built-in one, or the one provided by the system.

Data Type

Integer

SocketDNSPort Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Specifies the port number to be used for sending queries to the DNS server.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSocketDNSPort();
int SetSocketDNSPort(int iSocketDNSPort);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSocketDNSPort();
INT SetSocketDNSPort(INT iSocketDNSPort);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsocketdnsport(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsocketdnsport(void* lpObj, int iSocketDNSPort);

int GetSocketDNSPort();
int SetSocketDNSPort(int iSocketDNSPort);

Default Value

0

Remarks

Specifies the port number to be used for sending queries to the DNS server.

Data Type

Integer

SocketDNSQueryTimeout Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The timeout (in milliseconds) for each DNS query.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSocketDNSQueryTimeout();
int SetSocketDNSQueryTimeout(int iSocketDNSQueryTimeout);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSocketDNSQueryTimeout();
INT SetSocketDNSQueryTimeout(INT iSocketDNSQueryTimeout);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsocketdnsquerytimeout(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsocketdnsquerytimeout(void* lpObj, int iSocketDNSQueryTimeout);

int GetSocketDNSQueryTimeout();
int SetSocketDNSQueryTimeout(int iSocketDNSQueryTimeout);

Default Value

0

Remarks

The timeout (in milliseconds) for each DNS query. The value of 0 indicates an infinite timeout.

Data Type

Integer

SocketDNSServers Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The addresses of DNS servers to use for address resolution, separated by commas or semicolons.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetSocketDNSServers();
int SetSocketDNSServers(const char* lpszSocketDNSServers);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetSocketDNSServers();
INT SetSocketDNSServers(LPCWSTR lpszSocketDNSServers);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsocketdnsservers(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsocketdnsservers(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSocketDNSServers);

QString GetSocketDNSServers();
int SetSocketDNSServers(QString qsSocketDNSServers);

Default Value

""

Remarks

The addresses of DNS servers to use for address resolution, separated by commas or semicolons.

Data Type

String

SocketDNSTotalTimeout Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The timeout (in milliseconds) for the whole resolution process.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSocketDNSTotalTimeout();
int SetSocketDNSTotalTimeout(int iSocketDNSTotalTimeout);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSocketDNSTotalTimeout();
INT SetSocketDNSTotalTimeout(INT iSocketDNSTotalTimeout);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsocketdnstotaltimeout(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsocketdnstotaltimeout(void* lpObj, int iSocketDNSTotalTimeout);

int GetSocketDNSTotalTimeout();
int SetSocketDNSTotalTimeout(int iSocketDNSTotalTimeout);

Default Value

0

Remarks

The timeout (in milliseconds) for the whole resolution process. The value of 0 indicates an infinite timeout.

Data Type

Integer

SocketIncomingSpeedLimit Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The maximum number of bytes to read from the socket, per second.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSocketIncomingSpeedLimit();
int SetSocketIncomingSpeedLimit(int iSocketIncomingSpeedLimit);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSocketIncomingSpeedLimit();
INT SetSocketIncomingSpeedLimit(INT iSocketIncomingSpeedLimit);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsocketincomingspeedlimit(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsocketincomingspeedlimit(void* lpObj, int iSocketIncomingSpeedLimit);

int GetSocketIncomingSpeedLimit();
int SetSocketIncomingSpeedLimit(int iSocketIncomingSpeedLimit);

Default Value

0

Remarks

The maximum number of bytes to read from the socket, per second.

Data Type

Integer

SocketLocalAddress Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The local network interface to bind the socket to.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetSocketLocalAddress();
int SetSocketLocalAddress(const char* lpszSocketLocalAddress);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetSocketLocalAddress();
INT SetSocketLocalAddress(LPCWSTR lpszSocketLocalAddress);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsocketlocaladdress(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsocketlocaladdress(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSocketLocalAddress);

QString GetSocketLocalAddress();
int SetSocketLocalAddress(QString qsSocketLocalAddress);

Default Value

""

Remarks

The local network interface to bind the socket to.

Data Type

String

SocketLocalPort Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The local port number to bind the socket to.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSocketLocalPort();
int SetSocketLocalPort(int iSocketLocalPort);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSocketLocalPort();
INT SetSocketLocalPort(INT iSocketLocalPort);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsocketlocalport(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsocketlocalport(void* lpObj, int iSocketLocalPort);

int GetSocketLocalPort();
int SetSocketLocalPort(int iSocketLocalPort);

Default Value

0

Remarks

The local port number to bind the socket to.

Data Type

Integer

SocketOutgoingSpeedLimit Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The maximum number of bytes to write to the socket, per second.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit();
int SetSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit(int iSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit();
INT SetSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit(INT iSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsocketoutgoingspeedlimit(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsocketoutgoingspeedlimit(void* lpObj, int iSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit);

int GetSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit();
int SetSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit(int iSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit);

Default Value

0

Remarks

The maximum number of bytes to write to the socket, per second.

Data Type

Integer

SocketTimeout Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The maximum period of waiting, in milliseconds, after which the socket operation is considered unsuccessful.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSocketTimeout();
int SetSocketTimeout(int iSocketTimeout);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSocketTimeout();
INT SetSocketTimeout(INT iSocketTimeout);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsockettimeout(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsockettimeout(void* lpObj, int iSocketTimeout);

int GetSocketTimeout();
int SetSocketTimeout(int iSocketTimeout);

Default Value

60000

Remarks

The maximum period of waiting, in milliseconds, after which the socket operation is considered unsuccessful.

If Timeout is set to 0, a socket operation will expire after the system-default timeout (2 hrs 8 min for TCP stack).

Data Type

Integer

SocketUseIPv6 Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Enables or disables IP protocol version 6.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSocketUseIPv6();
int SetSocketUseIPv6(int bSocketUseIPv6);

Unicode (Windows)
BOOL GetSocketUseIPv6();
INT SetSocketUseIPv6(BOOL bSocketUseIPv6);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_getsocketuseipv6(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_setsocketuseipv6(void* lpObj, int bSocketUseIPv6);

bool GetSocketUseIPv6();
int SetSocketUseIPv6(bool bSocketUseIPv6);

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

Enables or disables IP protocol version 6.

Data Type

Boolean

TimestampServer Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The address of the timestamping server.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetTimestampServer();
int SetTimestampServer(const char* lpszTimestampServer);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetTimestampServer();
INT SetTimestampServer(LPCWSTR lpszTimestampServer);

char* secureblackbox_cadessigner_gettimestampserver(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_settimestampserver(void* lpObj, const char* lpszTimestampServer);

QString GetTimestampServer();
int SetTimestampServer(QString qsTimestampServer);

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to provide the address of the Time Stamping Authority (TSA) server to be used for timestamping the signature.

SecureBlackbox supports RFC3161-compliant timestamping servers, available via HTTP or HTTPS.

If your timestamping service enforces credential-based user authentication (basic or digest), you can provide the credentials in the same URL:

http://user:password@timestamp.server.com/TsaService

For TSAs using certificate-based TLS authentication, provide the client certificate via the TLSClientChain property.

If this property is left empty, no timestamp will be added to the signature.

Starting from summer 2021 update (Vol. 2), the virtual timestamping service is supported, which allows you to intervene in the timestamping routine and provide your own handling for the TSA exchange. This may be handy if the service that you are requesting timestamps from uses a non-standard TSP protocol or requires special authentication option.

To employ the virtual service, assign an URI of the following format to this property:

virtual://localhost?hashonly=true&includecerts=true&reqpolicy=1.2.3.4.5&halg=SHA256

Subscribe to Notification event to get notified about the virtualized timestamping event. The EventID of the timestamping event is TimestampRequest. Inside the event handler, read the base16-encoded request from the EventParam parameter and forward it to the timestamping authority. Upon receiving the response, pass it back to the component, encoded in base16, via the TimestampResponse config property:

component.Config("TimestampResponse=308208ab...");

Note that all the exchange with your custom TSA should take place within the same invocation of the Notification event.

The hashonly parameter of the virtual URI tells the component to only return the timestamp message imprint via the EventParam parameter. If set to false, EventParam will contain the complete RFC3161 timestamping request.

The includecerts parameter specifies that the requestCertificates parameter of the timestamping request should be set to true.

The reqpolicy parameter lets you specify the request policy, and the halg parameter specifies the hash algorithm to use for timestamping.

All the parameters are optional.

Data Type

String

TLSClientCertCount Property (CAdESSigner Class)

The number of records in the TLSClientCert arrays.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetTLSClientCertCount();
int SetTLSClientCertCount(int iTLSClientCertCount);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetTLSClientCertCount();
INT SetTLSClientCertCount(INT iTLSClientCertCount);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_gettlsclientcertcount(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_cadessigner_settlsclientcertcount(void* lpObj, int iTLSClientCertCount);

int GetTLSClientCertCount();
int SetTLSClientCertCount(int iTLSClientCertCount);

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

• TLSClientCertBytes
• TLSClientCertHandle

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

TLSClientCertBytes Property (CAdESSigner Class)

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

Syntax

• C++
• C
• Qt

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetTLSClientCertBytes(int iTLSClientCertIndex, char* &lpTLSClientCertBytes, int &lenTLSClientCertBytes);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetTLSClientCertBytes(INT iTLSClientCertIndex, LPSTR &lpTLSClientCertBytes, INT &lenTLSClientCertBytes);

int secureblackbox_cadessigner_gettlsclientcertbytes(void* lpObj, int tlsclientcertindex, char** lpTLSClientCertBytes, int* lenTLSClientCertBytes);

QByteArray GetTLSClientCertBytes(int iTLSClientCertIndex);