XMLSigner Component

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The XMLSigner component provides a simple interface for digitally signing XML data according to the XML-Signature Syntax and Processing specification.

Syntax

nsoftware.SecureBlackbox.Xmlsigner

Remarks

To sign the data, you need to specify the data to be signed using the References property, then select the signature type and signature method type (signature or MAC).

Set the path to the file to be signed via the InputFile. Signed data will be saved in the OutputFile. Finally, call the Sign method to generate a signature and save signed data. It is possible to generate a signature remotely: use SignExternal method to do this.

Asynchronous signing is also supported. Call SignAsyncBegin to generate a signature and save the generated XML-DSIG without signature value into the document. To complete the signing, call SignAsyncEnd.

XMLSigner only performs basic signing of XML documents. For richer features, such as XAdES and/or chain validation, please see the XAdESSigner component

Property List


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

CanonicalizationMethodSpecifies XML canonicalization method to use.
DataBytesUse this property to pass the external data to component in the byte array form.
DataFileA file containing the external data covered by a detached signature.
DataStreamStandalone data covered by the signature.
DataTypeSpecifies the external data type.
DataURISpecifies a detached data resource URI.
EncodingSpecifies XML encoding.
ExternalCryptoProvides access to external signing and DC parameters.
FIPSModeReserved.
HashAlgorithmSpecifies the hash algorithm to be used.
InputBytesUse this property to pass the input to component in byte array form.
InputFileSpecifies the XML document to be signed.
InputStreamA stream containing the document to be signed.
OutputBytesUse this property to read the output the component object has produced.
OutputFileA file where the signed document is to be saved.
OutputStreamThe stream where the signed document is saved.
ReferencesA list of references to the data to be signed.
SignatureTypeThe signature type to employ when signing the document.
SigningCertificateThe certificate to be used for signing.
SigningChainThe signing certificate chain.
XMLElementSpecifies the XML element where to save the signature data.
XPathNamespacesSpecifies namespaces for the XPath expression.

Method List


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

AddDataReferenceCreates a new XML reference to the specified data.
AddReferenceCreates a new XML reference to the specified XML element.
ConfigSets or retrieves a configuration setting.
DoActionPerforms an additional action.
ExtractAsyncDataExtracts user data from the DC signing service response.
GetInnerXMLGet the inner XML content of the selected XML element.
GetOuterXMLGet the outer XML content of the selected XML element.
GetTextContentGet the text content of the selected XML element.
SetInnerXMLSet the inner XML content of the selected XML element.
SetTextContentSet the text content of the selected XML element.
SignSigns an XML document.
SignAsyncBeginInitiates the asynchronous signing operation.
SignAsyncEndCompletes the asynchronous signing operation.
SignExternalSigns the document using an external signing facility.

Event List


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

ErrorReports the details of signing errors.
ExternalSignHandles remote or external signing initiated by the SignExternal method or other source.
FormatElementReports the XML element that is currently being processed.
FormatTextReports XML text that is currently being processed.
NotificationThis event notifies the application about an underlying control flow event.
ResolveReferenceAsks the application to resolve a reference.

Config Settings


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

DetachedResourceURISpecifies a detached resource URI.
EnvelopingObjectEncodingSpecifies the enveloping object encoding.
EnvelopingObjectIDSpecifies the enveloping object identifier.
EnvelopingObjectMimeTypeSpecifies the enveloping object MIME type.
ExclusiveCanonicalizationPrefixSpecifies the exclusive canonicalization prefix.
HMACKeyThe key value for HMAC.
HMACOutputLengthSets the length of the HMAC output.
IDAttributeNameSpecifies the custom name of ID attribute.
IDAttributeNamespaceURISpecifies the custom namespace URI of ID attribute.
IncludeKeySpecifies whether to include the signing key to the signature.
IncludeKeyValueSpecifies whether the key value must be included to the signature.
InclusiveNamespacesPrefixListSpecifies the InclusiveNamespaces PrefixList.
InputTypeSpecifies the Input type.
InsertBeforeXMLElementDefines the reference XML element for signature insertion.
KeyInfoCustomXMLThe custom XML content for KeyInfo element.
KeyInfoDetailsSpecifies the signing key info details to include to the signature.
KeyInfoIDSpecifies the ID for KeyInfo element.
KeyNameContains information about the key used for signing.
ManifestCountThe number of the manifest elements.
ManifestID[Index]The ID of the manifest element.
ManifestObjectIndex[Index]The object element index to which the manifest element belongs.
ManifestXML[Index]The XML content of the manifest element.
ObjectCountThe number of the object elements.
ObjectEncoding[Index]The Encoding of the object element.
ObjectID[Index]The ID of the object element.
ObjectMimeType[Index]The MIME type of the object element.
ObjectSignaturePropertiesCountThe number of the signature properties elements.
ObjectSignaturePropertiesID[Index]The ID of the signature properties element.
ObjectSignaturePropertiesObjectIndex[Index]The object element index to which the signature properties element belongs.
ObjectSignaturePropertiesXML[Index]The XML content of the signature properties element.
ObjectSignaturePropertyCountThe number of the signature property elements.
ObjectSignaturePropertyID[Index]The ID of the signature properties element.
ObjectSignaturePropertyPropertiesIndex[Index]The signature properties element index to which the signature property element belongs.
ObjectSignaturePropertyTarget[Index]The Target of the signature properties element.
ObjectSignaturePropertyXML[Index]The XML content of the signature property element.
ObjectXML[Index]The XML content of the object element.
SignatureComplianceSpecifies the signature compliance mode.
SignatureIDSpecifies the ID for Signature element.
SignaturePrefixSpecifies the signature prefix.
SignatureValueContains the SignatureValue.
SignatureValueIDSpecifies the ID for SignatureValue element.
SignedInfoIDSpecifies the ID for SignedInfo element.
TempPathLocation where the temporary files are stored.
UseHMACSigningWhether to use HMAC signing.
UsePSSWhether to use RSASSA-PSS algorithm.
WriteBOMSpecifies whether byte-order mark should be written when saving the document.
XMLFormattingSpecifies the signature XML formatting.
CheckKeyIntegrityBeforeUseEnables or disable private key integrity check before use.
CookieCachingSpecifies whether a cookie cache should be used for HTTP(S) transports.
CookiesGets or sets local cookies for the component.
DefDeriveKeyIterationsSpecifies the default key derivation algorithm iteration count.
EnableClientSideSSLFFDHEEnables or disables finite field DHE key exchange support in TLS clients.
GlobalCookiesGets or sets global cookies for all the HTTP transports.
HttpUserAgentSpecifies the user agent name to be used by all HTTP clients.
LogDestinationSpecifies the debug log destination.
LogDetailsSpecifies the debug log details to dump.
LogFileSpecifies the debug log filename.
LogFiltersSpecifies the debug log filters.
LogFlushModeSpecifies the log flush mode.
LogLevelSpecifies the debug log level.
LogMaxEventCountSpecifies the maximum number of events to cache before further action is taken.
LogRotationModeSpecifies the log rotation mode.
MaxASN1BufferLengthSpecifies the maximal allowed length for ASN.1 primitive tag data.
MaxASN1TreeDepthSpecifies the maximal depth for processed ASN.1 trees.
OCSPHashAlgorithmSpecifies the hash algorithm to be used to identify certificates in OCSP requests.
StaticDNSSpecifies whether static DNS rules should be used.
StaticIPAddress[domain]Gets or sets an IP address for the specified domain name.
StaticIPAddressesGets or sets all the static DNS rules.
TagAllows to store any custom data.
TLSSessionGroupSpecifies the group name of TLS sessions to be used for session resumption.
TLSSessionLifetimeSpecifies lifetime in seconds of the cached TLS session.
TLSSessionPurgeIntervalSpecifies how often the session cache should remove the expired TLS sessions.
UseOwnDNSResolverSpecifies whether the client components should use own DNS resolver.
UseSharedSystemStoragesSpecifies whether the validation engine should use a global per-process copy of the system certificate stores.
UseSystemOAEPAndPSSEnforces or disables the use of system-driven RSA OAEP and PSS computations.
UseSystemRandomEnables or disables the use of the OS PRNG.

CanonicalizationMethod Property (XMLSigner Component)

Specifies XML canonicalization method to use.

Syntax

public XmlsignerCanonicalizationMethods CanonicalizationMethod { get; set; }

enum XmlsignerCanonicalizationMethods { cxcmNone, cxcmCanon, cxcmCanonComment, cxcmExclCanon, cxcmExclCanonComment, cxcmMinCanon, cxcmCanon_v1_1, cxcmCanonComment_v1_1 }
Public Property CanonicalizationMethod As XmlsignerCanonicalizationMethods

Enum XmlsignerCanonicalizationMethods cxcmNone cxcmCanon cxcmCanonComment cxcmExclCanon cxcmExclCanonComment cxcmMinCanon cxcmCanon_v1_1 cxcmCanonComment_v1_1 End Enum

Default Value

1

Remarks

Use this property to specify the method for XML canonicalization of SignedInfo element. See XML-Signature Syntax and Processing specification for details.

Supported canonicalization methods:

cxcmNone0
cxcmCanon1
cxcmCanonComment2
cxcmExclCanon3
cxcmExclCanonComment4
cxcmMinCanon5
cxcmCanon_v1_16
cxcmCanonComment_v1_17

DataBytes Property (XMLSigner Component)

Use this property to pass the external data to component in the byte array form.

Syntax

public byte[] DataBytes { get; set; }
Public Property DataBytes As Byte()

Remarks

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

This property is not available at design time.

DataFile Property (XMLSigner Component)

A file containing the external data covered by a detached signature.

Syntax

public string DataFile { get; set; }
Public Property DataFile As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

In the case of a detached signature, use this property to provide the external data to the component from a file. Alternatively, provide the data via DataStream.

DataStream Property (XMLSigner Component)

Standalone data covered by the signature.

Syntax

public System.IO.Stream DataStream { get; set; }
Public Property DataStream As System.IO.Stream

Default Value

null

Remarks

When validating a detached signature, use this stream property to provide the external (detached) data.

This property is not available at design time.

DataType Property (XMLSigner Component)

Specifies the external data type.

Syntax

public XmlsignerDataTypes DataType { get; set; }

enum XmlsignerDataTypes { cxdtXML, cxdtBinary, cxdtBase64 }
Public Property DataType As XmlsignerDataTypes

Enum XmlsignerDataTypes cxdtXML cxdtBinary cxdtBase64 End Enum

Default Value

0

Remarks

Use this property to specify the type of the external data (either DataFile, DataStream or DataBytes properties) for component.

DataURI Property (XMLSigner Component)

Specifies a detached data resource URI.

Syntax

public string DataURI { get; set; }
Public Property DataURI As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

Specifies a URI used for data being signed, usually the data filename if stored along with a detached signature.

Encoding Property (XMLSigner Component)

Specifies XML encoding.

Syntax

public string Encoding { get; set; }
Public Property Encoding As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to specify the encoding to apply to the XML documents.

ExternalCrypto Property (XMLSigner Component)

Provides access to external signing and DC parameters.

Syntax

public ExternalCrypto ExternalCrypto { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property ExternalCrypto As ExternalCrypto

Remarks

Use this property to tune-up remote cryptography settings. SecureBlackbox supports two independent types of external cryptography: synchronous (based on the ExternalSign event) and asynchronous (based on the DC protocol and the DCAuth signing component).

This property is read-only.

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

FIPSMode Property (XMLSigner Component)

Reserved.

Syntax

public bool FIPSMode { get; set; }
Public Property FIPSMode As Boolean

Default Value

False

Remarks

This property is reserved for future use.

HashAlgorithm Property (XMLSigner Component)

Specifies the hash algorithm to be used.

Syntax

public string HashAlgorithm { get; set; }
Public Property HashAlgorithm As String

Default Value

"SHA256"

Remarks

Use this property to set the hash algorithm for signature calculation.

Supported values:

SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD5MD5
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA1SHA1
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA224SHA224
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA256SHA256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA384SHA384
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA512SHA512
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_RIPEMD160RIPEMD160
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_1994GOST1994
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_WHIRLPOOLWHIRLPOOL
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256SHA3_256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384SHA3_384
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512SHA3_512

InputBytes Property (XMLSigner Component)

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

Syntax

public byte[] InputBytes { get; set; }
Public Property InputBytes As Byte()

Remarks

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

This property is not available at design time.

InputFile Property (XMLSigner Component)

Specifies the XML document to be signed.

Syntax

public string InputFile { get; set; }
Public Property InputFile As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

Provide a path to the XML file to be signed.

InputStream Property (XMLSigner Component)

A stream containing the document to be signed.

Syntax

public System.IO.Stream InputStream { get; set; }
Public Property InputStream As System.IO.Stream

Default Value

null

Remarks

Use this property to pass the document for signing by a component in a stream.

This property is not available at design time.

OutputBytes Property (XMLSigner Component)

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

Syntax

public byte[] OutputBytes { get; }
Public ReadOnly Property OutputBytes As Byte()

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.

OutputFile Property (XMLSigner Component)

A file where the signed document is to be saved.

Syntax

public string OutputFile { get; set; }
Public Property OutputFile As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

Provide a path to the file where the signed document is to be saved.

OutputStream Property (XMLSigner Component)

The stream where the signed document is saved.

Syntax

public System.IO.Stream OutputStream { get; set; }
Public Property OutputStream As System.IO.Stream

Default Value

null

Remarks

Use this property to specify the stream to save the signed document.

This property is not available at design time.

References Property (XMLSigner Component)

A list of references to the data to be signed.

Syntax

public XMLReferenceList References { get; }
Public Property References As XMLReferenceList

Remarks

Electronic signature is computed over a set of data pieces. Each piece of data to be signed is specified by a reference.

This property is not available at design time.

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

SignatureType Property (XMLSigner Component)

The signature type to employ when signing the document.

Syntax

public XmlsignerSignatureTypes SignatureType { get; set; }

enum XmlsignerSignatureTypes { cxstDetached, cxstEnveloping, cxstEnveloped }
Public Property SignatureType As XmlsignerSignatureTypes

Enum XmlsignerSignatureTypes cxstDetached cxstEnveloping cxstEnveloped End Enum

Default Value

4

Remarks

This property specifies the signature type to be used when signing the document.

Supported values:

cxstDetached1Specifies whether a detached signature should be produced. I.e., a signature which is kept separately from the signed document.
cxstEnveloping2Specifies whether an enveloping signature should be produced.
cxstEnveloped4Specifies whether an enveloped signature should be produced.

SigningCertificate Property (XMLSigner Component)

The certificate to be used for signing.

Syntax

public Certificate SigningCertificate { get; set; }
Public Property SigningCertificate As Certificate

Remarks

Use this property to specify the certificate that shall be used for signing the data. Note that this certificate should have a private key associated with it. Use SigningChain to supply the rest of the certificate chain for inclusion into the signature.

This property is not available at design time.

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

SigningChain Property (XMLSigner Component)

The signing certificate chain.

Syntax

public CertificateList SigningChain { get; }
Public Property SigningChain As CertificateList

Remarks

Use this property to provide the chain for the signing certificate. Use the SigningCertificate property, if it is available, to provide the signing certificate itself.

This property is not available at design time.

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

XMLElement Property (XMLSigner Component)

Specifies the XML element where to save the signature data.

Syntax

public string XMLElement { get; set; }
Public Property XMLElement As String

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property specifies the XML element where to save the electronic signature.

Supported values are:

""an empty string indicates the Document element
"#id"indicates an XML element with specified Id
XPath expressionindicates an XML element selected using XPath expression. Use XPathNamespaces property to specify Prefixes and NamespaceURIs

For example:

"/root/data[1]" - indicates the second "data" element under the document element with a name "root"

"//ns1:data" - indicates a data element. "ns1" prefix should be defined in XPathNamespaces property

Node nameindicates an XML element selected using its NodeName.

For example: "data" - indicates an XML element with node name "data".

XPathNamespaces Property (XMLSigner Component)

Specifies namespaces for the XPath expression.

Syntax

public XMLNamespaceList XPathNamespaces { get; }
Public Property XPathNamespaces As XMLNamespaceList

Remarks

This property contains a list of prefixes and namespaceURIs that are used in XPath expression with XMLElement property, and with TargetXMLElement and XPathPrefixList properties of the references.

This property is not available at design time.

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

AddDataReference Method (XMLSigner Component)

Creates a new XML reference to the specified data.

Syntax

public int AddDataReference(string dataURI, byte[] data);
Public Function AddDataReference(ByVal DataURI As String, ByVal Data As Byte()) As Integer

Remarks

Use this method to add a reference to the custom data. Pass the reference's URI via DataURI parameter.

This method uses HashAlgorithm property to specify the hash algorithm of the reference.

The method returns the index of the new reference entry in the References collection.

AddReference Method (XMLSigner Component)

Creates a new XML reference to the specified XML element.

Syntax

public int AddReference(string targetXmlElement, string customId, bool autoGenerateId);
Public Function AddReference(ByVal TargetXmlElement As String, ByVal CustomId As String, ByVal AutoGenerateId As Boolean) As Integer

Remarks

Use this method to add a reference to a particular XML element.

The reference's URI is set basing on the ID of the XML element. If the XML element doesn't have an ID then a CustomId value will be used. If CustomId is empty and AutoGenerateId is set, the ID will be generated automatically. An exception will be thrown otherwise.

This method uses CanonicalizationMethod and HashAlgorithm properties to specify the canonicalization method and hash algorithm of the reference.

The method returns the index of the new reference entry in the References collection.

Config Method (XMLSigner Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

public string Config(string configurationString);
Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String) As String

Remarks

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

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

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

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

DoAction Method (XMLSigner Component)

Performs an additional action.

Syntax

public string DoAction(string actionID, string actionParams);
Public Function DoAction(ByVal ActionID As String, ByVal ActionParams As String) As String

Remarks

DoAction is a generic method available in every component. It is used to perform an additional action introduced after the product major release. The list of actions is not fixed, and may be flexibly extended over time.

The unique identifier (case insensitive) of the action is provided in the ActionID parameter.

ActionParams contains the value of a single parameter, or a list of multiple parameters for the action in the form of PARAM1=VALUE1;PARAM2=VALUE2;....

ExtractAsyncData Method (XMLSigner Component)

Extracts user data from the DC signing service response.

Syntax

public string ExtractAsyncData(string asyncReply);
Public Function ExtractAsyncData(ByVal AsyncReply As String) As String

Remarks

Call this method before finalizing the asynchronous signing process to extract the data passed to the ExternalCrypto.Data property on the pre-signing stage.

The Data parameter can be used to pass some state or document identifier along with the signing request from the pre-signing to the completion async stage.

GetInnerXML Method (XMLSigner Component)

Get the inner XML content of the selected XML element.

Syntax

public string GetInnerXML(string XPath);
Public Function GetInnerXML(ByVal XPath As String) As String

Remarks

Call this method to get the inner XML content of the selected XML element.

GetOuterXML Method (XMLSigner Component)

Get the outer XML content of the selected XML element.

Syntax

public string GetOuterXML(string XPath);
Public Function GetOuterXML(ByVal XPath As String) As String

Remarks

Call this method to get the outer XML content of the selected XML element.

GetTextContent Method (XMLSigner Component)

Get the text content of the selected XML element.

Syntax

public string GetTextContent(string XPath);
Public Function GetTextContent(ByVal XPath As String) As String

Remarks

Call this method to get the text content of the selected XML element.

SetInnerXML Method (XMLSigner Component)

Set the inner XML content of the selected XML element.

Syntax

public void SetInnerXML(string XPath, string value);
Public Sub SetInnerXML(ByVal XPath As String, ByVal Value As String)

Remarks

Call this method to set the inner XML content of the selected XML element.

SetTextContent Method (XMLSigner Component)

Set the text content of the selected XML element.

Syntax

public void SetTextContent(string XPath, string value);
Public Sub SetTextContent(ByVal XPath As String, ByVal Value As String)

Remarks

Call this method to set the text content of the selected XML element.

Sign Method (XMLSigner Component)

Signs an XML document.

Syntax

public void Sign();
Public Sub Sign()

Remarks

Call this method to generate a signature over an XML document.

SignAsyncBegin Method (XMLSigner Component)

Initiates the asynchronous signing operation.

Syntax

public string SignAsyncBegin();
Public Function SignAsyncBegin() As String

Remarks

When using the DC framework, call this method to initiate the asynchronous signing process. Upon completion, a pre-signed copy of the document will be saved in OutputFile (or OutputStream). Keep the pre-signed copy somewhere local, and pass the returned string ('the request state') to the DC processor for handling.

Upon receiving the response state from the DC processor, assign the path to the pre-signed copy to InputFile (or InputStream), and call SignAsyncEnd to finalize the signing.

Note that depending on the signing method and DC configuration used, you may still need to provide the public part of the signing certificate via the SigningCertificate property.

Use the ExternalCrypto.AsyncDocumentID property to supply a unique document ID to include in the request. This is helpful when creating batches of multiple async requests, as it allows you to pass the whole response batch to SignAsyncEnd and expect it to recover the correct response from the batch automatically.

AsyncState is a message of the distributed cryptography (DC) protocol. The DC protocol is based on the exchange of async states between a DC client (an application that wants to sign a PDF, XML, or Office document) and a DC server (an application that controls access to the private key). An async state can carry one or more signing requests, comprised of document hashes, or one or more signatures produced over those hashes.

In a typical scenario you get a client-side async state from the SignAsyncBegin method. This state contains document hashes to be signed on the DC server side. You then send the async state to the DC server (often represented by the DCAuth component), which processes it and produces a matching signature state. The async state produced by the server is then passed to the SignAsyncEnd method.

SignAsyncEnd Method (XMLSigner Component)

Completes the asynchronous signing operation.

Syntax

public void SignAsyncEnd(string asyncReply);
Public Sub SignAsyncEnd(ByVal AsyncReply As String)

Remarks

When using the DC framework, call this method upon receiving the response state from the DC processor to complete the asynchronous signing process.

Before calling this method, assign the path to the pre-signed copy of the document obtained from the prior SignAsyncBegin call to InputFile (or InputStream). The method will embed the signature into the pre-signed document, and save the complete signed document to OutputFile (or OutputStream).

Note that depending on the signing method and DC configuration used, you may still need to provide the public part of the signing certificate via the SigningCertificate property.

Use the ExternalCrypto.AsyncDocumentID parameter to pass a specific document ID if using batched AsyncReply. If used, it should match the value provided on the pre-signing (SignAsyncBegin) stage.

AsyncState is a message of the distributed cryptography (DC) protocol. The DC protocol is based on the exchange of async states between a DC client (an application that wants to sign a PDF, XML, or Office document) and a DC server (an application that controls access to the private key). An async state can carry one or more signing requests, comprised of document hashes, or one or more signatures produced over those hashes.

In a typical scenario you get a client-side async state from the SignAsyncBegin method. This state contains document hashes to be signed on the DC server side. You then send the async state to the DC server (often represented by the DCAuth component), which processes it and produces a matching signature state. The async state produced by the server is then passed to the SignAsyncEnd method.

SignExternal Method (XMLSigner Component)

Signs the document using an external signing facility.

Syntax

public void SignExternal();
Public Sub SignExternal()

Remarks

Call this method to delegate the low-level signing operation to an external, remote, or custom signing engine. This method is useful if the signature has to be made by a device accessible through a custom or non-standard signing interface.

When all preparations are done and hash is computed, the component fires ExternalSign event which allows to pass the hash value for signing.

Error Event (XMLSigner Component)

Reports the details of signing errors.

Syntax

public event OnErrorHandler OnError;

public delegate void OnErrorHandler(object sender, XmlsignerErrorEventArgs e);

public class XmlsignerErrorEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public int ErrorCode { get; }
  public string Description { get; }
}
Public Event OnError As OnErrorHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnErrorHandler(sender As Object, e As XmlsignerErrorEventArgs)

Public Class XmlsignerErrorEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ErrorCode As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Description As String
End Class

Remarks

The event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during signing.

ErrorCode contains an error code and Description contains a textual description of the error. For a list of valid error codes and their descriptions, please refer to XML.

ExternalSign Event (XMLSigner Component)

Handles remote or external signing initiated by the SignExternal method or other source.

Syntax

public event OnExternalSignHandler OnExternalSign;

public delegate void OnExternalSignHandler(object sender, XmlsignerExternalSignEventArgs e);

public class XmlsignerExternalSignEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string OperationId { get; }
  public string HashAlgorithm { get; }
  public string Pars { get; }
  public string Data { get; }
  public string SignedData { get; set; }
}
Public Event OnExternalSign As OnExternalSignHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnExternalSignHandler(sender As Object, e As XmlsignerExternalSignEventArgs)

Public Class XmlsignerExternalSignEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property OperationId As String
  Public ReadOnly Property HashAlgorithm As String
  Public ReadOnly Property Pars As String
  Public ReadOnly Property Data As String
  Public Property SignedData As String
End Class

Remarks

Assign a handler to this event if you need to delegate a low-level signing operation to an external, remote, or custom signing engine. Depending on the settings, the handler will receive a hashed or unhashed value to be signed.

The event handler must pass the value of Data to the signer, obtain the signature, and pass it back to the component via the SignedData parameter.

OperationId provides a comment about the operation and its origin. It depends on the exact component being used, and may be empty. HashAlgorithm specifies the hash algorithm being used for the operation, and Pars contains algorithm-dependent parameters.

The component uses base16 (hex) encoding for the Data, SignedData, and Pars parameters. If your signing engine uses a different input and output encoding, you may need to decode and/or encode the data before and/or after the signing.

A sample MD5 hash encoded in base16: a0dee2a0382afbb09120ffa7ccd8a152 - lower case base16 A0DEE2A0382AFBB09120FFA7CCD8A152 - upper case base16

A sample event handler that uses the .NET RSACryptoServiceProvider class may look like the following: signer.OnExternalSign += (s, e) => { var cert = new X509Certificate2("cert.pfx", "", X509KeyStorageFlags.Exportable); var key = (RSACryptoServiceProvider)cert.PrivateKey; var dataToSign = e.Data.FromBase16String(); var signedData = key.SignHash(dataToSign, "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.2.1"); e.SignedData = signedData.ToBase16String(); };

FormatElement Event (XMLSigner Component)

Reports the XML element that is currently being processed.

Syntax

public event OnFormatElementHandler OnFormatElement;

public delegate void OnFormatElementHandler(object sender, XmlsignerFormatElementEventArgs e);

public class XmlsignerFormatElementEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string StartTagWhitespace { get; set; }
  public string EndTagWhitespace { get; set; }
  public int Level { get; }
  public string Path { get; }
  public bool HasChildElements { get; }
}
Public Event OnFormatElement As OnFormatElementHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnFormatElementHandler(sender As Object, e As XmlsignerFormatElementEventArgs)

Public Class XmlsignerFormatElementEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public Property StartTagWhitespace As String
  Public Property EndTagWhitespace As String
  Public ReadOnly Property Level As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Path As String
  Public ReadOnly Property HasChildElements As Boolean
End Class

Remarks

Path and Level specify the path to the XML element being processed and its nesting level, respectively.

HasChildElements specify if processed XML element has child elements.

Among other purposes, this event may be used to add whitespace formatting before or after a particular element in the signature.

FormatText Event (XMLSigner Component)

Reports XML text that is currently being processed.

Syntax

public event OnFormatTextHandler OnFormatText;

public delegate void OnFormatTextHandler(object sender, XmlsignerFormatTextEventArgs e);

public class XmlsignerFormatTextEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string Text { get; set; }
  public int TextType { get; }
  public int Level { get; }
  public string Path { get; }
}
Public Event OnFormatText As OnFormatTextHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnFormatTextHandler(sender As Object, e As XmlsignerFormatTextEventArgs)

Public Class XmlsignerFormatTextEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public Property Text As String
  Public ReadOnly Property TextType As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Level As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Path As String
End Class

Remarks

TextType parameter specifies the type of the XML text (normal or Base64-encoded) that is stored in the element; Path and Level specify the path to the XML element and its nesting level.

Among other purposes, this event may be used to add whitespace formatting before or after a particular element in the signature.

Notification Event (XMLSigner Component)

This event notifies the application about an underlying control flow event.

Syntax

public event OnNotificationHandler OnNotification;

public delegate void OnNotificationHandler(object sender, XmlsignerNotificationEventArgs e);

public class XmlsignerNotificationEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string EventID { get; }
  public string EventParam { get; }
}
Public Event OnNotification As OnNotificationHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnNotificationHandler(sender As Object, e As XmlsignerNotificationEventArgs)

Public Class XmlsignerNotificationEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property EventID As String
  Public ReadOnly Property EventParam As String
End Class

Remarks

The component fires this event to let the application know about some event, occurrence, or milestone in the component. For example, it may fire to report completion of the document processing. The list of events being reported is not fixed, and may be flexibly extended over time.

The unique identifier of the event is provided in the EventID parameter. EventParam contains any parameters accompanying the occurrence. Depending on the type of the component, the exact action it is performing, or the document being processed, one or both may be omitted.

ResolveReference Event (XMLSigner Component)

Asks the application to resolve a reference.

Syntax

public event OnResolveReferenceHandler OnResolveReference;

public delegate void OnResolveReferenceHandler(object sender, XmlsignerResolveReferenceEventArgs e);

public class XmlsignerResolveReferenceEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public int ReferenceIndex { get; }
  public string URI { get; }
}
Public Event OnResolveReference As OnResolveReferenceHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnResolveReferenceHandler(sender As Object, e As XmlsignerResolveReferenceEventArgs)

Public Class XmlsignerResolveReferenceEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ReferenceIndex As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property URI As String
End Class

Remarks

This event is fired when the control could not automatically resolve a reference and requires custom treatment.

URI contains a reference to the data.

ReferenceIndex specifies the index of the reference to process.

Based on the reference's URI the event handler should set either TargetXMLElement or TargetData property of the reference.

Certificate Type

Provides details of an individual X.509 certificate.

Remarks

This type provides access to X.509 certificate details.

Fields

Bytes
byte[] (read-only)

Default Value: ""

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

CA
bool

Default Value: False

Indicates whether the certificate has a CA capability (a setting in the BasicConstraints extension).

CAKeyID
byte[] (read-only)

Default Value: ""

A unique identifier (fingerprint) of the CA certificate's private key.

Authority Key Identifier is a (non-critical) X.509 certificate extension which allows the identification of certificates produced by the same issuer, but with different public keys.

CRLDistributionPoints
string

Default Value: ""

Locations of the CRL (Certificate Revocation List) distribution points used to check this certificate's validity.

Curve
string

Default Value: ""

Specifies the elliptic curve of the EC public key.

SB_EC_SECP112R1SECP112R1
SB_EC_SECP112R2SECP112R2
SB_EC_SECP128R1SECP128R1
SB_EC_SECP128R2SECP128R2
SB_EC_SECP160K1SECP160K1
SB_EC_SECP160R1SECP160R1
SB_EC_SECP160R2SECP160R2
SB_EC_SECP192K1SECP192K1
SB_EC_SECP192R1SECP192R1
SB_EC_SECP224K1SECP224K1
SB_EC_SECP224R1SECP224R1
SB_EC_SECP256K1SECP256K1
SB_EC_SECP256R1SECP256R1
SB_EC_SECP384R1SECP384R1
SB_EC_SECP521R1SECP521R1
SB_EC_SECT113R1SECT113R1
SB_EC_SECT113R2SECT113R2
SB_EC_SECT131R1SECT131R1
SB_EC_SECT131R2SECT131R2
SB_EC_SECT163K1SECT163K1
SB_EC_SECT163R1SECT163R1
SB_EC_SECT163R2SECT163R2
SB_EC_SECT193R1SECT193R1
SB_EC_SECT193R2SECT193R2
SB_EC_SECT233K1SECT233K1
SB_EC_SECT233R1SECT233R1
SB_EC_SECT239K1SECT239K1
SB_EC_SECT283K1SECT283K1
SB_EC_SECT283R1SECT283R1
SB_EC_SECT409K1SECT409K1
SB_EC_SECT409R1SECT409R1
SB_EC_SECT571K1SECT571K1
SB_EC_SECT571R1SECT571R1
SB_EC_PRIME192V1PRIME192V1
SB_EC_PRIME192V2PRIME192V2
SB_EC_PRIME192V3PRIME192V3
SB_EC_PRIME239V1PRIME239V1
SB_EC_PRIME239V2PRIME239V2
SB_EC_PRIME239V3PRIME239V3
SB_EC_PRIME256V1PRIME256V1
SB_EC_C2PNB163V1C2PNB163V1
SB_EC_C2PNB163V2C2PNB163V2
SB_EC_C2PNB163V3C2PNB163V3
SB_EC_C2PNB176W1C2PNB176W1
SB_EC_C2TNB191V1C2TNB191V1
SB_EC_C2TNB191V2C2TNB191V2
SB_EC_C2TNB191V3C2TNB191V3
SB_EC_C2ONB191V4C2ONB191V4
SB_EC_C2ONB191V5C2ONB191V5
SB_EC_C2PNB208W1C2PNB208W1
SB_EC_C2TNB239V1C2TNB239V1
SB_EC_C2TNB239V2C2TNB239V2
SB_EC_C2TNB239V3C2TNB239V3
SB_EC_C2ONB239V4C2ONB239V4
SB_EC_C2ONB239V5C2ONB239V5
SB_EC_C2PNB272W1C2PNB272W1
SB_EC_C2PNB304W1C2PNB304W1
SB_EC_C2TNB359V1C2TNB359V1
SB_EC_C2PNB368W1C2PNB368W1
SB_EC_C2TNB431R1C2TNB431R1
SB_EC_NISTP192NISTP192
SB_EC_NISTP224NISTP224
SB_EC_NISTP256NISTP256
SB_EC_NISTP384NISTP384
SB_EC_NISTP521NISTP521
SB_EC_NISTB163NISTB163
SB_EC_NISTB233NISTB233
SB_EC_NISTB283NISTB283
SB_EC_NISTB409NISTB409
SB_EC_NISTB571NISTB571
SB_EC_NISTK163NISTK163
SB_EC_NISTK233NISTK233
SB_EC_NISTK283NISTK283
SB_EC_NISTK409NISTK409
SB_EC_NISTK571NISTK571
SB_EC_GOSTCPTESTGOSTCPTEST
SB_EC_GOSTCPAGOSTCPA
SB_EC_GOSTCPBGOSTCPB
SB_EC_GOSTCPCGOSTCPC
SB_EC_GOSTCPXCHAGOSTCPXCHA
SB_EC_GOSTCPXCHBGOSTCPXCHB
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP160R1BRAINPOOLP160R1
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP160T1BRAINPOOLP160T1
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP192R1BRAINPOOLP192R1
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP192T1BRAINPOOLP192T1
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP224R1BRAINPOOLP224R1
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP224T1BRAINPOOLP224T1
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP256R1BRAINPOOLP256R1
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP256T1BRAINPOOLP256T1
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP320R1BRAINPOOLP320R1
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP320T1BRAINPOOLP320T1
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP384R1BRAINPOOLP384R1
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP384T1BRAINPOOLP384T1
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP512R1BRAINPOOLP512R1
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP512T1BRAINPOOLP512T1
SB_EC_CURVE25519CURVE25519
SB_EC_CURVE448CURVE448

Fingerprint
byte[] (read-only)

Default Value: ""

Contains the fingerprint (a hash imprint) of this certificate.

FriendlyName
string (read-only)

Default Value: ""

Contains an associated alias (friendly name) of the certificate.

HashAlgorithm
string

Default Value: ""

Specifies the hash algorithm to be used in the operations on the certificate (such as key signing)

SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA1SHA1
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA224SHA224
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA256SHA256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA384SHA384
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA512SHA512
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD2MD2
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD4MD4
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD5MD5
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_RIPEMD160RIPEMD160
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_CRC32CRC32
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SSL3SSL3
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_1994GOST1994
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_WHIRLPOOLWHIRLPOOL
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_POLY1305POLY1305
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224SHA3_224
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256SHA3_256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384SHA3_384
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512SHA3_512
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128BLAKE2S_128
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160BLAKE2S_160
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224BLAKE2S_224
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256BLAKE2S_256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160BLAKE2B_160
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256BLAKE2B_256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384BLAKE2B_384
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512BLAKE2B_512
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_128SHAKE_128
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_256SHAKE_256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_128_LENSHAKE_128_LEN
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_256_LENSHAKE_256_LEN

Issuer
string (read-only)

Default Value: ""

The common name of the certificate issuer (CA), typically a company name.

IssuerRDN
string

Default Value: ""

A collection of information, in the form of [OID, Value] pairs, uniquely identifying the certificate issuer.

KeyAlgorithm
string

Default Value: "0"

Specifies the public key algorithm of this certificate.

SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_RSA_ENCRYPTIONrsaEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_MD2_RSA_ENCRYPTIONmd2withRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_MD5_RSA_ENCRYPTIONmd5withRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA1_RSA_ENCRYPTIONsha1withRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSAid-dsa
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA1id-dsa-with-sha1
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_DH_PUBLICdhpublicnumber
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA224_RSA_ENCRYPTIONsha224WithRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA256_RSA_ENCRYPTIONsha256WithRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA384_RSA_ENCRYPTIONsha384WithRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA512_RSA_ENCRYPTIONsha512WithRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_RSAPSSid-RSASSA-PSS
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_RSAOAEPid-RSAES-OAEP
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_RSASIGNATURE_RIPEMD160ripemd160withRSA
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_ELGAMALelGamal
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA1_ECDSAecdsa-with-SHA1
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_RECOMMENDED_ECDSAecdsa-recommended
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA224_ECDSAecdsa-with-SHA224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA256_ECDSAecdsa-with-SHA256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA384_ECDSAecdsa-with-SHA384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA512_ECDSAecdsa-with-SHA512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ECid-ecPublicKey
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SPECIFIED_ECDSAecdsa-specified
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3410_1994id-GostR3410-94
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3410_2001id-GostR3410-2001
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_WITH_R3410_1994id-GostR3411-94-with-GostR3410-94
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_WITH_R3410_2001id-GostR3411-94-with-GostR3410-2001
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA1_ECDSA_PLAINecdsa-plain-SHA1
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA224_ECDSA_PLAINecdsa-plain-SHA224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA256_ECDSA_PLAINecdsa-plain-SHA256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA384_ECDSA_PLAINecdsa-plain-SHA384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA512_ECDSA_PLAINecdsa-plain-SHA512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_RIPEMD160_ECDSA_PLAINecdsa-plain-RIPEMD160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_WHIRLPOOL_RSA_ENCRYPTIONwhirlpoolWithRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA224id-dsa-with-sha224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA256id-dsa-with-sha256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-sha3-224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-sha3-256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-sha3-384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-sha3-512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA3_224id-dsa-with-sha3-224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA3_256id-dsa-with-sha3-256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s128
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2s128
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2s160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2s224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2s256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2b160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2b256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2b384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2b512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s128
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_BLAKE2S_224id-dsa-with-blake2s224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_BLAKE2S_256id-dsa-with-blake2s256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED25519id-Ed25519
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED448id-Ed448
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED25519_PHid-Ed25519ph
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED448_PHid-Ed448ph
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSAid-EdDSA
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_SIGNATUREid-EdDSA-sig

KeyBits
int (read-only)

Default Value: 0

Returns the length of the public key.

KeyFingerprint
byte[] (read-only)

Default Value: ""

Returns a fingerprint of the public key contained in the certificate.

KeyUsage
int

Default Value: 0

Indicates the purposes of the key contained in the certificate, in the form of an OR'ed flag set.

This value is a bit mask of the following values:

ckuUnknown0x00000Unknown key usage

ckuDigitalSignature0x00001Digital signature

ckuNonRepudiation0x00002Non-repudiation

ckuKeyEncipherment0x00004Key encipherment

ckuDataEncipherment0x00008Data encipherment

ckuKeyAgreement0x00010Key agreement

ckuKeyCertSign0x00020Certificate signing

ckuCRLSign0x00040Revocation signing

ckuEncipherOnly0x00080Encipher only

ckuDecipherOnly0x00100Decipher only

ckuServerAuthentication0x00200Server authentication

ckuClientAuthentication0x00400Client authentication

ckuCodeSigning0x00800Code signing

ckuEmailProtection0x01000Email protection

ckuTimeStamping0x02000Timestamping

ckuOCSPSigning0x04000OCSP signing

ckuSmartCardLogon0x08000Smartcard logon

ckuKeyPurposeClientAuth0x10000Kerberos - client authentication

ckuKeyPurposeKDC0x20000Kerberos - KDC

KeyValid
bool (read-only)

Default Value: False

Returns True if the certificate's key is cryptographically valid, and False otherwise.

OCSPLocations
string

Default Value: ""

Locations of OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) services that can be used to check this certificate's validity, as recorded by the CA.

OCSPNoCheck
bool

Default Value: False

Accessor to the value of the certificate's ocsp-no-check extension.

Origin
int (read-only)

Default Value: 0

Returns the origin of this certificate.

PolicyIDs
string

Default Value: ""

Contains identifiers (OIDs) of the applicable certificate policies.

The Certificate Policies extension identifies a sequence of policies under which the certificate has been issued, and which regulate its usage.

PrivateKeyBytes
byte[] (read-only)

Default Value: ""

Contains the certificate's private key. It is normal for this property to be empty if the private key is non-exportable.

PrivateKeyExists
bool (read-only)

Default Value: False

Indicates whether the certificate has an associated private key.

PrivateKeyExtractable
bool (read-only)

Default Value: False

Indicates whether the private key is extractable.

PublicKeyBytes
byte[] (read-only)

Default Value: ""

Contains the certificate's public key in DER format.

QualifiedStatements
QualifiedStatementsTypes

Default Value: 0

Returns the qualified status of the certificate.

SelfSigned
bool (read-only)

Default Value: False

Indicates whether the certificate is self-signed (root) or signed by an external CA.

SerialNumber
byte[]

Default Value: ""

Returns the certificate's serial number.

SigAlgorithm
string (read-only)

Default Value: ""

Indicates the algorithm that was used by the CA to sign this certificate.

Subject
string (read-only)

Default Value: ""

The common name of the certificate holder, typically an individual's name, a URL, an e-mail address, or a company name.

SubjectAlternativeName
string

Default Value: ""

Returns or sets the value of the Subject Alternative Name extension of the certificate.

SubjectKeyID
byte[]

Default Value: ""

Contains a unique identifier (fingerprint) of the certificate's private key.

Subject Key Identifier is a (non-critical) X.509 certificate extension which allows the identification of certificates containing a particular public key. In SecureBlackbox, the unique identifier is represented with a SHA1 hash of the bit string of the subject public key.

SubjectRDN
string

Default Value: ""

A collection of information, in the form of [OID, Value] pairs, uniquely identifying the certificate holder (subject).

ValidFrom
string

Default Value: ""

The time point at which the certificate becomes valid, in UTC.

ValidTo
string

Default Value: ""

The time point at which the certificate expires, in UTC.

Constructors

public Certificate(byte[] bytes, int startIndex, int count, string password);
Public Certificate(ByVal Bytes As Byte(), ByVal StartIndex As Integer, ByVal Count As Integer, ByVal Password As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a memory buffer. Bytes is a buffer containing the raw certificate data. StartIndex and Count specify the starting position and number of bytes to be read from the buffer, respectively. Password is a password encrypting the certificate.

public Certificate(byte[] certBytes, int certStartIndex, int certCount, byte[] keyBytes, int keyStartIndex, int keyCount, string password);
Public Certificate(ByVal CertBytes As Byte(), ByVal CertStartIndex As Integer, ByVal CertCount As Integer, ByVal KeyBytes As Byte(), ByVal KeyStartIndex As Integer, ByVal KeyCount As Integer, ByVal Password As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a memory buffer. CertBytes is a buffer containing the raw certificate data. CertStartIndex and CertCount specify the number of bytes to be read from the buffer, respectively. KeyBytes is a buffer containing the private key data. KeyStartIndex and KeyCount specify the starting position and number of bytes to be read from the buffer, respectively. Password is a password encrypting the certificate.

public Certificate(byte[] bytes, int startIndex, int count);
Public Certificate(ByVal Bytes As Byte(), ByVal StartIndex As Integer, ByVal Count As Integer)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a memory buffer. Bytes is a buffer containing the raw certificate data. StartIndex and Count specify the starting position and number of bytes to be read from the buffer, respectively.

public Certificate(string path, string password);
Public Certificate(ByVal Path As String, ByVal Password As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a file. Path specifies the full path to the file containing the certificate data. Password is a password encrypting the certificate.

public Certificate(string certPath, string keyPath, string password);
Public Certificate(ByVal CertPath As String, ByVal KeyPath As String, ByVal Password As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a file. CertPath specifies the full path to the file containing the certificate data. KeyPath specifies the full path to the file containing the private key. Password is a password encrypting the certificate.

public Certificate(string path);
Public Certificate(ByVal Path As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a file. Path specifies the full path to the file containing the certificate data.

Public Certificate(ByVal Stream As System.IO.Stream)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a stream. Stream is a stream containing the certificate data.

public Certificate(System.IO.Stream stream, string password);
Public Certificate(ByVal Stream As System.IO.Stream, ByVal Password As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a stream. Stream is a stream containing the certificate data. Password is a password encrypting the certificate.

public Certificate(System.IO.Stream certStream, System.IO.Stream keyStream, string password);
Public Certificate(ByVal CertStream As System.IO.Stream, ByVal KeyStream As System.IO.Stream, ByVal Password As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a stream. CertStream is a stream containing the certificate data. KeyStream is a stream containing the private key. Password is a password encrypting the certificate.

public Certificate();
Public Certificate()

Creates a new object with default field values.

ExternalCrypto Type

Specifies the parameters of external cryptographic calls.

Remarks

External cryptocalls are used in a Distributed Cryptography (DC) subsystem, which allows the delegation of security operations to the remote agent. For instance, it can be used to compute the signature value on the server, while retaining the client's private key locally.

Fields

AsyncDocumentID
string

Default Value: ""

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.

CustomParams
string

Default Value: ""

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

Data
string

Default Value: ""

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

ExternalHashCalculation
bool

Default Value: False

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

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

HashAlgorithm
string

Default Value: "SHA256"

Specifies the request's signature hash algorithm.

SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA1SHA1
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA224SHA224
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA256SHA256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA384SHA384
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA512SHA512
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD2MD2
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD4MD4
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD5MD5
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_RIPEMD160RIPEMD160
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_CRC32CRC32
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SSL3SSL3
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_1994GOST1994
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_WHIRLPOOLWHIRLPOOL
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_POLY1305POLY1305
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224SHA3_224
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256SHA3_256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384SHA3_384
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512SHA3_512
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128BLAKE2S_128
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160BLAKE2S_160
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224BLAKE2S_224
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256BLAKE2S_256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160BLAKE2B_160
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256BLAKE2B_256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384BLAKE2B_384
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512BLAKE2B_512
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_128SHAKE_128
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_256SHAKE_256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_128_LENSHAKE_128_LEN
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_256_LENSHAKE_256_LEN

KeyID
string

Default Value: ""

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

KeySecret
string

Default Value: ""

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 KeyID topic.

Method
AsyncSignMethods

Default Value: 0

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

Available options:

asmdPKCS10
asmdPKCS71

Mode
ExternalCryptoModes

Default Value: 0

Specifies the external cryptography mode.

Available options:

ecmDefaultThe default value (0)
ecmDisabledDo not use DC or external signing (1)
ecmGenericGeneric external signing with the OnExternalSign event (2)
ecmDCAuthDCAuth signing (3)
ecmDCAuthJSONDCAuth signing in JSON format (4)

PublicKeyAlgorithm
string

Default Value: ""

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

SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_RSA_ENCRYPTIONrsaEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_MD2_RSA_ENCRYPTIONmd2withRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_MD5_RSA_ENCRYPTIONmd5withRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA1_RSA_ENCRYPTIONsha1withRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSAid-dsa
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA1id-dsa-with-sha1
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_DH_PUBLICdhpublicnumber
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA224_RSA_ENCRYPTIONsha224WithRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA256_RSA_ENCRYPTIONsha256WithRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA384_RSA_ENCRYPTIONsha384WithRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA512_RSA_ENCRYPTIONsha512WithRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_RSAPSSid-RSASSA-PSS
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_RSAOAEPid-RSAES-OAEP
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_RSASIGNATURE_RIPEMD160ripemd160withRSA
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_ELGAMALelGamal
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA1_ECDSAecdsa-with-SHA1
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_RECOMMENDED_ECDSAecdsa-recommended
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA224_ECDSAecdsa-with-SHA224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA256_ECDSAecdsa-with-SHA256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA384_ECDSAecdsa-with-SHA384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA512_ECDSAecdsa-with-SHA512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ECid-ecPublicKey
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SPECIFIED_ECDSAecdsa-specified
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3410_1994id-GostR3410-94
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3410_2001id-GostR3410-2001
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_WITH_R3410_1994id-GostR3411-94-with-GostR3410-94
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_WITH_R3410_2001id-GostR3411-94-with-GostR3410-2001
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA1_ECDSA_PLAINecdsa-plain-SHA1
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA224_ECDSA_PLAINecdsa-plain-SHA224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA256_ECDSA_PLAINecdsa-plain-SHA256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA384_ECDSA_PLAINecdsa-plain-SHA384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA512_ECDSA_PLAINecdsa-plain-SHA512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_RIPEMD160_ECDSA_PLAINecdsa-plain-RIPEMD160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_WHIRLPOOL_RSA_ENCRYPTIONwhirlpoolWithRSAEncryption
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA224id-dsa-with-sha224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA256id-dsa-with-sha256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-sha3-224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-sha3-256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-sha3-384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-sha3-512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA3_224id-dsa-with-sha3-224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA3_256id-dsa-with-sha3-256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s128
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512_RSA_ENCRYPTIONid-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2s128
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2s160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2s224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2s256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2b160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2b256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2b384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512_ECDSAid-ecdsa-with-blake2b512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s128
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b160
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b384
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512_ECDSA_PLAINid-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b512
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_BLAKE2S_224id-dsa-with-blake2s224
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_BLAKE2S_256id-dsa-with-blake2s256
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED25519id-Ed25519
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED448id-Ed448
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED25519_PHid-Ed25519ph
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED448_PHid-Ed448ph
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSAid-EdDSA
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_SIGNATUREid-EdDSA-sig

Constructors

public ExternalCrypto();
Public ExternalCrypto()

Creates a new ExternalCrypto object with default field values.

XMLNamespace Type

Represents an XML namespace map for XPath expressions.

Remarks

This class defines the correspondence between Prefixes and namespace URIs.

Fields

Prefix
string

Default Value: ""

A user-defined prefix value of a namespace.

URI
string

Default Value: ""

A user-defined URI value of a namespace.

Constructors

public XMLNamespace();
Public XMLNamespace()

Creates a new XML namespace object.

XMLReference Type

Represents an XML reference element.

Remarks

XMLReference specifies the digest algorithm and digest value, and, optionally: an identifier of the object being signed, the type of the object, and/or a list of transforms to be applied prior to digesting.

Fields

AutoGenerateElementId
bool

Default Value: False

Specifies whether the identifier (ID) attribute for a referenced (target) element should be auto-generated during signing. Used when the referenced element doesn't have an ID and CustomElementId and URI properties are empty.

CanonicalizationMethod
XMLCanonicalizationMethods

Default Value: 0

Use this property to specify the canonicalization method for the transform of the reference. Use cxcmNone value to not to include canonicalization transform in transform chain. See XML-Signature Syntax and Processing specification for details.

cxcmNone0
cxcmCanon1
cxcmCanonComment2
cxcmExclCanon3
cxcmExclCanonComment4
cxcmMinCanon5
cxcmCanon_v1_16
cxcmCanonComment_v1_17

CustomElementId
string

Default Value: ""

Specifies a custom identifier (ID) attribute for a referenced (target) element that will be set on signing. Used when the referenced element doesn't have an ID and URI property is empty.

DigestValue
byte[]

Default Value: ""

Use this property to get or set the value of the digest calculated over the referenced data.

This field is optional and should be set only if you don't provide the actual data via TargetData or URI. If the data is set, then you don't need to set DigestValue since it will be calculated automatically.

HashAlgorithm
string

Default Value: "SHA256"

Specifies the hash algorithm to be used.

Supported values:

SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD5MD5
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA1SHA1
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA224SHA224
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA256SHA256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA384SHA384
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA512SHA512
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_RIPEMD160RIPEMD160
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_1994GOST1994
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_WHIRLPOOLWHIRLPOOL
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256SHA3_256
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384SHA3_384
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512SHA3_512

HasURI
bool

Default Value: True

Specifies whether the URI is set (even when it is empty).

ID
string

Default Value: ""

A user-defined identifier (ID) attribute of this Reference element.

InclusiveNamespacesPrefixList
string

Default Value: ""

Use this property to specify InclusiveNamespaces PrefixList for exclusive canonicalization transform of the reference. See XML-Signature Syntax and Processing specification for details.

ReferenceType
string

Default Value: ""

The Reference's type attribute as defined in XMLDSIG specification.

SignatureIndex
int (read-only)

Default Value: -1

Returns the index of the owner signature, if applicable.

Use this property to establish the index of the associated signature object in the signature collection.

TargetData
byte[]

Default Value: ""

Contains the referenced external data when the digest value is not explicitly specified.

This field is optional and should only be set if you reference the external data via URI, and you don't provide the digest value explicitly via DigestValue.

TargetType
XMLReferenceTargetTypes

Default Value: 0

The reference's target type to use.

Use this property to specify the reference's target type to use when forming the signature.

TargetXMLElement
string

Default Value: ""

This property specifies the referenced XML element. Used when the URI property is not set. In this case, the URI value is generated based on the ID of the referenced (target) XML element. If the URI property is set, this property is ignored until the ResolveReference event.

Supported values are:

""an empty string indicates the Document element.
"#id"indicates an XML element with specified Id.
XPointer expressionindicates an XML element selected using XPointer expression. Use the XPathNamespaces property to specify Prefixes and NamespaceURIs

For example:

"/root/data[1]" - indicates the second "data" element under the document element with a name "root"

"//ns1:data" - indicates a data element. "ns1" prefix should be defined in XPathNamespaces property

Node nameindicates an XML element selected using its NodeName.

For example: "data" - indicates an XML element with node name "data".

URI
string

Default Value: ""

Use this property to get or set the URL which references the data. If the data is external, the application must set either TargetData or DigestValue. If TargetData is set, the digest is calculated automatically unless it is explicitly set by the application via DigestValue.

UseBase64Transform
bool

Default Value: False

Specifies whether Base64 transform is included in transform chain.

UseEnvelopedSignatureTransform
bool

Default Value: False

Specifies whether enveloped signature transform is included in transform chain.

UseXPathFilter2Transform
bool

Default Value: False

Specifies whether XPath Filter 2.0 transform is included in transform chain.

UseXPathTransform
bool

Default Value: False

Specifies whether XPath transform is included in transform chain.

XPathExpression
string

Default Value: ""

Use this property to specify XPath expression for XPath transform of the reference.

XPathFilter2Expressions
string

Default Value: ""

Use this property to specify XPointer expression(s) for XPath Filter 2.0 transform of the reference.

XPathFilter2Filters
string

Default Value: ""

Use this property to specify XPointer filter(s) for XPath Filter 2.0 transform of the reference. The prefix list is comma-separated.

Supported values:

"intersect"Intersect filter computes the intersection of the selected subtrees with the filter node-set.
"subtract"Subtract filter computes the subtraction of the selected subtrees with the filter node-set.
"union"Union filter computes the union of the selected subtrees with the filter node-set.

XPathFilter2PrefixList
string

Default Value: ""

Use this property to specify a prefix list for XPath Filter 2.0 transform of the reference. The prefix list is space-separated. Namespace URIs that are used are taken from XPathNamespaces property.

XPathPrefixList
string

Default Value: ""

Use this property to specify a prefix list for XPath transform of the reference. The prefix list is space-separated. Namespace URIs that are used are taken from XPathNamespaces property.

Constructors

public XMLReference();
Public XMLReference()

Creates a new XML reference element.

public XMLReference(string ID);
Public XMLReference(ByVal ID As String)

Creates a new XML reference element from its ID .

public XMLReference(string ID, string URI);
Public XMLReference(ByVal ID As String, ByVal URI As String)

Creates a new XML reference element from its ID and URI reference to the external data.

Config Settings (XMLSigner Component)

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

XMLSigner Config Settings

DetachedResourceURI:   Specifies a detached resource URI.

Specifies a URI used for data being signed, usually the data filename if stored along with a detached signature.

EnvelopingObjectEncoding:   Specifies the enveloping object encoding.

In case of enveloping signature, this property contains the Encoding attribute of the enveloped object.

EnvelopingObjectID:   Specifies the enveloping object identifier.

In case of enveloping signature, this property contains the identifier (ID) attribute of the enveloped object.

EnvelopingObjectMimeType:   Specifies the enveloping object MIME type.

In case of enveloping signature, this property contains the MIME type attribute of the enveloped object.

ExclusiveCanonicalizationPrefix:   Specifies the exclusive canonicalization prefix.

Specifies the prefix for the ec:InclusiveNamespaces element for the exclusive canonicalization.

Default value is "ec". In this case "ec:" prefix will be used.

Special values:

"#default" or ""indicates that the prefix will be omitted.
"#auto"indicates that the prefix will be auto-detected based on the parent nodes.

HMACKey:   The key value for HMAC.

Sets the HMAC key. The component uses base16 (hex) encoding for this configuration value.

HMACOutputLength:   Sets the length of the HMAC output.

Use this property to configure the length of the HMAC output, in bytes.

IDAttributeName:   Specifies the custom name of ID attribute.

This property contains the custom name of identifier (ID) attribute. Used to identify the target XML element when reference URI has "#id_name" value or when ID attribute should be auto-generated for a target XML element.

IDAttributeNamespaceURI:   Specifies the custom namespace URI of ID attribute.

This property contains the custom namespace URI of identifier (ID) attribute. Used to identify the target XML element when reference URI has "#id_name" value or when ID attribute should be auto-generated for a target XML element.

IncludeKey:   Specifies whether to include the signing key to the signature.

Set this property to True to include the public part of the signing key to the signature.

IncludeKeyValue:   Specifies whether the key value must be included to the signature.

Set this property to True if the key value (its public part) should be included to the signature.

InclusiveNamespacesPrefixList:   Specifies the InclusiveNamespaces PrefixList.

Use this property to specify InclusiveNamespaces PrefixList for exclusive canonicalization transform of SignedInfo element. See XML-Signature Syntax and Processing specification for details.

InputType:   Specifies the Input type.

Use this property to specify the type of the input (either InputFile, InputStream or InputBytes properties) for component. The following input types are supported:

"" or "XML"an XML document (by default).
"data"a binary data.
"base64"Base64 encoded binary data (input data will be encoded in Base64 and will be placed in ds:Object for Enveloping signature type)
What input types could be used depends on SignatureType:
Enveloped signature type supports only an XML document as the input.
Enveloping signature type supports all types of the input.
Detached signature type supports an XML document and a binary data as the input.
InsertBeforeXMLElement:   Defines the reference XML element for signature insertion.

Use this property to specify XML element before which the signature should be inserted.

Supported values are:

""an empty string indicates the Document element
"#id"indicates an XML element with specified Id
XPath expressionindicates an XML element selected using XPath expression. Use XPathNamespaces property to specify Prefixes and NamespaceURIs

For example:

"/root/data[1]" - indicates the second "data" element under the document element with a name "root"

"//ns1:data" - indicates a data element. "ns1" prefix should be defined in XPathNamespaces property

Node nameindicates an XML element selected using its NodeName.

For example: "data" - indicates an XML element with node name "data".

KeyInfoCustomXML:   The custom XML content for KeyInfo element.

Use this property to specify the custom XML content of the ds:KeyInfo element.

The empty elements in the custom XML content act as a placeholder for auto-generated elements.

For example to change the order of ds:KeyValue and ds:X509Data auto-generated elements use the value: "<X509Data/><KeyValue/>"

KeyInfoDetails:   Specifies the signing key info details to include to the signature.

Contains a comma-separated list of values that specifies which signing key info details to include to the signature.

Supported values are:

certificateBase64-encoded [X509v3] certificate is placed to the signature
issuerserialX.509 issuer distinguished name/serial number pair are placed to the signature
subjectnameX.509 subject distinguished name is placed to the signature
skiBase64 encoded plain (i.e. non-DER-encoded) value of a X509 V.3 SubjectKeyIdentifier extension is placed to the signature
crlBase64-encoded certificate revocation list (CRL) is placed to the signature

KeyInfoID:   Specifies the ID for KeyInfo element.

This property contains the identifier (ID) attribute of the ds:KeyInfo element.

KeyName:   Contains information about the key used for signing.

The KeyName element contains a string value (with significant whitespaces) which may be used by the signer to communicate a key identifier to the recipient. Typically, the KeyName element contains an identifier related to the key pair used to sign the message, but it may contain other protocol-related information that indirectly identifies a key pair. Common uses of the KeyName include simple string names for keys, a key index, a distinguished name (DN), an email address, etc.

ManifestCount:   The number of the manifest elements.

Returns the number of the ds:Manifest elements available.

ManifestID[Index]:   The ID of the manifest element.

Use this property to specify the identifier (ID) attribute of the ds:Manifest element. Index value could be omitted for the first manifest.

ManifestObjectIndex[Index]:   The object element index to which the manifest element belongs.

Use this property to specify the ds:Object element index to which the ds:Manifest element belongs. Index value could be omitted for the first signature properties.

ManifestXML[Index]:   The XML content of the manifest element.

Use this property to specify the XML content of the ds:Manifest element. Index value could be omitted for the first manifest.

ObjectCount:   The number of the object elements.

Returns the number of the additional ds:Object elements available.

ObjectEncoding[Index]:   The Encoding of the object element.

Use this property to specify the Encoding attribute of the ds:Object element. Index value could be omitted for the first object.

ObjectID[Index]:   The ID of the object element.

Use this property to specify the identifier (ID) attribute of the ds:Object element. Index value could be omitted for the first object.

ObjectMimeType[Index]:   The MIME type of the object element.

Use this property to specify the MIME type attribute of the ds:Object element. Index value could be omitted for the first object.

ObjectSignaturePropertiesCount:   The number of the signature properties elements.

Returns the number of the ds:SignatureProperties elements available.

ObjectSignaturePropertiesID[Index]:   The ID of the signature properties element.

Use this property to specify the identifier (ID) attribute of the ds:SignatureProperties element. Index value could be omitted for the first signature properties.

ObjectSignaturePropertiesObjectIndex[Index]:   The object element index to which the signature properties element belongs.

Use this property to specify the ds:Object element index to which the ds:SignatureProperties element belongs. Index value could be omitted for the first signature properties.

ObjectSignaturePropertiesXML[Index]:   The XML content of the signature properties element.

Use this property to specify the XML content of the ds:SignatureProperties element. Index value could be omitted for the first signature properties.

ObjectSignaturePropertyCount:   The number of the signature property elements.

Returns the number of the ds:SignatureProperty elements available.

ObjectSignaturePropertyID[Index]:   The ID of the signature properties element.

Use this property to specify the identifier (ID) attribute of the ds:SignatureProperty element. Index value could be omitted for the first signature property.

ObjectSignaturePropertyPropertiesIndex[Index]:   The signature properties element index to which the signature property element belongs.

Use this property to specify the ds:SignatureProperties element index to which the ds:SignatureProperty element belongs. Index value could be omitted for the first signature property.

ObjectSignaturePropertyTarget[Index]:   The Target of the signature properties element.

Use this property to specify the Target attribute of the ds:SignatureProperty element. Index value could be omitted for the first signature property.

ObjectSignaturePropertyXML[Index]:   The XML content of the signature property element.

Use this property to specify the XML content of the ds:SignatureProperty element. Index value could be omitted for the first signature property.

ObjectXML[Index]:   The XML content of the object element.

Use this property to specify the XML content of the ds:Object element. Index value could be omitted for the first object.

SignatureCompliance:   Specifies the signature compliance mode.

Use this property to specify whether the signature is W3C's XMLDSig, or Electronic Banking Internet Communication Standard (EBICS) compliant.

Supported values are:

""The same as "XML-DSig".
XML-DSigThe W3C's XMLDSig-compliant signature (by default).
EBICSElectronic Banking Internet Communication Standard (EBICS) compliant signature. On signing the version is autodetected based on the document element.
EBICS_H3Electronic Banking Internet Communication Standard (EBICS) compliant signature. The version is H3.
EBICS_H4Electronic Banking Internet Communication Standard (EBICS) compliant signature. The version is H4.
EBICS_H5Electronic Banking Internet Communication Standard (EBICS) compliant signature. The version is H5.

SignatureID:   Specifies the ID for Signature element.

This property contains the identifier (ID) attribute of the ds:Signature element.

SignaturePrefix:   Specifies the signature prefix.

Specifies the prefix for the Signature elements.

Default value is "ds". In this case "ds:" prefix will be used.

Special values:

"#default" or ""indicates that the prefix will be omitted.
"#auto"indicates that the prefix will be auto-detected based on the parent nodes.

SignatureValue:   Contains the SignatureValue.

This property contains the text content of the ds:SignatureValue element.

SignatureValueID:   Specifies the ID for SignatureValue element.

This property contains the identifier (ID) attribute of the ds:SignatureValue element.

SignedInfoID:   Specifies the ID for SignedInfo element.

This property contains the identifier (ID) attribute of the ds:SignedInfo element.

TempPath:   Location where the temporary files are stored.

This setting specifies an absolute path to the location on disk where temporary files are stored.

UseHMACSigning:   Whether to use HMAC signing.

Set this property to true to make the component perform signing using HMAC method, rather than asymmetric cryptography.

UsePSS:   Whether to use RSASSA-PSS algorithm.

Although the RSASSA-PSS algorithm provides better security than a classic RSA scheme (PKCS#1-1.5), please take into account that RSASSA-PSS is a relatively new algorithm which may not be understood by older implementations.

WriteBOM:   Specifies whether byte-order mark should be written when saving the document.

Set this property to False to disable writing byte-order mark (BOM) when saving the XML document in Unicode encoding.

XMLFormatting:   Specifies the signature XML formatting.

Use this property to specify how the signature should be formatted.

Supported values:

"" or "none"no formatting (by default).
"auto"enables auto-formatting, equivalent to: "indent: 1; indent-char: tab; base64-max-length: 64; starting-level: node"
Custom values, contains a list of value pairs ("name:value") separated by comma or semicolon:
indentspecifies indentation level (default is 1)
indent-charspecifies indentation character: "space" or "tab" (default)
base64-max-lengthspecifies max length of base64 encoded data, such as signature value, certificate data and etc. (default is 64)
starting-levelspecifies starting indentation level: non-negative integer or "node" - detected based on parent node, or "root" - detected based on number of parent nodes to a document element (default is "node").
indent-before-mainspecifies if whitespace characters should be inserted before a main (ds:Signature) element: "auto" (default), "yes" or "no"
For more preciese formatting use OnFormatText and OnFormatElement events.

Base Config Settings

CheckKeyIntegrityBeforeUse:   Enables or disable private key integrity check before use.

This global property enables or disables private key material check before each signing operation. This slows down performance a bit, but prevents a selection of attacks on RSA keys where keys with unknown origins are used.

You can switch this property off to improve performance if your project only uses known, good private keys.

CookieCaching:   Specifies whether a cookie cache should be used for HTTP(S) transports.

Set this property to enable or disable cookies caching for the component.

Supported values are:

offNo caching (default)
localLocal caching
globalGlobal caching

Cookies:   Gets or sets local cookies for the component.

Use this property to get cookies from the internal cookie storage of the component and/or restore them back between application sessions.

DefDeriveKeyIterations:   Specifies the default key derivation algorithm iteration count.

This global property sets the default number of iterations for all supported key derivation algorithms. Note that you can provide the required number of iterations by using properties of the relevant key generation component; this global setting is used in scenarios where specific iteration count is not or cannot be provided.

EnableClientSideSSLFFDHE:   Enables or disables finite field DHE key exchange support in TLS clients.

This global property enables or disables support for finite field DHE key exchange methods in TLS clients. FF DHE is a slower algorithm if compared to EC DHE; enabling it may result in slower connections.

This setting only applies to sessions negotiated with TLS version 1.3.

GlobalCookies:   Gets or sets global cookies for all the HTTP transports.

Use this property to get cookies from the GLOBAL cookie storage or restore them back between application sessions. These cookies will be used by all the components that have its CookieCaching property set to "global".

HttpUserAgent:   Specifies the user agent name to be used by all HTTP clients.

This global setting defines the User-Agent field of the HTTP request provides information about the software that initiates the request. This value will be used by all the HTTP clients including the ones used internally in other components.

LogDestination:   Specifies the debug log destination.

Contains a comma-separated list of values that specifies where debug log should be dumped.

Supported values are:

fileFile
consoleConsole
systemlogSystem Log (supported for Android only)
debuggerDebugger (supported for VCL for Windows and .Net)

LogDetails:   Specifies the debug log details to dump.

Contains a comma-separated list of values that specifies which debug log details to dump.

Supported values are:

timeCurrent time
levelLevel
packagePackage name
moduleModule name
classClass name
methodMethod name
threadidThread Id
contenttypeContent type
contentContent
allAll details

LogFile:   Specifies the debug log filename.

Use this property to provide a path to the log file.

LogFilters:   Specifies the debug log filters.

Contains a comma-separated list of value pairs ("name:value") that describe filters.

Supported filter names are:

exclude-packageExclude a package specified in the value
exclude-moduleExclude a module specified in the value
exclude-classExclude a class specified in the value
exclude-methodExclude a method specified in the value
include-packageInclude a package specified in the value
include-moduleInclude a module specified in the value
include-classInclude a class specified in the value
include-methodInclude a method specified in the value

LogFlushMode:   Specifies the log flush mode.

Use this property to set the log flush mode. The following values are defined:

noneNo flush (caching only)
immediateImmediate flush (real-time logging)
maxcountFlush cached entries upon reaching LogMaxEventCount entries in the cache.

LogLevel:   Specifies the debug log level.

Use this property to provide the desired debug log level.

Supported values are:

noneNone (by default)
fatalSevere errors that cause premature termination.
errorOther runtime errors or unexpected conditions.
warningUse of deprecated APIs, poor use of API, 'almost' errors, other runtime situations that are undesirable or unexpected, but not necessarily "wrong".
infoInteresting runtime events (startup/shutdown).
debugDetailed information on flow of through the system.
traceMore detailed information.

LogMaxEventCount:   Specifies the maximum number of events to cache before further action is taken.

Use this property to specify the log event number threshold. This threshold may have different effects, depending on the rotation setting and/or the flush mode.

The default value of this setting is 100.

LogRotationMode:   Specifies the log rotation mode.

Use this property to set the log rotation mode. The following values are defined:

noneNo rotation
deleteolderDelete older entries from the cache upon reaching LogMaxEventCount
keepolderKeep older entries in the cache upon reaching LogMaxEventCount (newer entries are discarded)

MaxASN1BufferLength:   Specifies the maximal allowed length for ASN.1 primitive tag data.

This global property limits the maximal allowed length for ASN.1 tag data for non-content-carrying structures, such as certificates, CRLs, or timestamps. It does not affect structures that can carry content, such as CMS/CAdES messages. This is a security property aiming at preventing DoS attacks.

MaxASN1TreeDepth:   Specifies the maximal depth for processed ASN.1 trees.

This global property limits the maximal depth of ASN.1 trees that the component can handle without throwing an error. This is a security property aiming at preventing DoS attacks.

OCSPHashAlgorithm:   Specifies the hash algorithm to be used to identify certificates in OCSP requests.

This global setting defines the hash algorithm to use in OCSP requests during chain validation. Some OCSP responders can only use older algorithms, in which case setting this property to SHA1 may be helpful.

StaticDNS:   Specifies whether static DNS rules should be used.

Set this property to enable or disable static DNS rules for the component. Works only if UseOwnDNSResolver is set to true.

Supported values are:

noneNo static DNS rules (default)
localLocal static DNS rules
globalGlobal static DNS rules

StaticIPAddress[domain]:   Gets or sets an IP address for the specified domain name.

Use this property to get or set an IP address for the specified domain name in the internal (of the component) or global DNS rules storage depending on the StaticDNS value. The type of the IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) is determined automatically. If both addresses are available, they are devided by the | (pipe) character.

StaticIPAddresses:   Gets or sets all the static DNS rules.

Use this property to get static DNS rules from the current rules storage or restore them back between application sessions. If StaticDNS of the component is set to "local", the property returns/restores the rules from/to the internal storage of the component. If StaticDNS of the component is set to "global", the property returns/restores the rules from/to the GLOBAL storage. The rules list is returned and accepted in JSON format.

Tag:   Allows to store any custom data.

Use this config property to store any custom data.

TLSSessionGroup:   Specifies the group name of TLS sessions to be used for session resumption.

Use this property to limit the search of chached TLS sessions to the specified group. Sessions from other groups will be ignored. By default, all sessions are cached with an empty group name and available to all the components.

TLSSessionLifetime:   Specifies lifetime in seconds of the cached TLS session.

Use this property to specify how much time the TLS session should be kept in the session cache. After this time, the session expires and will be automatically removed from the cache. Default value is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

TLSSessionPurgeInterval:   Specifies how often the session cache should remove the expired TLS sessions.

Use this property to specify the time interval of purging the expired TLS sessions from the session cache. Default value is 60 seconds (1 minute).

UseOwnDNSResolver:   Specifies whether the client components should use own DNS resolver.

Set this global property to false to force all the client components to use the DNS resolver provided by the target OS instead of using own one.

UseSharedSystemStorages:   Specifies whether the validation engine should use a global per-process copy of the system certificate stores.

Set this global property to false to make each validation run use its own copy of system certificate stores.

UseSystemOAEPAndPSS:   Enforces or disables the use of system-driven RSA OAEP and PSS computations.

This global setting defines who is responsible for performing RSA-OAEP and RSA-PSS computations where the private key is stored in a Windows system store and is exportable. If set to true, SBB will delegate the computations to Windows via a CryptoAPI call. Otherwise, it will export the key material and perform the computations using its own OAEP/PSS implementation.

This setting only applies to certificates originating from a Windows system store.

UseSystemRandom:   Enables or disables the use of the OS PRNG.

Use this global property to enable or disable the use of operating system-driven pseudorandom number generation.

Trappable Errors (XMLSigner Component)

XMLSigner Errors

1048577   Invalid parameter value (SB_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER)
1048578   Component is configured incorrectly (SB_ERROR_INVALID_SETUP)
1048579   Operation cannot be executed in the current state (SB_ERROR_INVALID_STATE)
1048580   Attempt to set an invalid value to a property (SB_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE)
1048581   Certificate does not have its private key loaded (SB_ERROR_NO_PRIVATE_KEY)
1048581   Cancelled by the user (SB_ERROR_CANCELLED_BY_USER) 
39845889   Input file does not exist (SB_ERROR_XML_INPUTFILE_NOT_EXISTS)
39845890   Data file does not exist (SB_ERROR_XML_DATAFILE_NOT_EXISTS)
39845891   Unsupported signature method type (SB_ERROR_XML_UNSUPPORTED_SIGNATURE_METHOD_TYPE)
39845892   Unsupported has algorithm (SB_ERROR_XML_UNSUPPORTED_HASH_ALGORITHM)
39845893   Unsupported key type (SB_ERROR_XML_UNSUPPORTED_KEY_TYPE)
39845894   Invalid key type (SB_ERROR_XML_INVALID_KEY_TYPE)
39845895   Invalid encryption method (SB_ERROR_XML_INVALID_ENCRYPTION_METHOD)
39845896   Not found (SB_ERROR_XML_NOT_FOUND)
39845897   No element ID (SB_ERROR_XML_NO_ELEMENT_ID)