OfficeQuickSigner Module

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The OfficeQuickSigner module signs Office documents in a quick-and-easy manner.

Syntax

SecureBlackbox.Officequicksigner

Remarks

OfficeQuickSigner provides digital signing capabilities of Office documents.

Property List

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

Method List

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

Event List

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

Config Settings

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

DocumentFormat Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Defines the format of the Office document.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var documentFormat: OfficequicksignerDocumentFormats {
  get {...}
}

public enum OfficequicksignerDocumentFormats: Int32 {
  case odfUnknown = 0
  case odfBinary = 1
  case odfOpenXML = 2
  case odfOpenXPS = 3
  case odfOpenDocument = 4
}

@property (nonatomic,readonly,assign,getter=documentFormat) int documentFormat;

- (int)documentFormat;

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property contains the Office document format.

This property is read-only.

DocumentType Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Defines the type of the Office document.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var documentType: String {
  get {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readonly,assign,getter=documentType) NSString* documentType;

- (NSString*)documentType;

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains the Office document type.

This property is read-only.

ExternalCrypto Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Provides access to external signing and DC parameters.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var externalCrypto: ExternalCrypto {
  get {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=externalCryptoAsyncDocumentID,setter=setExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID:) NSString* externalCryptoAsyncDocumentID;

- (NSString*)externalCryptoAsyncDocumentID;
- (void)setExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID :(NSString*)newExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID;

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=externalCryptoCustomParams,setter=setExternalCryptoCustomParams:) NSString* externalCryptoCustomParams;

- (NSString*)externalCryptoCustomParams;
- (void)setExternalCryptoCustomParams :(NSString*)newExternalCryptoCustomParams;

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=externalCryptoData,setter=setExternalCryptoData:) NSString* externalCryptoData;

- (NSString*)externalCryptoData;
- (void)setExternalCryptoData :(NSString*)newExternalCryptoData;

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=externalCryptoExternalHashCalculation,setter=setExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation:) BOOL externalCryptoExternalHashCalculation;

- (BOOL)externalCryptoExternalHashCalculation;
- (void)setExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation :(BOOL)newExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation;

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=externalCryptoHashAlgorithm,setter=setExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm:) NSString* externalCryptoHashAlgorithm;

- (NSString*)externalCryptoHashAlgorithm;
- (void)setExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm :(NSString*)newExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm;

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=externalCryptoKeyID,setter=setExternalCryptoKeyID:) NSString* externalCryptoKeyID;

- (NSString*)externalCryptoKeyID;
- (void)setExternalCryptoKeyID :(NSString*)newExternalCryptoKeyID;

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=externalCryptoKeySecret,setter=setExternalCryptoKeySecret:) NSString* externalCryptoKeySecret;

- (NSString*)externalCryptoKeySecret;
- (void)setExternalCryptoKeySecret :(NSString*)newExternalCryptoKeySecret;

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=externalCryptoMethod,setter=setExternalCryptoMethod:) int externalCryptoMethod;

- (int)externalCryptoMethod;
- (void)setExternalCryptoMethod :(int)newExternalCryptoMethod;

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=externalCryptoMode,setter=setExternalCryptoMode:) int externalCryptoMode;

- (int)externalCryptoMode;
- (void)setExternalCryptoMode :(int)newExternalCryptoMode;

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=externalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm,setter=setExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm:) NSString* externalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm;

- (NSString*)externalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm;
- (void)setExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm :(NSString*)newExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm;

 

Default Value

False

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).

FIPSMode Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Reserved.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var fipsMode: Bool {
  get {...}
  set {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=FIPSMode,setter=setFIPSMode:) BOOL FIPSMode;

- (BOOL)FIPSMode;
- (void)setFIPSMode :(BOOL)newFIPSMode;

Default Value

False

Remarks

This property is reserved for future use.

HashAlgorithm Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Specifies the hash algorithm to be used.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var hashAlgorithm: String {
  get {...}
  set {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=hashAlgorithm,setter=setHashAlgorithm:) NSString* hashAlgorithm;

- (NSString*)hashAlgorithm;
- (void)setHashAlgorithm :(NSString*)newHashAlgorithm;

Default Value

"SHA256"

Remarks

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

Supported values:

InputBytes Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

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

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var inputBytes: Data {
  get {...}
  set {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=inputBytes,setter=setInputBytes:) NSData* inputBytes;

- (NSData*)inputBytes;
- (void)setInputBytes :(NSData*)newInputBytes;

Remarks

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

InputFile Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

The file to be signed.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var inputFile: String {
  get {...}
  set {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=inputFile,setter=setInputFile:) NSString* inputFile;

- (NSString*)inputFile;
- (void)setInputFile :(NSString*)newInputFile;

Default Value

""

Remarks

Provide the path to the Office document to be signed.

OutputBytes Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

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

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var outputBytes: Data {
  get {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readonly,assign,getter=outputBytes) NSData* outputBytes;

- (NSData*)outputBytes;

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.

OutputFile Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Defines where to save the signed document.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var outputFile: String {
  get {...}
  set {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=outputFile,setter=setOutputFile:) NSString* outputFile;

- (NSString*)outputFile;
- (void)setOutputFile :(NSString*)newOutputFile;

Default Value

""

Remarks

Specifies the path where the signed Office document should be saved.

SignatureType Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Specifies the type of the signature to be made.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var signatureType: OfficequicksignerSignatureTypes {
  get {...}
  set {...}
}

public enum OfficequicksignerSignatureTypes: Int32 {
  case ostDefault = 0
  case ostBinaryCryptoAPI = 1
  case ostBinaryXML = 2
  case ostOpenXML = 3
  case ostOpenXPS = 4
  case ostOpenDocument = 5
}

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=signatureType,setter=setSignatureType:) int signatureType;

- (int)signatureType;
- (void)setSignatureType :(int)newSignatureType;

Default Value

0

Remarks

Use this property to define what kind of signature should be made over the document.

SignCoreProperties Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Whether to sign the core properties of the document.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var signCoreProperties: Bool {
  get {...}
  set {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=signCoreProperties,setter=setSignCoreProperties:) BOOL signCoreProperties;

- (BOOL)signCoreProperties;
- (void)setSignCoreProperties :(BOOL)newSignCoreProperties;

Default Value

False

Remarks

The core properties are a set of elements that describe common and well-known properties of the Office document package such as creator, version, revision, etc.

SignDocument Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Whether to sign the document itself.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var signDocument: Bool {
  get {...}
  set {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=signDocument,setter=setSignDocument:) BOOL signDocument;

- (BOOL)signDocument;
- (void)setSignDocument :(BOOL)newSignDocument;

Default Value

True

Remarks

Use this property to specify whether the signature should be computed over the document itself.

SigningCertificate Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

The certificate to be used for signing.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var signingCertificate: Certificate {
  get {...}
  set {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readonly,assign,getter=signingCertBytes) NSData* signingCertBytes;

- (NSData*)signingCertBytes;

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=signingCertHandle,setter=setSigningCertHandle:) long long signingCertHandle;

- (long long)signingCertHandle;
- (void)setSigningCertHandle :(long long)newSigningCertHandle;

 

Default Value

False

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.

SigningChain Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

The signing certificate chain.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var signingChain: Array<Certificate> {
  get {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=signingChainCount,setter=setSigningChainCount:) int signingChainCount;

- (int)signingChainCount;
- (void)setSigningChainCount :(int)newSigningChainCount;

- (NSData*)signingChainBytes:(int)signingChainIndex;

- (long long)signingChainHandle:(int)signingChainIndex;
- (void)setSigningChainHandle:(int)signingChainIndex :(long long)newSigningChainHandle;

Default Value

False

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.

SignSignatureOrigin Property (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Whether to sign the signature origin.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public var signSignatureOrigin: Bool {
  get {...}
  set {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=signSignatureOrigin,setter=setSignSignatureOrigin:) BOOL signSignatureOrigin;

- (BOOL)signSignatureOrigin;
- (void)setSignSignatureOrigin :(BOOL)newSignSignatureOrigin;

Default Value

False

Remarks

Specifies whether to sign the XPS document's signature origin.

Config Method (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public func config(configurationString: String) throws -> String

- (NSString*)config:(NSString*)configurationString;

Remarks

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

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

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

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

DoAction Method (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Performs an additional action.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public func doAction(actionID: String, actionParams: String) throws -> String

- (NSString*)doAction:(NSString*)actionID :(NSString*)actionParams;

Remarks

DoAction is a generic method available in every class. 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 (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Extracts user data from the DC signing service response.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public func extractAsyncData(asyncReply: String) throws -> String

- (NSString*)extractAsyncData:(NSString*)asyncReply;

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.

Sign Method (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Calculates the signature value.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public func sign() throws -> Void

- (void)sign;

Remarks

Call this method to generate a signature over the document.

SignAsyncBegin Method (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Initiates the asynchronous signing operation.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public func signAsyncBegin() throws -> String

- (NSString*)signAsyncBegin;

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 class), 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 (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Completes the asynchronous signing operation.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public func signAsyncEnd(asyncReply: String) throws -> Void

- (void)signAsyncEnd:(NSString*)asyncReply;

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 class), 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 (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Signs the document using an external signing facility.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

public func signExternal() throws -> Void

- (void)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 class fires ExternalSign event which allows to pass the hash value for signing.

Error Event (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

Information about errors during signing.

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

func onError(errorCode: Int32, description: String)

- (void)onError:(int)errorCode :(NSString*)description;

Remarks

This event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during the office document processing.

ErrorCode contains an error code and Description contains a textual description of the error.

ExternalSign Event (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

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

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

func onExternalSign(operationId: String, hashAlgorithm: String, pars: String, data: String, signedData: inout String)

- (void)onExternalSign:(NSString*)operationId :(NSString*)hashAlgorithm :(NSString*)pars :(NSString*)data :(NSString**)signedData;

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 class via the SignedData parameter.

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

The class 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(); };

Notification Event (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

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

Syntax

• Swift
• Objective-C

func onNotification(eventID: String, eventParam: String)

- (void)onNotification:(NSString*)eventID :(NSString*)eventParam;

Remarks

The class fires this event to let the application know about some event, occurrence, or milestone in the class. 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 class, the exact action it is performing, or the document being processed, one or both may be omitted.

This class can fire this event with the following EventID values:

Certificate Type

Provides details of an individual X.509 certificate.

Remarks

This type provides access to X.509 certificate details.

Fields

Constructors

public init(stream: )

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

public init()

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

Constructors

public init()

Creates a new ExternalCrypto object with default field values.

Config Settings (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

OfficeQuickSigner Config Settings

Base Config Settings

Trappable Errors (OfficeQuickSigner Module)

OfficeQuickSigner Errors