ArchiveWriter Class

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The ArchiveWriter class allows compressing, updating and modifying files for zip, tar, gzip and bzip2 archives.

Class Name

SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter

Procedural Interface

 secureblackbox_archivewriter_open();
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_close($res);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_register_callback($res, $id, $function);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_get_last_error($res);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_get_last_error_code($res);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, $id, $index, $value);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, $id, $index);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_addemptydir($res, $path);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_addfile($res, $path, $localpath);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_addfiles($res, $folder, $localpath, $recursive);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_addvirtual($res, $path);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_close($res);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_config($res, $configurationstring);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_createnew($res, $archivetype);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_doaction($res, $actionid, $actionparams);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_open($res, $archivetype, $archivename);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_openbytes($res, $archivetype, $archivebytes);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_remove($res, $path);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_save($res, $archivename);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_savebytes($res);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_updatefile($res, $path, $localpath);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_updatefiles($res, $folder, $localpath, $addmissingfiles, $removemissingfiles, $recursive);
 secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_updatevirtual($res, $path);

Remarks

Use ArchiveWriter to compress, update, and modify files in archives.

Property List


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

ArchiveTypeThe type of the archive.
CompressionAlgorithmSpecifies the compression algorithm to use when forming the ZIP archive.
CompressionLevelThe compression level to apply to the archived data.
DecryptionCertCountThe number of records in the DecryptionCert arrays.
DecryptionCertBytesReturns the raw certificate data in DER format.
DecryptionCertHandleAllows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object.
DecryptionPasswordThe decryption password.
EncryptionAlgorithmSpecifies the encryption algorithm to apply to the archive.
EncryptionCertBytesReturns the raw certificate data in DER format.
EncryptionCertHandleAllows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object.
EncryptionKeyLengthThe length of the encryption key.
EncryptionPasswordSpecifies the archive encryption password.
EncryptionTypeThe type of encryption to apply to the archive.
FileDataThe contents of the file being added to the archive.
FileCountThe number of records in the File arrays.
FileActionThe action to apply to the file.
FileCompressedSizeThe size of the file after compression.
FileDataSourceThe type of the data source for this entry.
FileDirectoryTells if the entry is a directory or a regular file.
FileEncryptionAlgorithmReturns the symmetric algorithm that was used to encrypt the file.
FileEncryptionKeyLengthReturns the length, in bits, of the encryption key.
FileEncryptionTypeThe type of encryption applied to the file.
FileFileNameThe original name of the compressed file or folder.
FileFolderThe containing folder of the entry.
FileLocalPathThe local path associated with this entry.
FileMTimeThe entry's last modification time.
FileNewFileIndicates whether the entry corresponds to a file to be added to the archive.
FilePathThe full internal path of the archived entry.
FileSignatureCountThe number of signatures covering the entry.
FileSignedIndicates whether the entry is signed.
FileSizeThe size of the file before compression.
FIPSModeReserved.
NewArchiveIndicates whether the archive object represents a new (rather than opened) archive.
OpenedIndicates whether class is currently in edit mode.
SigningCertBytesReturns the raw certificate data in DER format.
SigningCertHandleAllows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object.
SigningChainCountThe number of records in the SigningChain arrays.
SigningChainBytesReturns the raw certificate data in DER format.
SigningChainHandleAllows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object.

Method List


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

AddEmptyDirAdds an empty folder to the archive.
AddFileAdds a file to the archive.
AddFilesAdds a group of files to the archive.
AddVirtualAdds a file placeholder to the archive.
CloseCloses the archive.
ConfigSets or retrieves a configuration setting.
CreateNewCreates a new archive.
DoActionPerforms an additional action.
OpenOpens an archive file.
OpenBytesLoads an archive file from a byte array.
RemoveRemoves file(s) and/or folder(s) from the archive.
SaveCompresses the archive and saves it to a file.
SaveBytesCompresses the archive and saves it to a byte array.
UpdateFileUpdates an existing compressed entry with a fresher local version.
UpdateFilesUpdates a selection of files in the archive.
UpdateVirtualUpdates an entry in the archive with on-the-fly content.

Event List


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

AfterCompressFileMarks the completion of compression of a file.
BeforeCompressFileMarks the start of compression of a file.
DecryptionPasswordNeededFires when the class needs a password to decrypt the archive.
ErrorReports information about errors during archive assembling.
NotificationThis event notifies the application about an underlying control flow event.
PrepareFileFires for every file to be compressed before the compression starts.
ProgressReports the progress of data compression.
RecipientFoundSignifies that the archive was found to be encrypted with a digital certificate.

Config Settings


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

AttributesProvides means to pass platform file attributes for the files added to the archive.
TempPathPath for storing temporary files.
UsePaxEnables use of PAX algorithm when creating TAR directories.
UseUStarEnables use of UStar variant of file name packaging when creating TAR directories.
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 class.
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 classes 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.

ArchiveType Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The type of the archive.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getArchiveType();


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 1 );


Default Value

0

Remarks

This property indicates the type of the opened archive.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Integer

CompressionAlgorithm Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Specifies the compression algorithm to use when forming the ZIP archive.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getCompressionAlgorithm();


public function setCompressionAlgorithm($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 2 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 2, $value );

Default Value

8

Remarks

Use this property to select the compression algorithm to be used when creating a ZIP archive.

A typical choice is DEFLATE, which is the default setting. Some implementations also use STORED as an alternative where no compression is required (so the resulting archive is effectively an uncompressed directory of files).

acaStored0STORED

acaShrunk1SHRUNK

acaReduce12REDUCE_1

acaReduce23REDUCE_2

acaReduce34REDUCE_3

acaReduce45REDUCE_4

acaImplode6IMPLODE

acaTokenizing7Tokenizing

acaDeflate8Deflate

acaDeflate649Deflate64

acaTerseOld10TERSE (old)

acaBzip212Bzip2

acaLzma14LZMA

acaTerseNew18TERSE (new)

acaLz7719LZ77

acaWavPack97WAVPACK

acaPPMDv198PPMD v1

acaWinzipAES99WinZIP AES

acaUnknown65535Unknown or unsupported algorithm

Data Type

Integer

CompressionLevel Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The compression level to apply to the archived data.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getCompressionLevel();


public function setCompressionLevel($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 3 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 3, $value );

Default Value

6

Remarks

Use this property to specify the compression level to apply to the archived data.

Data Type

Integer

DecryptionCertCount Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The number of records in the DecryptionCert arrays.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getDecryptionCertCount();


public function setDecryptionCertCount($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 4 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 4, $value );

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

DecryptionCertBytes Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getDecryptionCertBytes($decryptioncertindex);


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 5 , $decryptioncertindex);


Remarks

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

The $decryptioncertindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the DecryptionCertCount property.

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

Data Type

Byte Array

DecryptionCertHandle Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

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

Object Oriented Interface


public function getDecryptionCertHandle($decryptioncertindex);


public function setDecryptionCertHandle($decryptioncertindex, $value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 12 , $decryptioncertindex);


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 12, $value , $decryptioncertindex);

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

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

The $decryptioncertindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the DecryptionCertCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Long64

DecryptionPassword Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The decryption password.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getDecryptionPassword();


public function setDecryptionPassword($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 39 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 39, $value );

Default Value

''

Remarks

Use this property to provide the decryption password. You can assign it explicitly before commencing file extraction, or provide it on the fly from DecryptionPasswordNeeded event handler.

Data Type

String

EncryptionAlgorithm Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Specifies the encryption algorithm to apply to the archive.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getEncryptionAlgorithm();


public function setEncryptionAlgorithm($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 40 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 40, $value );

Default Value

''

Remarks

Use this property to specify the encryption algorithm to apply to the archive.

Class supports the following algorithms: AES128, AES192, AES256, BLOWFISH, TWOFISH, 3DES, 3DES112, DES, RC2, RC4. Note that not all of them may be supported by the processing software.

Data Type

String

EncryptionCertBytes Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getEncryptionCertBytes();


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 41 );


Remarks

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

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

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

Data Type

Byte Array

EncryptionCertHandle Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

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

Object Oriented Interface


public function getEncryptionCertHandle();


public function setEncryptionCertHandle($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 48 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 48, $value );

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

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

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Long64

EncryptionKeyLength Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The length of the encryption key.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getEncryptionKeyLength();


public function setEncryptionKeyLength($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 75 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 75, $value );

Default Value

0

Remarks

Use this setting to specify the length of the encryption key in bits.

Data Type

Integer

EncryptionPassword Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Specifies the archive encryption password.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getEncryptionPassword();


public function setEncryptionPassword($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 76 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 76, $value );

Default Value

''

Remarks

Use this property to provide the password to encrypt the archive with. Use it alongside EncryptionType and EncryptionAlgorithm properties to set up the whole set of protection settings for the archive.

Data Type

String

EncryptionType Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The type of encryption to apply to the archive.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getEncryptionType();


public function setEncryptionType($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 77 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 77, $value );

Default Value

0

Remarks

Specifies the encryption type for the archive.

Data Type

Integer

FileData Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The contents of the file being added to the archive.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileData();


public function setFileData($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 78 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 78, $value );

Remarks

Assign this property with a byte array containing the contents of the file being added, if you set the corresponding entry's DataSource to fdsBuffer.

Use FileStream property, with DataSource set to fdsStream, to provide the data in a stream instead. Alternatively, use fdsFile data source to supply the file data in a disk file.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Byte Array

FileCount Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The number of records in the File arrays.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileCount();


public function setFileCount($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 79 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 79, $value );

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

FileAction Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The action to apply to the file.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileAction($fileindex);


public function setFileAction($fileindex, $value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 80 , $fileindex);


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 80, $value , $fileindex);

Default Value

0

Remarks

The action to apply to the file.

Use this property to control the action that should be applied to the file during the compression or extraction. The following actions are supported:

atAdd (0)Add the file to the archive
atKeep (1)Keep the existing file in the archive
atUpdate (2)Update the archived file with a fresher copy
atDelete (3)Delete the file from the archive
atExtract (4)Extract the file (extraction only)
atSkip (5)Skip file extraction (extraction only)

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

FileCompressedSize Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The size of the file after compression.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileCompressedSize($fileindex);


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 81 , $fileindex);


Default Value

0

Remarks

The size of the file after compression.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

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

Data Type

Long64

FileDataSource Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The type of the data source for this entry.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileDataSource($fileindex);


public function setFileDataSource($fileindex, $value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 82 , $fileindex);


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 82, $value , $fileindex);

Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of the data source for this entry.

Use this property to control the data source for this entry.

fdsFile (0)The data for this entry should be taken from the file provided via FileLocalPath.
fdsStream (1)The data is going to be provided on-the-fly via the FileStream property.
fdsBuffer (2)The data is going to be provided on-the-fly via the FileData property.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

FileDirectory Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Tells if the entry is a directory or a regular file.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileDirectory($fileindex);


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 83 , $fileindex);


Default Value

false

Remarks

Tells if the entry is a directory or a regular file.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

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

Data Type

Boolean

FileEncryptionAlgorithm Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Returns the symmetric algorithm that was used to encrypt the file.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileEncryptionAlgorithm($fileindex);


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 84 , $fileindex);


Default Value

''

Remarks

Returns the symmetric algorithm that was used to encrypt the file.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

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

Data Type

String

FileEncryptionKeyLength Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Returns the length, in bits, of the encryption key.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileEncryptionKeyLength($fileindex);


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 85 , $fileindex);


Default Value

0

Remarks

Returns the length, in bits, of the encryption key.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

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

Data Type

Integer

FileEncryptionType Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The type of encryption applied to the file.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileEncryptionType($fileindex);


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 86 , $fileindex);


Default Value

0

Remarks

The type of encryption applied to the file.

Use this property to find out what kind of encryption was applied to the file.

aetDefault (0)Default encryption (not used for already encrypted files)
aetNoEncryption (1)No encryption
aetGeneric (2)Standard ZIP encryption
aetWinZip (3)WinZIP-based encryption
aetStrong (4)Strong encryption

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

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

Data Type

Integer

FileFileName Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The original name of the compressed file or folder.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileFileName($fileindex);


public function setFileFileName($fileindex, $value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 87 , $fileindex);


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 87, $value , $fileindex);

Default Value

''

Remarks

The original name of the compressed file or folder.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

String

FileFolder Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The containing folder of the entry.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileFolder($fileindex);


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 88 , $fileindex);


Default Value

''

Remarks

The containing folder of the entry.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

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

Data Type

String

FileLocalPath Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The local path associated with this entry.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileLocalPath($fileindex);


public function setFileLocalPath($fileindex, $value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 89 , $fileindex);


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 89, $value , $fileindex);

Default Value

''

Remarks

The local path associated with this entry. It typically specifies the source path that the data should be taken from, or the destination it should be extracted to.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

String

FileMTime Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The entry's last modification time.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileMTime($fileindex);


public function setFileMTime($fileindex, $value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 90 , $fileindex);


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 90, $value , $fileindex);

Default Value

''

Remarks

The entry's last modification time.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

String

FileNewFile Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Indicates whether the entry corresponds to a file to be added to the archive.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileNewFile($fileindex);


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 91 , $fileindex);


Default Value

false

Remarks

Indicates whether the entry corresponds to a file to be added to the archive.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

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

Data Type

Boolean

FilePath Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The full internal path of the archived entry.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFilePath($fileindex);


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 92 , $fileindex);


Default Value

''

Remarks

The full internal path of the archived entry.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

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

Data Type

String

FileSignatureCount Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The number of signatures covering the entry.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileSignatureCount($fileindex);


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 93 , $fileindex);


Default Value

0

Remarks

The number of signatures covering the entry.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

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

Data Type

Integer

FileSigned Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Indicates whether the entry is signed.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileSigned($fileindex);


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 94 , $fileindex);


Default Value

false

Remarks

Indicates whether the entry is signed.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

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

Data Type

Boolean

FileSize Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The size of the file before compression.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFileSize($fileindex);


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 95 , $fileindex);


Default Value

0

Remarks

The size of the file before compression.

The $fileindex parameter specifies the index of the item in the array. The size of the array is controlled by the FileCount property.

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

Data Type

Long64

FIPSMode Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Reserved.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getFIPSMode();


public function setFIPSMode($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 96 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 96, $value );

Default Value

false

Remarks

This property is reserved for future use.

Data Type

Boolean

NewArchive Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Indicates whether the archive object represents a new (rather than opened) archive.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getNewArchive();


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 97 );


Default Value

false

Remarks

This property is set to true if the archive is new, or to false if the class control is editing an existing archive.

NewArchive would typically be set to true after a CreateNew call, and to false after an Open call.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Boolean

Opened Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Indicates whether class is currently in edit mode.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getOpened();


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 98 );


Default Value

false

Remarks

This property is set to true if the archive control is in edit mode, meaning it was opened with Open or created with CreateNew call.

When an archive is opened, you can add new files to it, remove existing files, or modify encryption attributes.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

Boolean

SigningCertBytes Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getSigningCertBytes();


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 99 );


Remarks

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

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

Data Type

Byte Array

SigningCertHandle Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

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

Object Oriented Interface


public function getSigningCertHandle();


public function setSigningCertHandle($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 106 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 106, $value );

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Long64

SigningChainCount Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

The number of records in the SigningChain arrays.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getSigningChainCount();


public function setSigningChainCount($value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 133 );


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 133, $value );

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

SigningChainBytes Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

Object Oriented Interface


public function getSigningChainBytes($signingchainindex);


Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 134 , $signingchainindex);


Remarks

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

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

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

Data Type

Byte Array

SigningChainHandle Property (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

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

Object Oriented Interface


public function getSigningChainHandle($signingchainindex);


public function setSigningChainHandle($signingchainindex, $value);

Procedural Interface


secureblackbox_archivewriter_get($res, 141 , $signingchainindex);


secureblackbox_archivewriter_set($res, 141, $value , $signingchainindex);

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

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

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Long64

AddEmptyDir Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Adds an empty folder to the archive.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doAddEmptyDir($path);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_addemptydir($res, $path);

Remarks

Use this method to added an empty folder to the archive with an internal path of Path.

The method returns the index of the new folder entry in the Files collection.

AddFile Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Adds a file to the archive.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doAddFile($path, $localpath);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_addfile($res, $path, $localpath);

Remarks

Use this method to add a disk file to the archive. Provide the local path to the file (e.g. C:\Photos\photo.jpg) via the LocalPath parameter, and the desired path within the archive (e.g. PhotosBackup2020/photo.jpg) via the Path parameter.

AddFiles Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Adds a group of files to the archive.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doAddFiles($folder, $localpath, $recursive);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_addfiles($res, $folder, $localpath, $recursive);

Remarks

Use this method to add a collection of files to the archive.

Provide the path to the files on a local system (e.g. C:\photos) via the LocalPath parameter, and set Recursive to indicate whether you want to process the subdirectories recursively. Pass the desired mount point for the files within the archive (e.g. Backup2020/photos) via the Folder parameter.

You can use file mask wildcards in LocalPath to only select the files that match the mask.

AddVirtual Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Adds a file placeholder to the archive.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doAddVirtual($path);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_addvirtual($res, $path);

Remarks

Use this method to add a placeholder for the entry the contents of which is to be provided on the fly from a stream or buffer.

Pass the path to the entry within the archive (e.g. Reports/report2020.csv) via the Path parameter. After the entry has been added, use PrepareFile event or Files property to tune up the type of the data source (file, stream, or memory buffer). During the actual compression, provide the contents of the entry in a stream or buffer in the BeforeCompressFile event handler.

This method returns the index of the new entry in the Files collection.

Close Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Closes the archive.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doClose();

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_close($res);

Remarks

Use this method to close the current archive and dispose of all the allocated resources.

Call this method when you are done with the archive.

Config Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doConfig($configurationstring);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_config($res, $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.

CreateNew Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Creates a new archive.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doCreateNew($archivetype);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_createnew($res, $archivetype);

Remarks

Use this method to create a new archive file. Provide the desired archive type in the ArchiveType parameter.

The following archive types are currently supported:

aftZip (1)The archive contains data in ZIP format.
aftGzip (2)The archive file contains data in GZIP format.
aftBzip2 (3)The archive contains BZIP2 data.
aftTar (4)The archive contains a .tar file.
aftTarGzip (5)The archive contains a .tar.gz file.
aftTarBzip2 (6)The archive contains data in .tar.bz2 format.

The archive will be kept in memory until written down with Save or SaveStream method.

DoAction Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Performs an additional action.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doDoAction($actionid, $actionparams);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_doaction($res, $actionid, $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;....

Open Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Opens an archive file.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doOpen($archivetype, $archivename);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_open($res, $archivetype, $archivename);

Remarks

Use this method to open an existing archive file for modification.

Provide the path to the archive file via the ArchiveName parameter, and pass the archive type in the ArchiveType parameter.

The following archive types are currently supported:

aftUnknown (0)It was not possible to establish the type of the archive file.
aftZip (1)The archive contains data in ZIP format.
aftGzip (2)The archive file contains data in GZIP format.
aftBzip2 (3)The archive contains BZIP2 data.
aftTar (4)The archive contains a .tar file.
aftTarGzip (5)The archive contains a .tar.gz file.
aftTarBzip2 (6)The archive contains data in .tar.bz2 format.

The archive will be kept in memory until written down with Save or SaveStream method.

OpenBytes Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Loads an archive file from a byte array.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doOpenBytes($archivetype, $archivebytes);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_openbytes($res, $archivetype, $archivebytes);

Remarks

Use this method to load an existing archive file from a byte array.

Provide the archive stream via the ArchiveBytes parameter, and pass the archive type in the ArchiveType parameter.

The following archive types are currently supported:

aftUnknown (0)It was not possible to establish the type of the archive.
aftZip (1)The archive contains data in ZIP format.
aftGzip (2)The archive file contains data in GZIP format.
aftBzip2 (3)The archive contains BZIP2 data.
aftTar (4)The archive contains a .tar file.
aftTarGzip (5)The archive contains a .tar.gz file.
aftTarBzip2 (6)The archive contains data in .tar.bz2 format.

The archive will be kept in memory until written down with Save, SaveStream, or SaveBytes method.

Remove Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Removes file(s) and/or folder(s) from the archive.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doRemove($path);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_remove($res, $path);

Remarks

Use this method to remove entries from the archive. Provide an archive-local path via the Path parameter.

Path supports file masks, which makes this method quite powerful (and potentially dangerous).

Save Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Compresses the archive and saves it to a file.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doSave($archivename);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_save($res, $archivename);

Remarks

Use this method to finalize all preparations, compress all the entries set up in Files collection, and write the created archive to ArchiveName file.

This method carries out a lot of work and fires a number of events during its execution. Before the compression process starts, PrepareFile event fires repeatedly to provide the summary of what is being included into the archive. A handler of that event is a good place to make last-minute modifications to the data sources, file names, and actions to take upon the files.

Compression of each entry is surrounded with BeforeCompressFile and AfterCompressFile "brackets". Subscribe to BeforeCompressFile to supply the file contents for entries with Buffer and Stream data sources. AfterCompressFile is a good place to release the content stream alloated in the BeforeCompressFile event handler.

Progress event fires repeatedly to report the progress of the current and whole operations. It also provides an opportunity to abort the compression process.

SaveBytes Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Compresses the archive and saves it to a byte array.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doSaveBytes();

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_savebytes($res);

Remarks

Use this method to finalize all preparations and compress all entries contained in the Files collection. The method returns the byte array containing the serialized archive.

You can fine-tune the compression process by providing compression details on the fly via the events class fires. See the description of the Save method for the details.

UpdateFile Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Updates an existing compressed entry with a fresher local version.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doUpdateFile($path, $localpath);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_updatefile($res, $path, $localpath);

Remarks

Call this method to update the Path entry in the archive with a fresher entry at LocalPath.

UpdateFiles Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Updates a selection of files in the archive.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doUpdateFiles($folder, $localpath, $addmissingfiles, $removemissingfiles, $recursive);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_updatefiles($res, $folder, $localpath, $addmissingfiles, $removemissingfiles, $recursive);

Remarks

This method is a powerful way to update a subset of files in the archive in accordance with a specified criteria.

Pass an archive-local name of the folder to update via the Folder parameter, and the system-local version of the same folder via the LocalPath parameter. Set AddMissingFiles and RemoveMissingFiles as needed to force inclusion of files missing from the archive, or removal of files missing locally, accordingly.

The Recursive parameter specifies whether the directory should be browsed recursively.

UpdateVirtual Method (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Updates an entry in the archive with on-the-fly content.

Object Oriented Interface

public function doUpdateVirtual($path);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_do_updatevirtual($res, $path);

Remarks

Use this method to update content of an existing archive entry. Pass the archive-local entry path via the Path parameter. After updating the entry, tune up its DataSource property in accordance with the desired content origin. Subscribe to BeforeCompressFile to supply the actual data via FileData or FileStream properties.

AfterCompressFile Event (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Marks the completion of compression of a file.

Object Oriented Interface

public function fireAfterCompressFile($param);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_register_callback($res, 1, array($this, 'fireAfterCompressFile'));

Parameter List

 'path'
'filesize'
'datasource'

Remarks

Subscribe to this event to get notified about the completion of compression of a file.

The Path parameter specifies the internal path to the entry inside the archive. The FileSize indicates the size of the file before compression, and the DataSource specifies the type of the source media.

fdsFile (0)The data was taken from a file.
fdsStream (1)The data was taken from a stream assigned to FileStream property.
fdsBuffer (2)The file data taken from the FileData buffer.

BeforeCompressFile Event (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Marks the start of compression of a file.

Object Oriented Interface

public function fireBeforeCompressFile($param);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_register_callback($res, 2, array($this, 'fireBeforeCompressFile'));

Parameter List

 'path'
'filesize'
'datasource'

Remarks

Subscribe to this event to be notified about the start of compression of an archive entry. The handler of this event is a good place to prepare the desired data source.

The Path parameter indicates the path to the extracted entry in the archive. The FileSize specifies the size of the file before compression. Use this event handler to adjust the data source if the file is to be loaded from a stream or buffer. The DataSource parameter indicates the type of the data media:

fdsFile (0)The data will be taken from a file indicated by the entry's LocalPath setting. You can change this path in the handler of this event.
fdsStream (1)The file data will be taken from a stream assigned to FileStream property.
fdsBuffer (2)The data will be taken from a buffer attached to the FileData property.
If passing the data from a stream or buffer, use AfterCompressFile to dispose of any objects allocated in this event handler (such as the source stream).

Use PrepareFile event to adjust the file data source on the fly.

DecryptionPasswordNeeded Event (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Fires when the class needs a password to decrypt the archive.

Object Oriented Interface

public function fireDecryptionPasswordNeeded($param);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_register_callback($res, 3, array($this, 'fireDecryptionPasswordNeeded'));

Parameter List

 'passwordtarget'
'cancel'

Remarks

Class fires this event to request a decryption password from the application when it comes across an encrypted archive or entry.

Please assign the password to DecryptionPassword property inside the event handler, or set Cancel to true to cancel the operation.

Error Event (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Reports information about errors during archive assembling.

Object Oriented Interface

public function fireError($param);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_register_callback($res, 4, array($this, 'fireError'));

Parameter List

 'errorcode'
'description'

Remarks

The event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during archive formation.

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

Notification Event (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

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

Object Oriented Interface

public function fireNotification($param);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_register_callback($res, 5, array($this, 'fireNotification'));

Parameter List

 'eventid'
'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.

PrepareFile Event (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Fires for every file to be compressed before the compression starts.

Object Oriented Interface

public function firePrepareFile($param);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_register_callback($res, 6, array($this, 'firePrepareFile'));

Parameter List

 'path'
'filesize'
'datasource'
'localpath'
'action'

Remarks

Class fires this event for every file included in the Files collection before commencing the compression. This is the last opportunity for your code to adjust the action to be taken for each file and tune up the data sources appropriately.

The Path parameter contains the path to the file within the archive (such as Photos/myphoto.jpg), and the FileSize contains the size of that file before compression.

The DataSource parameter indicates the media from which the file contents is to be taken. A typical default value if fdsFile, but you can adjust the value of that parameter if you need to use an alternative source. The following options are available:

fdsFile (0)The data will be taken from a file indicated by the LocalPath parameter. You can change this path in this event handler.
fdsStream (1)The file data will be taken from a stream assigned to FileStream property.
fdsBuffer (2)The data will be taken from a buffer attached to the FileData property.
Please do not assign FileStream or FileData in this event handler: this should be done further down the road in the BeforeCompressFile event handler. The purpose of this event is to prepare the compression plan by summarizing what should be done and to which files.

The Action parameter, which is also tuneable, indicates the action for class to take on the file:

atAdd (0)Add the file to the archive
atKeep (1)Keep the existing file in the archive
atUpdate (2)Update the archived file with a fresher copy
atDelete (3)Delete the file from the archive
atExtract (4)Extract the file (extraction only)
atSkip (5)Skip file extraction (extraction only)

Progress Event (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Reports the progress of data compression.

Object Oriented Interface

public function fireProgress($param);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_register_callback($res, 7, array($this, 'fireProgress'));

Parameter List

 'processed'
'total'
'overallprocessed'
'overalltotal'
'cancel'

Remarks

Subscribe to this event to be notified about compression progress.

Processed and Total report the progress of compression of the current entry; OverallProcessed and OverallTotal report the progress of the whole operation. Set Cancel to true to stop the operation.

RecipientFound Event (SecureBlackbox_ArchiveWriter Class)

Signifies that the archive was found to be encrypted with a digital certificate.

Object Oriented Interface

public function fireRecipientFound($param);

Procedural Interface

secureblackbox_archivewriter_register_callback($res, 8, array($this, 'fireRecipientFound'));

Parameter List

 'publickeyhash'
'certfound'

Remarks

The class fires this event to notify the application that the archive was found to be encrypted with a digital certificate. The hash of the certificate's public key is provided in the PublicKeyHash parameter.

CertFound indicates whether a certificate with a matching public key hash was found in the DecryptionCertificates list. If it wasn't, you need to locate it on the system and add it to that list: class won't be able to decrypt the archive otherwise.

Please note that the certificate must have an associated private key to be capable of decryption.

Config Settings (ArchiveWriter Class)

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

ArchiveWriter Config Settings

Attributes:   Provides means to pass platform file attributes for the files added to the archive.

Use this configuration setting to adjust attributes for the files that you add to the archive. Windows- and Unix-style attributes are supported: int idx1 = writer.AddVirtual("docs/document.doc"); int idx2 = writer.AddVirtual("build.sh"); writer.Config("Attributes[" + idx1.ToString() + "]=dos:readonly;hidden;archive;system"); writer.Config("Attributes[" + idx2.ToString() + "]=unix:-rwxr-xr-x");

TempPath:   Path for storing temporary files.

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

UsePax:   Enables use of PAX algorithm when creating TAR directories.

Use this setting to enable or disable the use of PAX algorithm when TARring directories.

UseUStar:   Enables use of UStar variant of file name packaging when creating TAR directories.

Use this setting to enable or disable the use of UStar file name encoding format. This format allows for correct saving of path names longer than 99 characters in TAR archives.

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 class.

Supported values are:

offNo caching (default)
localLocal caching
globalGlobal caching

Cookies:   Gets or sets local cookies for the class.

Use this property to get cookies from the internal cookie storage of the class 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 classes 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 classes.

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 class. 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 class) 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 class is set to "local", the property returns/restores the rules from/to the internal storage of the class. If StaticDNS of the class 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 classes.

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 (ArchiveWriter Class)