OfficeDecryptor Class

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The OfficeDecryptor class decrypts Office documents.

Syntax

class secureblackbox.OfficeDecryptor

Remarks

OfficeDecryptor decrypts encrypted Office documents, with support for several different Office formats.

Property List


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

document_formatDefines the format of the Office document.
document_typeDefines the type of the Office document.
encryption_algorithmThe encryption algorithm used to encrypt the document.
encryption_typeThe encryption type used to encrypt the document.
fips_modeReserved.
input_bytesUse this property to pass the input to class in byte array form.
input_fileThe Office file to be decrypted.
output_bytesUse this property to read the output the class object has produced.
output_fileDefines where to save the decrypted document.
passwordThe password used for decryption.

Method List


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

configSets or retrieves a configuration setting.
decryptDecrypts the whole document.
do_actionPerforms an additional action.

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.

on_decryption_password_neededRequest to provide decryption password during decryption.
on_errorInformation about errors during signing.
on_notificationThis event notifies the application about an underlying control flow event.

Config Settings


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

ChecksumAlgorithmSpecifies checksum algorithm that should be used.
EncryptDocumentPropertiesSpecifies if document properties should be encrypted.
HardenedKeyGenerationSpecifies if hardened Key generation should be used.
HashAlgorithmSpecifies hash algorithm that should be used.
RC4KeyBitsSpecifies the number of key bits used for RC4 algorithm.
SaltSizeSpecifies salt size that should be used.
SpinCountSpecifies spin count that should be used.
StartKeyGenerationAlgorithmSpecifies start key generation algorithm that should be used.
TempPathLocation where the temporary files are stored.
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.

document_format Property

Defines the format of the Office document.

Syntax

def get_document_format() -> int: ...

document_format = property(get_document_format, None)

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property contains the Office document format.

odfUnknown0Unknown document format
odfBinary1Binary Office document
odfOpenXML2OpenXML Office document
odfOpenXPS3OpenXPS document
odfOpenDocument4OpenOffice document

This property is read-only.

document_type Property

Defines the type of the Office document.

Syntax

def get_document_type() -> str: ...

document_type = property(get_document_type, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains the Office document type.

This property is read-only.

encryption_algorithm Property

The encryption algorithm used to encrypt the document.

Syntax

def get_encryption_algorithm() -> str: ...

encryption_algorithm = property(get_encryption_algorithm, None)

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property contains the encryption algorithm used to encrypt the Office document.

Supported values:

For Binary Office documents

SB_SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM_RC4RC4

For OpenXML Office documents

SB_SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM_RC2RC2
SB_SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM_RC4RC4
SB_SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM_DESDES
SB_SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM_3DES3DES
SB_SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM_AES128AES128
SB_SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM_AES192AES192
SB_SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM_AES256AES256

For OpenOffice documents: AES128, AES192, AES256, Blowfish

SB_SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM_AES128AES128
SB_SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM_AES192AES192
SB_SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM_AES256AES256
SB_SYMMETRIC_ALGORITHM_BLOWFISHBlowfish

This property is read-only.

encryption_type Property

The encryption type used to encrypt the document.

Syntax

def get_encryption_type() -> int: ...

encryption_type = property(get_encryption_type, None)

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property contains the encryption type used to encrypt the Office document.

Supported values:

oetDefault0Uses default encryption depending on Office document format
oetBinaryRC41Uses RC4 encryption for Binary Office documents
oetBinaryRC4CryptoAPI2Uses RC4 Crypto API encryption for Binary Office documents
oetOpenXMLStandard3Uses standard encryption for OpenXML Office documents
oetOpenXMLAgile4Uses agile encryption for OpenXML Office documents
oetOpenDocument5Uses standard encryption for OpenOffice documents

This property is read-only.

fips_mode Property

Reserved.

Syntax

def get_fips_mode() -> bool: ...
def set_fips_mode(value: bool) -> None: ...

fips_mode = property(get_fips_mode, set_fips_mode)

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

This property is reserved for future use.

input_bytes Property

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

Syntax

def get_input_bytes() -> bytes: ...
def set_input_bytes(value: bytes) -> None: ...

input_bytes = property(get_input_bytes, set_input_bytes)

Remarks

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

input_file Property

The Office file to be decrypted.

Syntax

def get_input_file() -> str: ...
def set_input_file(value: str) -> None: ...

input_file = property(get_input_file, set_input_file)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Provide the path to the Office document to be decrypted.

output_bytes Property

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

Syntax

def get_output_bytes() -> bytes: ...

output_bytes = property(get_output_bytes, None)

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 output_file and output_stream properties had not been assigned.

This property is read-only.

output_file Property

Defines where to save the decrypted document.

Syntax

def get_output_file() -> str: ...
def set_output_file(value: str) -> None: ...

output_file = property(get_output_file, set_output_file)

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

password Property

The password used for decryption.

Syntax

def get_password() -> str: ...
def set_password(value: str) -> None: ...

password = property(get_password, set_password)

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to provide the decryption password.

config Method

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

def config(configuration_string: str) -> str: ...

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.

decrypt Method

Decrypts the whole document.

Syntax

def decrypt() -> None: ...

Remarks

Call this method to decrypt the document.

do_action Method

Performs an additional action.

Syntax

def do_action(action_id: str, action_params: str) -> str: ...

Remarks

do_action 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;....

on_decryption_password_needed Event

Request to provide decryption password during decryption.

Syntax

class OfficeDecryptorDecryptionPasswordNeededEventParams(object):
  @property
  def cancel_decryption() -> bool: ...
  @cancel_decryption.setter
  def cancel_decryption(value) -> None: ...

# In class OfficeDecryptor:
@property
def on_decryption_password_needed() -> Callable[[OfficeDecryptorDecryptionPasswordNeededEventParams], None]: ...
@on_decryption_password_needed.setter
def on_decryption_password_needed(event_hook: Callable[[OfficeDecryptorDecryptionPasswordNeededEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

Remarks

This event is fired when the component needs decryption password from the user.

if CancelDecryption property is set to true value (default value) then decryption would fail if provided password is invalid. Otherwise this event would be fired again.

on_error Event

Information about errors during signing.

Syntax

class OfficeDecryptorErrorEventParams(object):
  @property
  def error_code() -> int: ...

  @property
  def description() -> str: ...

# In class OfficeDecryptor:
@property
def on_error() -> Callable[[OfficeDecryptorErrorEventParams], None]: ...
@on_error.setter
def on_error(event_hook: Callable[[OfficeDecryptorErrorEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

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.

on_notification Event

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

Syntax

class OfficeDecryptorNotificationEventParams(object):
  @property
  def event_id() -> str: ...

  @property
  def event_param() -> str: ...

# In class OfficeDecryptor:
@property
def on_notification() -> Callable[[OfficeDecryptorNotificationEventParams], None]: ...
@on_notification.setter
def on_notification(event_hook: Callable[[OfficeDecryptorNotificationEventParams], None]) -> None: ...

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:

DocumentLoadedReports the completion of Office document processing by the component. Use the event handler to access document-related information. The EventParam value passed with this EventID is empty.

OfficeDecryptor Config Settings

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.

OfficeDecryptor Config Settings

ChecksumAlgorithm:   Specifies checksum algorithm that should be used.

Specifies checksum algorithm when OpenOffice documents is used.

EncryptDocumentProperties:   Specifies if document properties should be encrypted.

Specifies if the document properties should be encrypted when RC4 Crypto API encryption type for Binary Office documents is used.

HardenedKeyGeneration:   Specifies if hardened Key generation should be used.

Specifies if hardened Key generation should be used when RC4 Crypto API encryption type for Binary Office documents is used.

HashAlgorithm:   Specifies hash algorithm that should be used.

Specifies hash algorithm when Agile encryption type for OpenXML documents is used.

RC4KeyBits:   Specifies the number of key bits used for RC4 algorithm.

Specifies the number of key bits when RC4 Crypto API encryption type for Binary Office documents is used.

SaltSize:   Specifies salt size that should be used.

Specifies size of the random salt when Agile encryption type for OpenXML documents is used.

SpinCount:   Specifies spin count that should be used.

Specifies the number of times to iterate the password hash when creating the key used to encrypt data when Agile encryption type for OpenXML documents is used.

StartKeyGenerationAlgorithm:   Specifies start key generation algorithm that should be used.

Specifies start key generation algorithm when OpenOffice documents is used.

TempPath:   Location where the temporary files are stored.

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

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.

OfficeDecryptor Errors

OfficeDecryptor Errors

1048577   Invalid parameter value (SB_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER)
1048578   Class 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) 
24117249   Input file does not exist (SB_ERROR_OFFICE_INPUTFILE_NOT_EXISTS)
24117250   Unsupported document format (SB_ERROR_OFFICE_UNSUPPORTED_DOCUMENT_FORMAT)
24117251   Document cannot be signed (SB_ERROR_OFFICE_DOCUMENT_NOT_SIGNABLE)
24117252   Document is not signed (SB_ERROR_OFFICE_DOCUMENT_NOT_SIGNED)
24117253   Document is encrypted (SB_ERROR_OFFICE_DOCUMENT_ENCRYPTED)
24117254   Document cannot be encrypted (SB_ERROR_OFFICE_DOCUMENT_NOT_ENCRYPTABLE)
24117255   Document is not encrypted (SB_ERROR_OFFICE_DOCUMENT_NOT_ENCRYPTED)
24117256   Unknown encryption algorithm (SB_ERROR_OFFICE_DOCUMENT_UNKNOWN_ENCRYPTION)
24117257   Invalid password (SB_ERROR_OFFICE_INVALID_PASSWORD)
24117258   Signature not found (SB_ERROR_OFFICE_SIGNATURE_NOT_FOUND)