MessageTimestamper Component

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The MessageTimestamper component timestamps data and stores it in the PKCS#7 format.

Syntax

TsbxMessageTimestamper

Remarks

PKCS#7 (Public Key Cryptography Standard #7) is a common format used to store encrypted and signed data. It is used by a variety of protocols, including S/MIME and CMS.

MessageTimestamper can timestamp binary data. The following output formats are supported: PKCS#7 TimestampedData, PKCS#7 TimestampToken (CMS), and PKCS#7 TSPReply (RFC3161).

The two principal properties that you need to set up are the TimestampServer, which should contain the address of the RFC3161-compliant TSA service, and the TimestampFormat, which should be set to the desired timestamp format.

Provide the input and output destinations via the InputFile and OutputFile properties. Depending on the TSA setup, you may also need to adjust the TLS properties (for example, provide a client certificate via the TLSClientChain collection).

Having set up the component, call the Timestamp method. MessageTimestamper will prepare the timestamp message and request the TSA service to timestamp it.

Note that MessageTimestamper creates standalone timestamps over binary messages. If you would rather timestamp an existing CMS signature, see MessageSigner or CAdESSigner components instead.

 
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MessageTimestamper timestamper = new MessageTimestamper();

timestamper.setTimestampFormat(Messagetimestamper.mtfRFC5544); //Configures the desired timestamp format.

// Select the file which contains the message that will be timestamped
timestamper.setInputFile("message.txt");

// Select the file where the timestamped message will be written
timestamper.setOutputFile("timestampedMessage.bin");

// Specify the timestamping server
timestamper.setTimestampServer("http://...");

timestamper.timestamp(); // Timestamp

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DataFileName Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

A file name to be saved together with the timestamped data.

Syntax

__property String DataFileName = { read=FDataFileName, write=FSetDataFileName };

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to provide a file name to be stored in the timestamp together with the timestamped data. This is only informational and does not necessarily need to match the file name provided via InputFile.

Data Type

String

DataURI Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

The URI to be included with the timestamped data.

Syntax

__property String DataURI = { read=FDataURI, write=FSetDataURI };

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to provide a URI to be saved alongside the timestamped data. This value is only informational.

Data Type

String

Detached Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Specifies whether a detached timestamp should be produced.

Syntax

__property bool Detached = { read=FDetached, write=FSetDetached };

Default Value

false

Remarks

Set this property to true to produce a detached timestamp, i.e. kept separately and alongside the timestamped document.

Data Type

Boolean

FIPSMode Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Reserved.

Syntax

__property bool FIPSMode = { read=FFIPSMode, write=FSetFIPSMode };

Default Value

false

Remarks

This property is reserved for future use.

Data Type

Boolean

HashAlgorithm Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Specifies the hash algorithm to be used.

Syntax

__property String HashAlgorithm = { read=FHashAlgorithm, write=FSetHashAlgorithm };

Default Value

"SHA256"

Remarks

This property specifies the hash algorithm to used for calculating the signature.

Data Type

String

InputBytes Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property DynamicArray InputBytes = { read=FInputBytes, write=FSetInputBytes };

Remarks

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Byte Array

InputFile Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

A path to the source file.

Syntax

__property String InputFile = { read=FInputFile, write=FSetInputFile };

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to provide a path to the file containing the data to be timestamped.

Data Type

String

InputIsHash Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property bool InputIsHash = { read=FInputIsHash, write=FSetInputIsHash };

Default Value

false

Remarks

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Boolean

OutputBytes Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property DynamicArray OutputBytes = { read=FOutputBytes };

Remarks

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

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

Data Type

Byte Array

OutputFile Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

A path to the output file.

Syntax

__property String OutputFile = { read=FOutputFile, write=FSetOutputFile };

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to specify the file to save the timestamped message to.

Data Type

String

ProxyAddress Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

The IP address of the proxy server.

Syntax

__property String ProxyAddress = { read=FProxyAddress, write=FSetProxyAddress };

Default Value

""

Remarks

The IP address of the proxy server.

Data Type

String

ProxyAuthentication Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

The authentication type used by the proxy server.

Syntax

__property TsbxMessageTimestamperProxyAuthentications ProxyAuthentication = { read=FProxyAuthentication, write=FSetProxyAuthentication };

enum TsbxMessageTimestamperProxyAuthentications {
  patNoAuthentication=0,
  patBasic=1,
  patDigest=2,
  patNTLM=3
};

Default Value

patNoAuthentication

Remarks

The authentication type used by the proxy server.

Data Type

Integer

ProxyPassword Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

The password to authenticate to the proxy server.

Syntax

__property String ProxyPassword = { read=FProxyPassword, write=FSetProxyPassword };

Default Value

""

Remarks

The password to authenticate to the proxy server.

Data Type

String

ProxyPort Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

The port on the proxy server to connect to.

Syntax

__property int ProxyPort = { read=FProxyPort, write=FSetProxyPort };

Default Value

0

Remarks

The port on the proxy server to connect to.

Data Type

Integer

ProxyProxyType Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

The type of the proxy server.

Syntax

__property TsbxMessageTimestamperProxyProxyTypes ProxyProxyType = { read=FProxyProxyType, write=FSetProxyProxyType };

enum TsbxMessageTimestamperProxyProxyTypes {
  cptNone=0,
  cptSocks4=1,
  cptSocks5=2,
  cptWebTunnel=3,
  cptHTTP=4
};

Default Value

cptNone

Remarks

The type of the proxy server.

Data Type

Integer

ProxyRequestHeaders Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Contains HTTP request headers for WebTunnel and HTTP proxy.

Syntax

__property String ProxyRequestHeaders = { read=FProxyRequestHeaders, write=FSetProxyRequestHeaders };

Default Value

""

Remarks

Contains HTTP request headers for WebTunnel and HTTP proxy.

Data Type

String

ProxyResponseBody Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property String ProxyResponseBody = { read=FProxyResponseBody, write=FSetProxyResponseBody };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

Data Type

String

ProxyResponseHeaders Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property String ProxyResponseHeaders = { read=FProxyResponseHeaders, write=FSetProxyResponseHeaders };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

Data Type

String

ProxyUseIPv6 Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property bool ProxyUseIPv6 = { read=FProxyUseIPv6, write=FSetProxyUseIPv6 };

Default Value

false

Remarks

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

Data Type

Boolean

ProxyUsername Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Specifies the username credential for proxy authentication.

Syntax

__property String ProxyUsername = { read=FProxyUsername, write=FSetProxyUsername };

Default Value

""

Remarks

Specifies the username credential for proxy authentication.

Data Type

String

SocketDNSMode Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property TsbxMessageTimestamperSocketDNSModes SocketDNSMode = { read=FSocketDNSMode, write=FSetSocketDNSMode };

enum TsbxMessageTimestamperSocketDNSModes {
  dmAuto=0,
  dmPlatform=1,
  dmOwn=2,
  dmOwnSecure=3
};

Default Value

dmAuto

Remarks

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

Data Type

Integer

SocketDNSPort Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property int SocketDNSPort = { read=FSocketDNSPort, write=FSetSocketDNSPort };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

Data Type

Integer

SocketDNSQueryTimeout Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

The timeout (in milliseconds) for each DNS query.

Syntax

__property int SocketDNSQueryTimeout = { read=FSocketDNSQueryTimeout, write=FSetSocketDNSQueryTimeout };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

Data Type

Integer

SocketDNSServers Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property String SocketDNSServers = { read=FSocketDNSServers, write=FSetSocketDNSServers };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

Data Type

String

SocketDNSTotalTimeout Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property int SocketDNSTotalTimeout = { read=FSocketDNSTotalTimeout, write=FSetSocketDNSTotalTimeout };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

Data Type

Integer

SocketIncomingSpeedLimit Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property int SocketIncomingSpeedLimit = { read=FSocketIncomingSpeedLimit, write=FSetSocketIncomingSpeedLimit };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

Data Type

Integer

SocketLocalAddress Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

The local network interface to bind the socket to.

Syntax

__property String SocketLocalAddress = { read=FSocketLocalAddress, write=FSetSocketLocalAddress };

Default Value

""

Remarks

The local network interface to bind the socket to.

Data Type

String

SocketLocalPort Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

The local port number to bind the socket to.

Syntax

__property int SocketLocalPort = { read=FSocketLocalPort, write=FSetSocketLocalPort };

Default Value

0

Remarks

The local port number to bind the socket to.

Data Type

Integer

SocketOutgoingSpeedLimit Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property int SocketOutgoingSpeedLimit = { read=FSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit, write=FSetSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

Data Type

Integer

SocketTimeout Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property int SocketTimeout = { read=FSocketTimeout, write=FSetSocketTimeout };

Default Value

60000

Remarks

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

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

Data Type

Integer

SocketUseIPv6 Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Enables or disables IP protocol version 6.

Syntax

__property bool SocketUseIPv6 = { read=FSocketUseIPv6, write=FSetSocketUseIPv6 };

Default Value

false

Remarks

Enables or disables IP protocol version 6.

Data Type

Boolean

TimestampFormat Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Configures the desired timestamp format.

Syntax

__property TsbxMessageTimestamperTimestampFormats TimestampFormat = { read=FTimestampFormat, write=FSetTimestampFormat };

enum TsbxMessageTimestamperTimestampFormats {
  mtfUnknown=0,
  mtfRFC5544=1,
  mtfCMS=2,
  mtfTSPReply=3
};

Default Value

mtfUnknown

Remarks

Use this property to set the format in which you would like to obtain the timestamp.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

TimestampServer Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

The address of the timestamping server.

Syntax

__property String TimestampServer = { read=FTimestampServer, write=FSetTimestampServer };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The ignorenonce parameter allows you to switch off client nonce verification to enable compatibility with TSA services that do not support nonce mirroring.

All the parameters are optional.

Data Type

String

TLSClientCertCount Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

The number of records in the TLSClientCert arrays.

Syntax

__property int TLSClientCertCount = { read=FTLSClientCertCount, write=FSetTLSClientCertCount };

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

• TLSClientCertBytes
• TLSClientCertHandle

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

TLSClientCertBytes Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

Syntax

__property DynamicArray TLSClientCertBytes[int TLSClientCertIndex] = { read=FTLSClientCertBytes };

Remarks

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

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

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

Data Type

Byte Array

TLSClientCertHandle Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property __int64 TLSClientCertHandle[int TLSClientCertIndex] = { read=FTLSClientCertHandle, write=FSetTLSClientCertHandle };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

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

 
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  pdfSigner.setSigningCertHandle(certMgr.getCertHandle());

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Long64

TLSServerCertCount Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

The number of records in the TLSServerCert arrays.

Syntax

__property int TLSServerCertCount = { read=FTLSServerCertCount };

Default Value

0

Remarks

This property controls the size of the following arrays:

• TLSServerCertBytes
• TLSServerCertFingerprint
• TLSServerCertHandle
• TLSServerCertIssuer
• TLSServerCertIssuerRDN
• TLSServerCertKeyAlgorithm
• TLSServerCertKeyBits
• TLSServerCertKeyUsage
• TLSServerCertSelfSigned
• TLSServerCertSerialNumber
• TLSServerCertSigAlgorithm
• TLSServerCertSubject
• TLSServerCertSubjectRDN
• TLSServerCertValidFrom
• TLSServerCertValidTo

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

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

Data Type

Integer

TLSServerCertBytes Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

Syntax

__property DynamicArray TLSServerCertBytes[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertBytes };

Remarks

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

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

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

Data Type

Byte Array

TLSServerCertFingerprint Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property String TLSServerCertFingerprint[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertFingerprint };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

While there is no formal standard defining what a fingerprint is, a SHA1 hash of the certificate's DER-encoded body is typically used.

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

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

Data Type

String

TLSServerCertHandle Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property __int64 TLSServerCertHandle[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertHandle };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

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

 
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  pdfSigner.setSigningCertHandle(certMgr.getCertHandle());

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

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

Data Type

Long64

TLSServerCertIssuer Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property String TLSServerCertIssuer[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertIssuer };

Default Value

""

Remarks

The common name of the certificate issuer (CA), typically a company name. This is part of a larger set of credentials available via TLSIssuerRDN.

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

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

Data Type

String

TLSServerCertIssuerRDN Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

A list of Property=Value pairs that uniquely identify the certificate issuer.

Syntax

__property String TLSServerCertIssuerRDN[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertIssuerRDN };

Default Value

""

Remarks

A list of Property=Value pairs that uniquely identify the certificate issuer.

Example: /C=US/O=Nationwide CA/CN=Web Certification Authority

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

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

Data Type

String

TLSServerCertKeyAlgorithm Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Specifies the public key algorithm of this certificate.

Syntax

__property String TLSServerCertKeyAlgorithm[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertKeyAlgorithm };

Default Value

"0"

Remarks

Specifies the public key algorithm of this certificate.

Use the TLSKeyBits, TLSCurve, and TLSPublicKeyBytes properties to get more details about the key the certificate contains.

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

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

Data Type

String

TLSServerCertKeyBits Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Returns the length of the public key in bits.

Syntax

__property int TLSServerCertKeyBits[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertKeyBits };

Default Value

0

Remarks

Returns the length of the public key in bits.

This value indicates the length of the principal cryptographic parameter of the key, such as the length of the RSA modulus or ECDSA field. The key data returned by the TLSPublicKeyBytes or TLSPrivateKeyBytes property would typically contain auxiliary values, and therefore be longer.

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

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

Data Type

Integer

TLSServerCertKeyUsage Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property int TLSServerCertKeyUsage[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertKeyUsage };

Default Value

0

Remarks

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

This value is a bit mask of the following values:

Set this property before generating the certificate to propagate the key usage flags to the new certificate.

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

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

Data Type

Integer

TLSServerCertSelfSigned Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property bool TLSServerCertSelfSigned[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertSelfSigned };

Default Value

false

Remarks

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

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

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

Data Type

Boolean

TLSServerCertSerialNumber Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Returns the certificate's serial number.

Syntax

__property DynamicArray TLSServerCertSerialNumber[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertSerialNumber };

Remarks

Returns the certificate's serial number.

The serial number is a binary string that uniquely identifies a certificate among others issued by the same CA. According to the X.509 standard, the (issuer, serial number) pair should be globally unique to facilitate chain building.

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

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

Data Type

Byte Array

TLSServerCertSigAlgorithm Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property String TLSServerCertSigAlgorithm[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertSigAlgorithm };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

A signature algorithm typically combines hash and public key algorithms together, such as sha256WithRSAEncryption or ecdsa-with-SHA256.

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

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

Data Type

String

TLSServerCertSubject Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property String TLSServerCertSubject[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertSubject };

Default Value

""

Remarks

The common name of the certificate holder, typically an individual's name, a URL, an e-mail address, or a company name. This is part of a larger set of credentials available via TLSSubjectRDN.

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

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

Data Type

String

TLSServerCertSubjectRDN Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

A list of Property=Value pairs that uniquely identify the certificate holder (subject).

Syntax

__property String TLSServerCertSubjectRDN[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertSubjectRDN };

Default Value

""

Remarks

A list of Property=Value pairs that uniquely identify the certificate holder (subject).

Depending on the purpose of the certificate and the policies of the CA that issued it, the values included in the subject record may differ drastically and contain business or personal names, web URLs, email addresses, and other data.

Example: /C=US/O=Oranges and Apples, Inc./OU=Accounts Receivable/1.2.3.4.5=Value with unknown OID/CN=Margaret Watkins.

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

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

Data Type

String

TLSServerCertValidFrom Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property String TLSServerCertValidFrom[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertValidFrom };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

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

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

Data Type

String

TLSServerCertValidTo Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

__property String TLSServerCertValidTo[int TLSServerCertIndex] = { read=FTLSServerCertValidTo };

Default Value

""

Remarks

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

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

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

Data Type

String

TLSAutoValidateCertificates Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Specifies whether server-side TLS certificates should be validated automatically using internal validation rules.

Syntax

__property bool TLSAutoValidateCertificates = { read=FTLSAutoValidateCertificates, write=FSetTLSAutoValidateCertificates };

Default Value

true

Remarks

Specifies whether server-side TLS certificates should be validated automatically using internal validation rules.

Data Type

Boolean

TLSBaseConfiguration Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Selects the base configuration for the TLS settings.

Syntax

__property TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSBaseConfigurations TLSBaseConfiguration = { read=FTLSBaseConfiguration, write=FSetTLSBaseConfiguration };

enum TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSBaseConfigurations {
  stpcDefault=0,
  stpcCompatible=1,
  stpcComprehensiveInsecure=2,
  stpcHighlySecure=3
};

Default Value

stpcDefault

Remarks

Selects the base configuration for the TLS settings. Several profiles are offered and tuned up for different purposes, such as high security or higher compatibility.

Data Type

Integer

TLSCiphersuites Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

A list of ciphersuites separated with commas or semicolons.

Syntax

__property String TLSCiphersuites = { read=FTLSCiphersuites, write=FSetTLSCiphersuites };

Default Value

""

Remarks

A list of ciphersuites separated with commas or semicolons. Each ciphersuite in the list may be prefixed with a minus sign (-) to indicate that the ciphersuite should be disabled rather than enabled. Besides the specific ciphersuite modifiers, this property supports the all (and -all) aliases, allowing all ciphersuites to be blanketly enabled or disabled at once.

Note: the list of ciphersuites provided to this property alters the baseline list of ciphersuites as defined by TLSBaseConfiguration. Remember to start your ciphersuite string with -all; if you need to only enable a specific fixed set of ciphersuites. The list of supported ciphersuites is provided below:

• NULL_NULL_NULL
• RSA_NULL_MD5
• RSA_NULL_SHA
• RSA_RC4_MD5
• RSA_RC4_SHA
• RSA_RC2_MD5
• RSA_IDEA_MD5
• RSA_IDEA_SHA
• RSA_DES_MD5
• RSA_DES_SHA
• RSA_3DES_MD5
• RSA_3DES_SHA
• RSA_AES128_SHA
• RSA_AES256_SHA
• DH_DSS_DES_SHA
• DH_DSS_3DES_SHA
• DH_DSS_AES128_SHA
• DH_DSS_AES256_SHA
• DH_RSA_DES_SHA
• DH_RSA_3DES_SHA
• DH_RSA_AES128_SHA
• DH_RSA_AES256_SHA
• DHE_DSS_DES_SHA
• DHE_DSS_3DES_SHA
• DHE_DSS_AES128_SHA
• DHE_DSS_AES256_SHA
• DHE_RSA_DES_SHA
• DHE_RSA_3DES_SHA
• DHE_RSA_AES128_SHA
• DHE_RSA_AES256_SHA
• DH_ANON_RC4_MD5
• DH_ANON_DES_SHA
• DH_ANON_3DES_SHA
• DH_ANON_AES128_SHA
• DH_ANON_AES256_SHA
• RSA_RC2_MD5_EXPORT
• RSA_RC4_MD5_EXPORT
• RSA_DES_SHA_EXPORT
• DH_DSS_DES_SHA_EXPORT
• DH_RSA_DES_SHA_EXPORT
• DHE_DSS_DES_SHA_EXPORT
• DHE_RSA_DES_SHA_EXPORT
• DH_ANON_RC4_MD5_EXPORT
• DH_ANON_DES_SHA_EXPORT
• RSA_CAMELLIA128_SHA
• DH_DSS_CAMELLIA128_SHA
• DH_RSA_CAMELLIA128_SHA
• DHE_DSS_CAMELLIA128_SHA
• DHE_RSA_CAMELLIA128_SHA
• DH_ANON_CAMELLIA128_SHA
• RSA_CAMELLIA256_SHA
• DH_DSS_CAMELLIA256_SHA
• DH_RSA_CAMELLIA256_SHA
• DHE_DSS_CAMELLIA256_SHA
• DHE_RSA_CAMELLIA256_SHA
• DH_ANON_CAMELLIA256_SHA
• PSK_RC4_SHA
• PSK_3DES_SHA
• PSK_AES128_SHA
• PSK_AES256_SHA
• DHE_PSK_RC4_SHA
• DHE_PSK_3DES_SHA
• DHE_PSK_AES128_SHA
• DHE_PSK_AES256_SHA
• RSA_PSK_RC4_SHA
• RSA_PSK_3DES_SHA
• RSA_PSK_AES128_SHA
• RSA_PSK_AES256_SHA
• RSA_SEED_SHA
• DH_DSS_SEED_SHA
• DH_RSA_SEED_SHA
• DHE_DSS_SEED_SHA
• DHE_RSA_SEED_SHA
• DH_ANON_SEED_SHA
• SRP_SHA_3DES_SHA
• SRP_SHA_RSA_3DES_SHA
• SRP_SHA_DSS_3DES_SHA
• SRP_SHA_AES128_SHA
• SRP_SHA_RSA_AES128_SHA
• SRP_SHA_DSS_AES128_SHA
• SRP_SHA_AES256_SHA
• SRP_SHA_RSA_AES256_SHA
• SRP_SHA_DSS_AES256_SHA
• ECDH_ECDSA_NULL_SHA
• ECDH_ECDSA_RC4_SHA
• ECDH_ECDSA_3DES_SHA
• ECDH_ECDSA_AES128_SHA
• ECDH_ECDSA_AES256_SHA
• ECDHE_ECDSA_NULL_SHA
• ECDHE_ECDSA_RC4_SHA
• ECDHE_ECDSA_3DES_SHA
• ECDHE_ECDSA_AES128_SHA
• ECDHE_ECDSA_AES256_SHA
• ECDH_RSA_NULL_SHA
• ECDH_RSA_RC4_SHA
• ECDH_RSA_3DES_SHA
• ECDH_RSA_AES128_SHA
• ECDH_RSA_AES256_SHA
• ECDHE_RSA_NULL_SHA
• ECDHE_RSA_RC4_SHA
• ECDHE_RSA_3DES_SHA
• ECDHE_RSA_AES128_SHA
• ECDHE_RSA_AES256_SHA
• ECDH_ANON_NULL_SHA
• ECDH_ANON_RC4_SHA
• ECDH_ANON_3DES_SHA
• ECDH_ANON_AES128_SHA
• ECDH_ANON_AES256_SHA
• RSA_NULL_SHA256
• RSA_AES128_SHA256
• RSA_AES256_SHA256
• DH_DSS_AES128_SHA256
• DH_RSA_AES128_SHA256
• DHE_DSS_AES128_SHA256
• DHE_RSA_AES128_SHA256
• DH_DSS_AES256_SHA256
• DH_RSA_AES256_SHA256
• DHE_DSS_AES256_SHA256
• DHE_RSA_AES256_SHA256
• DH_ANON_AES128_SHA256
• DH_ANON_AES256_SHA256
• RSA_AES128_GCM_SHA256
• RSA_AES256_GCM_SHA384
• DHE_RSA_AES128_GCM_SHA256
• DHE_RSA_AES256_GCM_SHA384
• DH_RSA_AES128_GCM_SHA256
• DH_RSA_AES256_GCM_SHA384
• DHE_DSS_AES128_GCM_SHA256
• DHE_DSS_AES256_GCM_SHA384
• DH_DSS_AES128_GCM_SHA256
• DH_DSS_AES256_GCM_SHA384
• DH_ANON_AES128_GCM_SHA256
• DH_ANON_AES256_GCM_SHA384
• ECDHE_ECDSA_AES128_SHA256
• ECDHE_ECDSA_AES256_SHA384
• ECDH_ECDSA_AES128_SHA256
• ECDH_ECDSA_AES256_SHA384
• ECDHE_RSA_AES128_SHA256
• ECDHE_RSA_AES256_SHA384
• ECDH_RSA_AES128_SHA256
• ECDH_RSA_AES256_SHA384
• ECDHE_ECDSA_AES128_GCM_SHA256
• ECDHE_ECDSA_AES256_GCM_SHA384
• ECDH_ECDSA_AES128_GCM_SHA256
• ECDH_ECDSA_AES256_GCM_SHA384
• ECDHE_RSA_AES128_GCM_SHA256
• ECDHE_RSA_AES256_GCM_SHA384
• ECDH_RSA_AES128_GCM_SHA256
• ECDH_RSA_AES256_GCM_SHA384
• PSK_AES128_GCM_SHA256
• PSK_AES256_GCM_SHA384
• DHE_PSK_AES128_GCM_SHA256
• DHE_PSK_AES256_GCM_SHA384
• RSA_PSK_AES128_GCM_SHA256
• RSA_PSK_AES256_GCM_SHA384
• PSK_AES128_SHA256
• PSK_AES256_SHA384
• PSK_NULL_SHA256
• PSK_NULL_SHA384
• DHE_PSK_AES128_SHA256
• DHE_PSK_AES256_SHA384
• DHE_PSK_NULL_SHA256
• DHE_PSK_NULL_SHA384
• RSA_PSK_AES128_SHA256
• RSA_PSK_AES256_SHA384
• RSA_PSK_NULL_SHA256
• RSA_PSK_NULL_SHA384
• RSA_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• DH_DSS_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• DH_RSA_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• DHE_DSS_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• DHE_RSA_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• DH_ANON_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• RSA_CAMELLIA256_SHA256
• DH_DSS_CAMELLIA256_SHA256
• DH_RSA_CAMELLIA256_SHA256
• DHE_DSS_CAMELLIA256_SHA256
• DHE_RSA_CAMELLIA256_SHA256
• DH_ANON_CAMELLIA256_SHA256
• ECDHE_ECDSA_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• ECDHE_ECDSA_CAMELLIA256_SHA384
• ECDH_ECDSA_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• ECDH_ECDSA_CAMELLIA256_SHA384
• ECDHE_RSA_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• ECDHE_RSA_CAMELLIA256_SHA384
• ECDH_RSA_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• ECDH_RSA_CAMELLIA256_SHA384
• RSA_CAMELLIA128_GCM_SHA256
• RSA_CAMELLIA256_GCM_SHA384
• DHE_RSA_CAMELLIA128_GCM_SHA256
• DHE_RSA_CAMELLIA256_GCM_SHA384
• DH_RSA_CAMELLIA128_GCM_SHA256
• DH_RSA_CAMELLIA256_GCM_SHA384
• DHE_DSS_CAMELLIA128_GCM_SHA256
• DHE_DSS_CAMELLIA256_GCM_SHA384
• DH_DSS_CAMELLIA128_GCM_SHA256
• DH_DSS_CAMELLIA256_GCM_SHA384
• DH_anon_CAMELLIA128_GCM_SHA256
• DH_anon_CAMELLIA256_GCM_SHA384
• ECDHE_ECDSA_CAMELLIA128_GCM_SHA256
• ECDHE_ECDSA_CAMELLIA256_GCM_SHA384
• ECDH_ECDSA_CAMELLIA128_GCM_SHA256
• ECDH_ECDSA_CAMELLIA256_GCM_SHA384
• ECDHE_RSA_CAMELLIA128_GCM_SHA256
• ECDHE_RSA_CAMELLIA256_GCM_SHA384
• ECDH_RSA_CAMELLIA128_GCM_SHA256
• ECDH_RSA_CAMELLIA256_GCM_SHA384
• PSK_CAMELLIA128_GCM_SHA256
• PSK_CAMELLIA256_GCM_SHA384
• DHE_PSK_CAMELLIA128_GCM_SHA256
• DHE_PSK_CAMELLIA256_GCM_SHA384
• RSA_PSK_CAMELLIA128_GCM_SHA256
• RSA_PSK_CAMELLIA256_GCM_SHA384
• PSK_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• PSK_CAMELLIA256_SHA384
• DHE_PSK_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• DHE_PSK_CAMELLIA256_SHA384
• RSA_PSK_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• RSA_PSK_CAMELLIA256_SHA384
• ECDHE_PSK_CAMELLIA128_SHA256
• ECDHE_PSK_CAMELLIA256_SHA384
• ECDHE_PSK_RC4_SHA
• ECDHE_PSK_3DES_SHA
• ECDHE_PSK_AES128_SHA
• ECDHE_PSK_AES256_SHA
• ECDHE_PSK_AES128_SHA256
• ECDHE_PSK_AES256_SHA384
• ECDHE_PSK_NULL_SHA
• ECDHE_PSK_NULL_SHA256
• ECDHE_PSK_NULL_SHA384
• ECDHE_RSA_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
• ECDHE_ECDSA_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
• DHE_RSA_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
• PSK_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
• ECDHE_PSK_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
• DHE_PSK_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
• RSA_PSK_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
• AES128_GCM_SHA256
• AES256_GCM_SHA384
• CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256
• AES128_CCM_SHA256
• AES128_CCM8_SHA256

Data Type

String

TLSClientAuth Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Enables or disables certificate-based client authentication.

Syntax

__property TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSClientAuths TLSClientAuth = { read=FTLSClientAuth, write=FSetTLSClientAuth };

enum TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSClientAuths {
  ccatNoAuth=0,
  ccatRequestCert=1,
  ccatRequireCert=2
};

Default Value

ccatNoAuth

Remarks

Enables or disables certificate-based client authentication.

Set this property to true to tune up the client authentication type:

Data Type

Integer

TLSECCurves Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Defines the elliptic curves to enable.

Syntax

__property String TLSECCurves = { read=FTLSECCurves, write=FSetTLSECCurves };

Default Value

""

Remarks

Defines the elliptic curves to enable.

Data Type

String

TLSExtensions Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Provides access to TLS extensions.

Syntax

__property String TLSExtensions = { read=FTLSExtensions, write=FSetTLSExtensions };

Default Value

""

Remarks

Provides access to TLS extensions.

Data Type

String

TLSForceResumeIfDestinationChanges Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Whether to force TLS session resumption when the destination address changes.

Syntax

__property bool TLSForceResumeIfDestinationChanges = { read=FTLSForceResumeIfDestinationChanges, write=FSetTLSForceResumeIfDestinationChanges };

Default Value

false

Remarks

Whether to force TLS session resumption when the destination address changes.

Data Type

Boolean

TLSPreSharedIdentity Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Defines the identity used when the PSK (Pre-Shared Key) key-exchange mechanism is negotiated.

Syntax

__property String TLSPreSharedIdentity = { read=FTLSPreSharedIdentity, write=FSetTLSPreSharedIdentity };

Default Value

""

Remarks

Defines the identity used when the PSK (Pre-Shared Key) key-exchange mechanism is negotiated.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TLSPreSharedKey Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Contains the pre-shared key for the PSK (Pre-Shared Key) key-exchange mechanism, encoded with base16.

Syntax

__property String TLSPreSharedKey = { read=FTLSPreSharedKey, write=FSetTLSPreSharedKey };

Default Value

""

Remarks

Contains the pre-shared key for the PSK (Pre-Shared Key) key-exchange mechanism, encoded with base16.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

String

TLSPreSharedKeyCiphersuite Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Defines the ciphersuite used for PSK (Pre-Shared Key) negotiation.

Syntax

__property String TLSPreSharedKeyCiphersuite = { read=FTLSPreSharedKeyCiphersuite, write=FSetTLSPreSharedKeyCiphersuite };

Default Value

""

Remarks

Defines the ciphersuite used for PSK (Pre-Shared Key) negotiation.

Data Type

String

TLSRenegotiationAttackPreventionMode Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Selects the renegotiation attack prevention mechanism.

Syntax

__property TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSRenegotiationAttackPreventionModes TLSRenegotiationAttackPreventionMode = { read=FTLSRenegotiationAttackPreventionMode, write=FSetTLSRenegotiationAttackPreventionMode };

enum TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSRenegotiationAttackPreventionModes {
  crapmCompatible=0,
  crapmStrict=1,
  crapmAuto=2
};

Default Value

crapmAuto

Remarks

Selects the renegotiation attack prevention mechanism.

The following options are available:

Data Type

Integer

TLSRevocationCheck Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Specifies the kind(s) of revocation check to perform.

Syntax

__property TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSRevocationChecks TLSRevocationCheck = { read=FTLSRevocationCheck, write=FSetTLSRevocationCheck };

enum TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSRevocationChecks {
  crcNone=0,
  crcAuto=1,
  crcAllCRL=2,
  crcAllOCSP=3,
  crcAllCRLAndOCSP=4,
  crcAnyCRL=5,
  crcAnyOCSP=6,
  crcAnyCRLOrOCSP=7,
  crcAnyOCSPOrCRL=8
};

Default Value

crcAuto

Remarks

Specifies the kind(s) of revocation check to perform.

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

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

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

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

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

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

Integer

TLSSSLOptions Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Various SSL (TLS) protocol options, set of cssloExpectShutdownMessage 0x001 Wait for the close-notify message when shutting down the connection cssloOpenSSLDTLSWorkaround 0x002 (DEPRECATED) Use a DTLS version workaround when talking to very old OpenSSL versions cssloDisableKexLengthAlignment 0x004 Do not align the client-side PMS by the RSA modulus size.

Syntax

__property int TLSSSLOptions = { read=FTLSSSLOptions, write=FSetTLSSSLOptions };

Default Value

16

Remarks

Various SSL (TLS) protocol options, set of

Data Type

Integer

TLSTLSMode Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Specifies the TLS mode to use.

Syntax

__property TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSTLSModes TLSTLSMode = { read=FTLSTLSMode, write=FSetTLSTLSMode };

enum TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSTLSModes {
  smDefault=0,
  smNoTLS=1,
  smExplicitTLS=2,
  smImplicitTLS=3,
  smMixedTLS=4
};

Default Value

smDefault

Remarks

Specifies the TLS mode to use.

Data Type

Integer

TLSUseExtendedMasterSecret Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Enables the Extended Master Secret Extension, as defined in RFC 7627.

Syntax

__property bool TLSUseExtendedMasterSecret = { read=FTLSUseExtendedMasterSecret, write=FSetTLSUseExtendedMasterSecret };

Default Value

false

Remarks

Enables the Extended Master Secret Extension, as defined in RFC 7627.

Data Type

Boolean

TLSUseSessionResumption Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

Enables or disables the TLS session resumption capability.

Syntax

__property bool TLSUseSessionResumption = { read=FTLSUseSessionResumption, write=FSetTLSUseSessionResumption };

Default Value

false

Remarks

Enables or disables the TLS session resumption capability.

Data Type

Boolean

TLSVersions Property (MessageTimestamper Component)

The SSL/TLS versions to enable by default.

Syntax

__property int TLSVersions = { read=FTLSVersions, write=FSetTLSVersions };

Default Value

16

Remarks

The SSL/TLS versions to enable by default.

Data Type

Integer

Config Method (MessageTimestamper Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

String __fastcall Config(String ConfigurationString);

Remarks

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

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

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

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

DoAction Method (MessageTimestamper Component)

Performs an additional action.

Syntax

String __fastcall DoAction(String ActionID, String ActionParams);

Remarks

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

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

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

Common ActionIDs:

Reset Method (MessageTimestamper Component)

Resets the component settings.

Syntax

void __fastcall Reset();

Remarks

Reset is a generic method available in every component.

Timestamp Method (MessageTimestamper Component)

Timestamps the data.

Syntax

void __fastcall Timestamp();

Remarks

Call this method to timestamp the content provided in InputFile (or InputStream) with a trusted timestamp from TimestampServer.

Error Event (MessageTimestamper Component)

Information about errors during PKCS#7 message encryption.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  int ErrorCode;
  String Description;
} TsbxMessageTimestamperErrorEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TsbxMessageTimestamperErrorEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TsbxMessageTimestamperErrorEventParams *e);
__property TsbxMessageTimestamperErrorEvent OnError = { read=FOnError, write=FOnError };

Remarks

The event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during message processing.

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

Notification Event (MessageTimestamper Component)

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

Syntax

typedef struct {
  String EventID;
  String EventParam;
} TsbxMessageTimestamperNotificationEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TsbxMessageTimestamperNotificationEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TsbxMessageTimestamperNotificationEventParams *e);
__property TsbxMessageTimestamperNotificationEvent OnNotification = { read=FOnNotification, write=FOnNotification };

Remarks

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

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

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

TimestampRequest Event (MessageTimestamper Component)

Fires when the component is ready to request a timestamp from an external TSA.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  String TSA;
  String TimestampRequest;
  String TimestampResponse;
  bool SuppressDefault;
} TsbxMessageTimestamperTimestampRequestEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TsbxMessageTimestamperTimestampRequestEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TsbxMessageTimestamperTimestampRequestEventParams *e);
__property TsbxMessageTimestamperTimestampRequestEvent OnTimestampRequest = { read=FOnTimestampRequest, write=FOnTimestampRequest };

Remarks

Subscribe to this event to intercept timestamp requests. You can use it to override timestamping requests and perform them in your code.

The TSA parameter indicates the timestamping service being used. It matches the value passed to the TimestampServer property. Set the SuppressDefault parameter to true if you would like to stop the built-in TSA request from going ahead. The built-in TSA request is also not performed if the returned TimestampResponse parameter is not empty.

TLSCertNeeded Event (MessageTimestamper Component)

Fires when a remote TLS party requests a client certificate.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  String Host;
  String CANames;
} TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSCertNeededEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSCertNeededEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSCertNeededEventParams *e);
__property TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSCertNeededEvent OnTLSCertNeeded = { read=FOnTLSCertNeeded, write=FOnTLSCertNeeded };

Remarks

This event fires to notify the implementation that a remote TLS server has requested a client certificate. The Host parameter identifies the host that makes a request, and the CANames parameter (optional, according to the TLS spec) advises on the accepted issuing CAs.

Use the TLSClientChain property in response to this event to provide the requested certificate. Please make sure the client certificate includes the associated private key. Note that you may set the certificates before the connection without waiting for this event to fire.

This event is preceded by the TLSHandshake event for the given host and, if the certificate was accepted, succeeded by the TLSEstablished event.

TLSCertValidate Event (MessageTimestamper Component)

This event is fired upon receipt of the TLS server's certificate, allowing the user to control its acceptance.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  String ServerHost;
  String ServerIP;
  bool Accept;
} TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSCertValidateEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSCertValidateEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSCertValidateEventParams *e);
__property TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSCertValidateEvent OnTLSCertValidate = { read=FOnTLSCertValidate, write=FOnTLSCertValidate };

Remarks

This event is fired during a TLS handshake. Use the TLSServerChain property to access the certificate chain. In general, components may contact a number of TLS endpoints during their work, depending on their configuration.

Accept is assigned in accordance with the outcome of the internal validation check performed by the component, and can be adjusted if needed.

TLSEstablished Event (MessageTimestamper Component)

Fires when a TLS handshake with Host successfully completes.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  String Host;
  String Version;
  String Ciphersuite;
  DynamicArray ConnectionId;
  bool Abort;
} TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSEstablishedEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSEstablishedEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSEstablishedEventParams *e);
__property TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSEstablishedEvent OnTLSEstablished = { read=FOnTLSEstablished, write=FOnTLSEstablished };

Remarks

The component uses this event to notify the application about a successful completion of a TLS handshake.

The Version, Ciphersuite, and ConnectionId parameters indicate the security parameters of the new connection. Use the Abort parameter if you need to terminate the connection at this stage.

TLSHandshake Event (MessageTimestamper Component)

Fires when a new TLS handshake is initiated, before the handshake commences.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  String Host;
  bool Abort;
} TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSHandshakeEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSHandshakeEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSHandshakeEventParams *e);
__property TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSHandshakeEvent OnTLSHandshake = { read=FOnTLSHandshake, write=FOnTLSHandshake };

Remarks

The component uses this event to notify the application about the start of a new TLS handshake to Host. If the handshake is successful, this event will be followed by the TLSEstablished event. If the server chooses to request a client certificate, the TLSCertNeeded event will also be fired.

TLSShutdown Event (MessageTimestamper Component)

Reports the graceful closure of a TLS connection.

Syntax

typedef struct {
  String Host;
} TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSShutdownEventParams;
typedef void __fastcall (__closure *TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSShutdownEvent)(System::TObject* Sender, TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSShutdownEventParams *e);
__property TsbxMessageTimestamperTLSShutdownEvent OnTLSShutdown = { read=FOnTLSShutdown, write=FOnTLSShutdown };

Remarks

This event notifies the application about the closure of an earlier established TLS connection. Note that only graceful connection closures are reported.

Config Settings (MessageTimestamper Component)

MessageTimestamper Config Settings

Base Config Settings

 
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PKICache=certificate,crl,ocsp

 
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PKICachePath=C:\Temp\cache

 
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Config("XMLRDNDescriptorName[OID]=PrimaryName,Alias1,Alias2");

 
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Config("XMLRDNDescriptorName[2.5.4.5]=SERIALNUMBER");

 
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Config("XMLRDNDescriptorName[1.2.840.113549.1.9.1]=E,EMAIL,EMAILADDRESS");

Trappable Errors (MessageTimestamper Component)

MessageTimestamper Errors