MessageSigner Class

Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors

The MessageSigner class digitally signs data and stores it in the PKCS#7 format.

Syntax

MessageSigner

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. MessageSigner signer = new MessageSigner(); signer.setHashAlgorithm("SHA256"); // Default hashing algorithm SHA256 // Select the file which contains the message that will be signed signer.setInputFile("message.txt"); // Select the file where the signed message will be written signer.setOutputFile("signedMessage.bin"); // Specify the certificate that shall be used for signing the data signer.setSigningCertificate(new Certificate("cert.pfx","password")); // Provide the address of the Time Stamping Authority (TSA) server to be used for timestamping the signature signer.setTimestampServer("http://..."); signer.sign(); // Sign

Property List

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


ClaimedSigningTime	The signing time from the signer's computer.
ExternalCrypto	Provides access to external signing and DC parameters.
FIPSMode	Reserved.
HashAlgorithm	Specifies the hash algorithm to be used.
InputBytes	Use this property to pass the input to class in byte array form.
InputFile	A path to the source file.
InputIsHash	Specifies whether the input source contains the hash of the data or the actual data.
MACAlgorithm	Specifies the keyed MAC algorithm to use.
OutputBytes	Use this property to read the output the class object has produced.
OutputFile	A path to the output file.
Proxy	The proxy server settings.
RecipientCertificate	The recipient certificate for HMAC-based signing.
SignatureType	Specifies the kind of signature to create.
SignedAttributes	Custom signature attributes to be covered by the electronic signature.
SigningCertificate	The certificate to be used for signing.
SigningChain	The signing certificate chain.
SocketSettings	Manages network connection settings.
TimestampServer	The address of the timestamping server.
TLSClientChain	The TLS client certificate chain.
TLSServerChain	The TLS server's certificate chain.
TLSSettings	Manages TLS layer settings.
UnsignedAttributes	Custom unsigned attributes to be included in the electronic signature.

Method List

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


AddAttribute	Adds an attribute to the signature.
Config	Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
Countersign	Countersigns an existing signature.
DoAction	Performs an additional action.
ExtractAsyncData	Extracts user data from the DC signing service response.
Reset	Resets the class settings.
Sign	Signs the data.
SignAsyncBegin	Initiates the asynchronous signing operation.
SignAsyncEnd	Completes the asynchronous signing operation.
Timestamp	Timestamps a signature.

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.


Error	Information about errors during PKCS#7 message signing.
ExternalSign	Handles remote or external signing initiated by the SignExternal method or other source.
Notification	This event notifies the application about an underlying control flow event.
TimestampRequest	Fires when the class is ready to request a timestamp from an external TSA.
TLSCertNeeded	Fires when a remote TLS party requests a client certificate.
TLSCertValidate	This event is fired upon receipt of the TLS server's certificate, allowing the user to control its acceptance.
TLSEstablished	Fires when a TLS handshake with Host successfully completes.
TLSHandshake	Fires when a new TLS handshake is initiated, before the handshake commences.
TLSShutdown	Reports the graceful closure of a TLS connection.

Config Settings

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


AsyncDocumentID	Specifies the document ID for SignAsyncEnd() call.
ContentType	Content type of the message.
PSSUsed	Whether to use RSASSA-PSS algorithm.
TempPath	Path for storing temporary files.
TimestampResponse	A base16-encoded timestamp response received from a TSA.
TLSChainValidationDetails	Contains the advanced details of the TLS server certificate validation.
TLSChainValidationResult	Contains the result of the TLS server certificate validation.
TLSClientAuthRequested	Indicates whether the TLS server requests client authentication.
TLSValidationLog	Contains the log of the TLS server certificate validation.
TspAttemptCount	Specifies the number of timestamping request attempts.
TspHashAlgorithm	Sets a specific hash algorithm for use with the timestamping service.
TspReqPolicy	Sets a request policy ID to include in the timestamping request.
UsePSS	Whether to use RSASSA-PSS algorithm.
UseUndefSize	Allows or forbids the use of ASN.1 tags of undefined size.
ASN1UseGlobalTagCache	Controls whether ASN.1 module should use a global object cache.
AssignSystemSmartCardPins	Specifies whether CSP-level PINs should be assigned to CNG keys.
CheckKeyIntegrityBeforeUse	Enables or disable private key integrity check before use.
CookieCaching	Specifies whether a cookie cache should be used for HTTP(S) transports.
Cookies	Gets or sets local cookies for the class.
DefDeriveKeyIterations	Specifies the default key derivation algorithm iteration count.
DNSLocalSuffix	The suffix to assign for TLD names.
EnableClientSideSSLFFDHE	Enables or disables finite field DHE key exchange support in TLS clients.
GlobalCookies	Gets or sets global cookies for all the HTTP transports.
HardwareCryptoUsePolicy	The hardware crypto usage policy.
HttpUserAgent	Specifies the user agent name to be used by all HTTP clients.
HttpVersion	The HTTP version to use in any inner HTTP client classes created.
IgnoreExpiredMSCTLSigningCert	Whether to tolerate the expired Windows Update signing certificate.
ListDelimiter	The delimiter character for multi-element lists.
LogDestination	Specifies the debug log destination.
LogDetails	Specifies the debug log details to dump.
LogFile	Specifies the debug log filename.
LogFilters	Specifies the debug log filters.
LogFlushMode	Specifies the log flush mode.
LogLevel	Specifies the debug log level.
LogMaxEventCount	Specifies the maximum number of events to cache before further action is taken.
LogRotationMode	Specifies the log rotation mode.
MaxASN1BufferLength	Specifies the maximal allowed length for ASN.1 primitive tag data.
MaxASN1TreeDepth	Specifies the maximal depth for processed ASN.1 trees.
OCSPHashAlgorithm	Specifies the hash algorithm to be used to identify certificates in OCSP requests.
OldClientSideRSAFallback	Specifies whether the SSH client should use a SHA1 fallback.
ProductVersion	Returns the version of the SecureBlackbox library.
ServerSSLDHKeyLength	Sets the size of the TLS DHE key exchange group.
StaticDNS	Specifies whether static DNS rules should be used.
StaticIPAddress[domain]	Gets or sets an IP address for the specified domain name.
StaticIPAddresses	Gets or sets all the static DNS rules.
Tag	Allows to store any custom data.
TLSSessionGroup	Specifies the group name of TLS sessions to be used for session resumption.
TLSSessionLifetime	Specifies lifetime in seconds of the cached TLS session.
TLSSessionPurgeInterval	Specifies how often the session cache should remove the expired TLS sessions.
UseInternalRandom	Switches between SecureBlackbox-own and platform PRNGs.
UseLegacyAdESValidation	Enables legacy AdES validation mode.
UseOwnDNSResolver	Specifies whether the client classes should use own DNS resolver.
UseSharedSystemStorages	Specifies whether the validation engine should use a global per-process copy of the system certificate stores.
UseSystemNativeSizeCalculation	An internal CryptoAPI access tweak.
UseSystemOAEPAndPSS	Enforces or disables the use of system-driven RSA OAEP and PSS computations.
UseSystemRandom	Enables or disables the use of the OS PRNG.

ClaimedSigningTime Property (MessageSigner Class)

The signing time from the signer's computer.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetClaimedSigningTime();
int SetClaimedSigningTime(const char* lpszClaimedSigningTime);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetClaimedSigningTime();
INT SetClaimedSigningTime(LPCWSTR lpszClaimedSigningTime);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getclaimedsigningtime(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setclaimedsigningtime(void* lpObj, const char* lpszClaimedSigningTime);

QString GetClaimedSigningTime();
int SetClaimedSigningTime(QString qsClaimedSigningTime);

Default Value

Remarks

Use this property to provide the signature production time. The claimed time is not supported by a trusted source; it may be inaccurate, forfeited, or wrong, and as such is usually taken for informational purposes only by verifiers. Use timestamp servers to embed verifiable trusted timestamps. The time is in UTC.

Data Type

String

ExternalCrypto Property (MessageSigner Class)

Provides access to external signing and DC parameters.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxExternalCrypto* GetExternalCrypto();

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getexternalcryptoasyncdocumentid(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setexternalcryptoasyncdocumentid(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getexternalcryptocustomparams(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setexternalcryptocustomparams(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoCustomParams);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getexternalcryptodata(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setexternalcryptodata(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoData);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getexternalcryptoexternalhashcalculation(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setexternalcryptoexternalhashcalculation(void* lpObj, int bExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getexternalcryptohashalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setexternalcryptohashalgorithm(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getexternalcryptokeyid(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setexternalcryptokeyid(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoKeyID);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getexternalcryptokeysecret(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setexternalcryptokeysecret(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoKeySecret);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getexternalcryptomethod(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setexternalcryptomethod(void* lpObj, int iExternalCryptoMethod);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getexternalcryptomode(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setexternalcryptomode(void* lpObj, int iExternalCryptoMode);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getexternalcryptopublickeyalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setexternalcryptopublickeyalgorithm(void* lpObj, const char* lpszExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm);

QString GetExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID();
int SetExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID(QString qsExternalCryptoAsyncDocumentID);

QString GetExternalCryptoCustomParams();
int SetExternalCryptoCustomParams(QString qsExternalCryptoCustomParams);

QString GetExternalCryptoData();
int SetExternalCryptoData(QString qsExternalCryptoData);

bool GetExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation();
int SetExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation(bool bExternalCryptoExternalHashCalculation);

QString GetExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm();
int SetExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm(QString qsExternalCryptoHashAlgorithm);

QString GetExternalCryptoKeyID();
int SetExternalCryptoKeyID(QString qsExternalCryptoKeyID);

QString GetExternalCryptoKeySecret();
int SetExternalCryptoKeySecret(QString qsExternalCryptoKeySecret);

int GetExternalCryptoMethod();
int SetExternalCryptoMethod(int iExternalCryptoMethod);

int GetExternalCryptoMode();
int SetExternalCryptoMode(int iExternalCryptoMode);

QString GetExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm();
int SetExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm(QString qsExternalCryptoPublicKeyAlgorithm);

Remarks

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

This property is read-only.

Data Type

SecureBlackboxExternalCrypto

FIPSMode Property (MessageSigner Class)

Reserved.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetFIPSMode();
int SetFIPSMode(int bFIPSMode);

Unicode (Windows)
BOOL GetFIPSMode();
INT SetFIPSMode(BOOL bFIPSMode);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getfipsmode(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setfipsmode(void* lpObj, int bFIPSMode);

bool GetFIPSMode();
int SetFIPSMode(bool bFIPSMode);

Default Value

FALSE

Remarks

This property is reserved for future use.

Data Type

Boolean

HashAlgorithm Property (MessageSigner Class)

Specifies the hash algorithm to be used.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetHashAlgorithm();
int SetHashAlgorithm(const char* lpszHashAlgorithm);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetHashAlgorithm();
INT SetHashAlgorithm(LPCWSTR lpszHashAlgorithm);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gethashalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_sethashalgorithm(void* lpObj, const char* lpszHashAlgorithm);

QString GetHashAlgorithm();
int SetHashAlgorithm(QString qsHashAlgorithm);

Default Value

"SHA256"

Remarks

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


SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA1	`SHA1`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA224	`SHA224`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA256	`SHA256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA384	`SHA384`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA512	`SHA512`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD2	`MD2`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD4	`MD4`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD5	`MD5`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_RIPEMD160	`RIPEMD160`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_CRC32	`CRC32`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SSL3	`SSL3`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_1994	`GOST1994`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_WHIRLPOOL	`WHIRLPOOL`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_POLY1305	`POLY1305`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224	`SHA3_224`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256	`SHA3_256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384	`SHA3_384`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512	`SHA3_512`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128	`BLAKE2S_128`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160	`BLAKE2S_160`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224	`BLAKE2S_224`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256	`BLAKE2S_256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160	`BLAKE2B_160`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256	`BLAKE2B_256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384	`BLAKE2B_384`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512	`BLAKE2B_512`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_128	`SHAKE_128`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_256	`SHAKE_256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_128_LEN	`SHAKE_128_LEN`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_256_LEN	`SHAKE_256_LEN`

Data Type

String

InputBytes Property (MessageSigner Class)

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

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetInputBytes(char* &lpInputBytes, int &lenInputBytes);
int SetInputBytes(const char* lpInputBytes, int lenInputBytes);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetInputBytes(LPSTR &lpInputBytes, INT &lenInputBytes);
INT SetInputBytes(LPCSTR lpInputBytes, INT lenInputBytes);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getinputbytes(void* lpObj, char** lpInputBytes, int* lenInputBytes);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setinputbytes(void* lpObj, const char* lpInputBytes, int lenInputBytes);

QByteArray GetInputBytes();
int SetInputBytes(QByteArray qbaInputBytes);

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 (MessageSigner Class)

A path to the source file.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetInputFile();
int SetInputFile(const char* lpszInputFile);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetInputFile();
INT SetInputFile(LPCWSTR lpszInputFile);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getinputfile(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setinputfile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszInputFile);

QString GetInputFile();
int SetInputFile(QString qsInputFile);

Default Value

Remarks

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

Data Type

String

InputIsHash Property (MessageSigner Class)

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

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetInputIsHash();
int SetInputIsHash(int bInputIsHash);

Unicode (Windows)
BOOL GetInputIsHash();
INT SetInputIsHash(BOOL bInputIsHash);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getinputishash(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setinputishash(void* lpObj, int bInputIsHash);

bool GetInputIsHash();
int SetInputIsHash(bool bInputIsHash);

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

MACAlgorithm Property (MessageSigner Class)

Specifies the keyed MAC algorithm to use.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetMACAlgorithm();
int SetMACAlgorithm(const char* lpszMACAlgorithm);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetMACAlgorithm();
INT SetMACAlgorithm(LPCWSTR lpszMACAlgorithm);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getmacalgorithm(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setmacalgorithm(void* lpObj, const char* lpszMACAlgorithm);

QString GetMACAlgorithm();
int SetMACAlgorithm(QString qsMACAlgorithm);

Default Value

"SHA256"

Remarks

This property specifies the MAC algorithm to use for calculating the MAC signature.


SB_MAC_ALGORITHM_HMAC_SHA1	`SHA1`
SB_MAC_ALGORITHM_HMAC_SHA256	`SHA256`
SB_MAC_ALGORITHM_HMAC_SHA512	`SHA512`

Data Type

String

OutputBytes Property (MessageSigner Class)

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

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetOutputBytes(char* &lpOutputBytes, int &lenOutputBytes);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetOutputBytes(LPSTR &lpOutputBytes, INT &lenOutputBytes);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getoutputbytes(void* lpObj, char** lpOutputBytes, int* lenOutputBytes);

QByteArray GetOutputBytes();

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 (MessageSigner Class)

A path to the output file.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetOutputFile();
int SetOutputFile(const char* lpszOutputFile);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetOutputFile();
INT SetOutputFile(LPCWSTR lpszOutputFile);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getoutputfile(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setoutputfile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszOutputFile);

QString GetOutputFile();
int SetOutputFile(QString qsOutputFile);

Default Value

Remarks

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

Data Type

String

Proxy Property (MessageSigner Class)

The proxy server settings.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxProxySettings* GetProxy();

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getproxyaddress(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setproxyaddress(void* lpObj, const char* lpszProxyAddress);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getproxyauthentication(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setproxyauthentication(void* lpObj, int iProxyAuthentication);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getproxypassword(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setproxypassword(void* lpObj, const char* lpszProxyPassword);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getproxyport(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setproxyport(void* lpObj, int iProxyPort);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getproxyproxytype(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setproxyproxytype(void* lpObj, int iProxyProxyType);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getproxyrequestheaders(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setproxyrequestheaders(void* lpObj, const char* lpszProxyRequestHeaders);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getproxyresponsebody(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setproxyresponsebody(void* lpObj, const char* lpszProxyResponseBody);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getproxyresponseheaders(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setproxyresponseheaders(void* lpObj, const char* lpszProxyResponseHeaders);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getproxyuseipv6(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setproxyuseipv6(void* lpObj, int bProxyUseIPv6);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getproxyusername(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setproxyusername(void* lpObj, const char* lpszProxyUsername);

QString GetProxyAddress();
int SetProxyAddress(QString qsProxyAddress);

int GetProxyAuthentication();
int SetProxyAuthentication(int iProxyAuthentication);

QString GetProxyPassword();
int SetProxyPassword(QString qsProxyPassword);

int GetProxyPort();
int SetProxyPort(int iProxyPort);

int GetProxyProxyType();
int SetProxyProxyType(int iProxyProxyType);

QString GetProxyRequestHeaders();
int SetProxyRequestHeaders(QString qsProxyRequestHeaders);

QString GetProxyResponseBody();
int SetProxyResponseBody(QString qsProxyResponseBody);

QString GetProxyResponseHeaders();
int SetProxyResponseHeaders(QString qsProxyResponseHeaders);

bool GetProxyUseIPv6();
int SetProxyUseIPv6(bool bProxyUseIPv6);

QString GetProxyUsername();
int SetProxyUsername(QString qsProxyUsername);

Remarks

Use this property to tune up the proxy server settings.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

SecureBlackboxProxySettings

RecipientCertificate Property (MessageSigner Class)

The recipient certificate for HMAC-based signing.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxCertificate* GetRecipientCertificate();
int SetRecipientCertificate(SecureBlackboxCertificate* val);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getrecipientcertbytes(void* lpObj, char** lpRecipientCertBytes, int* lenRecipientCertBytes);

int64 secureblackbox_messagesigner_getrecipientcerthandle(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setrecipientcerthandle(void* lpObj, int64 lRecipientCertHandle);

QByteArray GetRecipientCertBytes();

qint64 GetRecipientCertHandle();
int SetRecipientCertHandle(qint64 lRecipientCertHandle);

Remarks

Use this property to specify the certificate to be used for encryption of the HMAC key. This is a "recipient's" certificate, and as such it does not need to have an associated private key.

The certificate is used with SignatureType set to one of the MAC options to generate an encrypted session key block. Upon receiving the signed message, the recipient decrypts the HMAC key and uses that to verify the integrity of the message.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

SecureBlackboxCertificate

SignatureType Property (MessageSigner Class)

Specifies the kind of signature to create.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int GetSignatureType();
int SetSignatureType(int iSignatureType);

Unicode (Windows)
INT GetSignatureType();
INT SetSignatureType(INT iSignatureType);

Possible Values

ST_UNKNOWN(0), 
ST_PKCS1DETACHED(1), 
ST_PKCS7DETACHED(2), 
ST_PKCS7ENVELOPING(3), 
ST_PKCS7MACDETACHED(4), 
ST_PKCS7MACENVELOPING(5)

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsignaturetype(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsignaturetype(void* lpObj, int iSignatureType);

int GetSignatureType();
int SetSignatureType(int iSignatureType);

Default Value

Remarks

Possible values:


stUnknown	`0`	Unknown or unsupported signature types
stPKCS1Detached	`1`	Detached PKCS#1 signature
stPKCS7Detached	`2`	Detached PKCS#7 signature
stPKCS7Enveloping	`3`	Enveloping PKCS#7 signature
stPKCS7MACDetached	`4`	Detached PKCS#7 MAC signature
stPKCS7MACEnveloping	`5`	Enveloping PKCS#7 MAC signature

Data Type

Integer

SignedAttributes Property (MessageSigner Class)

Custom signature attributes to be covered by the electronic signature.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxList<SecureBlackboxSignatureAttribute>* GetSignedAttributes();

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsignedattributecount(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsignedattributecount(void* lpObj, int iSignedAttributeCount);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsignedattributeoid(void* lpObj, int signedattributeindex);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsignedattributeoid(void* lpObj, int signedattributeindex, const char* lpszSignedAttributeOID);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsignedattributevalue(void* lpObj, int signedattributeindex, char** lpSignedAttributeValue, int* lenSignedAttributeValue);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsignedattributevalue(void* lpObj, int signedattributeindex, const char* lpSignedAttributeValue, int lenSignedAttributeValue);

int GetSignedAttributeCount();
int SetSignedAttributeCount(int iSignedAttributeCount);

QString GetSignedAttributeOID(int iSignedAttributeIndex);
int SetSignedAttributeOID(int iSignedAttributeIndex, QString qsSignedAttributeOID);

QByteArray GetSignedAttributeValue(int iSignedAttributeIndex);
int SetSignedAttributeValue(int iSignedAttributeIndex, QByteArray qbaSignedAttributeValue);

Remarks

Signature attributes are used to store auxiliary information in the signature. Values included as signed attributes are covered by the signature.

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

Data Type

SecureBlackboxSignatureAttribute

SigningCertificate Property (MessageSigner Class)

The certificate to be used for signing.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxCertificate* GetSigningCertificate();
int SetSigningCertificate(SecureBlackboxCertificate* val);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsigningcertbytes(void* lpObj, char** lpSigningCertBytes, int* lenSigningCertBytes);

int64 secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsigningcerthandle(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsigningcerthandle(void* lpObj, int64 lSigningCertHandle);

QByteArray GetSigningCertBytes();

qint64 GetSigningCertHandle();
int SetSigningCertHandle(qint64 lSigningCertHandle);

Remarks

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

SecureBlackboxCertificate

SigningChain Property (MessageSigner Class)

The signing certificate chain.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxList<SecureBlackboxCertificate>* GetSigningChain();
int SetSigningChain(SecureBlackboxList<SecureBlackboxCertificate>* val);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsigningchaincount(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsigningchaincount(void* lpObj, int iSigningChainCount);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsigningchainbytes(void* lpObj, int signingchainindex, char** lpSigningChainBytes, int* lenSigningChainBytes);

int64 secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsigningchainhandle(void* lpObj, int signingchainindex);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsigningchainhandle(void* lpObj, int signingchainindex, int64 lSigningChainHandle);

int GetSigningChainCount();
int SetSigningChainCount(int iSigningChainCount);

QByteArray GetSigningChainBytes(int iSigningChainIndex);

qint64 GetSigningChainHandle(int iSigningChainIndex);
int SetSigningChainHandle(int iSigningChainIndex, qint64 lSigningChainHandle);

Remarks

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

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

SecureBlackboxCertificate

SocketSettings Property (MessageSigner Class)

Manages network connection settings.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxSocketSettings* GetSocketSettings();

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsocketdnsmode(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsocketdnsmode(void* lpObj, int iSocketDNSMode);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsocketdnsport(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsocketdnsport(void* lpObj, int iSocketDNSPort);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsocketdnsquerytimeout(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsocketdnsquerytimeout(void* lpObj, int iSocketDNSQueryTimeout);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsocketdnsservers(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsocketdnsservers(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSocketDNSServers);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsocketdnstotaltimeout(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsocketdnstotaltimeout(void* lpObj, int iSocketDNSTotalTimeout);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsocketincomingspeedlimit(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsocketincomingspeedlimit(void* lpObj, int iSocketIncomingSpeedLimit);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsocketlocaladdress(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsocketlocaladdress(void* lpObj, const char* lpszSocketLocalAddress);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsocketlocalport(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsocketlocalport(void* lpObj, int iSocketLocalPort);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsocketoutgoingspeedlimit(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsocketoutgoingspeedlimit(void* lpObj, int iSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsockettimeout(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsockettimeout(void* lpObj, int iSocketTimeout);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getsocketuseipv6(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setsocketuseipv6(void* lpObj, int bSocketUseIPv6);

int GetSocketDNSMode();
int SetSocketDNSMode(int iSocketDNSMode);

int GetSocketDNSPort();
int SetSocketDNSPort(int iSocketDNSPort);

int GetSocketDNSQueryTimeout();
int SetSocketDNSQueryTimeout(int iSocketDNSQueryTimeout);

QString GetSocketDNSServers();
int SetSocketDNSServers(QString qsSocketDNSServers);

int GetSocketDNSTotalTimeout();
int SetSocketDNSTotalTimeout(int iSocketDNSTotalTimeout);

int GetSocketIncomingSpeedLimit();
int SetSocketIncomingSpeedLimit(int iSocketIncomingSpeedLimit);

QString GetSocketLocalAddress();
int SetSocketLocalAddress(QString qsSocketLocalAddress);

int GetSocketLocalPort();
int SetSocketLocalPort(int iSocketLocalPort);

int GetSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit();
int SetSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit(int iSocketOutgoingSpeedLimit);

int GetSocketTimeout();
int SetSocketTimeout(int iSocketTimeout);

bool GetSocketUseIPv6();
int SetSocketUseIPv6(bool bSocketUseIPv6);

Remarks

Use this property to tune up network connection parameters.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

SecureBlackboxSocketSettings

TimestampServer Property (MessageSigner Class)

The address of the timestamping server.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* GetTimestampServer();
int SetTimestampServer(const char* lpszTimestampServer);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR GetTimestampServer();
INT SetTimestampServer(LPCWSTR lpszTimestampServer);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettimestampserver(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settimestampserver(void* lpObj, const char* lpszTimestampServer);

QString GetTimestampServer();
int SetTimestampServer(QString qsTimestampServer);

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

TLSClientChain Property (MessageSigner Class)

The TLS client certificate chain.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxList<SecureBlackboxCertificate>* GetTLSClientChain();
int SetTLSClientChain(SecureBlackboxList<SecureBlackboxCertificate>* val);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsclientcertcount(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsclientcertcount(void* lpObj, int iTLSClientCertCount);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsclientcertbytes(void* lpObj, int tlsclientcertindex, char** lpTLSClientCertBytes, int* lenTLSClientCertBytes);

int64 secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsclientcerthandle(void* lpObj, int tlsclientcertindex);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsclientcerthandle(void* lpObj, int tlsclientcertindex, int64 lTLSClientCertHandle);

int GetTLSClientCertCount();
int SetTLSClientCertCount(int iTLSClientCertCount);

QByteArray GetTLSClientCertBytes(int iTLSClientCertIndex);

qint64 GetTLSClientCertHandle(int iTLSClientCertIndex);
int SetTLSClientCertHandle(int iTLSClientCertIndex, qint64 lTLSClientCertHandle);

Remarks

Assign a certificate chain to this property to enable TLS client authentication in the class. Note that the client's end-entity certificate should have a private key associated with it.

Use the CertificateStorage or CertificateManager components to import the certificate from a file, system store, or PKCS11 device.

This property is not available at design time.

Data Type

SecureBlackboxCertificate

TLSServerChain Property (MessageSigner Class)

The TLS server's certificate chain.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxList<SecureBlackboxCertificate>* GetTLSServerChain();

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertcount(void* lpObj);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertbytes(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex, char** lpTLSServerCertBytes, int* lenTLSServerCertBytes);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertfingerprint(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex);

int64 secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercerthandle(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertissuer(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertissuerrdn(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertkeyalgorithm(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertkeybits(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertkeyusage(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertselfsigned(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertserialnumber(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex, char** lpTLSServerCertSerialNumber, int* lenTLSServerCertSerialNumber);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertsigalgorithm(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertsubject(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertsubjectrdn(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertvalidfrom(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsservercertvalidto(void* lpObj, int tlsservercertindex);

int GetTLSServerCertCount();

QByteArray GetTLSServerCertBytes(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

QString GetTLSServerCertFingerprint(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

qint64 GetTLSServerCertHandle(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

QString GetTLSServerCertIssuer(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

QString GetTLSServerCertIssuerRDN(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

QString GetTLSServerCertKeyAlgorithm(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

int GetTLSServerCertKeyBits(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

int GetTLSServerCertKeyUsage(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

bool GetTLSServerCertSelfSigned(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

QByteArray GetTLSServerCertSerialNumber(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

QString GetTLSServerCertSigAlgorithm(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

QString GetTLSServerCertSubject(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

QString GetTLSServerCertSubjectRDN(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

QString GetTLSServerCertValidFrom(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

QString GetTLSServerCertValidTo(int iTLSServerCertIndex);

Remarks

Use this property to access the certificate chain sent by the TLS server. This property is ready to read when the TLSCertValidate event is fired by the client component.

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

Data Type

SecureBlackboxCertificate

TLSSettings Property (MessageSigner Class)

Manages TLS layer settings.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxTLSSettings* GetTLSSettings();

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsautovalidatecertificates(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsautovalidatecertificates(void* lpObj, int bTLSAutoValidateCertificates);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsbaseconfiguration(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsbaseconfiguration(void* lpObj, int iTLSBaseConfiguration);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsciphersuites(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsciphersuites(void* lpObj, const char* lpszTLSCiphersuites);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsclientauth(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsclientauth(void* lpObj, int iTLSClientAuth);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlseccurves(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlseccurves(void* lpObj, const char* lpszTLSECCurves);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsextensions(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsextensions(void* lpObj, const char* lpszTLSExtensions);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsforceresumeifdestinationchanges(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsforceresumeifdestinationchanges(void* lpObj, int bTLSForceResumeIfDestinationChanges);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlspresharedidentity(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlspresharedidentity(void* lpObj, const char* lpszTLSPreSharedIdentity);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlspresharedkey(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlspresharedkey(void* lpObj, const char* lpszTLSPreSharedKey);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlspresharedkeyciphersuite(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlspresharedkeyciphersuite(void* lpObj, const char* lpszTLSPreSharedKeyCiphersuite);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsrenegotiationattackpreventionmode(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsrenegotiationattackpreventionmode(void* lpObj, int iTLSRenegotiationAttackPreventionMode);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsrevocationcheck(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsrevocationcheck(void* lpObj, int iTLSRevocationCheck);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsssloptions(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsssloptions(void* lpObj, int iTLSSSLOptions);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlstlsmode(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlstlsmode(void* lpObj, int iTLSTLSMode);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsuseextendedmastersecret(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsuseextendedmastersecret(void* lpObj, int bTLSUseExtendedMasterSecret);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsusesessionresumption(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsusesessionresumption(void* lpObj, int bTLSUseSessionResumption);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_gettlsversions(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_settlsversions(void* lpObj, int iTLSVersions);

bool GetTLSAutoValidateCertificates();
int SetTLSAutoValidateCertificates(bool bTLSAutoValidateCertificates);

int GetTLSBaseConfiguration();
int SetTLSBaseConfiguration(int iTLSBaseConfiguration);

QString GetTLSCiphersuites();
int SetTLSCiphersuites(QString qsTLSCiphersuites);

int GetTLSClientAuth();
int SetTLSClientAuth(int iTLSClientAuth);

QString GetTLSECCurves();
int SetTLSECCurves(QString qsTLSECCurves);

QString GetTLSExtensions();
int SetTLSExtensions(QString qsTLSExtensions);

bool GetTLSForceResumeIfDestinationChanges();
int SetTLSForceResumeIfDestinationChanges(bool bTLSForceResumeIfDestinationChanges);

QString GetTLSPreSharedIdentity();
int SetTLSPreSharedIdentity(QString qsTLSPreSharedIdentity);

QString GetTLSPreSharedKey();
int SetTLSPreSharedKey(QString qsTLSPreSharedKey);

QString GetTLSPreSharedKeyCiphersuite();
int SetTLSPreSharedKeyCiphersuite(QString qsTLSPreSharedKeyCiphersuite);

int GetTLSRenegotiationAttackPreventionMode();
int SetTLSRenegotiationAttackPreventionMode(int iTLSRenegotiationAttackPreventionMode);

int GetTLSRevocationCheck();
int SetTLSRevocationCheck(int iTLSRevocationCheck);

int GetTLSSSLOptions();
int SetTLSSSLOptions(int iTLSSSLOptions);

int GetTLSTLSMode();
int SetTLSTLSMode(int iTLSTLSMode);

bool GetTLSUseExtendedMasterSecret();
int SetTLSUseExtendedMasterSecret(bool bTLSUseExtendedMasterSecret);

bool GetTLSUseSessionResumption();
int SetTLSUseSessionResumption(bool bTLSUseSessionResumption);

int GetTLSVersions();
int SetTLSVersions(int iTLSVersions);

Remarks

Use this property to tune up the TLS layer parameters.

This property is read-only.

Data Type

SecureBlackboxTLSSettings

UnsignedAttributes Property (MessageSigner Class)

Custom unsigned attributes to be included in the electronic signature.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxList<SecureBlackboxSignatureAttribute>* GetUnsignedAttributes();

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getunsignedattributecount(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setunsignedattributecount(void* lpObj, int iUnsignedAttributeCount);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_getunsignedattributeoid(void* lpObj, int unsignedattributeindex);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setunsignedattributeoid(void* lpObj, int unsignedattributeindex, const char* lpszUnsignedAttributeOID);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_getunsignedattributevalue(void* lpObj, int unsignedattributeindex, char** lpUnsignedAttributeValue, int* lenUnsignedAttributeValue);
int secureblackbox_messagesigner_setunsignedattributevalue(void* lpObj, int unsignedattributeindex, const char* lpUnsignedAttributeValue, int lenUnsignedAttributeValue);

int GetUnsignedAttributeCount();
int SetUnsignedAttributeCount(int iUnsignedAttributeCount);

QString GetUnsignedAttributeOID(int iUnsignedAttributeIndex);
int SetUnsignedAttributeOID(int iUnsignedAttributeIndex, QString qsUnsignedAttributeOID);

QByteArray GetUnsignedAttributeValue(int iUnsignedAttributeIndex);
int SetUnsignedAttributeValue(int iUnsignedAttributeIndex, QByteArray qbaUnsignedAttributeValue);

Remarks

Signature attributes are used to store auxiliary information in the signature. Values included as unsigned attributes are not covered by the signature and can be changed or removed without affecting the signature.

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

Data Type

SecureBlackboxSignatureAttribute

AddAttribute Method (MessageSigner Class)

Adds an attribute to the signature.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int AddAttribute(const char* lpszOID, const char* lpValue, int lenValue, int bSignedAttribute);

Unicode (Windows)
INT AddAttribute(LPCWSTR lpszOID, LPCSTR lpValue, INT lenValue, BOOL bSignedAttribute);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_addattribute(void* lpObj, const char* lpszOID, const char* lpValue, int lenValue, int bSignedAttribute);

int AddAttribute(const QString& qsOID, QByteArray qbaValue, bool bSignedAttribute);

Remarks

Use this method to add a signed or unsigned attribute to the collection of attributes included in the new signature.

Note that CAdESSigner creates certain mandatory and/or widely used attributes automatically in accordance with requirements for a specific signing profile. For example, attributes such as SigningCertificateV2 or SigningTime are always added. Policy attributes are added if specified via the PolicyID or PolicyURI properties of the signature object.

Use the OID parameter to provide the object identifier of the attribute, in string form. For example, the OID for the SigningCertificateV2 attribute is 1.2.840.113549.1.9.16.2.47. The Value parameter should contain a well-formed, DER-encoded representation of the attribute value, in accordance with its specification.

Error Handling (C++)

This method returns an Integer value; after it returns, call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain its result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.

Config Method (MessageSigner Class)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* Config(const char* lpszConfigurationString);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR Config(LPCWSTR lpszConfigurationString);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_config(void* lpObj, const char* lpszConfigurationString);

QString Config(const QString& qsConfigurationString);

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.

Error Handling (C++)

This method returns a String value; after it returns, call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain its result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.

Countersign Method (MessageSigner Class)

Countersigns an existing signature.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int Countersign();

Unicode (Windows)
INT Countersign();

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_countersign(void* lpObj);

int Countersign();

Remarks

Use this method to certify an existing document signature. Countersigning doesn't alter the existing signatures or the signed document itself.

Error Handling (C++)

This method returns a result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message. (Note: This method's result code can also be obtained by calling the GetLastErrorCode() method after it returns.)

DoAction Method (MessageSigner Class)

Performs an additional action.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* DoAction(const char* lpszActionID, const char* lpszActionParams);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR DoAction(LPCWSTR lpszActionID, LPCWSTR lpszActionParams);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_doaction(void* lpObj, const char* lpszActionID, const char* lpszActionParams);

QString DoAction(const QString& qsActionID, const QString& qsActionParams);

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;....

Error Handling (C++)

ExtractAsyncData Method (MessageSigner Class)

Extracts user data from the DC signing service response.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* ExtractAsyncData(const char* lpszAsyncReply);

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR ExtractAsyncData(LPCWSTR lpszAsyncReply);

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_extractasyncdata(void* lpObj, const char* lpszAsyncReply);

QString ExtractAsyncData(const QString& qsAsyncReply);

Remarks

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

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

Error Handling (C++)

Reset Method (MessageSigner Class)

Resets the class settings.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int Reset();

Unicode (Windows)
INT Reset();

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_reset(void* lpObj);

int Reset();

Remarks

Reset is a generic method available in every class.

Error Handling (C++)

Sign Method (MessageSigner Class)

Signs the data.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int Sign();

Unicode (Windows)
INT Sign();

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_sign(void* lpObj);

int Sign();

Remarks

This method signs the data provided via InputFile (or InputStream) with SigningCertificate, and saves the signature in OutputFile (OutputStream). Set the desired signature variant via SignatureType property.

The class automatically timestamps the created signature if a TimestampServer is provided.

Error Handling (C++)

SignAsyncBegin Method (MessageSigner Class)

Initiates the asynchronous signing operation.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
char* SignAsyncBegin();

Unicode (Windows)
LPWSTR SignAsyncBegin();

char* secureblackbox_messagesigner_signasyncbegin(void* lpObj);

QString SignAsyncBegin();

Remarks

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

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

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

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

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

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

Error Handling (C++)

SignAsyncEnd Method (MessageSigner Class)

Completes the asynchronous signing operation.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int SignAsyncEnd(const char* lpszAsyncReply);

Unicode (Windows)
INT SignAsyncEnd(LPCWSTR lpszAsyncReply);

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_signasyncend(void* lpObj, const char* lpszAsyncReply);

int SignAsyncEnd(const QString& qsAsyncReply);

Remarks

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

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

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

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

Error Handling (C++)

Timestamp Method (MessageSigner Class)

Timestamps a signature.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
int Timestamp();

Unicode (Windows)
INT Timestamp();

int secureblackbox_messagesigner_timestamp(void* lpObj);

int Timestamp();

Remarks

This method timestamps an existing PKCS#7 signature with TimestampServer. Pass your existing signature via InputFile (or InputStream), and collect the timestamped variant from OutputFile (OutputStream).

Error Handling (C++)

Error Event (MessageSigner Class)

Information about errors during PKCS#7 message signing.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
virtual int FireError(MessageSignerErrorEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  int ErrorCode;
  const char *Description;
  int reserved;
} MessageSignerErrorEventParams;


Unicode (Windows)
virtual INT FireError(MessageSignerErrorEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  INT ErrorCode;
  LPCWSTR Description;
  INT reserved;
} MessageSignerErrorEventParams;

#define EID_MESSAGESIGNER_ERROR 1

virtual INT SECUREBLACKBOX_CALL FireError(INT &iErrorCode, LPSTR &lpszDescription);

class MessageSignerErrorEventParams {
public:
  int ErrorCode();

  const QString &Description();

  int EventRetVal();
  void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal);
};

// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal.
void Error(MessageSignerErrorEventParams *e);

// Or, subclass MessageSigner and override this emitter function.
virtual int FireError(MessageSignerErrorEventParams *e) {...}

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.

ExternalSign Event (MessageSigner Class)

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

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
virtual int FireExternalSign(MessageSignerExternalSignEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  const char *OperationId;
  const char *HashAlgorithm;
  const char *Pars;
  const char *Data;
  char *SignedData;
  int reserved;
} MessageSignerExternalSignEventParams;


Unicode (Windows)
virtual INT FireExternalSign(MessageSignerExternalSignEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  LPCWSTR OperationId;
  LPCWSTR HashAlgorithm;
  LPCWSTR Pars;
  LPCWSTR Data;
  LPWSTR SignedData;
  INT reserved;
} MessageSignerExternalSignEventParams;

#define EID_MESSAGESIGNER_EXTERNALSIGN 2

virtual INT SECUREBLACKBOX_CALL FireExternalSign(LPSTR &lpszOperationId, LPSTR &lpszHashAlgorithm, LPSTR &lpszPars, LPSTR &lpszData, LPSTR &lpszSignedData);

class MessageSignerExternalSignEventParams {
public:
  const QString &OperationId();

  const QString &HashAlgorithm();

  const QString &Pars();

  const QString &Data();

  const QString &SignedData();
  void SetSignedData(const QString &qsSignedData);

  int EventRetVal();
  void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal);
};

// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal.
void ExternalSign(MessageSignerExternalSignEventParams *e);

// Or, subclass MessageSigner and override this emitter function.
virtual int FireExternalSign(MessageSignerExternalSignEventParams *e) {...}

Remarks

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

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

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

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

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

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

Notification Event (MessageSigner Class)

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

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
virtual int FireNotification(MessageSignerNotificationEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  const char *EventID;
  const char *EventParam;
  int reserved;
} MessageSignerNotificationEventParams;


Unicode (Windows)
virtual INT FireNotification(MessageSignerNotificationEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  LPCWSTR EventID;
  LPCWSTR EventParam;
  INT reserved;
} MessageSignerNotificationEventParams;

#define EID_MESSAGESIGNER_NOTIFICATION 3

virtual INT SECUREBLACKBOX_CALL FireNotification(LPSTR &lpszEventID, LPSTR &lpszEventParam);

class MessageSignerNotificationEventParams {
public:
  const QString &EventID();

  const QString &EventParam();

  int EventRetVal();
  void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal);
};

// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal.
void Notification(MessageSignerNotificationEventParams *e);

// Or, subclass MessageSigner and override this emitter function.
virtual int FireNotification(MessageSignerNotificationEventParams *e) {...}

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:


BeforeTimestamp	This event is fired before a timestamp is requested from the timestamping authority. Use the event handler to modify TSA and HTTP settings.
TimestampError	This event is only fired if the class failed to obtain a timestamp from the timestamping authority. The EventParam parameter contains extended error info.
TimestampRequest	A timestamp is requested from the custom timestamping authority. This event is only fired if TimestampServer was set to a virtual:// URI. The EventParam parameter contains the TSP request (or the plain hash, depending on the value provided to TimestampServer), in base16, that needs to be sent to the TSA. Use the event handler to send the request to the TSA. Upon receiving the response, assign it, in base16, to the TimestampResponse configuration property.

TimestampRequest Event (MessageSigner Class)

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

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
virtual int FireTimestampRequest(MessageSignerTimestampRequestEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  const char *TSA;
  const char *TimestampRequest;
  char *TimestampResponse;
  int SuppressDefault;
  int reserved;
} MessageSignerTimestampRequestEventParams;


Unicode (Windows)
virtual INT FireTimestampRequest(MessageSignerTimestampRequestEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  LPCWSTR TSA;
  LPCWSTR TimestampRequest;
  LPWSTR TimestampResponse;
  BOOL SuppressDefault;
  INT reserved;
} MessageSignerTimestampRequestEventParams;

#define EID_MESSAGESIGNER_TIMESTAMPREQUEST 4

virtual INT SECUREBLACKBOX_CALL FireTimestampRequest(LPSTR &lpszTSA, LPSTR &lpszTimestampRequest, LPSTR &lpszTimestampResponse, BOOL &bSuppressDefault);

class MessageSignerTimestampRequestEventParams {
public:
  const QString &TSA();

  const QString &TimestampRequest();

  const QString &TimestampResponse();
  void SetTimestampResponse(const QString &qsTimestampResponse);

  bool SuppressDefault();
  void SetSuppressDefault(bool bSuppressDefault);

  int EventRetVal();
  void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal);
};

// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal.
void TimestampRequest(MessageSignerTimestampRequestEventParams *e);

// Or, subclass MessageSigner and override this emitter function.
virtual int FireTimestampRequest(MessageSignerTimestampRequestEventParams *e) {...}

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 false 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 (MessageSigner Class)

Fires when a remote TLS party requests a client certificate.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
virtual int FireTLSCertNeeded(MessageSignerTLSCertNeededEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  const char *Host;
  const char *CANames;
  int reserved;
} MessageSignerTLSCertNeededEventParams;


Unicode (Windows)
virtual INT FireTLSCertNeeded(MessageSignerTLSCertNeededEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  LPCWSTR Host;
  LPCWSTR CANames;
  INT reserved;
} MessageSignerTLSCertNeededEventParams;

#define EID_MESSAGESIGNER_TLSCERTNEEDED 5

virtual INT SECUREBLACKBOX_CALL FireTLSCertNeeded(LPSTR &lpszHost, LPSTR &lpszCANames);

class MessageSignerTLSCertNeededEventParams {
public:
  const QString &Host();

  const QString &CANames();

  int EventRetVal();
  void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal);
};

// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal.
void TLSCertNeeded(MessageSignerTLSCertNeededEventParams *e);

// Or, subclass MessageSigner and override this emitter function.
virtual int FireTLSCertNeeded(MessageSignerTLSCertNeededEventParams *e) {...}

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 (MessageSigner Class)

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

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
virtual int FireTLSCertValidate(MessageSignerTLSCertValidateEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  const char *ServerHost;
  const char *ServerIP;
  int Accept;
  int reserved;
} MessageSignerTLSCertValidateEventParams;


Unicode (Windows)
virtual INT FireTLSCertValidate(MessageSignerTLSCertValidateEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  LPCWSTR ServerHost;
  LPCWSTR ServerIP;
  BOOL Accept;
  INT reserved;
} MessageSignerTLSCertValidateEventParams;

#define EID_MESSAGESIGNER_TLSCERTVALIDATE 6

virtual INT SECUREBLACKBOX_CALL FireTLSCertValidate(LPSTR &lpszServerHost, LPSTR &lpszServerIP, BOOL &bAccept);

class MessageSignerTLSCertValidateEventParams {
public:
  const QString &ServerHost();

  const QString &ServerIP();

  bool Accept();
  void SetAccept(bool bAccept);

  int EventRetVal();
  void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal);
};

// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal.
void TLSCertValidate(MessageSignerTLSCertValidateEventParams *e);

// Or, subclass MessageSigner and override this emitter function.
virtual int FireTLSCertValidate(MessageSignerTLSCertValidateEventParams *e) {...}

Remarks

This event is fired during a TLS handshake. Use the TLSServerChain property to access the certificate chain. In general, classes 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 class, and can be adjusted if needed.

TLSEstablished Event (MessageSigner Class)

Fires when a TLS handshake with Host successfully completes.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
virtual int FireTLSEstablished(MessageSignerTLSEstablishedEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  const char *Host;
  const char *Version;
  const char *Ciphersuite;
  const char *ConnectionId;
  int lenConnectionId;
  int Abort;
  int reserved;
} MessageSignerTLSEstablishedEventParams;


Unicode (Windows)
virtual INT FireTLSEstablished(MessageSignerTLSEstablishedEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  LPCWSTR Host;
  LPCWSTR Version;
  LPCWSTR Ciphersuite;
  LPCSTR ConnectionId;
  INT lenConnectionId;
  BOOL Abort;
  INT reserved;
} MessageSignerTLSEstablishedEventParams;

#define EID_MESSAGESIGNER_TLSESTABLISHED 7

virtual INT SECUREBLACKBOX_CALL FireTLSEstablished(LPSTR &lpszHost, LPSTR &lpszVersion, LPSTR &lpszCiphersuite, LPSTR &lpConnectionId, INT &lenConnectionId, BOOL &bAbort);

class MessageSignerTLSEstablishedEventParams {
public:
  const QString &Host();

  const QString &Version();

  const QString &Ciphersuite();

  const QByteArray &ConnectionId();

  bool Abort();
  void SetAbort(bool bAbort);

  int EventRetVal();
  void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal);
};

// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal.
void TLSEstablished(MessageSignerTLSEstablishedEventParams *e);

// Or, subclass MessageSigner and override this emitter function.
virtual int FireTLSEstablished(MessageSignerTLSEstablishedEventParams *e) {...}

Remarks

The class 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 (MessageSigner Class)

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

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
virtual int FireTLSHandshake(MessageSignerTLSHandshakeEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  const char *Host;
  int Abort;
  int reserved;
} MessageSignerTLSHandshakeEventParams;


Unicode (Windows)
virtual INT FireTLSHandshake(MessageSignerTLSHandshakeEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  LPCWSTR Host;
  BOOL Abort;
  INT reserved;
} MessageSignerTLSHandshakeEventParams;

#define EID_MESSAGESIGNER_TLSHANDSHAKE 8

virtual INT SECUREBLACKBOX_CALL FireTLSHandshake(LPSTR &lpszHost, BOOL &bAbort);

class MessageSignerTLSHandshakeEventParams {
public:
  const QString &Host();

  bool Abort();
  void SetAbort(bool bAbort);

  int EventRetVal();
  void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal);
};

// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal.
void TLSHandshake(MessageSignerTLSHandshakeEventParams *e);

// Or, subclass MessageSigner and override this emitter function.
virtual int FireTLSHandshake(MessageSignerTLSHandshakeEventParams *e) {...}

Remarks

The class 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 (MessageSigner Class)

Reports the graceful closure of a TLS connection.

Syntax

ANSI (Cross Platform)
virtual int FireTLSShutdown(MessageSignerTLSShutdownEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  const char *Host;
  int reserved;
} MessageSignerTLSShutdownEventParams;


Unicode (Windows)
virtual INT FireTLSShutdown(MessageSignerTLSShutdownEventParams *e);

typedef struct {
  LPCWSTR Host;
  INT reserved;
} MessageSignerTLSShutdownEventParams;

#define EID_MESSAGESIGNER_TLSSHUTDOWN 9

virtual INT SECUREBLACKBOX_CALL FireTLSShutdown(LPSTR &lpszHost);

class MessageSignerTLSShutdownEventParams {
public:
  const QString &Host();

  int EventRetVal();
  void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal);
};

// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal.
void TLSShutdown(MessageSignerTLSShutdownEventParams *e);

// Or, subclass MessageSigner and override this emitter function.
virtual int FireTLSShutdown(MessageSignerTLSShutdownEventParams *e) {...}

Remarks

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

Certificate Type

Encapsulates an individual X.509 certificate.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxCertificate (declared in secureblackbox.h)

Remarks

This type keeps and provides access to X.509 certificate details.

The following fields are available:

Fields

Bytes
char* (read-only)
Default Value:

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

CA
int
Default Value: FALSE

Indicates whether the certificate has a CA capability. For the certificate to be considered a CA, it must have its Basic Constraints extension set with the CA indicator enabled.

Set this field when generating a new certificate to have its Basic Constraints extension generated automatically.

CAKeyID
char* (read-only)
Default Value:

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

Authority Key Identifier is a certificate extension which allows identification of certificates belonging to the same issuer, but with different public keys. It is a de-facto standard to include this extension in all certificates to facilitate chain building.

This setting cannot be set when generating a certificate as it always derives from another certificate property. CertificateManager generates this setting automatically if enough information is available to it: for self-signed certificates, this value is copied from the SubjectKeyID setting, and for lower-level certificates, from the parent certificate's subject key ID extension.

CertType
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0

Returns the type of the entity contained in the Certificate object.

A Certificate object can contain two types of cryptographic objects: a ready-to-use X.509 certificate, or a certificate request ("an unsigned certificate"). Certificate requests can be upgraded to full certificates by signing them with a CA certificate.

Use the CertificateManager class to load or create new certificate and certificate requests objects.

CRLDistributionPoints
char*
Default Value: ""

Contains a list of locations of CRL distribution points used to check this certificate's validity. The list is taken from the respective certificate extension.

Use this field when generating a certificate to provide a list of CRL endpoints that should be made part of the new certificate.

The endpoints are provided as a list of CRLF-separated URLs. Note that this differs from the behaviour used in earlier product versions, where the "|" character was used as the location separator.

Curve
char*
Default Value: ""

Specifies the elliptic curve associated with the certificate's public key. This setting only applies to certificates containing EC keys.


SB_EC_SECP112R1	`SECP112R1`
SB_EC_SECP112R2	`SECP112R2`
SB_EC_SECP128R1	`SECP128R1`
SB_EC_SECP128R2	`SECP128R2`
SB_EC_SECP160K1	`SECP160K1`
SB_EC_SECP160R1	`SECP160R1`
SB_EC_SECP160R2	`SECP160R2`
SB_EC_SECP192K1	`SECP192K1`
SB_EC_SECP192R1	`SECP192R1`
SB_EC_SECP224K1	`SECP224K1`
SB_EC_SECP224R1	`SECP224R1`
SB_EC_SECP256K1	`SECP256K1`
SB_EC_SECP256R1	`SECP256R1`
SB_EC_SECP384R1	`SECP384R1`
SB_EC_SECP521R1	`SECP521R1`
SB_EC_SECT113R1	`SECT113R1`
SB_EC_SECT113R2	`SECT113R2`
SB_EC_SECT131R1	`SECT131R1`
SB_EC_SECT131R2	`SECT131R2`
SB_EC_SECT163K1	`SECT163K1`
SB_EC_SECT163R1	`SECT163R1`
SB_EC_SECT163R2	`SECT163R2`
SB_EC_SECT193R1	`SECT193R1`
SB_EC_SECT193R2	`SECT193R2`
SB_EC_SECT233K1	`SECT233K1`
SB_EC_SECT233R1	`SECT233R1`
SB_EC_SECT239K1	`SECT239K1`
SB_EC_SECT283K1	`SECT283K1`
SB_EC_SECT283R1	`SECT283R1`
SB_EC_SECT409K1	`SECT409K1`
SB_EC_SECT409R1	`SECT409R1`
SB_EC_SECT571K1	`SECT571K1`
SB_EC_SECT571R1	`SECT571R1`
SB_EC_PRIME192V1	`PRIME192V1`
SB_EC_PRIME192V2	`PRIME192V2`
SB_EC_PRIME192V3	`PRIME192V3`
SB_EC_PRIME239V1	`PRIME239V1`
SB_EC_PRIME239V2	`PRIME239V2`
SB_EC_PRIME239V3	`PRIME239V3`
SB_EC_PRIME256V1	`PRIME256V1`
SB_EC_C2PNB163V1	`C2PNB163V1`
SB_EC_C2PNB163V2	`C2PNB163V2`
SB_EC_C2PNB163V3	`C2PNB163V3`
SB_EC_C2PNB176W1	`C2PNB176W1`
SB_EC_C2TNB191V1	`C2TNB191V1`
SB_EC_C2TNB191V2	`C2TNB191V2`
SB_EC_C2TNB191V3	`C2TNB191V3`
SB_EC_C2ONB191V4	`C2ONB191V4`
SB_EC_C2ONB191V5	`C2ONB191V5`
SB_EC_C2PNB208W1	`C2PNB208W1`
SB_EC_C2TNB239V1	`C2TNB239V1`
SB_EC_C2TNB239V2	`C2TNB239V2`
SB_EC_C2TNB239V3	`C2TNB239V3`
SB_EC_C2ONB239V4	`C2ONB239V4`
SB_EC_C2ONB239V5	`C2ONB239V5`
SB_EC_C2PNB272W1	`C2PNB272W1`
SB_EC_C2PNB304W1	`C2PNB304W1`
SB_EC_C2TNB359V1	`C2TNB359V1`
SB_EC_C2PNB368W1	`C2PNB368W1`
SB_EC_C2TNB431R1	`C2TNB431R1`
SB_EC_NISTP192	`NISTP192`
SB_EC_NISTP224	`NISTP224`
SB_EC_NISTP256	`NISTP256`
SB_EC_NISTP384	`NISTP384`
SB_EC_NISTP521	`NISTP521`
SB_EC_NISTB163	`NISTB163`
SB_EC_NISTB233	`NISTB233`
SB_EC_NISTB283	`NISTB283`
SB_EC_NISTB409	`NISTB409`
SB_EC_NISTB571	`NISTB571`
SB_EC_NISTK163	`NISTK163`
SB_EC_NISTK233	`NISTK233`
SB_EC_NISTK283	`NISTK283`
SB_EC_NISTK409	`NISTK409`
SB_EC_NISTK571	`NISTK571`
SB_EC_GOSTCPTEST	`GOSTCPTEST`
SB_EC_GOSTCPA	`GOSTCPA`
SB_EC_GOSTCPB	`GOSTCPB`
SB_EC_GOSTCPC	`GOSTCPC`
SB_EC_GOSTCPXCHA	`GOSTCPXCHA`
SB_EC_GOSTCPXCHB	`GOSTCPXCHB`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP160R1	`BRAINPOOLP160R1`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP160T1	`BRAINPOOLP160T1`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP192R1	`BRAINPOOLP192R1`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP192T1	`BRAINPOOLP192T1`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP224R1	`BRAINPOOLP224R1`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP224T1	`BRAINPOOLP224T1`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP256R1	`BRAINPOOLP256R1`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP256T1	`BRAINPOOLP256T1`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP320R1	`BRAINPOOLP320R1`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP320T1	`BRAINPOOLP320T1`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP384R1	`BRAINPOOLP384R1`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP384T1	`BRAINPOOLP384T1`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP512R1	`BRAINPOOLP512R1`
SB_EC_BRAINPOOLP512T1	`BRAINPOOLP512T1`
SB_EC_CURVE25519	`CURVE25519`
SB_EC_CURVE448	`CURVE448`

Fingerprint
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""

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.

FriendlyName
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Contains an associated alias (friendly name) of the certificate. The friendly name is not a property of a certificate: it is maintained by the certificate media rather than being included in its DER representation. Windows certificate stores are one example of media that does support friendly names.

Handle
int64
Default Value: 0

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());

HashAlgorithm
char*
Default Value: ""

Provides means to set the hash algorithm to be used in the subsequent operation on the certificate (such as generation or key signing). It is not a property of a certificate; use SigAlgorithm to find out the hash algorithm that is part of the certificate signature.


SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA1	`SHA1`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA224	`SHA224`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA256	`SHA256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA384	`SHA384`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA512	`SHA512`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD2	`MD2`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD4	`MD4`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD5	`MD5`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_RIPEMD160	`RIPEMD160`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_CRC32	`CRC32`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SSL3	`SSL3`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_1994	`GOST1994`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_WHIRLPOOL	`WHIRLPOOL`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_POLY1305	`POLY1305`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224	`SHA3_224`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256	`SHA3_256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384	`SHA3_384`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512	`SHA3_512`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128	`BLAKE2S_128`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160	`BLAKE2S_160`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224	`BLAKE2S_224`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256	`BLAKE2S_256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160	`BLAKE2B_160`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256	`BLAKE2B_256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384	`BLAKE2B_384`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512	`BLAKE2B_512`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_128	`SHAKE_128`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_256	`SHAKE_256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_128_LEN	`SHAKE_128_LEN`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_256_LEN	`SHAKE_256_LEN`

Issuer
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""

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

IssuerRDN
char*
Default Value: ""

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

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

KeyAlgorithm
char*
Default Value: "0"

Specifies the public key algorithm of this certificate.


SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`rsaEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_MD2_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`md2withRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_MD5_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`md5withRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA1_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`sha1withRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA	`id-dsa`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA1	`id-dsa-with-sha1`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_DH_PUBLIC	`dhpublicnumber`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA224_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`sha224WithRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA256_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`sha256WithRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA384_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`sha384WithRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA512_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`sha512WithRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_RSAPSS	`id-RSASSA-PSS`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_RSAOAEP	`id-RSAES-OAEP`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_RSASIGNATURE_RIPEMD160	`ripemd160withRSA`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_ELGAMAL	`elGamal`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA1_ECDSA	`ecdsa-with-SHA1`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_RECOMMENDED_ECDSA	`ecdsa-recommended`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA224_ECDSA	`ecdsa-with-SHA224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA256_ECDSA	`ecdsa-with-SHA256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA384_ECDSA	`ecdsa-with-SHA384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA512_ECDSA	`ecdsa-with-SHA512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EC	`id-ecPublicKey`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SPECIFIED_ECDSA	`ecdsa-specified`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3410_1994	`id-GostR3410-94`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3410_2001	`id-GostR3410-2001`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_WITH_R3410_1994	`id-GostR3411-94-with-GostR3410-94`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_WITH_R3410_2001	`id-GostR3411-94-with-GostR3410-2001`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA1_ECDSA_PLAIN	`ecdsa-plain-SHA1`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA224_ECDSA_PLAIN	`ecdsa-plain-SHA224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA256_ECDSA_PLAIN	`ecdsa-plain-SHA256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA384_ECDSA_PLAIN	`ecdsa-plain-SHA384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA512_ECDSA_PLAIN	`ecdsa-plain-SHA512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_RIPEMD160_ECDSA_PLAIN	`ecdsa-plain-RIPEMD160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_WHIRLPOOL_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`whirlpoolWithRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA224	`id-dsa-with-sha224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA256	`id-dsa-with-sha256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-sha3-224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-sha3-256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-sha3-384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-sha3-512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA3_224	`id-dsa-with-sha3-224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA3_256	`id-dsa-with-sha3-256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s128`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2s128`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2s160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2s224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2s256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2b160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2b256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2b384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2b512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s128`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_BLAKE2S_224	`id-dsa-with-blake2s224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_BLAKE2S_256	`id-dsa-with-blake2s256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED25519	`id-Ed25519`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED448	`id-Ed448`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED25519_PH	`id-Ed25519ph`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED448_PH	`id-Ed448ph`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA	`id-EdDSA`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_SIGNATURE	`id-EdDSA-sig`

Use the KeyBits, Curve, and PublicKeyBytes fields to get more details about the key the certificate contains.

KeyBits
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0

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 PublicKeyBytes or PrivateKeyBytes field would typically contain auxiliary values, and therefore be longer.

KeyFingerprint
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""

Returns a SHA1 fingerprint of the public key contained in the certificate.

Note that the key fingerprint is different from the certificate fingerprint accessible via the Fingerprint field. The key fingeprint uniquely identifies the public key, and so can be the same for multiple certificates containing the same key.

KeyUsage
int
Default Value: 0

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

This value is a bit mask of the following values:


ckuUnknown	`0x00000`	Unknown key usage
ckuDigitalSignature	`0x00001`	Digital signature
ckuNonRepudiation	`0x00002`	Non-repudiation
ckuKeyEncipherment	`0x00004`	Key encipherment
ckuDataEncipherment	`0x00008`	Data encipherment
ckuKeyAgreement	`0x00010`	Key agreement
ckuKeyCertSign	`0x00020`	Certificate signing
ckuCRLSign	`0x00040`	Revocation signing
ckuEncipherOnly	`0x00080`	Encipher only
ckuDecipherOnly	`0x00100`	Decipher only
ckuServerAuthentication	`0x00200`	Server authentication
ckuClientAuthentication	`0x00400`	Client authentication
ckuCodeSigning	`0x00800`	Code signing
ckuEmailProtection	`0x01000`	Email protection
ckuTimeStamping	`0x02000`	Timestamping
ckuOCSPSigning	`0x04000`	OCSP signing
ckuSmartCardLogon	`0x08000`	Smartcard logon
ckuKeyPurposeClientAuth	`0x10000`	Kerberos - client authentication
ckuKeyPurposeKDC	`0x20000`	Kerberos - KDC

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

KeyValid
int (read-only)
Default Value: FALSE

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

OCSPLocations
char*
Default Value: ""

Locations of OCSP services that can be used to check this certificate's validity in real time, as recorded by the CA.

Set this field before calling the certificate manager's Generate method to propagate it to the new certificate.

The OCSP locations are provided as a list of CRLF-separated URLs. Note that this differs from the behaviour used in earlier product versions, where the "|" character was used as the location separator.

OCSPNoCheck
int
Default Value: FALSE

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

Origin
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0

Returns the location that the certificate was taken or loaded from.

PolicyIDs
char*
Default Value: ""

Contains identifiers (OIDs) of the applicable certificate policies.

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

Set this field when generating a certificate to propagate the policies information to the new certificate.

The policies are provided as a list of CRLF-separated entries. Note that this differs from the behaviour used in earlier product versions, where the "|" character was used as the policy element separator.

PrivateKeyBytes
char* (read-only)
Default Value:

Returns the certificate's private key in DER-encoded format. It is normal for this field to be empty if the private key is non-exportable, which, for example, is typical for certificates originating from hardware security devices.

PrivateKeyExists
int (read-only)
Default Value: FALSE

Indicates whether the certificate has a usable private key associated with it. If it is set to True, the certificate can be used for private key operations, such as signing or decryption.

This field is independent from PrivateKeyBytes, and can be set to True even if the former is empty. This would imply that the private key is non-exportable, but still can be used for cryptographic operations.

PrivateKeyExtractable
int (read-only)
Default Value: FALSE

Indicates whether the private key is extractable (exportable).

PublicKeyBytes
char* (read-only)
Default Value:

Contains the certificate's public key in DER format.

This typically would contain an ASN.1-encoded public key value. The exact format depends on the type of the public key contained in the certificate.

Qualified
int (read-only)
Default Value: FALSE

Indicates whether the certificate is qualified.

This property is set to True if the certificate is confirmed by a Trusted List to be qualified.

QualifiedStatements
int
Default Value: 0

Returns a simplified qualified status of the certificate.

Qualifiers
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""

A list of qualifiers.

Contains a comma-separated list of qualifier aliases for the certificate, for example QCP-n-qscd,QCWithSSCD.

SelfSigned
int (read-only)
Default Value: FALSE

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

SerialNumber
char*
Default Value:

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.

SigAlgorithm
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""

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.

Source
int (read-only)
Default Value: 0

Returns the source (location or disposition) of a cryptographic primitive entity, such as a certificate, CRL, or OCSP response.

Subject
char* (read-only)
Default Value: ""

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

SubjectAlternativeName
char*
Default Value: ""

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

Subject alternative names are used to provide additional names that are impractical to store in the main SubjectRDN field. For example, it is often used to store all the domain names that a TLS certificate is authorized to protect.

The alternative names are provided as a list of CRLF-separated entries. Note that this differs from the behaviour used in earlier product versions, where the "|" character was used as the element separator.

SubjectKeyID
char*
Default Value:

Contains a unique identifier of the certificate's cryptographic key.

Subject Key Identifier is a certificate extension which allows a specific public key to be associated with a certificate holder. Typically, subject key identifiers of CA certificates are recorded as respective CA key identifiers in the subordinate certificates that they issue, which facilitates chain building.

The SubjectKeyID and CAKeyID fields of self-signed certificates typically contain identical values, as in that specific case, the issuer and the subject are the same entity.

SubjectRDN
char*
Default Value: ""

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.

Valid
int (read-only)
Default Value: FALSE

Indicates whether or not the signature over the certificate or the request is valid and matches the public key contained in the CA certificate/request.

ValidFrom
char*
Default Value: ""

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

ValidTo
char*
Default Value: ""

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

Constructors

Certificate()

Creates a new object with default field values.

ExternalCrypto Type

Specifies the parameters of external cryptographic calls.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxExternalCrypto (declared in secureblackbox.h)

Remarks

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

The following fields are available:

AsyncDocumentID

CustomParams

Data

ExternalHashCalculation

Fields

AsyncDocumentID
char*
Default Value: ""

Specifies an optional document ID for SignAsyncBegin() and SignAsyncEnd() calls.

Use this property when working with multi-signature DCAuth requests and responses to uniquely identify documents signed within a larger batch. On the completion stage, this value helps the signing component identify the correct signature in the returned batch of responses.

If using batched requests, make sure to set this property to the same value on both the pre-signing (SignAsyncBegin) and completion (SignAsyncEnd) stages.

CustomParams
char*
Default Value: ""

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

Data
char*
Default Value: ""

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

ExternalHashCalculation
int
Default Value: FALSE

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

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

HashAlgorithm
char*
Default Value: "SHA256"

Specifies the request's signature hash algorithm.


SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA1	`SHA1`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA224	`SHA224`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA256	`SHA256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA384	`SHA384`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA512	`SHA512`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD2	`MD2`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD4	`MD4`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_MD5	`MD5`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_RIPEMD160	`RIPEMD160`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_CRC32	`CRC32`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SSL3	`SSL3`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_1994	`GOST1994`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_WHIRLPOOL	`WHIRLPOOL`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_POLY1305	`POLY1305`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224	`SHA3_224`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256	`SHA3_256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384	`SHA3_384`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512	`SHA3_512`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128	`BLAKE2S_128`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160	`BLAKE2S_160`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224	`BLAKE2S_224`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256	`BLAKE2S_256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160	`BLAKE2B_160`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256	`BLAKE2B_256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384	`BLAKE2B_384`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512	`BLAKE2B_512`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_128	`SHAKE_128`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_256	`SHAKE_256`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_128_LEN	`SHAKE_128_LEN`
SB_HASH_ALGORITHM_SHAKE_256_LEN	`SHAKE_256_LEN`

KeyID
char*
Default Value: ""

The ID of the pre-shared key used for DC request authentication.

Asynchronous DCAuth-driven communication requires that parties authenticate each other with a secret pre-shared cryptographic key. This provides an extra protection layer for the protocol and diminishes the risk of the private key becoming abused by foreign parties. Use this property to provide the pre-shared key identifier, and use KeySecret to pass the key itself.

The same KeyID/KeySecret pair should be used on the DCAuth side for the signing requests to be accepted.

Note: The KeyID/KeySecret scheme is very similar to the AuthKey scheme used in various Cloud service providers to authenticate users.

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

KeySecret
char*
Default Value: ""

The pre-shared key used for DC request authentication. This key must be set and match the key used by the DCAuth counterpart for the scheme to work.

Read more about configuring authentication in the KeyID topic.

Method
int
Default Value: 0

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

Available options:


asmdPKCS1	`0`
asmdPKCS7	`1`

Mode
int
Default Value: 0

Specifies the external cryptography mode.

Available options:


ecmDefault	The default value (`0`)
ecmDisabled	Do not use DC or external signing (`1`)
ecmGeneric	Generic external signing with the OnExternalSign event (`2`)
ecmDCAuth	DCAuth signing (`3`)
ecmDCAuthJSON	DCAuth signing in JSON format (`4`)

PublicKeyAlgorithm
char*
Default Value: ""

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


SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`rsaEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_MD2_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`md2withRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_MD5_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`md5withRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA1_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`sha1withRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA	`id-dsa`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA1	`id-dsa-with-sha1`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_DH_PUBLIC	`dhpublicnumber`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA224_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`sha224WithRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA256_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`sha256WithRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA384_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`sha384WithRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA512_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`sha512WithRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_RSAPSS	`id-RSASSA-PSS`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_RSAOAEP	`id-RSAES-OAEP`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_RSASIGNATURE_RIPEMD160	`ripemd160withRSA`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_ELGAMAL	`elGamal`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA1_ECDSA	`ecdsa-with-SHA1`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_RECOMMENDED_ECDSA	`ecdsa-recommended`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA224_ECDSA	`ecdsa-with-SHA224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA256_ECDSA	`ecdsa-with-SHA256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA384_ECDSA	`ecdsa-with-SHA384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA512_ECDSA	`ecdsa-with-SHA512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EC	`id-ecPublicKey`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SPECIFIED_ECDSA	`ecdsa-specified`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3410_1994	`id-GostR3410-94`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3410_2001	`id-GostR3410-2001`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_WITH_R3410_1994	`id-GostR3411-94-with-GostR3410-94`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_GOST_R3411_WITH_R3410_2001	`id-GostR3411-94-with-GostR3410-2001`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA1_ECDSA_PLAIN	`ecdsa-plain-SHA1`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA224_ECDSA_PLAIN	`ecdsa-plain-SHA224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA256_ECDSA_PLAIN	`ecdsa-plain-SHA256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA384_ECDSA_PLAIN	`ecdsa-plain-SHA384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA512_ECDSA_PLAIN	`ecdsa-plain-SHA512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_RIPEMD160_ECDSA_PLAIN	`ecdsa-plain-RIPEMD160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_WHIRLPOOL_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`whirlpoolWithRSAEncryption`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA224	`id-dsa-with-sha224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA256	`id-dsa-with-sha256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-sha3-512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-sha3-224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-sha3-256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-sha3-384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-sha3-512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_224_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_256_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_384_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_SHA3_512_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-sha3-512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA3_224	`id-dsa-with-sha3-224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_SHA3_256	`id-dsa-with-sha3-256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s128`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2s256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512_RSA_ENCRYPTION	`id-rsassa-pkcs1-v1_5-with-blake2b512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2s128`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2s160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2s224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2s256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2b160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2b256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2b384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512_ECDSA	`id-ecdsa-with-blake2b512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_128_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s128`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_160_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_224_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2S_256_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2s256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_160_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b160`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_256_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_384_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b384`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_BLAKE2B_512_ECDSA_PLAIN	`id-ecdsa-plain-with-blake2b512`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_BLAKE2S_224	`id-dsa-with-blake2s224`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_ID_DSA_BLAKE2S_256	`id-dsa-with-blake2s256`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED25519	`id-Ed25519`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED448	`id-Ed448`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED25519_PH	`id-Ed25519ph`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_ED448_PH	`id-Ed448ph`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA	`id-EdDSA`
SB_CERT_ALGORITHM_EDDSA_SIGNATURE	`id-EdDSA-sig`

Constructors

ExternalCrypto()

Creates a new ExternalCrypto object with default field values.

ProxySettings Type

A container for proxy server settings.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxProxySettings (declared in secureblackbox.h)

Remarks

This type exposes a collection of properties for tuning up the proxy server configuration.

The following fields are available:

Fields

Address
char*
Default Value: ""

The IP address of the proxy server.

Authentication
int
Default Value: 0

The authentication type used by the proxy server.


patNoAuthentication	`0`
patBasic	`1`
patDigest	`2`
patNTLM	`3`

Password
char*
Default Value: ""

The password to authenticate to the proxy server.

Port
int
Default Value: 0

The port on the proxy server to connect to.

ProxyType
int
Default Value: 0

The type of the proxy server.


cptNone	`0`
cptSocks4	`1`
cptSocks5	`2`
cptWebTunnel	`3`
cptHTTP	`4`

RequestHeaders
char*
Default Value: ""

Contains HTTP request headers for WebTunnel and HTTP proxy.

ResponseBody
char*
Default Value: ""

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

ResponseHeaders
char*
Default Value: ""

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

UseIPv6
int
Default Value: FALSE

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

Username
char*
Default Value: ""

Specifies the username credential for proxy authentication.

Constructors

ProxySettings()

Creates a new ProxySettings object.

SignatureAttribute Type

Represents an attribute of a digital PKCS#7/CMS signature.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxSignatureAttribute (declared in secureblackbox.h)

Remarks

Attributes store auxiliary information about the signed message, the signature, or the owner. Each attribute is a OID=Value pair.

Common attributes are signing time, a content type, a policy identifier, and a signature timestamp.

The following fields are available:

OID

Value

Fields

OID
char*
Default Value: ""

The object identifier of the attribute.

Value
char*
Default Value:

The value of the attribute.

Constructors

SignatureAttribute()

Creates a new, empty, signature attribute.

SocketSettings Type

A container for the socket settings.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxSocketSettings (declared in secureblackbox.h)

Remarks

This type is a container for socket-layer parameters.

The following fields are available:

Fields

DNSMode
int
Default Value: 0

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


dmAuto	`0`
dmPlatform	`1`
dmOwn	`2`
dmOwnSecure	`3`

DNSPort
int
Default Value: 0

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

DNSQueryTimeout
int
Default Value: 0

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

DNSServers
char*
Default Value: ""

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

DNSTotalTimeout
int
Default Value: 0

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

IncomingSpeedLimit
int
Default Value: 0

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

LocalAddress
char*
Default Value: ""

The local network interface to bind the socket to.

LocalPort
int
Default Value: 0

The local port number to bind the socket to.

OutgoingSpeedLimit
int
Default Value: 0

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

Timeout
int
Default Value: 60000

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).

UseIPv6
int
Default Value: FALSE

Enables or disables IP protocol version 6.

Constructors

SocketSettings()

Creates a new SocketSettings object.

TLSSettings Type

A container for TLS connection settings.

Syntax

SecureBlackboxTLSSettings (declared in secureblackbox.h)

Remarks

The TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol provides security for information exchanged over insecure connections such as TCP/IP.

The following fields are available:

AutoValidateCertificates

ForceResumeIfDestinationChanges

PreSharedIdentity

PreSharedKey

PreSharedKeyCiphersuite

RenegotiationAttackPreventionMode

RevocationCheck

SSLOptions

TLSMode

UseExtendedMasterSecret

UseSessionResumption

Versions

Fields

AutoValidateCertificates
int
Default Value: TRUE

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

BaseConfiguration
int
Default Value: 0

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.


stpcDefault	`0`
stpcCompatible	`1`
stpcComprehensiveInsecure	`2`
stpcHighlySecure	`3`

Ciphersuites
char*
Default Value: ""

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 BaseConfiguration. 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

ClientAuth
int
Default Value: 0

Enables or disables certificate-based client authentication.

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


ccatNoAuth	`0`
ccatRequestCert	`1`
ccatRequireCert	`2`

ECCurves
char*
Default Value: ""

Defines the elliptic curves to enable.

Extensions
char*
Default Value: ""

Provides access to TLS extensions.

ForceResumeIfDestinationChanges
int
Default Value: FALSE

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

PreSharedIdentity
char*
Default Value: ""

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

PreSharedKey
char*
Default Value: ""

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

PreSharedKeyCiphersuite
char*
Default Value: ""

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

RenegotiationAttackPreventionMode
int
Default Value: 2

Selects the renegotiation attack prevention mechanism.

The following options are available:


crapmCompatible	`0`	TLS 1.0 and 1.1 compatibility mode (renegotiation indication extension is disabled).
crapmStrict	`1`	Renegotiation attack prevention is enabled and enforced.
crapmAuto	`2`	Automatically choose whether to enable or disable renegotiation attack prevention.

RevocationCheck
int
Default Value: 1

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.


crcNone	`0`	No revocation checking.
crcAuto	`1`	Automatic mode selection. Currently this maps to crcAnyOCSPOrCRL, but it may change in the future.
crcAllCRL	`2`	All provided CRL endpoints will be checked, and all checks must succeed.
crcAllOCSP	`3`	All provided OCSP endpoints will be checked, and all checks must succeed.
crcAllCRLAndOCSP	`4`	All provided CRL and OCSP endpoints will be checked, and all checks must succeed.
crcAnyCRL	`5`	All provided CRL endpoints will be checked, and at least one check must succeed.
crcAnyOCSP	`6`	All provided OCSP endpoints will be checked, and at least one check must succeed.
crcAnyCRLOrOCSP	`7`	All provided CRL and OCSP endpoints will be checked, and at least one check must succeed. CRL endpoints are checked first.
crcAnyOCSPOrCRL	`8`	All provided CRL and OCSP endpoints will be checked, and at least one check must succeed. OCSP endpoints are checked first.

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.

SSLOptions
int
Default Value: 16

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. It is unlikely that you will ever need to adjust it.
cssloForceUseOfClientCertHashAlg	`0x008`	Enforce the use of the client certificate hash algorithm. It is unlikely that you will ever need to adjust it.
cssloAutoAddServerNameExtension	`0x010`	Automatically add the server name extension when known
cssloAcceptTrustedSRPPrimesOnly	`0x020`	Accept trusted SRP primes only
cssloDisableSignatureAlgorithmsExtension	`0x040`	Disable (do not send) the signature algorithms extension. It is unlikely that you will ever need to adjust it.
cssloIntolerateHigherProtocolVersions	`0x080`	(server option) Do not allow fallback from TLS versions higher than currently enabled
cssloStickToPrefCertHashAlg	`0x100`	Stick to preferred certificate hash algorithms
cssloNoImplicitTLS12Fallback	`0x200`	Disable implicit TLS 1.3 to 1.2 fallbacks
cssloUseHandshakeBatches	`0x400`	Send the handshake message as large batches rather than individually

TLSMode
int
Default Value: 0

Specifies the TLS mode to use.


smDefault	`0`
smNoTLS	`1`	Do not use TLS
smExplicitTLS	`2`	Connect to the server without any encryption and then request an SSL session.
smImplicitTLS	`3`	Connect to the specified port, and establish the SSL session at once.
smMixedTLS	`4`	Connect to the specified port, and establish the SSL session at once, but allow plain data.

UseExtendedMasterSecret
int
Default Value: FALSE

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

UseSessionResumption
int
Default Value: FALSE

Enables or disables the TLS session resumption capability.

Versions
int
Default Value: 16

The SSL/TLS versions to enable by default.


csbSSL2	`0x01`	SSL 2
csbSSL3	`0x02`	SSL 3
csbTLS1	`0x04`	TLS 1.0
csbTLS11	`0x08`	TLS 1.1
csbTLS12	`0x10`	TLS 1.2
csbTLS13	`0x20`	TLS 1.3

Constructors

TLSSettings()

Creates a new TLSSettings object.

SecureBlackboxList Type

Syntax

SecureBlackboxList<T> (declared in secureblackbox.h)

Remarks

SecureBlackboxList is a generic class that is used to hold a collection of objects of type T, where T is one of the custom types supported by the MessageSigner class.

Methods

GetCount	This method returns the current size of the collection. int GetCount() {}
SetCount	This method sets the size of the collection. This method returns `0` if setting the size was successful; or `-1` if the collection is `ReadOnly`. When adding additional objects to a collection call this method to specify the new size. Increasing the size of the collection preserves existing objects in the collection. int SetCount(int count) {}
Get	This method gets the item at the specified position. The `index` parameter specifies the index of the item in the collection. This method returns `NULL` if an invalid `index` is specified. T* Get(int index) {}
Set	This method sets the item at the specified position. The `index` parameter specifies the index of the item in the collection that is being set. This method returns `-1` if an invalid `index` is specified. Note: Objects created using the `new` operator must be freed using the `delete` operator; they will not be automatically freed by the class. T* Set(int index, T* value) {}

Config Settings (MessageSigner 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.

MessageSigner Config Settings

AsyncDocumentID: Specifies the document ID for SignAsyncEnd() call.

Use this property when working with multi-signature DCAuth requests and responses to uniquely identify documents signed within a larger batch. This value helps ASiCSigner identify the correct signature in the returned batch of responses. If using batched requests, make sure to set this property to the same value on both pre-signing (SignAsyncBegin) and completion (SignAsyncEnd) stages.

ContentType: Content type of the message.

Specifies the content type of the PKCS#7 message.

PSSUsed: Whether to use RSASSA-PSS algorithm.

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

TempPath: Path for storing temporary files.

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

TimestampResponse: A base16-encoded timestamp response received from a TSA.

When using virtual:// timestamp endpoints, assign this property in your Notification event handler with the TSP response that you receive from the TSA. Remember to encode the response in hex (base16).

TLSChainValidationDetails: Contains the advanced details of the TLS server certificate validation.

Check this property in the TLSCertValidate event handler to access the TLS certificate validation details.

TLSChainValidationResult: Contains the result of the TLS server certificate validation.

Check this property in the TLSCertValidate event handler to obtain the TLS certificate validation result.

TLSClientAuthRequested: Indicates whether the TLS server requests client authentication.

Check this property in the TLSCertValidate event handler to find out whether the TLS server requests the client to provide the authentication certificate. If this property is set to true, provide your certificate via the TLSClientChain property. Note that the class may fire this event more than once during each operation, as more than one TLS-enabled server may need to be contacted.

TLSValidationLog: Contains the log of the TLS server certificate validation.

Check this property in the TLSCertValidate event handler to retrieve the validation log of the TLS server.

TspAttemptCount: Specifies the number of timestamping request attempts.

Use this property to specify a number of timestamping request attempts.

In case of a timestamping failure, provide new TSA and HTTP settings inside the Notification event handler ('BeforeTimestamp' and 'TimestampError' event IDs).

TspHashAlgorithm: Sets a specific hash algorithm for use with the timestamping service.

In default configuration class uses the 'SHA256' hash algorithm. Use this property to specify a different hash algorithm for the timestamp.

TspReqPolicy: Sets a request policy ID to include in the timestamping request.

Use this property to provide a specific request policy OID to include in the timestamping request. Use the standard human-readable OID notation (1.2.3.4.5).

UsePSS: Whether to use RSASSA-PSS algorithm.

UseUndefSize: Allows or forbids the use of ASN.1 tags of undefined size.

Usually PKCS#7 messages are handled correctly when undefined-size tags are used. However some ASN.1 parsers (S/MIME handler in Outlook Express, security plugins of Adobe Acrobat) can't correctly handle such tags. If you are targeting such software, you need this property.

Base Config Settings

ASN1UseGlobalTagCache: Controls whether ASN.1 module should use a global object cache.

This is a performance setting. It is unlikely that you will ever need to adjust it.

AssignSystemSmartCardPins: Specifies whether CSP-level PINs should be assigned to CNG keys.

This is a low-level tweak for certain cryptographic providers. It is unlikely that you will ever need to adjust it.

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:


off		No caching (default)
local		Local caching
global		Global 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.

DNSLocalSuffix: The suffix to assign for TLD names.

Use this global setting to adjust the default suffix to assign to top-level domain names. The default is .local.

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".

HardwareCryptoUsePolicy: The hardware crypto usage policy.

This global setting controls the hardware cryptography usage policy: auto, enable, or disable.

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.

HttpVersion: The HTTP version to use in any inner HTTP client components created.

Set this property to 1.0 or 1.1 to indicate the HTTP version that any internal HTTP clients should use.

IgnoreExpiredMSCTLSigningCert: Whether to tolerate the expired Windows Update signing certificate.

It is not uncommon for Microsoft Windows Update Certificate Trust List to be signed with an expired Microsoft certificate. Setting this global property to true makes SBB ignore the expired factor and take the Trust List into account.

ListDelimiter: The delimiter character for multi-element lists.

Allows to set the delimiter for any multi-entry values returned by the component as a string object, such as file lists. For most of the components, this property is set to a newline sequence.

LogDestination: Specifies the debug log destination.

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

Supported values are:


file		File
console		Console
systemlog		System Log (supported for Android only)
debugger		Debugger (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:


time		Current time
level		Level
package		Package name
module		Module name
class		Class name
method		Method name
threadid		Thread Id
contenttype		Content type
content		Content
all		All 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-package		Exclude a package specified in the value
exclude-module		Exclude a module specified in the value
exclude-class		Exclude a class specified in the value
exclude-method		Exclude a method specified in the value
include-package		Include a package specified in the value
include-module		Include a module specified in the value
include-class		Include a class specified in the value
include-method		Include 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:


none		No flush (caching only)
immediate		Immediate flush (real-time logging)
maxcount		Flush 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:


none		None (by default)
fatal		Severe errors that cause premature termination.
error		Other runtime errors or unexpected conditions.
warning		Use of deprecated APIs, poor use of API, 'almost' errors, other runtime situations that are undesirable or unexpected, but not necessarily "wrong".
info		Interesting runtime events (startup/shutdown).
debug		Detailed information on flow of through the system.
trace		More 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:


none		No rotation
deleteolder		Delete older entries from the cache upon reaching LogMaxEventCount
keepolder		Keep 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.

OldClientSideRSAFallback: Specifies whether the SSH client should use a SHA1 fallback.

Tells the SSH client to use a legacy ssh-rsa authentication even if the server indicates support for newer algorithms, such as rsa-sha-256. This is a backward-compatibility tweak.

ProductVersion: Returns the version of the SecureBlackbox library.

This property returns the long version string of the SecureBlackbox library being used (major.minor.build.revision).

ServerSSLDHKeyLength: Sets the size of the TLS DHE key exchange group.

Use this property to adjust the length, in bits, of the DHE prime to be used by the TLS server.

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:


none		No static DNS rules (default)
local		Local static DNS rules
global		Global 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).

UseInternalRandom: Switches between SecureBlackbox-own and platform PRNGs.

Allows to switch between internal/native PRNG implementation and the one provided by the platform.

UseLegacyAdESValidation: Enables legacy AdES validation mode.

Use this setting to switch the AdES component to the validation approach that was used in SBB 2020/SBB 2022 (less attention to temporal details).

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.

UseSystemNativeSizeCalculation: An internal CryptoAPI access tweak.

This is an internal setting. Please do not use it unless instructed by the support team.

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 (MessageSigner Class)

Error Handling (C++)

Call the GetLastErrorCode() method to obtain the last called method's result code; 0 indicates success, while a non-zero error code indicates that this method encountered an error during its execution. Known error codes are listed below. If an error occurs, the GetLastError() method can be called to retrieve the associated error message.

MessageSigner Errors

1048577	Invalid parameter (`SB_ERROR_INVALID_PARAMETER`)
1048578	Invalid configuration (`SB_ERROR_INVALID_SETUP`)
1048579	Invalid state (`SB_ERROR_INVALID_STATE`)
1048580	Invalid value (`SB_ERROR_INVALID_VALUE`)
1048581	Private key not found (`SB_ERROR_NO_PRIVATE_KEY`)
1048582	Cancelled by the user (`SB_ERROR_CANCELLED_BY_USER`)
1048583	The file was not found (`SB_ERROR_NO_SUCH_FILE`)
1048584	Unsupported feature or operation (`SB_ERROR_UNSUPPORTED_FEATURE`)
1048585	General error (`SB_ERROR_GENERAL_ERROR`)