UserManager Class
Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors
The UserManager class stores information about user accounts.
Syntax
UserManager
Remarks
The purpose of UserManager is storing, importing, and exporting information about users of some service. It is primarily used alongside server and SAML components to manage user account information - for example, to load it from a file or other media.
You start working with UserManager in one of two ways:
- By creating a new user database using CreateNew method.
- By importing an existing user database with ImportFromFile (or ImportBytes) method.
Having loaded or created a user database, you can access the user list via Users list. Use the properties of individual elements of this collection to access the details of a particular user.
Use AddUser method to add blank user accounts to the user list. Use the returned index to locate the user object in the Users list and adjust the settings as required.
If you made changes to the user list, use ExportToFile (or ExportBytes) method to save the updated user database.
Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
Method List
The following is the full list of the methods of the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
AddUser | Creates a new user account and adds it to the Users list. |
Config | Sets or retrieves a configuration setting. |
CreateNew | Creates a new user account database. |
DoAction | Performs an additional action. |
ExportBytes | Saves the user database to a byte array. |
ExportToFile | Saves the user database to a file. |
ExportToStream | Saves the user database to a stream. |
ExportUser | Saves the user details to a string. |
ImportBytes | Loads a user database from a byte array. |
ImportFromFile | Loads a user database from a file. |
ImportFromStream | Loads a user database from a stream. |
ImportUser | Loads a user from a string. |
Reset | Resets the class settings. |
VerifyUser | Verifies the correctness of the user credentials. |
VerifyUserKey | Verifies the correctness of the user credentials. |
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 | Reports error information during its work. |
Notification | This event notifies the application about an underlying control flow event. |
Config Settings
The following is a list of config settings for the class with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
AuthRealm | Specifies authentication realm for digest and NTLM authentication. |
TempPath | Path for storing temporary files. |
UniqueUsernames | Allows just one user entry per username. |
UseSaltedPasswords | Enables or disables the use of salted passwords. |
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. |
PKICache | Specifies which PKI elements (certificates, CRLs, OCSP responses) should be cached. |
PKICachePath | Specifies the file system path where cached PKI data is stored. |
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. |
UseCRLObjectCaching | Specifies whether reuse of loaded CRL objects is enabled. |
UseInternalRandom | Switches between SecureBlackbox-own and platform PRNGs. |
UseLegacyAdESValidation | Enables legacy AdES validation mode. |
UseOCSPResponseObjectCaching | Specifies whether reuse of loaded OCSP response objects is enabled. |
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. |
XMLRDNDescriptorName[OID] | Defines an OID mapping to descriptor names for the certificate's IssuerRDN or SubjectRDN. |
XMLRDNDescriptorPriority[OID] | Specifies the priority of descriptor names associated with a specific OID. |
XMLRDNDescriptorReverseOrder | Specifies whether to reverse the order of descriptors in RDN. |
XMLRDNDescriptorSeparator | Specifies the separator used between descriptors in RDN. |
FIPSMode Property (UserManager Class)
Reserved.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int GetFIPSMode();
int SetFIPSMode(int bFIPSMode); Unicode (Windows) BOOL GetFIPSMode();
INT SetFIPSMode(BOOL bFIPSMode);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_getfipsmode(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_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
Users Property (UserManager Class)
A collection of known users along with their connection settings.
Syntax
SecureBlackboxList<SecureBlackboxUserAccount>* GetUsers(); int SetUsers(SecureBlackboxList<SecureBlackboxUserAccount>* val);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_getusercount(void* lpObj);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setusercount(void* lpObj, int iUserCount);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_getuserassociateddata(void* lpObj, int userindex, char** lpUserAssociatedData, int* lenUserAssociatedData);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setuserassociateddata(void* lpObj, int userindex, const char* lpUserAssociatedData, int lenUserAssociatedData);
char* secureblackbox_usermanager_getuserbasepath(void* lpObj, int userindex);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setuserbasepath(void* lpObj, int userindex, const char* lpszUserBasePath);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_getusercertificate(void* lpObj, int userindex, char** lpUserCertificate, int* lenUserCertificate);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setusercertificate(void* lpObj, int userindex, const char* lpUserCertificate, int lenUserCertificate);
char* secureblackbox_usermanager_getuserdata(void* lpObj, int userindex);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setuserdata(void* lpObj, int userindex, const char* lpszUserData);
char* secureblackbox_usermanager_getuseremail(void* lpObj, int userindex);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setuseremail(void* lpObj, int userindex, const char* lpszUserEmail);
int64 secureblackbox_usermanager_getuserhandle(void* lpObj, int userindex);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setuserhandle(void* lpObj, int userindex, int64 lUserHandle);
char* secureblackbox_usermanager_getuserhashalgorithm(void* lpObj, int userindex);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setuserhashalgorithm(void* lpObj, int userindex, const char* lpszUserHashAlgorithm);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_getuserincomingspeedlimit(void* lpObj, int userindex);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setuserincomingspeedlimit(void* lpObj, int userindex, int iUserIncomingSpeedLimit);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_getuserotpalgorithm(void* lpObj, int userindex);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setuserotpalgorithm(void* lpObj, int userindex, int iUserOtpAlgorithm);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_getuserotplen(void* lpObj, int userindex);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setuserotplen(void* lpObj, int userindex, int iUserOTPLen);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_getuserotpvalue(void* lpObj, int userindex);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setuserotpvalue(void* lpObj, int userindex, int iUserOtpValue);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_getuseroutgoingspeedlimit(void* lpObj, int userindex);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setuseroutgoingspeedlimit(void* lpObj, int userindex, int iUserOutgoingSpeedLimit);
char* secureblackbox_usermanager_getuserpassword(void* lpObj, int userindex);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setuserpassword(void* lpObj, int userindex, const char* lpszUserPassword);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_getusersharedsecret(void* lpObj, int userindex, char** lpUserSharedSecret, int* lenUserSharedSecret);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setusersharedsecret(void* lpObj, int userindex, const char* lpUserSharedSecret, int lenUserSharedSecret);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_getusersshkey(void* lpObj, int userindex, char** lpUserSSHKey, int* lenUserSSHKey);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setusersshkey(void* lpObj, int userindex, const char* lpUserSSHKey, int lenUserSSHKey);
char* secureblackbox_usermanager_getuserusername(void* lpObj, int userindex);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_setuserusername(void* lpObj, int userindex, const char* lpszUserUsername);
int GetUserCount();
int SetUserCount(int iUserCount); QByteArray GetUserAssociatedData(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserAssociatedData(int iUserIndex, QByteArray qbaUserAssociatedData); QString GetUserBasePath(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserBasePath(int iUserIndex, QString qsUserBasePath); QByteArray GetUserCertificate(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserCertificate(int iUserIndex, QByteArray qbaUserCertificate); QString GetUserData(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserData(int iUserIndex, QString qsUserData); QString GetUserEmail(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserEmail(int iUserIndex, QString qsUserEmail); qint64 GetUserHandle(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserHandle(int iUserIndex, qint64 lUserHandle); QString GetUserHashAlgorithm(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserHashAlgorithm(int iUserIndex, QString qsUserHashAlgorithm); int GetUserIncomingSpeedLimit(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserIncomingSpeedLimit(int iUserIndex, int iUserIncomingSpeedLimit); int GetUserOtpAlgorithm(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserOtpAlgorithm(int iUserIndex, int iUserOtpAlgorithm); int GetUserOTPLen(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserOTPLen(int iUserIndex, int iUserOTPLen); int GetUserOtpValue(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserOtpValue(int iUserIndex, int iUserOtpValue); int GetUserOutgoingSpeedLimit(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserOutgoingSpeedLimit(int iUserIndex, int iUserOutgoingSpeedLimit); QString GetUserPassword(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserPassword(int iUserIndex, QString qsUserPassword); QByteArray GetUserSharedSecret(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserSharedSecret(int iUserIndex, QByteArray qbaUserSharedSecret); QByteArray GetUserSSHKey(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserSSHKey(int iUserIndex, QByteArray qbaUserSSHKey); QString GetUserUsername(int iUserIndex);
int SetUserUsername(int iUserIndex, QString qsUserUsername);
Remarks
Use this property to access the collection of known users and their details.
This property is not available at design time.
Data Type
AddUser Method (UserManager Class)
Creates a new user account and adds it to the Users list.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int AddUser(const char* lpszUsername); Unicode (Windows) INT AddUser(LPCWSTR lpszUsername);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_adduser(void* lpObj, const char* lpszUsername);
int AddUser(const QString& qsUsername);
Remarks
Use this method to create a new user record.
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 (UserManager Class)
Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* Config(const char* lpszConfigurationString); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR Config(LPCWSTR lpszConfigurationString);
char* secureblackbox_usermanager_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.
CreateNew Method (UserManager Class)
Creates a new user account database.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int CreateNew(); Unicode (Windows) INT CreateNew();
int secureblackbox_usermanager_createnew(void* lpObj);
int CreateNew();
Remarks
Use this method to create a new user database. The method empties the Users collection and makes the component ready for editing the new database.
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 (UserManager 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_usermanager_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;....
Common ActionIDs:
Action | Parameters | Returned value | Description |
ResetTrustedListCache | none | none | Clears the cached list of trusted lists. |
ResetCertificateCache | none | none | Clears the cached certificates. |
ResetCRLCache | none | none | Clears the cached CRLs. |
ResetOCSPResponseCache | none | none | Clears the cached OCSP responses. |
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.
ExportBytes Method (UserManager Class)
Saves the user database to a byte array.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* ExportBytes(const char* lpszPassword, int *lpSize = NULL); Unicode (Windows) LPSTR ExportBytes(LPCWSTR lpszPassword, LPINT lpSize = NULL);
char* secureblackbox_usermanager_exportbytes(void* lpObj, const char* lpszPassword, int *lpSize);
QByteArray ExportBytes(const QString& qsPassword);
Remarks
Use this method to save the settings of all users to a byte array.
Use a non-empty Password to protect the database.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a Byte Array value (with length lpSize); 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.
ExportToFile Method (UserManager Class)
Saves the user database to a file.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int ExportToFile(const char* lpszFileName, const char* lpszPassword); Unicode (Windows) INT ExportToFile(LPCWSTR lpszFileName, LPCWSTR lpszPassword);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_exporttofile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszFileName, const char* lpszPassword);
int ExportToFile(const QString& qsFileName, const QString& qsPassword);
Remarks
Use this method to save the settings of all users to a file.
Use a non-empty Password to protect the database.
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.)
ExportToStream Method (UserManager Class)
Saves the user database to a stream.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int ExportToStream(SecureBlackboxStream* sOutputStream, const char* lpszPassword); Unicode (Windows) INT ExportToStream(SecureBlackboxStream* sOutputStream, LPCWSTR lpszPassword);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_exporttostream(void* lpObj, SecureBlackboxStream* sOutputStream, const char* lpszPassword);
int ExportToStream(SecureBlackboxStream* sOutputStream, const QString& qsPassword);
Remarks
Use this method to save the settings of all users in a stream.
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.)
ExportUser Method (UserManager Class)
Saves the user details to a string.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) char* ExportUser(int iIndex); Unicode (Windows) LPWSTR ExportUser(INT iIndex);
char* secureblackbox_usermanager_exportuser(void* lpObj, int iIndex);
QString ExportUser(int iIndex);
Remarks
Use this method to save the details of the user to a string blob.
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.
ImportBytes Method (UserManager Class)
Loads a user database from a byte array.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int ImportBytes(const char* lpUserBytes, int lenUserBytes, const char* lpszPassword, int bClear); Unicode (Windows) INT ImportBytes(LPCSTR lpUserBytes, INT lenUserBytes, LPCWSTR lpszPassword, BOOL bClear);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_importbytes(void* lpObj, const char* lpUserBytes, int lenUserBytes, const char* lpszPassword, int bClear);
int ImportBytes(QByteArray& qbaUserBytes, const QString& qsPassword, bool bClear);
Remarks
Use this method to load user information from a byte array specified by UserBytes parameter. Provide a Password to decrypt the user information.
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.)
ImportFromFile Method (UserManager Class)
Loads a user database from a file.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int ImportFromFile(const char* lpszFileName, const char* lpszPassword, int bClear); Unicode (Windows) INT ImportFromFile(LPCWSTR lpszFileName, LPCWSTR lpszPassword, BOOL bClear);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_importfromfile(void* lpObj, const char* lpszFileName, const char* lpszPassword, int bClear);
int ImportFromFile(const QString& qsFileName, const QString& qsPassword, bool bClear);
Remarks
Use this method to load user information from a file specified by FileName. Provide a Password to decrypt the user information.
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.)
ImportFromStream Method (UserManager Class)
Loads a user database from a stream.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int ImportFromStream(SecureBlackboxStream* sInputStream, const char* lpszPassword, int bClear); Unicode (Windows) INT ImportFromStream(SecureBlackboxStream* sInputStream, LPCWSTR lpszPassword, BOOL bClear);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_importfromstream(void* lpObj, SecureBlackboxStream* sInputStream, const char* lpszPassword, int bClear);
int ImportFromStream(SecureBlackboxStream* sInputStream, const QString& qsPassword, bool bClear);
Remarks
Use this method to load the user information from InputStream. Provide a Password to decrypt the user information.
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.)
ImportUser Method (UserManager Class)
Loads a user from a string.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int ImportUser(const char* lpszData); Unicode (Windows) INT ImportUser(LPCWSTR lpszData);
int secureblackbox_usermanager_importuser(void* lpObj, const char* lpszData);
int ImportUser(const QString& qsData);
Remarks
Use this method to load user information from a string specified by Data parameter.
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.
Reset Method (UserManager Class)
Resets the class settings.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) int Reset(); Unicode (Windows) INT Reset();
int secureblackbox_usermanager_reset(void* lpObj);
int Reset();
Remarks
Reset is a generic method available in every class.
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.)
VerifyUser Method (UserManager Class)
Verifies the correctness of the user credentials.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) bool VerifyUser(const char* lpszUsername, const char* lpszPassword); Unicode (Windows) bool VerifyUser(LPCWSTR lpszUsername, LPCWSTR lpszPassword);
bool secureblackbox_usermanager_verifyuser(void* lpObj, const char* lpszUsername, const char* lpszPassword);
bool VerifyUser(const QString& qsUsername, const QString& qsPassword);
Remarks
Use this method to establish the correctness of the supplied username and password.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a Boolean 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.
VerifyUserKey Method (UserManager Class)
Verifies the correctness of the user credentials.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) bool VerifyUserKey(const char* lpszUsername, const char* lpKey, int lenKey); Unicode (Windows) bool VerifyUserKey(LPCWSTR lpszUsername, LPCSTR lpKey, INT lenKey);
bool secureblackbox_usermanager_verifyuserkey(void* lpObj, const char* lpszUsername, const char* lpKey, int lenKey);
bool VerifyUserKey(const QString& qsUsername, QByteArray& qbaKey);
Remarks
Use this method to establish the correctness of the supplied username and key.
Error Handling (C++)
This method returns a Boolean 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.
Error Event (UserManager Class)
Reports error information during its work.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireError(UserManagerErrorEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
int ErrorCode;
const char *Description; int reserved; } UserManagerErrorEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireError(UserManagerErrorEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
INT ErrorCode;
LPCWSTR Description; INT reserved; } UserManagerErrorEventParams;
#define EID_USERMANAGER_ERROR 1 virtual INT SECUREBLACKBOX_CALL FireError(INT &iErrorCode, LPSTR &lpszDescription);
class UserManagerErrorEventParams { public: int ErrorCode(); const QString &Description(); int EventRetVal(); void SetEventRetVal(int iRetVal); };
// To handle, connect one or more slots to this signal. void Error(UserManagerErrorEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass UserManager and override this emitter function. virtual int FireError(UserManagerErrorEventParams *e) {...}
Remarks
The event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during user management operations.
ErrorCode contains an error code and Description contains a textual description of the error.
Notification Event (UserManager Class)
This event notifies the application about an underlying control flow event.
Syntax
ANSI (Cross Platform) virtual int FireNotification(UserManagerNotificationEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
const char *EventID;
const char *EventParam; int reserved; } UserManagerNotificationEventParams;
Unicode (Windows) virtual INT FireNotification(UserManagerNotificationEventParams *e);
typedef struct {
LPCWSTR EventID;
LPCWSTR EventParam; INT reserved; } UserManagerNotificationEventParams;
#define EID_USERMANAGER_NOTIFICATION 2 virtual INT SECUREBLACKBOX_CALL FireNotification(LPSTR &lpszEventID, LPSTR &lpszEventParam);
class UserManagerNotificationEventParams { 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(UserManagerNotificationEventParams *e);
// Or, subclass UserManager and override this emitter function. virtual int FireNotification(UserManagerNotificationEventParams *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.
UserAccount Type
A container for user account information.
Syntax
SecureBlackboxUserAccount (declared in secureblackbox.h)
Remarks
UserAccount objects are used to store user account information, such as logins and passwords.
- AssociatedData
- BasePath
- Certificate
- Data
- Handle
- HashAlgorithm
- IncomingSpeedLimit
- OtpAlgorithm
- OTPLen
- OtpValue
- OutgoingSpeedLimit
- Password
- SharedSecret
- SSHKey
- Username
Fields
AssociatedData
char*
Default Value:
Contains the user's Associated Data when SSH AEAD (Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data) algorithm is used.
BasePath
char*
Default Value: ""
Base path for this user in the server's file system.
Certificate
char*
Default Value:
Contains the user's certificate.
Data
char*
Default Value: ""
Contains uninterpreted user-defined data that should be associated with the user account, such as comments or custom settings.
Email
char*
Default Value: ""
The user's email address.
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: ""
Specifies the hash algorithm used to generate TOTP (Time-based One-Time Passwords) passwords for this user. Three HMAC algorithms are supported, with SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512 digests:
SB_MAC_ALGORITHM_HMAC_SHA1 | SHA1 | |
SB_MAC_ALGORITHM_HMAC_SHA256 | SHA256 | |
SB_MAC_ALGORITHM_HMAC_SHA512 | SHA512 |
IncomingSpeedLimit
int
Default Value: 0
Specifies the incoming speed limit for this user. The value of 0 (zero) means "no limitation".
OtpAlgorithm
int
Default Value: 0
The algorithm used to generate one-time passwords (OTP) for this user, either HOTP (Hash-based OTP) or TOTP (Time-based OTP). In the former case, a value of a dedicated counter is used to generate a unique password, while in the latter the password is generated on the basis of the current time value.
oaHmac | 0 | |
oaTime | 1 |
OTPLen
int
Default Value: 0
Specifies the length of the user's OTP password.
OtpValue
int
Default Value: 0
The user's time interval (TOTP) or Counter (HOTP).
OutgoingSpeedLimit
int
Default Value: 0
Specifies the outgoing speed limit for this user. The value of 0 (zero) means "no limitation".
Password
char*
Default Value: ""
The user's authentication password.
SharedSecret
char*
Default Value:
Contains the user's secret key, which is essentially a shared secret between the client and server.
Shared secrets can be used in TLS-driven protocols, as well as in OTP (where it is called a 'key secret') for generating one-time passwords on one side, and validate them on the other.
SSHKey
char*
Default Value:
Contains the user's SSH key.
Username
char*
Default Value: ""
The registered name (login) of the user.
Constructors
UserAccount()
Creates a new UserAccount 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 UserManager class.
SecureBlackboxStream Type
Syntax
SecureBlackboxStream (declared in secureblackbox.h)
Remarks
The UserManager class includes one or more API members that take a stream object as a parameter. To use such API members, create a concrete class that implements the SecureBlackboxStream interface and pass the UserManager class an instance of that concrete class.
When implementing the SecureBlackboxStream interface's properties and methods, they must behave as described below. If the concrete class's implementation does not behave as expected, undefined behavior may occur.
Config Settings (UserManager 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.UserManager Config Settings
Specifies authentication realm for digest and NTLM authentication types.
This setting specifies an absolute path to the location on disk where temporary files are stored. This setting is supported only in the Java edition for all applicable signing components except PDFSigner, where this limitation does not apply.
Set this property to disallow multiple entries registered for the same username.
Use this property to enable or disable the use of salts when storing passwords.
Base Config Settings
This is a performance setting. It is unlikely that you will ever need to adjust it.
This is a low-level tweak for certain cryptographic providers. It is unlikely that you will ever need to adjust it.
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.
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 |
Use this property to get cookies from the internal cookie storage of the class and/or restore them back between application sessions.
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.
Use this global setting to adjust the default suffix to assign to top-level domain names. The default is .local.
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.
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".
This global setting controls the hardware cryptography usage policy: auto, enable, or disable.
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.
Set this property to 1.0 or 1.1 to indicate the HTTP version that any internal HTTP clients should use.
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.
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.
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) |
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 |
Use this property to provide a path to the log file.
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 |
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. |
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. |
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.
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) |
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.
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.
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.
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.
The PKICache setting specifies which Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) elements should be cached to optimize performance and reduce retrieval times. It supports comma-separated values to indicate the specific types of PKI data that should be cached.
Supported Values:
certificate | Enables caching of certificates. |
crl | Enables caching of Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs). |
ocsp | Enables caching of OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) responses. |
Example (default value):
PKICache=certificate,crl,ocsp
In this example, the component caches certificates, CRLs, and OCSP responses.
The PKICachePath setting defines the file system path where cached PKI data (e.g., certificates, CRLs, OCSP responses and Trusted Lists) will be stored. This allows the system to persistently save and retrieve PKI cache data, even across application restarts.
The default value is an empty string - no cached PKI data is stored on disk.
Example:
PKICachePath=C:\Temp\cache
In this example, the cached PKI data is stored in the C:\Temp\cache directory.
This property returns the long version string of the SecureBlackbox library being used (major.minor.build.revision).
Use this property to adjust the length, in bits, of the DHE prime to be used by the TLS server.
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 |
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.
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.
Use this config property to store any custom data.
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.
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).
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).
This setting enables or disables the caching of CRL objects. When set to true (the default value), the system checks if a CRL object is already loaded in memory before attempting to load a new instance. If the object is found, the existing instance is reused, and its reference count is incremented to track its usage. When the reference count reaches zero, indicating that no references to the object remain, the system will free the object from memory. This setting enhances performance by minimizing unnecessary object instantiation and promotes efficient memory management, particularly in scenarios where CRL objects are frequently used.
Allows to switch between internal/native PRNG implementation and the one provided by the platform.
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).
This setting enables or disables the caching of OCSP response objects. When set to true (the default value), the system checks if a OCSP response object is already loaded in memory before attempting to load a new instance. If the object is found, the existing instance is reused, and its reference count is incremented to track its usage. When the reference count reaches zero, indicating that no references to the object remain, the system will free the object from memory. This setting enhances performance by minimizing unnecessary object instantiation and promotes efficient memory management, particularly in scenarios where OCSP response objects are frequently used.
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.
Set this global property to false to make each validation run use its own copy of system certificate stores.
This is an internal setting. Please do not use it unless instructed by the support team.
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.
Use this global property to enable or disable the use of operating system-driven pseudorandom number generation.
This property defines custom mappings between Object Identifiers (OIDs) and descriptor names. This mapping specifies how the certificate's issuer and subject information (ds:IssuerRDN and ds:SubjectRDN elements respectively) are represented in XML signatures.
The property accepts comma-separated values where the first descriptor name is used when the OID is mapped, and subsequent values act as aliases for parsing.
Syntax:
Config("XMLRDNDescriptorName[OID]=PrimaryName,Alias1,Alias2");
Where:
OID: The Object Identifier from the certificate's IssuerRDN or SubjectRDN that you want to map.
PrimaryName: The main descriptor name used in the XML signature when the OID is encountered.
Alias1, Alias2, ...: Optional alternative names recognized during parsing.
Usage Examples:
Map OID 2.5.4.5 to SERIALNUMBER:
Config("XMLRDNDescriptorName[2.5.4.5]=SERIALNUMBER");
Map OID 1.2.840.113549.1.9.1 to E, with aliases EMAIL and EMAILADDRESS:
Config("XMLRDNDescriptorName[1.2.840.113549.1.9.1]=E,EMAIL,EMAILADDRESS");
This property specifies the priority of descriptor names associated with a specific OID that allows to reorder descriptors in the ds:IssuerRDN and ds:SubjectRDN elements during signing.
Specifies whether to reverse the order of descriptors in the ds:IssuerRDN and ds:SubjectRDN elements during XML signing. By default, this property is set to true (as specified in RFC 2253, 2.1).
Specifies the separator used between descriptors in the ds:IssuerRDN and ds:SubjectRDN elements during XML signing. By default, this property is set to ", " value.
Trappable Errors (UserManager 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.
UserManager 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) |