TLSServer Component

Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors

The TLSServer component implements server-side functionality of the TLS protocol. In the TLS-disabled mode it works as a plain TCP server.

Syntax

nsoftware.SecureBlackbox.TLSServer

Remarks

Use this component to accept TLS-encrypted or plain TCP connections in your application.

Follow the below steps to set up and run the server in your code:

Create an instance of the server component and set up the license, if assumed by the edition you are using: var server = new Tlsserver(); server.RuntimeLicense = "5342..0000";
Set up the listening port (make sure it is not in use): server.Port = 3456;
Tell the component whether TLS connections should be enforced: server.UseTLS = false; // set to true to enable TLS
(TLS-enabled servers only) Configure TLS parameters. The exact way of doing that may vary for different scenarios and security requirements. At the very least you need to set up the certificate chain that the server will use to authenticate itself to connecting clients. If you don"t, the component will generate a dummy certificate itself, however, that certificate is unlikely to pass any security requirements. It will let you accept test connections though.
Below is an example of tuning up the TLS parameters of the server: // *** Switching TLS on and enabling the implicit mode *** server.UseTLS = true; server.TLSSettings.TLSMode = smImplicitTLS; // Loading the certificate chain var mgr = new Certificatemanager(); mgr.RuntimeLicense = "5342..0000"; // *** Setting up the host certificate *** // - it should be issued in the name that matches the hostname (such as domain.com) or its IP address (1.2.3.4), // - it must have an associated private key - so likely is provided in PFX or PEM format. mgr.ImportFromFile("CertTLSServer.pfx", "password"); server.ServerCertificates.Add(mgr.Certificate); // The CA certificate: this is to help connecting clients validate the chain. mgr.ImportFromFile("CertCA.cer", ""); server.ServerCertificates.Add(mgr.Certificate); // *** Adjusting finer-grained TLS settings *** // - session resumption (allows for faster handshakes for connections from the same origin) server.TLSSettings.UseSessionResumption = true; // - secure configuration server.TLSSettings.BaseConfiguration = stpcHighlySecure; // - disabling a cipher suite we dislike (just because we can): server.TLSSettings.Ciphersuites = "-DHE_RSA_AES128_SHA" // *** Configuring versions *** // The default version setting at the time of writing (May 2021) is TLS 1.2 and TLS 1.3, // but that may change in future versions. The following tune-up additionally activates TLS 1.1 and TLS 1.0, // which weakens security, but may be necessary to accept connections from older clients: server.TLSSettings.Versions = csbTLS1 | csbTLS11 | csbTLS12 | csbTLS13;
Now that your server has been fully set up, activate it: server.Start();
Once the Start call completes, your server can accept connections from clients. Each accepted connection runs in a separate thread, not interfering with each other or your own threads. The server communicates its ongoing activities to your application by throwing events:
- Accept to notify you about a new incoming connection. This event lets you accept or reject it.
- Connect to notify your code of an accepted connection. This event introduces a ConnectionID, a unique identifier that you can use to track the connection throughout its lifetime.
- Disconnect to notify you that a connection has been closed.
- TLSEstablished and TLSShutdown to let you know that a TLS layer has been activated/deactivated.
- Data to notify you about a piece of data received from the remote side.
- Error to report a protocol or other error.
- CertificateValidate to communicate the client authentication event to your code. To access the certificate(s) provided by the authenticating client, pin the client and use the PinnedClientChain property to access its chain: server.PinClient(e.ConnectionID); e.Accept = CheckCert(server.PinnedClientChain);
Note: every such event is thrown from the respective connection thread, so make sure you use some synchronization mechanism when dispatching the events to your UI thread - for example, by updating UI controls by sending a Window Message rather than accessing the controls directly.

Use SendData and SendText to send data back to a client. When sending data, provide the ConnectionID that is associated with that client. Call DropClient to terminate a client connection.
To stop the server, call Stop: server.Stop();

TLSServer and SSLLabs

Qualys SSLLabs (https://www.ssllabs.com/) has been long known as a comprehensive TLS site quality checking tool. It is now a de-facto standard and a sign of good taste to aspire for the best SSLLabs test result for your web presence. SecureBlackbox developers share that effort and want to help their customers build secure TLS endpoints that can be independently endorsed by third-party evaluators like SSLLabs.

Having said that, when assessing SecureBlackbox TLS-capable servers that are configured to use their default setup, you will often end up with a lower SSLLabs score than you could have. There is a simple reason for that. Being a vendor of a library used by thousands of customers, we have to find a delicate balance between security, compatibility, and keeping class contracts rolling from one product build to another. This makes the default configuration of the components not the strongest possible. To put it simple, we could easily make the default component setup bulletproof - but having done that, we would have likely ended up with hundreds of customers stuck with legacy environments (and there are a lot of them around) losing their connectivity.

If you are looking at achieving the best score at SSLLabs, please read on. The below guidance aims to help you tune up the server component in the way that should give you an A score.

First, switch your server to the highly secure base configuration: server.TLSSettings.BaseConfiguration = stpcHighlySecure; This should immediately give you an A, or a T if your server certificate does not chain up to a trusted anchor.

Some warnings will still be included in the report. One of those is related to the session resumption. It is normally shown in orange:

Session resumption (caching): No (IDs assigned but not accepted)

This literally means that the server is not configured to re-use older sessions, which may put extra computational burden on clients and itself. Use the following setting to enable session caching: server.TLSSettings.UseSessionResumption = true;

Besides, the report may show that there are some weak ciphersuites. All of those should be shown in orange (there should not be any reds; if there are - please let us know), which means they are only relatively weak. While switching them off may affect the interoperability level of the server, you may still want to do that. By using the below approach you can disable individual ciphersuites selectively. For example, if the report shows that TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES128_CBC_SHA256 and TLS_DHE_RSA_WITH_AES256_CBC_SHA256 are weak (because of their CBC mode), you can disable them in the following way: server.TLSSettings.Ciphersuites = '-DHE_RSA_AES128_SHA256;-DHE_RSA_AES256_SHA256'; Note that SBB uses slightly different, simpler naming convention by dropping unnecessart WITH and CBC. Let us know if you have difficulties matching the cipher suite names.

Property List

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


Active	Indicates whether the server is active and is listening to new connections.
BoundPort	Indicates the bound listening port.
ExternalCrypto	Provides access to external signing and DC parameters.
FIPSMode	Reserved.
HandshakeTimeout	Specifies the handshake timeout in milliseconds.
Host	The host to bind the listening port to.
PinnedClient	Populates the pinned client details.
PinnedClientChain	Contains the certificate chain of the pinned client.
Port	Specifies the port number to listen for connections on.
PortRangeFrom	Specifies the lower limit of the listening port range for incoming connections.
PortRangeTo	Specifies the upper limit of the listening port range for incoming connections.
SessionTimeout	Specifies the default session timeout value in milliseconds.
SocketSettings	Manages network connection settings.
TLSServerChain	The server's TLS certificates.
TLSSettings	Manages TLS layer settings.
WebsiteName	Specifies the web site name to use in the certificate.

Method List

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


BroadcastData	Broadcasts data to all connections.
BroadcastText	Broadcasts a text string to all connections.
Cleanup	Cleans up the server environment by purging expired sessions and cleaning caches.
Config	Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
DoAction	Performs an additional action.
DropClient	Terminates a client connection.
ExportKeyMaterial	Derives key material from the session's master key using the TLS exporters scheme.
ListClients	Enumerates the connected clients.
PinClient	Takes a snapshot of the connection's properties.
Reset	Resets the component settings.
SendData	Sends a data buffer to a connection client.
SendKeepAlive	Sends a keep-alive packet.
SendText	Sends a text string to a client.
Start	Starts the TLS server.
Stop	Stops the TLS server.

Event List

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


Accept	Reports an incoming connection.
Connect	Reports an accepted connection.
Data	Supplies a data chunk received from a client.
Disconnect	Fires to report a disconnected client.
Error	Information about errors during data delivery.
ExternalSign	Handles remote or external signing initiated by the server protocol.
Notification	This event notifies the application about an underlying control flow event.
TLSCertValidate	Fires when a client certificate needs to be validated.
TLSEstablished	Reports the setup of a TLS session.
TLSHandshake	Fires when a newly established client connection initiates a TLS handshake.
TLSPSK	Requests a pre-shared key for TLS-PSK.
TLSShutdown	Reports closure of a TLS session.

Config Settings

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


BoundAddress	Returns the bound address of the listening socket.
BoundPort	The port that was bound by the server.
DualStack	Allows the use of ip4 and ip6 simultaneously.
HandshakeTimeout	The HTTPS handshake timeout.
Host	The host to bind to.
Port	The port to listen on.
PortRangeFrom	The lower bound of allowed port scope to listen on.
PortRangeTo	The higher bound of allowed port scope to listen on.
PreSharedIdentityHint	Gets or sets the PSK identity hint.
SessionTimeout	The HTTP session timeout.
SleepLen	Adjusts the server loop idling time.
TLSExtensions	TBD.
TLSPeerExtensions	TBD.
TLSServerCertIndex	Specifies the index of the server certificate to use.
WebsiteName	The website name for the TLS certificate.
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 component.
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 components 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 components 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.

Active Property (TLSServer Component)

Indicates whether the server is active and is listening to new connections.

public bool Active { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property Active As Boolean

Default Value

False

Remarks

This read-only property returns True if the server is listening to incoming connections.

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

BoundPort Property (TLSServer Component)

Indicates the bound listening port.

Syntax

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public int BoundPort { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property BoundPort As Integer

Default Value

Remarks

Check this property to find out the port that has been allocated to the server by the system. The bound port always equals Port if it is provided, or is allocated dynamically if configured to fall in the range between PortRangeFrom and PortRangeTo constraints.

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

ExternalCrypto Property (TLSServer Component)

Provides access to external signing and DC parameters.

Syntax

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public ExternalCrypto ExternalCrypto { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property ExternalCrypto As ExternalCrypto

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.

Please refer to the ExternalCrypto type for a complete list of fields.

FIPSMode Property (TLSServer Component)

Reserved.

Syntax

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public bool FIPSMode { get; set; }

Public Property FIPSMode As Boolean

Default Value

False

Remarks

This property is reserved for future use.

HandshakeTimeout Property (TLSServer Component)

Specifies the handshake timeout in milliseconds.

Syntax

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public int HandshakeTimeout { get; set; }

Public Property HandshakeTimeout As Integer

Default Value

20000

Remarks

Use this property to set the TLS handshake timeout.

Host Property (TLSServer Component)

The host to bind the listening port to.

Syntax

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public string Host { get; set; }

Public Property Host As String

Default Value

Remarks

Use this property to specify the IP address on which to listen to incoming connections.

PinnedClient Property (TLSServer Component)

Populates the pinned client details.

Syntax

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public TLSConnectionInfo PinnedClient { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property PinnedClient As TLSConnectionInfo

Remarks

Use this property to access the details of the client connection previously pinned with PinClient method.

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

Please refer to the TLSConnectionInfo type for a complete list of fields.

PinnedClientChain Property (TLSServer Component)

Contains the certificate chain of the pinned client.

Syntax

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public CertificateList PinnedClientChain { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property PinnedClientChain As CertificateList

Remarks

Use this property to access the certificate chain of the client connection pinned previously with a PinClient call.

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

Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.

Port Property (TLSServer Component)

Specifies the port number to listen for connections on.

Syntax

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public int Port { get; set; }

Public Property Port As Integer

Default Value

Remarks

Use this property to specify the port number to listen to connections on. Standard port numbers are 80 for an HTTP server, and 443 for an HTTPS server.

Alternatively, you may specify the acceptable range of listening ports via PortRangeFrom and PortRangeTo properties. In this case the port will be allocated within the requested range by the operating system, and reported in BoundPort.

PortRangeFrom Property (TLSServer Component)

Specifies the lower limit of the listening port range for incoming connections.

Syntax

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public int PortRangeFrom { get; set; }

Public Property PortRangeFrom As Integer

Default Value

Remarks

Use this property to specify the lower limit of the port range to listen to connections on. When a port range is used to specify the listening port (as opposed to a fixed value provided via Port), the port will be allocated within the requested range by the operating system, and reported in BoundPort.

Note that this property is ignored if the Port property is set to a non-zero value, in which case the server always aims to listen on that fixed port.

PortRangeTo Property (TLSServer Component)

Specifies the upper limit of the listening port range for incoming connections.

Syntax

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public int PortRangeTo { get; set; }

Public Property PortRangeTo As Integer

Default Value

Remarks

Use this property to specify the upper limit of the port range to listen to connections on. When a port range is used to specify the listening port (as opposed to a fixed value provided via Port), the port will be allocated within the requested range by the operating system, and reported in BoundPort.

Note that this property is ignored if the Port property is set to a non-zero value, in which case the server always aims to listen on that fixed port.

SessionTimeout Property (TLSServer Component)

Specifies the default session timeout value in milliseconds.

Syntax

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public int SessionTimeout { get; set; }

Public Property SessionTimeout As Integer

Default Value

360000

Remarks

Specifies the period of inactivity (in milliseconds) after which the connection will be terminated by the server.

SocketSettings Property (TLSServer Component)

Manages network connection settings.

Syntax

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public SocketSettings SocketSettings { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property SocketSettings As SocketSettings

Remarks

Use this property to tune up network connection parameters.

This property is read-only.

Please refer to the SocketSettings type for a complete list of fields.

TLSServerChain Property (TLSServer Component)

The server's TLS certificates.

Syntax

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public CertificateList TLSServerChain { get; }

Public Property TLSServerChain As CertificateList

Remarks

Use this property to provide a list of TLS certificates for the server endpoint.

A TLS endpoint needs a certificate to be able to accept TLS connections. At least one of the certificates in the collection - the endpoint certificate - must have a private key associated with it.

The collection may include more than one endpoint certificate, and more than one chain. A typical usage scenario is to include two chains (ECDSA and RSA), to cater for clients with different cipher suite preferences.

This property is not available at design time.

Please refer to the Certificate type for a complete list of fields.

TLSSettings Property (TLSServer Component)

Manages TLS layer settings.

Syntax

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public TLSSettings TLSSettings { get; }

Public ReadOnly Property TLSSettings As TLSSettings

Remarks

Use this property to tune up the TLS layer parameters.

This property is read-only.

Please refer to the TLSSettings type for a complete list of fields.

WebsiteName Property (TLSServer Component)

Specifies the web site name to use in the certificate.

Syntax

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public string WebsiteName { get; set; }

Public Property WebsiteName As String

Default Value

"secureblackbox"

Remarks

If using an internally-generated certificate, use this property to specify the web site name to be included as a common name. A typical common name consists of the host name, such as '192.168.10.10' or 'domain.com'.

BroadcastData Method (TLSServer Component)

Broadcasts data to all connections.

Syntax

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public void BroadcastData(long connectionID, byte[] data);

Public Sub BroadcastData(ByVal ConnectionID As Long, ByVal Data As Byte())

Remarks

Call this method to send Data to all active client connections except for ConnectionID. Set ConnectionID to -1 to broadcast to all connections without exceptions.

BroadcastText Method (TLSServer Component)

Broadcasts a text string to all connections.

Syntax

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public void BroadcastText(long connectionId, string text);

Public Sub BroadcastText(ByVal ConnectionId As Long, ByVal Text As String)

Remarks

Call this method to send Text to all active client connections except for ConnectionID. Set ConnectionID to -1 to broadcast to all connections without exceptions.

Cleanup Method (TLSServer Component)

Cleans up the server environment by purging expired sessions and cleaning caches.

Syntax

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public void Cleanup();

Public Sub Cleanup()

Remarks

Call this method while the server is active to clean up the environment allocated for the server by releasing unused resources and cleaning caches.

Config Method (TLSServer Component)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

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public string Config(string configurationString);

Public Function Config(ByVal ConfigurationString As String) As String

Remarks

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

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

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

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

DoAction Method (TLSServer Component)

Performs an additional action.

Syntax

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public string DoAction(string actionID, string actionParams);

Public Function DoAction(ByVal ActionID As String, ByVal ActionParams As String) As String

Remarks

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

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

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

DropClient Method (TLSServer Component)

Terminates a client connection.

Syntax

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public void DropClient(long connectionId, bool forced);

Public Sub DropClient(ByVal ConnectionId As Long, ByVal Forced As Boolean)

Remarks

Call this method to shut down a connected client. Forced indicates whether the connection should be closed in a graceful manner.

ExportKeyMaterial Method (TLSServer Component)

Derives key material from the session's master key using the TLS exporters scheme.

Syntax

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public void ExportKeyMaterial(long connectionID, string lbl, byte[] context, int len);

Public Sub ExportKeyMaterial(ByVal ConnectionID As Long, ByVal Lbl As String, ByVal Context As Byte(), ByVal Len As Integer)

Remarks

Some protocols - for example, SRTP - use the TLS exporters scheme to derive their own session keys from the TLS master key. This method lets you employ exporters to obtain such keys, or to generate secure keys for your own needs from an active TLS session.

The exported keys depend on the master key, and are different for every TLS session. However, a client and server sharing a session will always end up with the same key material, as long as they use the same values of Lbl, Context, and Len.

Use the ConnectionID parameter to specify the session that you would like to derive key material from.

ListClients Method (TLSServer Component)

Enumerates the connected clients.

Syntax

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public string ListClients();

Public Function ListClients() As String

Remarks

This method enumerates the connected clients. It returns a list of strings, with each string being of 'ConnectionID|Address|Port' format, and representing a single connection.

PinClient Method (TLSServer Component)

Takes a snapshot of the connection's properties.

Syntax

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public void PinClient(long connectionId);

Public Sub PinClient(ByVal ConnectionId As Long)

Remarks

Use this method to take a snapshot of a connected client. The captured properties are populated in PinnedClient and PinnedClientChain properties.

Reset Method (TLSServer Component)

Resets the component settings.

Syntax

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public void Reset();

Public Sub Reset()

Remarks

Reset is a generic method available in every component.

SendData Method (TLSServer Component)

Sends a data buffer to a connection client.

Syntax

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public void SendData(long connectionID, byte[] buffer);

Public Sub SendData(ByVal ConnectionID As Long, ByVal Buffer As Byte())

Remarks

Use this method to send a data buffer to a connected client. Use ConnectionID to specify the client.

SendKeepAlive Method (TLSServer Component)

Sends a keep-alive packet.

Syntax

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public void SendKeepAlive(long connectionId);

Public Sub SendKeepAlive(ByVal ConnectionId As Long)

Remarks

Use this method to send a keep-alive packet to a client. Keep alive is an empty packet; keep-alive signals sent occasionally can be used to keep connection up.

SendText Method (TLSServer Component)

Sends a text string to a client.

Syntax

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public void SendText(long connectionId, string text);

Public Sub SendText(ByVal ConnectionId As Long, ByVal Text As String)

Remarks

Use this method to send a text string to a connected client.

Start Method (TLSServer Component)

Starts the TLS server.

Syntax

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public void Start();

Public Sub Start()

Remarks

Use this method to start listening for incoming connections.

Stop Method (TLSServer Component)

Stops the TLS server.

Syntax

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public void Stop();

Public Sub Stop()

Remarks

Call this method to stop listening for incoming connections.

Accept Event (TLSServer Component)

Reports an incoming connection.

Syntax

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public event OnAcceptHandler OnAccept;

public delegate void OnAcceptHandler(object sender, TLSServerAcceptEventArgs e);

public class TLSServerAcceptEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string RemoteAddress { get; }
  public int RemotePort { get; }
  public bool Accept { get; set; }
}

Public Event OnAccept As OnAcceptHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnAcceptHandler(sender As Object, e As TLSServerAcceptEventArgs)

Public Class TLSServerAcceptEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property RemoteAddress As String
  Public ReadOnly Property RemotePort As Integer
  Public Property Accept As Boolean
End Class

Remarks

This event is fired when a new connection from RemoteAddress:RemotePort is ready to be accepted. Use the Accept parameter to accept or decline it.

Subscribe to Connect event to be notified of every connection that has been set up.

Connect Event (TLSServer Component)

Reports an accepted connection.

Syntax

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public event OnConnectHandler OnConnect;

public delegate void OnConnectHandler(object sender, TLSServerConnectEventArgs e);

public class TLSServerConnectEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public long ConnectionID { get; }
  public string RemoteAddress { get; }
  public int RemotePort { get; }
}

Public Event OnConnect As OnConnectHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnConnectHandler(sender As Object, e As TLSServerConnectEventArgs)

Public Class TLSServerConnectEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ConnectionID As Long
  Public ReadOnly Property RemoteAddress As String
  Public ReadOnly Property RemotePort As Integer
End Class

Remarks

The component fires this event to report that a new connection has been established. ConnectionId indicates the unique ID assigned to this connection. The same ID will be supplied to any other events related to this connection, such as TLSHandshake or Data.

Data Event (TLSServer Component)

Supplies a data chunk received from a client.

Syntax

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public event OnDataHandler OnData;

public delegate void OnDataHandler(object sender, TLSServerDataEventArgs e);

public class TLSServerDataEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public long ConnectionID { get; }
  public byte[] Buffer { get; }
}

Public Event OnData As OnDataHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnDataHandler(sender As Object, e As TLSServerDataEventArgs)

Public Class TLSServerDataEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ConnectionID As Long
  Public ReadOnly Property Buffer As Byte()
End Class

Remarks

This event is fired to supply another piece of data received from a client. This event may fire multiple times.

Disconnect Event (TLSServer Component)

Fires to report a disconnected client.

Syntax

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public event OnDisconnectHandler OnDisconnect;

public delegate void OnDisconnectHandler(object sender, TLSServerDisconnectEventArgs e);

public class TLSServerDisconnectEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public long ConnectionID { get; }
}

Public Event OnDisconnect As OnDisconnectHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnDisconnectHandler(sender As Object, e As TLSServerDisconnectEventArgs)

Public Class TLSServerDisconnectEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ConnectionID As Long
End Class

Remarks

The component fires this event when a connected client disconnects.

Error Event (TLSServer Component)

Information about errors during data delivery.

Syntax

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public event OnErrorHandler OnError;

public delegate void OnErrorHandler(object sender, TLSServerErrorEventArgs e);

public class TLSServerErrorEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public long ConnectionID { get; }
  public int ErrorCode { get; }
  public bool Fatal { get; }
  public bool Remote { get; }
  public string Description { get; }
}

Public Event OnError As OnErrorHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnErrorHandler(sender As Object, e As TLSServerErrorEventArgs)

Public Class TLSServerErrorEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ConnectionID As Long
  Public ReadOnly Property ErrorCode As Integer
  Public ReadOnly Property Fatal As Boolean
  Public ReadOnly Property Remote As Boolean
  Public ReadOnly Property Description As String
End Class

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 HTTPS section.

ExternalSign Event (TLSServer Component)

Handles remote or external signing initiated by the server protocol.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public event OnExternalSignHandler OnExternalSign;

public delegate void OnExternalSignHandler(object sender, TLSServerExternalSignEventArgs e);

public class TLSServerExternalSignEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public long ConnectionID { get; }
  public string OperationId { get; }
  public string HashAlgorithm { get; }
  public string Pars { get; }
  public string Data { get; }
  public string SignedData { get; set; }
}

Public Event OnExternalSign As OnExternalSignHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnExternalSignHandler(sender As Object, e As TLSServerExternalSignEventArgs)

Public Class TLSServerExternalSignEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ConnectionID As Long
  Public ReadOnly Property OperationId As String
  Public ReadOnly Property HashAlgorithm As String
  Public ReadOnly Property Pars As String
  Public ReadOnly Property Data As String
  Public Property SignedData As String
End Class

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 component via the SignedData parameter.

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

The component 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 (TLSServer Component)

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

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public event OnNotificationHandler OnNotification;

public delegate void OnNotificationHandler(object sender, TLSServerNotificationEventArgs e);

public class TLSServerNotificationEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public string EventID { get; }
  public string EventParam { get; }
}

Public Event OnNotification As OnNotificationHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnNotificationHandler(sender As Object, e As TLSServerNotificationEventArgs)

Public Class TLSServerNotificationEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property EventID As String
  Public ReadOnly Property EventParam As String
End Class

Remarks

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

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

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


ListeningStarted	Notifies the application that the server has started listening for incoming connections.
ListeningStopped	Notifies the application that the server has stopped listening to incoming connections.

TLSCertValidate Event (TLSServer Component)

Fires when a client certificate needs to be validated.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public event OnTLSCertValidateHandler OnTLSCertValidate;

public delegate void OnTLSCertValidateHandler(object sender, TLSServerTLSCertValidateEventArgs e);

public class TLSServerTLSCertValidateEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public long ConnectionID { get; }
  public bool Accept { get; set; }
}

Public Event OnTLSCertValidate As OnTLSCertValidateHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnTLSCertValidateHandler(sender As Object, e As TLSServerTLSCertValidateEventArgs)

Public Class TLSServerTLSCertValidateEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ConnectionID As Long
  Public Property Accept As Boolean
End Class

Remarks

The component fires this event to notify the application of an authenticating client. Use the event handler to validate the certificate and pass your decision back to the server component via the Accept parameter.

TLSEstablished Event (TLSServer Component)

Reports the setup of a TLS session.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public event OnTLSEstablishedHandler OnTLSEstablished;

public delegate void OnTLSEstablishedHandler(object sender, TLSServerTLSEstablishedEventArgs e);

public class TLSServerTLSEstablishedEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public long ConnectionID { get; }
}

Public Event OnTLSEstablished As OnTLSEstablishedHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnTLSEstablishedHandler(sender As Object, e As TLSServerTLSEstablishedEventArgs)

Public Class TLSServerTLSEstablishedEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ConnectionID As Long
End Class

Remarks

Subscribe to this event to be notified about the setup of a TLS connection by a connected client.

TLSHandshake Event (TLSServer Component)

Fires when a newly established client connection initiates a TLS handshake.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public event OnTLSHandshakeHandler OnTLSHandshake;

public delegate void OnTLSHandshakeHandler(object sender, TLSServerTLSHandshakeEventArgs e);

public class TLSServerTLSHandshakeEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public long ConnectionID { get; }
  public string ServerName { get; }
  public bool Abort { get; set; }
}

Public Event OnTLSHandshake As OnTLSHandshakeHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnTLSHandshakeHandler(sender As Object, e As TLSServerTLSHandshakeEventArgs)

Public Class TLSServerTLSHandshakeEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ConnectionID As Long
  Public ReadOnly Property ServerName As String
  Public Property Abort As Boolean
End Class

Remarks

Use this event to get notified about the initiation of the TLS handshake by the remote client. The ServerName parameter specifies the requested host from the client hello message.

TLSPSK Event (TLSServer Component)

Requests a pre-shared key for TLS-PSK.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public event OnTLSPSKHandler OnTLSPSK;

public delegate void OnTLSPSKHandler(object sender, TLSServerTLSPSKEventArgs e);

public class TLSServerTLSPSKEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public long ConnectionID { get; }
  public string Identity { get; }
  public string PSK { get; set; }
  public string Ciphersuite { get; set; }
}

Public Event OnTLSPSK As OnTLSPSKHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnTLSPSKHandler(sender As Object, e As TLSServerTLSPSKEventArgs)

Public Class TLSServerTLSPSKEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ConnectionID As Long
  Public ReadOnly Property Identity As String
  Public Property PSK As String
  Public Property Ciphersuite As String
End Class

Remarks

The component fires this event to report that a client has requested a TLS-PSK negotiation. ConnectionId indicates the unique connection ID that requested the PSK handshake.

Use Identity to look up for the corresponding pre-shared key in the server's database, then assign the key to the PSK parameter. If TLS 1.3 PSK is used, you will also need to assign the Ciphersuite parameter with the cipher suite associated with that identity and their key.

TLSShutdown Event (TLSServer Component)

Reports closure of a TLS session.

Syntax

C#
VB.NET

public event OnTLSShutdownHandler OnTLSShutdown;

public delegate void OnTLSShutdownHandler(object sender, TLSServerTLSShutdownEventArgs e);

public class TLSServerTLSShutdownEventArgs : EventArgs {
  public long ConnectionID { get; }
}

Public Event OnTLSShutdown As OnTLSShutdownHandler

Public Delegate Sub OnTLSShutdownHandler(sender As Object, e As TLSServerTLSShutdownEventArgs)

Public Class TLSServerTLSShutdownEventArgs Inherits EventArgs
  Public ReadOnly Property ConnectionID As Long
End Class

Remarks

The component fires this event when a connected client closes their TLS session gracefully. This event is typically followed by a Disconnect, which marks the closure of the underlying TCP session.

Certificate Type

Encapsulates an individual X.509 certificate.

Remarks

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

The following fields are available:

Fields

Bytes
byte[] (read-only)
Default: ""

Returns the raw certificate data in DER format.

CA
bool
Default: 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
byte[] (read-only)
Default: ""

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
CertTypes (read-only)
Default: 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 component to load or create new certificate and certificate requests objects.

CRLDistributionPoints
string
Default: ""

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
string
Default: ""

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
string (read-only)
Default: ""

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
string (read-only)
Default: ""

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.

HashAlgorithm
string
Default: ""

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
string (read-only)
Default: ""

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
string
Default: ""

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

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

KeyAlgorithm
string
Default: "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: 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
string (read-only)
Default: ""

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: 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
bool (read-only)
Default: False

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

OCSPLocations
string
Default: ""

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
bool
Default: False

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

Origin
int (read-only)
Default: 0

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

PolicyIDs
string
Default: ""

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
byte[] (read-only)
Default: ""

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
bool (read-only)
Default: 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
bool (read-only)
Default: False

Indicates whether the private key is extractable (exportable).

PublicKeyBytes
byte[] (read-only)
Default: ""

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
bool (read-only)
Default: 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
QualifiedStatementsTypes
Default: 0

Returns a simplified qualified status of the certificate.

Qualifiers
string (read-only)
Default: ""

A list of qualifiers.

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

SelfSigned
bool (read-only)
Default: False

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

SerialNumber
byte[]
Default: ""

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
string (read-only)
Default: ""

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
PKISources (read-only)
Default: 0

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

Subject
string (read-only)
Default: ""

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
string
Default: ""

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
byte[]
Default: ""

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
string
Default: ""

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
bool (read-only)
Default: 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
string
Default: ""

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

ValidTo
string
Default: ""

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

Constructors

C#
VB.NET

public Certificate(byte[] bytes, int startIndex, int count, string password);

Public Certificate(ByVal Bytes As Byte(), ByVal StartIndex As Integer, ByVal Count As Integer, ByVal Password As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a memory buffer. Bytes is a buffer containing the raw certificate data. StartIndex and Count specify the starting position and number of bytes to be read from the buffer, respectively. Password is a password encrypting the certificate.

C#
VB.NET

public Certificate(byte[] certBytes, int certStartIndex, int certCount, byte[] keyBytes, int keyStartIndex, int keyCount, string password);

Public Certificate(ByVal CertBytes As Byte(), ByVal CertStartIndex As Integer, ByVal CertCount As Integer, ByVal KeyBytes As Byte(), ByVal KeyStartIndex As Integer, ByVal KeyCount As Integer, ByVal Password As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a memory buffer.

CertBytes is a buffer containing the raw certificate data. CertStartIndex and CertCount specify the starting position and number of bytes to be read from the buffer, respectively.

KeyBytes is a buffer containing the private key data. KeyStartIndex and KeyCount specify the starting position and number of bytes to be read from the buffer, respectively.

Password is a password encrypting the certificate.

C#
VB.NET

public Certificate(byte[] bytes, int startIndex, int count);

Public Certificate(ByVal Bytes As Byte(), ByVal StartIndex As Integer, ByVal Count As Integer)

C#
VB.NET

public Certificate(string path, string password);

Public Certificate(ByVal Path As String, ByVal Password As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a file. Path specifies the full path to the file containing the certificate data. Password is a password encrypting the certificate.

C#
VB.NET

public Certificate(string certPath, string keyPath, string password);

Public Certificate(ByVal CertPath As String, ByVal KeyPath As String, ByVal Password As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a file. CertPath specifies the full path to the file containing the certificate data. KeyPath specifies the full path to the file containing the private key. Password is a password encrypting the certificate.

C#
VB.NET

public Certificate(string path);

Public Certificate(ByVal Path As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a file. Path specifies the full path to the file containing the certificate data.

C#
VB.NET

public Certificate(System.IO.Stream stream);

Public Certificate(ByVal Stream As System.IO.Stream)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a stream. Stream is a stream containing the certificate data.

C#
VB.NET

public Certificate(System.IO.Stream stream, string password);

Public Certificate(ByVal Stream As System.IO.Stream, ByVal Password As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a stream. Stream is a stream containing the certificate data. Password is a password encrypting the certificate.

C#
VB.NET

public Certificate(System.IO.Stream certStream, System.IO.Stream keyStream, string password);

Public Certificate(ByVal CertStream As System.IO.Stream, ByVal KeyStream As System.IO.Stream, ByVal Password As String)

Loads the X.509 certificate from a stream. CertStream is a stream containing the certificate data. KeyStream is a stream containing the private key. Password is a password encrypting the certificate.

C#
VB.NET

public Certificate();

Public Certificate()

Creates a new object with default field values.

ExternalCrypto Type

Specifies the parameters of external cryptographic calls.

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
string
Default: ""

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
string
Default: ""

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

Data
string
Default: ""

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

ExternalHashCalculation
bool
Default: 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 component.

If set to true, the component 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
string
Default: "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
string
Default: ""

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
string
Default: ""

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
AsyncSignMethods
Default: 0

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

Available options:


asmdPKCS1	`0`
asmdPKCS7	`1`

Mode
ExternalCryptoModes
Default: 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
string
Default: ""

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

C#
VB.NET

public ExternalCrypto();

Public ExternalCrypto()

Creates a new ExternalCrypto object with default field values.

SocketSettings Type

A container for the socket settings.

Remarks

This type is a container for socket-layer parameters.

The following fields are available:

Fields

DNSMode
DNSResolveModes
Default: 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: 0

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

DNSQueryTimeout
int
Default: 0

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

DNSServers
string
Default: ""

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

DNSTotalTimeout
int
Default: 0

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

IncomingSpeedLimit
int
Default: 0

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

LocalAddress
string
Default: ""

The local network interface to bind the socket to.

LocalPort
int
Default: 0

The local port number to bind the socket to.

OutgoingSpeedLimit
int
Default: 0

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

Timeout
int
Default: 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
bool
Default: False

Enables or disables IP protocol version 6.

Constructors

C#
VB.NET

public SocketSettings();

Public SocketSettings()

Creates a new SocketSettings object.

TLSConnectionInfo Type

Contains information about a network connection.

Remarks

Use this property to check various details of the network connection. These include the total amounts of data transferred, the availability of TLS, and its parameters.

The following fields are available:

Fields

AEADCipher
bool (read-only)
Default: False

Indicates whether the encryption algorithm used is an AEAD cipher.

ChainValidationDetails
int (read-only)
Default: 0

The details of a certificate chain validation outcome. They may often suggest the reasons that contributed to the overall validation result.

Returns a bit mask of the following options:


cvrBadData	`0x0001`	One or more certificates in the validation path are malformed
cvrRevoked	`0x0002`	One or more certificates are revoked
cvrNotYetValid	`0x0004`	One or more certificates are not yet valid
cvrExpired	`0x0008`	One or more certificates are expired
cvrInvalidSignature	`0x0010`	A certificate contains a non-valid digital signature
cvrUnknownCA	`0x0020`	A CA certificate for one or more certificates has not been found (chain incomplete)
cvrCAUnauthorized	`0x0040`	One of the CA certificates are not authorized to act as CA
cvrCRLNotVerified	`0x0080`	One or more CRLs could not be verified
cvrOCSPNotVerified	`0x0100`	One or more OCSP responses could not be verified
cvrIdentityMismatch	`0x0200`	The identity protected by the certificate (a TLS endpoint or an e-mail addressee) does not match what is recorded in the certificate
cvrNoKeyUsage	`0x0400`	A mandatory key usage is not enabled in one of the chain certificates
cvrBlocked	`0x0800`	One or more certificates are blocked
cvrFailure	`0x1000`	General validation failure
cvrChainLoop	`0x2000`	Chain loop: one of the CA certificates recursively signs itself
cvrWeakAlgorithm	`0x4000`	A weak algorithm is used in one of certificates or revocation elements
cvrUserEnforced	`0x8000`	The chain was considered invalid following intervention from a user code

ChainValidationResult
ChainValidities (read-only)
Default: 0

The outcome of a certificate chain validation routine.

Available options:


cvtValid	`0`	The chain is valid
cvtValidButUntrusted	`1`	The chain is valid, but the root certificate is not trusted
cvtInvalid	`2`	The chain is not valid (some of certificates are revoked, expired, or contain an invalid signature)
cvtCantBeEstablished	`3`	The validity of the chain cannot be established because of missing or unavailable validation information (certificates, CRLs, or OCSP responses)

Use the ValidationLog property to access the detailed validation log.

Ciphersuite
string (read-only)
Default: ""

The cipher suite employed by this connection.

For TLS connections, this property returns the ciphersuite that was/is employed by the connection.

ClientAuthenticated
bool (read-only)
Default: False

Specifies whether client authentication was performed during this connection.

ClientAuthRequested
bool (read-only)
Default: False

Specifies whether client authentication was requested during this connection.

ConnectionEstablished
bool (read-only)
Default: False

Indicates whether the connection has been established fully.

ConnectionID
byte[] (read-only)
Default: ""

The unique identifier assigned to this connection.

DigestAlgorithm
string (read-only)
Default: ""

The digest algorithm used in a TLS-enabled connection.

EncryptionAlgorithm
string (read-only)
Default: ""

The symmetric encryption algorithm used in a TLS-enabled connection.

Exportable
bool (read-only)
Default: False

Indicates whether a TLS connection uses a reduced-strength exportable cipher.

ID
long (read-only)
Default: -1

The client connection's unique identifier. This value is used throughout to refer to a particular client connection.

KeyExchangeAlgorithm
string (read-only)
Default: ""

The key exchange algorithm used in a TLS-enabled connection.

KeyExchangeKeyBits
int (read-only)
Default: 0

The length of the key exchange key of a TLS-enabled connection.

NamedECCurve
string (read-only)
Default: ""

The elliptic curve used in this connection.

PFSCipher
bool (read-only)
Default: False

Indicates whether the chosen ciphersuite provides perfect forward secrecy (PFS).

PreSharedIdentity
string
Default: ""

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

PreSharedIdentityHint
string (read-only)
Default: ""

A hint professed by the server to help the client select the PSK identity to use.

PublicKeyBits
int (read-only)
Default: 0

The length of the public key.

RemoteAddress
string (read-only)
Default: ""

The client's IP address.

RemotePort
int (read-only)
Default: 0

The remote port of the client connection.

ResumedSession
bool (read-only)
Default: False

Indicates whether a TLS-enabled connection was spawned from another TLS connection

SecureConnection
bool (read-only)
Default: False

Indicates whether TLS or SSL is enabled for this connection.

ServerAuthenticated
bool (read-only)
Default: False

Indicates whether server authentication was performed during a TLS-enabled connection.

SignatureAlgorithm
string (read-only)
Default: ""

The signature algorithm used in a TLS handshake.

SymmetricBlockSize
int (read-only)
Default: 0

The block size of the symmetric algorithm used.

SymmetricKeyBits
int (read-only)
Default: 0

The key length of the symmetric algorithm used.

TotalBytesReceived
long (read-only)
Default: 0

The total number of bytes received over this connection.

TotalBytesSent
long (read-only)
Default: 0

The total number of bytes sent over this connection.

ValidationLog
string (read-only)
Default: ""

Contains the server certificate's chain validation log. This information may be very useful in investigating chain validation failures.

Version
string (read-only)
Default: ""

Indicates the version of SSL/TLS protocol negotiated during this connection.

Constructors

C#
VB.NET

public TLSConnectionInfo();

Public TLSConnectionInfo()

Creates a new TLSConnectionInfo object.

TLSSettings Type

A container for TLS connection settings.

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
bool
Default: True

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

BaseConfiguration
SecureTransportPredefinedConfigurations
Default: 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
string
Default: ""

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
ClientAuthTypes
Default: 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
string
Default: ""

Defines the elliptic curves to enable.

Extensions
string
Default: ""

Provides access to TLS extensions.

ForceResumeIfDestinationChanges
bool
Default: False

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

PreSharedIdentity
string
Default: ""

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

PreSharedKey
string
Default: ""

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

PreSharedKeyCiphersuite
string
Default: ""

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

RenegotiationAttackPreventionMode
RenegotiationAttackPreventionModes
Default: 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
RevocationCheckKinds
Default: 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: 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
SSLModes
Default: 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
bool
Default: False

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

UseSessionResumption
bool
Default: False

Enables or disables the TLS session resumption capability.

Versions
int
Default: 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

C#
VB.NET

public TLSSettings();

Public TLSSettings()

Creates a new TLSSettings object.

Config Settings (TLSServer Component)

The component 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 component, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.

TLSServer Config Settings

BoundAddress: Returns the bound address of the listening socket.

Use this property to obtain the bound address of the listening socket.

BoundPort: The port that was bound by the server.

Returns the port number that was bound by the server.

DualStack: Allows the use of ip4 and ip6 simultaneously.

This setting specifies a socket can use ip4 and ip6 simultaneously.

HandshakeTimeout: The HTTPS handshake timeout.

The HTTPS handshake timeout in milliseconds.

Host: The host to bind to.

Specifies a specific interface the server should listen on.

Port: The port to listen on.

This config setting mimics the Port property. Please use that instead.

PortRangeFrom: The lower bound of allowed port scope to listen on.

Specifies the lowest port number the server may use if dynamic allocation is used.

PortRangeTo: The higher bound of allowed port scope to listen on.

Specifies the highest port number the server may use if dynamic allocation is used.

PreSharedIdentityHint: Gets or sets the PSK identity hint.

Use this property to get or set the PSK identity hint to be used during PSK-based TLS handshake.

SessionTimeout: The HTTP session timeout.

The HTTP session timeout in milliseconds.

SleepLen: Adjusts the server loop idling time.

Use this property to adjust the server connection loop idling time between consecutive connection read calls. Increasing this setting may help combat excessive CPU usage in performance-restricted or busy environments. Setting it to zero removes the idling altogether, which maximizes the throughput but may cause excessive CPU load.

TLSExtensions: TBD.

TBD

TLSPeerExtensions: TBD.

TBD

TLSServerCertIndex: Specifies the index of the server certificate to use.

This setting allows your code to specify the exact certificate/chain to use for the TLS handshake that has just commenced, if your server is configured with more than one chain. This property should typically be adjusted from within the OnTLSHandshake event handler.

Note: the server component normally picks up the most appropriate certificate automatically. This setting is a wiretap for scenarios where unusual or cherry-picked certificate selection logic may be necessary.

WebsiteName: The website name for the TLS certificate.

Assign this property with a name to put in a self-generated TLS certificate.

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 component.

Supported values are:


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

Cookies: Gets or sets local cookies for the component.

Use this property to get cookies from the internal cookie storage of the component 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 components 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 components.

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

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 (TLSServer Component)

TLSServer 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`)