OTPServer Module
Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors
The OTPServer module checks the validity of one-time passwords.
Syntax
SecureBlackbox.OTPServer
Remarks
A One-Time Password (OTP) is a password that is valid for only one session or transaction. OTPs were designed to overcome the weaknesses of traditional static passwords such as vulnerability to replay attacks. The OTPServer class can check the validity of HMAC-Based One-Time Passwords (HOTP) and Time-Based One-Time Passwords (TOTP).
Property List
The following is the full list of the properties of the module with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
BaseTime | Specifies the TOTP client's base time. |
Delta | Specifies the resynchronization limit. |
FIPSMode | Reserved. |
Users | A database of users containing all the per-user password settings. |
Method List
The following is the full list of the methods of the module with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
Config | Sets or retrieves a configuration setting. |
DoAction | Performs an additional action. |
IsHOTPPasswordValid | Validates a hash-based one-time password. |
IsPasswordValid | Validates an OTP password for a user. |
IsTOTPPasswordValid | Validates a time-based one-time password. |
Reset | Resets the module settings. |
Event List
The following is the full list of the events fired by the module with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
Error | Information about errors during one-time password (OTP) processing. |
Notification | This event notifies the application about an underlying control flow event. |
Config Settings
The following is a list of config settings for the module with short descriptions. Click on the links for further details.
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 module. |
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 modules 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 modules 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. |
BaseTime Property (OTPServer Module)
Specifies the TOTP client's base time.
Syntax
public var baseTime: String { get {...} set {...} }
@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=baseTime,setter=setBaseTime:) NSString* baseTime; - (NSString*)baseTime; - (void)setBaseTime :(NSString*)newBaseTime;
Default Value
""
Remarks
Specifies the TOTP (Time-based OTP, RFC 6238) server's base time parameter.
Delta Property (OTPServer Module)
Specifies the resynchronization limit.
Syntax
public var delta: Int32 { get {...} set {...} }
@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=delta,setter=setDelta:) int delta; - (int)delta; - (void)setDelta :(int)newDelta;
Default Value
0
Remarks
This property is used to overcome the asynchronicity between the one-time password (OTP) client and server. For HOTP servers (HMAC-based OTP, RFC 4226), Delta defines the maximum possible deviation of the client's counter value. For TOTP servers (Time-based OTP, RFC 6238), Delta contains the maximum number of time steps the client can be out of synch.
FIPSMode Property (OTPServer Module)
Reserved.
Syntax
public var fipsMode: Bool { get {...} set {...} }
@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=FIPSMode,setter=setFIPSMode:) BOOL FIPSMode; - (BOOL)FIPSMode; - (void)setFIPSMode :(BOOL)newFIPSMode;
Default Value
False
Remarks
This property is reserved for future use.
Users Property (OTPServer Module)
A database of users containing all the per-user password settings.
Syntax
public var users: Array<UserAccount> { get {...} }
@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=userCount,setter=setUserCount:) int userCount; - (int)userCount; - (void)setUserCount :(int)newUserCount; - (NSData*)userAssociatedData:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserAssociatedData:(int)userIndex :(NSData*)newUserAssociatedData; - (NSString*)userBasePath:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserBasePath:(int)userIndex :(NSString*)newUserBasePath; - (NSData*)userCertificate:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserCertificate:(int)userIndex :(NSData*)newUserCertificate; - (NSString*)userData:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserData:(int)userIndex :(NSString*)newUserData; - (NSString*)userEmail:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserEmail:(int)userIndex :(NSString*)newUserEmail; - (long long)userHandle:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserHandle:(int)userIndex :(long long)newUserHandle; - (NSString*)userHashAlgorithm:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserHashAlgorithm:(int)userIndex :(NSString*)newUserHashAlgorithm; - (int)userIncomingSpeedLimit:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserIncomingSpeedLimit:(int)userIndex :(int)newUserIncomingSpeedLimit; - (int)userOtpAlgorithm:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserOtpAlgorithm:(int)userIndex :(int)newUserOtpAlgorithm; - (int)userOTPLen:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserOTPLen:(int)userIndex :(int)newUserOTPLen; - (int)userOtpValue:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserOtpValue:(int)userIndex :(int)newUserOtpValue; - (int)userOutgoingSpeedLimit:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserOutgoingSpeedLimit:(int)userIndex :(int)newUserOutgoingSpeedLimit; - (NSString*)userPassword:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserPassword:(int)userIndex :(NSString*)newUserPassword; - (NSData*)userSharedSecret:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserSharedSecret:(int)userIndex :(NSData*)newUserSharedSecret; - (NSData*)userSSHKey:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserSSHKey:(int)userIndex :(NSData*)newUserSSHKey; - (NSString*)userUsername:(int)userIndex; - (void)setUserUsername:(int)userIndex :(NSString*)newUserUsername;
Default Value
""
Remarks
Use this property to provide a list of known users to the OTP server.
Config Method (OTPServer Module)
Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.
Syntax
- (NSString*)config:(NSString*)configurationString;
Remarks
Config is a generic method available in every class. It is used to set and retrieve configuration settings for the class.
These settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.
To set a configuration setting named PROPERTY, you must call Config("PROPERTY=VALUE"), where VALUE is the value of the setting expressed as a string. For boolean values, use the strings "True", "False", "0", "1", "Yes", or "No" (case does not matter).
To read (query) the value of a configuration setting, you must call Config("PROPERTY"). The value will be returned as a string.
DoAction Method (OTPServer Module)
Performs an additional action.
Syntax
- (NSString*)doAction:(NSString*)actionID :(NSString*)actionParams;
Remarks
DoAction is a generic method available in every class. It is used to perform an additional action introduced after the product major release. The list of actions is not fixed, and may be flexibly extended over time.
The unique identifier (case insensitive) of the action is provided in the ActionID parameter.
ActionParams contains the value of a single parameter, or a list of multiple parameters for the action in the form of PARAM1=VALUE1;PARAM2=VALUE2;....
IsHOTPPasswordValid Method (OTPServer Module)
Validates a hash-based one-time password.
Syntax
public func isHOTPPasswordValid(keySecret: Data, passwordLength: Int32, counter: Int32, password: String) throws -> Bool
- (BOOL)isHOTPPasswordValid:(NSData*)keySecret :(int)passwordLength :(int)counter :(NSString*)password;
Remarks
Use this method to validate a hash-based one-time password (HOTP) by using explicit HOTP parameters. For this method to work, no user details need to be provided in Users collection.
IsPasswordValid Method (OTPServer Module)
Validates an OTP password for a user.
Syntax
- (BOOL)isPasswordValid:(NSString*)username :(NSString*)password;
Remarks
Use this method to check a one-time Password for a user specified by UserID. The known users' details need to be provided in Users list.
IsTOTPPasswordValid Method (OTPServer Module)
Validates a time-based one-time password.
Syntax
public func isTOTPPasswordValid(keySecret: Data, passwordLength: Int32, timeInterval: Int32, hashAlgorithm: String, password: String) throws -> Bool
- (BOOL)isTOTPPasswordValid:(NSData*)keySecret :(int)passwordLength :(int)timeInterval :(NSString*)hashAlgorithm :(NSString*)password;
Remarks
Use this method to validate a time-based one-time password (TOTP) by using explicit TOTP parameters. For this method to work, no user details need to be provided in Users collection.
Supported hash algorithms:
SB_MAC_ALGORITHM_HMAC_SHA1 | SHA1 | |
SB_MAC_ALGORITHM_HMAC_SHA256 | SHA256 | |
SB_MAC_ALGORITHM_HMAC_SHA512 | SHA512 |
Reset Method (OTPServer Module)
Resets the component settings.
Syntax
public func reset() throws -> Void
- (void)reset;
Remarks
Reset is a generic method available in every class.
Error Event (OTPServer Module)
Information about errors during one-time password (OTP) processing.
Syntax
- (void)onError:(int)errorCode :(NSString*)description;
Remarks
This event is fired in case of exceptional conditions during OTP checks.
ErrorCode contains an error code and Description contains a textual description of the error.
Notification Event (OTPServer Module)
This event notifies the application about an underlying control flow event.
Syntax
- (void)onNotification:(NSString*)eventID :(NSString*)eventParam;
Remarks
The class fires this event to let the application know about some event, occurrence, or milestone in the class. For example, it may fire to report completion of the document processing. The list of events being reported is not fixed, and may be flexibly extended over time.
The unique identifier of the event is provided in the EventID parameter. EventParam contains any parameters accompanying the occurrence. Depending on the type of the class, the exact action it is performing, or the document being processed, one or both may be omitted.
UserAccount Type
A container for user account information.
Remarks
UserAccount objects are used to store user account information, such as logins and passwords.
Fields
associatedData
Data
Default Value: ""
Contains the user's Associated Data when SSH AEAD (Authenticated Encryption with Associated Data) algorithm is used.
basePath
String
Default Value: ""
Base path for this user in the server's file system.
certificate
Data
Default Value: ""
Contains the user's certificate.
data
String
Default Value: ""
Contains uninterpreted user-defined data that should be associated with the user account, such as comments or custom settings.
email
String
Default Value: ""
The user's email address.
handle
Int64
Default Value: 0
Allows to get or set a 'handle', a unique identifier of the underlying property object. Use this property to assign objects of the same type in a quicker manner, without copying them fieldwise.
When you pass a handle of one object to another, the source object is copied to the destination rather than assigned. It is safe to get rid of the original object
after such operation.
pdfSigner.setSigningCertHandle(certMgr.getCertHandle());
hashAlgorithm
String
Default Value: ""
Specifies the hash algorithm used to generate TOTP (Time-based One-Time Passwords) passwords for this user. Three HMAC algorithms are supported, with SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512 digests:
SB_MAC_ALGORITHM_HMAC_SHA1 | SHA1 | |
SB_MAC_ALGORITHM_HMAC_SHA256 | SHA256 | |
SB_MAC_ALGORITHM_HMAC_SHA512 | SHA512 |
incomingSpeedLimit
Int32
Default Value: 0
Specifies the incoming speed limit for this user. The value of 0 (zero) means "no limitation".
otpAlgorithm
OTPAlgorithms
Default Value: 0
The algorithm used to generate one-time passwords (OTP) for this user, either HOTP (Hash-based OTP) or TOTP (Time-based OTP). In the former case, a value of a dedicated counter is used to generate a unique password, while in the latter the password is generated on the basis of the current time value.
oaHmac | 0 | |
oaTime | 1 |
otpLen
Int32
Default Value: 0
Specifies the length of the user's OTP password.
otpValue
Int32
Default Value: 0
The user's time interval (TOTP) or Counter (HOTP).
outgoingSpeedLimit
Int32
Default Value: 0
Specifies the outgoing speed limit for this user. The value of 0 (zero) means "no limitation".
password
String
Default Value: ""
The user's authentication password.
sharedSecret
Data
Default Value: ""
Contains the user's secret key, which is essentially a shared secret between the client and server.
Shared secrets can be used in TLS-driven protocols, as well as in OTP (where it is called a 'key secret') for generating one-time passwords on one side, and validate them on the other.
sshKey
Data
Default Value: ""
Contains the user's SSH key.
username
String
Default Value: ""
The registered name (login) of the user.
Constructors
public init()
Creates a new UserAccount object
Config Settings (OTPServer Module)
The class accepts one or more of the following configuration settings. Configuration settings are similar in functionality to properties, but they are rarely used. In order to avoid "polluting" the property namespace of the class, access to these internal properties is provided through the Config method.Base Config Settings
You can switch this property off to improve performance if your project only uses known, good private keys.
Supported values are:
off | No caching (default) | |
local | Local caching | |
global | Global caching |
This setting only applies to sessions negotiated with TLS version 1.3.
Supported values are:
file | File | |
console | Console | |
systemlog | System Log (supported for Android only) | |
debugger | Debugger (supported for VCL for Windows and .Net) |
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 |
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 |
none | No flush (caching only) | |
immediate | Immediate flush (real-time logging) | |
maxcount | Flush cached entries upon reaching LogMaxEventCount entries in the cache. |
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. |
The default value of this setting is 100.
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) |
Supported values are:
none | No static DNS rules (default) | |
local | Local static DNS rules | |
global | Global static DNS rules |
This setting only applies to certificates originating from a Windows system store.
Trappable Errors (OTPServer Module)
OTPServer 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) |
25165825 | User not found (SB_ERROR_OTP_USER_NOT_FOUND) |