Utils Module

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The Utils module offers a selection of popular helper methods that may be of use in a variety of scenarios.

Syntax

SecureBlackbox.Utils

Remarks

If you need to resolve a hostname to an IP address, encode a string using a specific character encoding, or compose a multipart message, look no further. This is exactly what Utils is intended for. Below is a summary of little useful features that this class can help you with.

Encoding and decoding

Networking helpers

Work with multipart MIME messages

Utils class also offers a useful GetErrorDescription method that lets you obtain a human-readable message for every SecureBlackbox error code you might get. // base64Encode byte[] bytes = ("Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance," + " you must keep moving. (Albert Einstein)").getBytes(); String base64Encoded = utils.base64Encode(bytes,false); System.out.println(base64Encoded); // base64Decode String decoded = new String(utils.base64Decode(base64Encoded,false)); System.out.println(decoded); // Example: Using another SecureBlackbox component to get a string // and convert it to a Java Date object MessageVerifier verifier = new MessageVerifier(); verifier.setInputFile("signedMessage.bin"); verifier.setOutputFile("output.txt"); verifier.verify(); String verifiedDate = verifier.getValidatedSigningTime(); // Retrieving the string: 2024-05-17 13:25:26 Date date = utils.stringToDate(verifiedDate); // Using utils to convert it System.out.println(date); // Output : Fri May 17 13:25:26 CEST 2024 // Retrieving remote IP String hostName = "nsoftware.com"; System.out.println("Hostname: " + hostName + " has this IP: " + utils.getRemoteIP("www.nsoftware.com",false,dmAuto,"",60)); // Output: Hostname: nsoftware.com has this IP: 52.168.9.41 // Hex Encode byte[] bytes = ("Genius is one percent inspiration and " + "ninety-nine percent perspiration.(Thomas Edison)").getBytes(); String hexEncoded = utils.hexEncode(bytes); System.out.println(hexEncoded); // Hex Decode String decoded = new String(utils.hexDecode(hexEncoded)); System.out.println(decoded);

Property List


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

MultipartMessageLists the content of the multipart message.
NameValuePairsA current list of (name, value) pairs.

Method List


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

AddPartFromBytesAdds a new part to MultipartMessage from the specified byte array.
AddPartFromFileAdds a new part to MultipartMessage from the specified file.
Base64DecodeDecodes a base64 string to a byte array.
Base64EncodeEncodes a byte array in base64.
Base64EncodeLinesEncodes the Bytes array containing binary data to a multi-line Base64.
ConfigSets or retrieves a configuration setting.
DateToStringConverts a variable of Date type to the respective string representation.
DoActionPerforms an additional action.
GetErrorDescriptionReturns an error description by an error code.
GetLocalDNSNameReturns the DNS name of the local system.
GetLocalIPReturns the primary IP address of the local system.
GetLocalIPsReturns a list of local IP addresses.
GetPartToBytesSaves the data from the specified part to a byte array.
GetPartToFileSaves the data from the specified part to a file.
GetRemoteIPGets the IP address of a remote host.
GetRemoteIPsResolves IP addresses available for a hostname.
GetValueByNameReturns the value from the (name, value) pair list for the requested name.
HexDecodeDecodes a hex-encoded string into a byte array.
HexEncodeEncodes a byte array to hex string.
IndexOfNameReturns the index of the (name, value) pair in the list for the requested Name.
LoadMultipartFromBytesLoads a multipart message from the specified byte array to MultipartMessage .
LoadMultipartFromFileLoads a multipart message from the specified file to MultipartMessage .
LoadNameValuePairsLoads a list of (name, value) pairs from a string.
OidToStringConverts a binary-encoded ASN.1 OID to its string representation.
RemoveNameValuePairRemove a (name, value) pair by name.
ResetResets the module settings.
SaveMultipartContentTypeReturns the value for Content-Type field.
SaveMultipartToBytesSaves the parts contained in MultipartMessage to a byte array.
SaveMultipartToFileSaves the parts contained in MultipartMessage to the file.
SaveNameValuePairsSerializes the (name, value) pair list to a string.
SetValueByNameAdds or updates the (name, value) pair by a name.
StringDecodeConverts a byte array to a string using a chosen encoding.
StringEncodeEncodes a string to a byte array using a chosen character encoding.
StringToDateConverts a date represented by a string to a respective Date object.
StringToOidConverts string OID representation to an ASN.1 byte array.
UrlDecodeDecodes a URLEncoded string back into its original form.
UrlEncodeEncodes the provided string using URLEncode.

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.

ErrorInforms about errors during cryptographic operations.
NotificationThis 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.

MaxInMemoryPartSizeThe maximal size of a message part to keep in memory.
MultipartBoundaryReturns the boundary string used to save the last multipart message.
MultipartCharsetSpecifies the charset to be used to encode the field names and the filenames of the multipart message.
RelatedStartIdentifies the starting body part or root.
RelatedStartInfoContains additional information required for unpacking or processing of the content.
RelatedTypeContains media type/subtype of message's content.
TempPathPath for storing temporary files.
ASN1UseGlobalTagCacheControls whether ASN.1 module should use a global object cache.
AssignSystemSmartCardPinsSpecifies whether CSP-level PINs should be assigned to CNG keys.
CheckKeyIntegrityBeforeUseEnables or disable private key integrity check before use.
CookieCachingSpecifies whether a cookie cache should be used for HTTP(S) transports.
CookiesGets or sets local cookies for the module.
DefDeriveKeyIterationsSpecifies the default key derivation algorithm iteration count.
DNSLocalSuffixThe suffix to assign for TLD names.
EnableClientSideSSLFFDHEEnables or disables finite field DHE key exchange support in TLS clients.
GlobalCookiesGets or sets global cookies for all the HTTP transports.
HardwareCryptoUsePolicyThe hardware crypto usage policy.
HttpUserAgentSpecifies the user agent name to be used by all HTTP clients.
HttpVersionThe HTTP version to use in any inner HTTP client modules created.
IgnoreExpiredMSCTLSigningCertWhether to tolerate the expired Windows Update signing certificate.
ListDelimiterThe delimiter character for multi-element lists.
LogDestinationSpecifies the debug log destination.
LogDetailsSpecifies the debug log details to dump.
LogFileSpecifies the debug log filename.
LogFiltersSpecifies the debug log filters.
LogFlushModeSpecifies the log flush mode.
LogLevelSpecifies the debug log level.
LogMaxEventCountSpecifies the maximum number of events to cache before further action is taken.
LogRotationModeSpecifies the log rotation mode.
MaxASN1BufferLengthSpecifies the maximal allowed length for ASN.1 primitive tag data.
MaxASN1TreeDepthSpecifies the maximal depth for processed ASN.1 trees.
OCSPHashAlgorithmSpecifies the hash algorithm to be used to identify certificates in OCSP requests.
OldClientSideRSAFallbackSpecifies whether the SSH client should use a SHA1 fallback.
PKICacheSpecifies which PKI elements (certificates, CRLs, OCSP responses) should be cached.
PKICachePathSpecifies the file system path where cached PKI data is stored.
ProductVersionReturns the version of the SecureBlackbox library.
ServerSSLDHKeyLengthSets the size of the TLS DHE key exchange group.
StaticDNSSpecifies whether static DNS rules should be used.
StaticIPAddress[domain]Gets or sets an IP address for the specified domain name.
StaticIPAddressesGets or sets all the static DNS rules.
TagAllows to store any custom data.
TLSSessionGroupSpecifies the group name of TLS sessions to be used for session resumption.
TLSSessionLifetimeSpecifies lifetime in seconds of the cached TLS session.
TLSSessionPurgeIntervalSpecifies how often the session cache should remove the expired TLS sessions.
UseCRLObjectCachingSpecifies whether reuse of loaded CRL objects is enabled.
UseInternalRandomSwitches between SecureBlackbox-own and platform PRNGs.
UseLegacyAdESValidationEnables legacy AdES validation mode.
UseOCSPResponseObjectCachingSpecifies whether reuse of loaded OCSP response objects is enabled.
UseOwnDNSResolverSpecifies whether the client modules should use own DNS resolver.
UseSharedSystemStoragesSpecifies whether the validation engine should use a global per-process copy of the system certificate stores.
UseSystemNativeSizeCalculationAn internal CryptoAPI access tweak.
UseSystemOAEPAndPSSEnforces or disables the use of system-driven RSA OAEP and PSS computations.
UseSystemRandomEnables or disables the use of the OS PRNG.
XMLRDNDescriptorName[OID]Defines an OID mapping to descriptor names for the certificate's IssuerRDN or SubjectRDN.
XMLRDNDescriptorPriority[OID]Specifies the priority of descriptor names associated with a specific OID.
XMLRDNDescriptorReverseOrderSpecifies whether to reverse the order of descriptors in RDN.
XMLRDNDescriptorSeparatorSpecifies the separator used between descriptors in RDN.

MultipartMessage Property (Utils Module)

Lists the content of the multipart message.

Syntax

public var multipartMessage: Array<MultipartMessagePart> {
  get {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=multipartPartCount,setter=setMultipartPartCount:) int multipartPartCount;

- (int)multipartPartCount;
- (void)setMultipartPartCount :(int)newMultipartPartCount;

- (NSString*)multipartPartContentDescription:(int)multipartPartIndex;
- (void)setMultipartPartContentDescription:(int)multipartPartIndex :(NSString*)newMultipartPartContentDescription;

- (NSString*)multipartPartContentDisposition:(int)multipartPartIndex;
- (void)setMultipartPartContentDisposition:(int)multipartPartIndex :(NSString*)newMultipartPartContentDisposition;

- (NSString*)multipartPartContentID:(int)multipartPartIndex;
- (void)setMultipartPartContentID:(int)multipartPartIndex :(NSString*)newMultipartPartContentID;

- (NSString*)multipartPartContentTransferEncoding:(int)multipartPartIndex;
- (void)setMultipartPartContentTransferEncoding:(int)multipartPartIndex :(NSString*)newMultipartPartContentTransferEncoding;

- (NSString*)multipartPartContentType:(int)multipartPartIndex;
- (void)setMultipartPartContentType:(int)multipartPartIndex :(NSString*)newMultipartPartContentType;

- (NSString*)multipartPartCustomHeaders:(int)multipartPartIndex;
- (void)setMultipartPartCustomHeaders:(int)multipartPartIndex :(NSString*)newMultipartPartCustomHeaders;

- (NSString*)multipartPartFieldName:(int)multipartPartIndex;
- (void)setMultipartPartFieldName:(int)multipartPartIndex :(NSString*)newMultipartPartFieldName;

- (NSString*)multipartPartFieldValue:(int)multipartPartIndex;
- (void)setMultipartPartFieldValue:(int)multipartPartIndex :(NSString*)newMultipartPartFieldValue;

- (NSString*)multipartPartFileName:(int)multipartPartIndex;
- (void)setMultipartPartFileName:(int)multipartPartIndex :(NSString*)newMultipartPartFileName;

- (long long)multipartPartHandle:(int)multipartPartIndex;
- (void)setMultipartPartHandle:(int)multipartPartIndex :(long long)newMultipartPartHandle;

Default Value

""

Remarks

This property provides access to all parts contained in or to be added to the multipart message.

NameValuePairs Property (Utils Module)

A current list of (name, value) pairs.

Syntax

public var nameValuePairs: Array<StringNameValuePair> {
  get {...}
}

@property (nonatomic,readwrite,assign,getter=nameValuePairCount,setter=setNameValuePairCount:) int nameValuePairCount;

- (int)nameValuePairCount;
- (void)setNameValuePairCount :(int)newNameValuePairCount;

- (NSString*)nameValuePairCategory:(int)nameValuePairIndex;
- (void)setNameValuePairCategory:(int)nameValuePairIndex :(NSString*)newNameValuePairCategory;

- (int)nameValuePairFormat:(int)nameValuePairIndex;
- (void)setNameValuePairFormat:(int)nameValuePairIndex :(int)newNameValuePairFormat;

- (NSString*)nameValuePairName:(int)nameValuePairIndex;
- (void)setNameValuePairName:(int)nameValuePairIndex :(NSString*)newNameValuePairName;

- (NSString*)nameValuePairValue:(int)nameValuePairIndex;
- (void)setNameValuePairValue:(int)nameValuePairIndex :(NSString*)newNameValuePairValue;

Default Value

""

Remarks

Use this property to access the elements of the (name, value) pair list. Use LoadNameValuePairs and SaveNameValuePairs methods to serialize and deserialize the list to a string, and methods such as SetValueByName or RemoveNameValuePair to manage the list.

AddPartFromBytes Method (Utils Module)

Adds a new part to MultipartMessage from the specified byte array.

Syntax

public func addPartFromBytes(data: Data) throws -> Int32
- (int)addPartFromBytes:(NSData*)data;

Remarks

The method adds a new part to MultipartMessage list with the specified data as the part's content.

Returns the index of the added part.

AddPartFromFile Method (Utils Module)

Adds a new part to MultipartMessage from the specified file.

Syntax

public func addPartFromFile(fileName: String) throws -> Int32
- (int)addPartFromFile:(NSString*)fileName;

Remarks

The method adds a new part to MultipartMessage list with the specified file data as the part's content.

Returns the index of the added part.

Base64Decode Method (Utils Module)

Decodes a base64 string to a byte array.

Syntax

public func base64Decode(value: String, useURLEncoding: Bool) throws -> Data
- (NSData*)base64Decode:(NSString*)value :(BOOL)useURLEncoding;

Remarks

Use this method to decode a base64-encoded string to a byte array. The UseURLEncoding parameter specifies whether the URL-Base64 modification should be used when decoding the string. byte[] arr = utils.Base64Decode("SGVsbG8sIHdvcmxkIQ==", false);

Base64Encode Method (Utils Module)

Encodes a byte array in base64.

Syntax

public func base64Encode(bytes: Data, useURLEncoding: Bool) throws -> String
- (NSString*)base64Encode:(NSData*)bytes :(BOOL)useURLEncoding;

Remarks

Use this method to encode binary data contained in Bytes to a base64 string. The UseURLEncoding parameter specifies whether additional URL encoding should be applied to the resulting string (with + and / characters replaced with - and _, respectively). string encoded = utils.Base64Encode(buf, false);

Base64EncodeLines Method (Utils Module)

Encodes the Bytes array containing binary data to a multi-line Base64.

Syntax

public func base64EncodeLines(bytes: Data, lineLen: Int32) throws -> String
- (NSString*)base64EncodeLines:(NSData*)bytes :(int)lineLen;

Remarks

Use this method to encode large amounts of binary data to multi-line base64 strings. Use LineLen parameter to provide the maximal length of each base64 line.

Config Method (Utils Module)

Sets or retrieves a configuration setting.

Syntax

public func config(configurationString: String) throws -> String
- (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.

DateToString Method (Utils Module)

Converts a variable of Date type to the respective string representation.

Syntax

public func dateToString(value: Date) throws -> String
- (NSString*)dateToString:(NSDate*)value;

Remarks

Use this method to convert a value of a platform date type to a string representation accepted by various SecureBlackbox methods and properties.

DoAction Method (Utils Module)

Performs an additional action.

Syntax

public func doAction(actionID: String, actionParams: String) throws -> String
- (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;....

Common ActionIDs:

ActionParametersReturned valueDescription
ResetTrustedListCachenonenoneClears the cached list of trusted lists.
ResetCertificateCachenonenoneClears the cached certificates.
ResetCRLCachenonenoneClears the cached CRLs.
ResetOCSPResponseCachenonenoneClears the cached OCSP responses.

GetErrorDescription Method (Utils Module)

Returns an error description by an error code.

Syntax

public func getErrorDescription(errorCode: Int32) throws -> String
- (NSString*)getErrorDescription:(int)errorCode;

Remarks

Use this method to get a human readable description of an error by its code. Returns an empty string if the error code is not recognized.

GetLocalDNSName Method (Utils Module)

Returns the DNS name of the local system.

Syntax

public func getLocalDNSName() throws -> String
- (NSString*)getLocalDNSName;

Remarks

Use this property to get the registered DNS or network name of the local system.

GetLocalIP Method (Utils Module)

Returns the primary IP address of the local system.

Syntax

public func getLocalIP(iPv6: Bool) throws -> String
- (NSString*)getLocalIP:(BOOL)IPv6;

Remarks

Use this method to obtain the default IP address of the local system.

GetLocalIPs Method (Utils Module)

Returns a list of local IP addresses.

Syntax

public func getLocalIPs(iPv4: Bool, iPv6: Bool) throws -> String
- (NSString*)getLocalIPs:(BOOL)IPv4 :(BOOL)IPv6;

Remarks

Use this method to request a list of all local IP addresses available in the system. Set IPv4 and IPv6 as required to filter IPv4 and IPv6 interfaces in or out respectively.

GetPartToBytes Method (Utils Module)

Saves the data from the specified part to a byte array.

Syntax

public func getPartToBytes(index: Int32) throws -> Data
- (NSData*)getPartToBytes:(int)index;

Remarks

Use this method to store the data of the specified part to a byte array.

Index must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than the part count.

GetPartToFile Method (Utils Module)

Saves the data from the specified part to a file.

Syntax

public func getPartToFile(index: Int32, fileName: String) throws -> Void
- (void)getPartToFile:(int)index :(NSString*)fileName;

Remarks

Use this method to store the data of the specified part to a file.

Index must be greater than or equal to 0, and less than the part count.

GetRemoteIP Method (Utils Module)

Gets the IP address of a remote host.

Syntax

public func getRemoteIP(hostName: String, iPv6: Bool, dnsMode: Int32, dnsServers: String, timeout: Int32) throws -> String
- (NSString*)getRemoteIP:(NSString*)hostName :(BOOL)IPv6 :(int)DNSMode :(NSString*)DNSServers :(int)timeout;

Remarks

Use this property to resolve the address of a remote host using the provided DNS settings. Set IPv6 to true to force resolution of both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.

Use the Timeout setting to specify maximal resolution time, and the DNSServer parameter to list the addresses of DNS servers to use for address resolution. Separate individual servers in the list with commas or semicolons. If an empty server list is provided, the component will use the list of servers configured in the system.

Use one of the below DNS modes:

dmAuto0
dmPlatform1
dmOwn2
dmOwnSecure3

GetRemoteIPs Method (Utils Module)

Resolves IP addresses available for a hostname.

Syntax

public func getRemoteIPs(hostName: String, iPv4: Bool, iPv6: Bool, dnsMode: Int32, dnsServers: String, timeout: Int32) throws -> String
- (NSString*)getRemoteIPs:(NSString*)hostName :(BOOL)IPv4 :(BOOL)IPv6 :(int)DNSMode :(NSString*)DNSServers :(int)timeout;

Remarks

Use this method to resolve all IP addresses available for the chosen hostname using the provided DNS settings. Use the Timeout setting to specify maximal resolution time. The DNSServer parameter lists the addresses of DNS servers to use for address resolution, separated with commas or semicolons. If an empty server list is provided, the component will use the list of servers configured in the system.

Use one of the below DNS modes:

dmAuto0
dmPlatform1
dmOwn2
dmOwnSecure3

GetValueByName Method (Utils Module)

Returns the value from the (name, value) pair list for the requested name.

Syntax

public func getValueByName(name: String) throws -> String
- (NSString*)getValueByName:(NSString*)name;

Remarks

Use this method to obtain a matching value for the requested Name in the NameValuePairs list.

HexDecode Method (Utils Module)

Decodes a hex-encoded string into a byte array.

Syntax

public func hexDecode(value: String) throws -> Data
- (NSData*)hexDecode:(NSString*)value;

Remarks

Use this method to decode hex- (base16-) encoded strings to byte arrays. byte[] buf = utils.HexDecode("48656C6C6F2C20776F726C6421");

HexEncode Method (Utils Module)

Encodes a byte array to hex string.

Syntax

public func hexEncode(bytes: Data) throws -> String
- (NSString*)hexEncode:(NSData*)bytes;

Remarks

Use this method to encode a byte array, passed as Bytes, to a hex (base16) string.

IndexOfName Method (Utils Module)

Returns the index of the (name, value) pair in the list for the requested Name.

Syntax

public func indexOfName(name: String) throws -> Int32
- (int)indexOfName:(NSString*)name;

Remarks

Use this method to obtain the index of the (Name, Value) object in NameValuePairs list.

LoadMultipartFromBytes Method (Utils Module)

Loads a multipart message from the specified byte array to MultipartMessage .

Syntax

public func loadMultipartFromBytes(contentType: String, data: Data) throws -> Void
- (void)loadMultipartFromBytes:(NSString*)contentType :(NSData*)data;

Remarks

Use this method to load a multipart message from a byte array to MultipartMessage. You need to provide the content of the Content-Type header field together with the multipart body stored in the byte array.

After the data is loaded, you can get the data of each part by calling GetPartToBytes/GetPartToFile/GetPartToStream methods.

While loading data, the parts data is stored in temporary files/streams. If the TempPath config property is not empty, the parts data is stored to temporary files in that folder, otherwise the data is stored in memory streams.

LoadMultipartFromFile Method (Utils Module)

Loads a multipart message from the specified file to MultipartMessage .

Syntax

public func loadMultipartFromFile(contentType: String, fileName: String) throws -> Void
- (void)loadMultipartFromFile:(NSString*)contentType :(NSString*)fileName;

Remarks

Use this method to load a multipart message from a file to MultipartMessage. You need to provide the content of the Content-Type header field together with the multipart body stored in the file.

After the file is loaded, you can get the data of each part by calling GetPartToBytes/GetPartToFile/GetPartToStream methods.

While loading data, the parts data is stored in temporary files/streams. If the TempPath config property is not empty, the parts data is stored to temporary files in that folder, otherwise the data is stored in memory streams.

LoadNameValuePairs Method (Utils Module)

Loads a list of (name, value) pairs from a string.

Syntax

public func loadNameValuePairs(data: String, format: String, nameValueSeparator: String, pairSeparator: String, trimValues: Bool) throws -> Void
- (void)loadNameValuePairs:(NSString*)data :(NSString*)format :(NSString*)nameValueSeparator :(NSString*)pairSeparator :(BOOL)trimValues;

Remarks

Use this method to load a list of (name, value) pairs to NameValuePairs from a string. Provide one of the known formats via Format, and optionally pass the separators using NameValueSeparator and PairSeparator parameters.

The following pre-defined pair list formats are currently supported:

  • rdn: a textual distinguished name encoding (/C=US/S=NC/O=Big Company)
  • rdnbinary: a hex-encoded DER encoding of the ASN.1 RelativeDistinguishedName object
If one of these formats is used, the separator parameters are ignored.

OidToString Method (Utils Module)

Converts a binary-encoded ASN.1 OID to its string representation.

Syntax

public func oidToString(bytes: Data) throws -> String
- (NSString*)oidToString:(NSData*)bytes;

Remarks

Use this method to convert binary-encoded OIDs (object identifiers) to their dotted string representations. byte[] oid_bin = new byte[] { 0x60, 0x86, 0x48, 0x01, 0x65, 0x03, 0x04, 0x01, 0x06 }; string oid_str = utils.OidToString(oid_bin); Console.WriteLine(oid_str); // prints 2.16.840.1.101.3.4.1.6

RemoveNameValuePair Method (Utils Module)

Remove a (name, value) pair by name.

Syntax

public func removeNameValuePair(name: String) throws -> Bool
- (BOOL)removeNameValuePair:(NSString*)name;

Remarks

Use this method to remove the (Name, Value) pair from the NameValuePairs list.

Reset Method (Utils Module)

Resets the component settings.

Syntax

public func reset() throws -> Void
- (void)reset;

Remarks

Reset is a generic method available in every class.

SaveMultipartContentType Method (Utils Module)

Returns the value for Content-Type field.

Syntax

public func saveMultipartContentType() throws -> String
- (NSString*)saveMultipartContentType;

Remarks

Call this method to get a value for Content-Type field after calling SaveMultipartToBytes or SaveMultipartToFile or SaveMultipartToStream.

SaveMultipartToBytes Method (Utils Module)

Saves the parts contained in MultipartMessage to a byte array.

Syntax

public func saveMultipartToBytes(multipartMode: Int32) throws -> Data
- (NSData*)saveMultipartToBytes:(int)multipartMode;

Remarks

Use this method to store MultipartMessage to a temporary byte array.

Supported values for MultipartMode are:

hmmFormData0The multipart message contains form data (content type is multipart/form-data)
hmmRelated1The multipart message contains related parts (content type is multipart/related)

To send the stored data to an HTTP server, follow the steps below:

  1. Call SaveMultipartContentType method and assign the returned value to ContentType field of RequestParameters> property
  2. Call PostBytes> method and pass the array to it

SaveMultipartToFile Method (Utils Module)

Saves the parts contained in MultipartMessage to the file.

Syntax

public func saveMultipartToFile(multipartMode: Int32, fileName: String) throws -> Void
- (void)saveMultipartToFile:(int)multipartMode :(NSString*)fileName;

Remarks

Use this method to store MultipartMessage to a temporary file.

Supported values for MultipartMode are:

hmmFormData0The multipart message contains form data (content type is multipart/form-data)
hmmRelated1The multipart message contains related parts (content type is multipart/related)
FileName is the name of the target file for the multipart message.

To send the stored data to an HTTP server, follow the steps below:

  1. Call SaveMultipartContentType method and assign the returned value to ContentType field of RequestParameters> property
  2. Call PostFile> method and pass the filename to it

SaveNameValuePairs Method (Utils Module)

Serializes the (name, value) pair list to a string.

Syntax

public func saveNameValuePairs(format: String, nameValueSeparator: String, pairSeparator: String) throws -> String
- (NSString*)saveNameValuePairs:(NSString*)format :(NSString*)nameValueSeparator :(NSString*)pairSeparator;

Remarks

Use this method to save the contents of NameValuePairs to a string. Provide the desired format through the Format parameter, and entry separators (if required) via NameValueSeparator and PairSeparator parameters.

The following pre-defined pair list formats are currently supported:

  • rdn: a textual distinguished name encoding (/C=US/S=NC/O=Big Company)
  • rdnbinary: a hex-encoded DER encoding of the ASN.1 RelativeDistinguishedName object
If one of these formats is used, the separator parameters are ignored.

SetValueByName Method (Utils Module)

Adds or updates the (name, value) pair by a name.

Syntax

public func setValueByName(name: String, value: String) throws -> Int32
- (int)setValueByName:(NSString*)name :(NSString*)value;

Remarks

This method updates the existing (Name, Value) pair with a new value, or adds a new pair if no such pair existed in NameValuePairs list.

StringDecode Method (Utils Module)

Converts a byte array to a string using a chosen encoding.

Syntax

public func stringDecode(bytes: Data, encoding: String) throws -> String
- (NSString*)stringDecode:(NSData*)bytes :(NSString*)encoding;

Remarks

Use this method to convert a byte array to a string using the required text encoding. The following encodings are currently supported: utf-8, utf16.

Leave Encoding empty to use the default code page configured in the system.

StringEncode Method (Utils Module)

Encodes a string to a byte array using a chosen character encoding.

Syntax

public func stringEncode(value: String, encoding: String) throws -> Data
- (NSData*)stringEncode:(NSString*)value :(NSString*)encoding;

Remarks

Use this method to convert a string to a byte array using the provided text encoding. The following encodings are currently supported: utf-8, utf16.

Leave Encoding empty to use the default code page configured in the system.

StringToDate Method (Utils Module)

Converts a date represented by a string to a respective Date object.

Syntax

public func stringToDate(value: String) throws -> Date
- (NSDate*)stringToDate:(NSString*)value;

Remarks

Use this method to convert a date string that you obtained from a SecureBlackbox component property or method to a platform date object.

StringToOid Method (Utils Module)

Converts string OID representation to an ASN.1 byte array.

Syntax

public func stringToOid(value: String) throws -> Data
- (NSData*)stringToOid:(NSString*)value;

Remarks

Use this method to convert an OID represented with a dotted string to the respective ASN.1 representation. string oid_str = "2.16.840.1.101.3.4.1.6"; byte[] oid_buf = utils.StringToOid(oid_str);

UrlDecode Method (Utils Module)

Decodes a URLEncoded string back into its original form.

Syntax

public func urlDecode(value: String) throws -> String
- (NSString*)urlDecode:(NSString*)value;

Remarks

Use this method to decode the URLEncoded Value back to its original representation.

UrlEncode Method (Utils Module)

Encodes the provided string using URLEncode.

Syntax

public func urlEncode(value: String) throws -> String
- (NSString*)urlEncode:(NSString*)value;

Remarks

Use this method to encode Value using URL Encoding (percent encoding), as defined in RFC 3986.

Error Event (Utils Module)

Informs about errors during cryptographic operations.

Syntax

func onError(errorCode: Int32, description: String)
- (void)onError:(int)errorCode :(NSString*)description;

Remarks

Class fires this event if an error happens during a cryptographic operation.

ErrorCode contains an error code and Description contains a textual description of the error that happened.

Notification Event (Utils Module)

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

Syntax

func onNotification(eventID: String, eventParam: String)
- (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.

MultipartMessagePart Type

Represents a part of a multipart message transferred over HTTP.

Remarks

This type contains all information about a single part in a multipart message.

The following fields are available:

Fields

contentDescription
String

Default Value: ""

Provides a description for the part (Content-Description header field)

contentDisposition
String

Default Value: ""

Specifies the disposition of the part (Content-Disposition header field)

contentID
String

Default Value: ""

Specifies the ID of the part (Content-ID header field)

contentTransferEncoding
String

Default Value: ""

Specifies the transfer encoding for the part (Content-Transfer-Encoding header field)

contentType
String

Default Value: ""

Specifies the content type of the part (Content-Type header field)

customHeaders
String

Default Value: ""

Assign any custom HTTP headers to be added to the part header.

fieldName
String

Default Value: ""

Specifies the field name of the form part (name parameter in Content-Disposition header field).

fieldValue
String

Default Value: ""

Specifies the field value of the form part (the part's content).

fileName
String

Default Value: ""

Specifies the filename for the form part (filename parameter in Content-Disposition header field).

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());

Constructors

public init()

Creates a new part of multipart message.

StringNameValuePair Type

A simple name-value pair object.

Remarks

The class represents a name-value string pair used in a variety of network components.

The following fields are available:

Fields

category
String

Default Value: ""

Specifies the string category of the contained value.

This property allows to check or set the category (or type) associated with the contained value. Depending on the format used to load or save the string, the category parameter may or may not be used.

For example, for ASN.1 property lists the category contains the ASN.1 tag of the contained data (OCTETSTRING, UTF8STRING, INTEGER, ...). For basic (name, value) pairs, such as HTTP headers, the category parameter is not used.

format
Int32

Default Value: 0

Specifies the format (encoding) of the value contained in the property.

Use this property to check or set the format of the contained value. Remember to provide the actual value in the appropriate format that matches this setting: utils.NameValuePairs[0].Name = "key"; utils.NameValuePairs[0].Format = svfBinary; utils.NameValuePairs[0].Name = "0a1b2c3d4e5f6071";

The following formats are currently supported:

svfText0The property contains text

svfBinary1The property contains binary data. The Value property contains a hex encoding of it.

name
String

Default Value: ""

The name element in a (name, value) pair.

value
String

Default Value: ""

The value element in a (name, value) pair.

Constructors

public init(name: , value: )

Creates a name-value pair from a name and a value.

public init()

Creates an empty name-value object.

Config Settings (Utils 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.

Utils Config Settings

MaxInMemoryPartSize:   The maximal size of a message part to keep in memory.

If the message part exceeds this size (which is set to 100KB by default), a temporary file will be created to keep it.

MultipartBoundary:   Returns the boundary string used to save the last multipart message.

MultipartCharset:   Specifies the charset to be used to encode the field names and the filenames of the multipart message.

RelatedStart:   Identifies the starting body part or root.

Provides the starting body part or root for multipart messages transferred over HTTP.

RelatedStartInfo:   Contains additional information required for unpacking or processing of the content.

Provides additional information for unpacking or processing of the content in multipart messages transferred over HTTP.

RelatedType:   Contains media type/subtype of message's content.

Provides the media type/subtype of message's content in multipart messages transferred over HTTP.

TempPath:   Path for storing temporary files.

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

Base Config Settings

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

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

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

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

CheckKeyIntegrityBeforeUse:   Enables or disable private key integrity check before use.

This global property enables or disables private key material check before each signing operation. This slows down performance a bit, but prevents a selection of attacks on RSA keys where keys with unknown origins are used.

You can switch this property off to improve performance if your project only uses known, good private keys.

CookieCaching:   Specifies whether a cookie cache should be used for HTTP(S) transports.

Set this property to enable or disable cookies caching for the class.

Supported values are:

offNo caching (default)
localLocal caching
globalGlobal caching

Cookies:   Gets or sets local cookies for the class.

Use this property to get cookies from the internal cookie storage of the class and/or restore them back between application sessions.

DefDeriveKeyIterations:   Specifies the default key derivation algorithm iteration count.

This global property sets the default number of iterations for all supported key derivation algorithms. Note that you can provide the required number of iterations by using properties of the relevant key generation component; this global setting is used in scenarios where specific iteration count is not or cannot be provided.

DNSLocalSuffix:   The suffix to assign for TLD names.

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

EnableClientSideSSLFFDHE:   Enables or disables finite field DHE key exchange support in TLS clients.

This global property enables or disables support for finite field DHE key exchange methods in TLS clients. FF DHE is a slower algorithm if compared to EC DHE; enabling it may result in slower connections.

This setting only applies to sessions negotiated with TLS version 1.3.

GlobalCookies:   Gets or sets global cookies for all the HTTP transports.

Use this property to get cookies from the GLOBAL cookie storage or restore them back between application sessions. These cookies will be used by all the classes that have its CookieCaching property set to "global".

HardwareCryptoUsePolicy:   The hardware crypto usage policy.

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

HttpUserAgent:   Specifies the user agent name to be used by all HTTP clients.

This global setting defines the User-Agent field of the HTTP request provides information about the software that initiates the request. This value will be used by all the HTTP clients including the ones used internally in other classes.

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

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

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

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

ListDelimiter:   The delimiter character for multi-element lists.

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

LogDestination:   Specifies the debug log destination.

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

Supported values are:

fileFile
consoleConsole
systemlogSystem Log (supported for Android only)
debuggerDebugger (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:

timeCurrent time
levelLevel
packagePackage name
moduleModule name
classClass name
methodMethod name
threadidThread Id
contenttypeContent type
contentContent
allAll 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-packageExclude a package specified in the value
exclude-moduleExclude a module specified in the value
exclude-classExclude a class specified in the value
exclude-methodExclude a method specified in the value
include-packageInclude a package specified in the value
include-moduleInclude a module specified in the value
include-classInclude a class specified in the value
include-methodInclude 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:

noneNo flush (caching only)
immediateImmediate flush (real-time logging)
maxcountFlush 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:

noneNone (by default)
fatalSevere errors that cause premature termination.
errorOther runtime errors or unexpected conditions.
warningUse of deprecated APIs, poor use of API, 'almost' errors, other runtime situations that are undesirable or unexpected, but not necessarily "wrong".
infoInteresting runtime events (startup/shutdown).
debugDetailed information on flow of through the system.
traceMore 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:

noneNo rotation
deleteolderDelete older entries from the cache upon reaching LogMaxEventCount
keepolderKeep 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.

PKICache:   Specifies which PKI elements (certificates, CRLs, OCSP responses) should be cached.

The PKICache setting specifies which Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) elements should be cached to optimize performance and reduce retrieval times. It supports comma-separated values to indicate the specific types of PKI data that should be cached.

Supported Values:

certificateEnables caching of certificates.
crlEnables caching of Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs).
ocspEnables caching of OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) responses.

Example (default value): PKICache=certificate,crl,ocsp In this example, the component caches certificates, CRLs, and OCSP responses.

PKICachePath:   Specifies the file system path where cached PKI data is stored.

The PKICachePath setting defines the file system path where cached PKI data (e.g., certificates, CRLs, OCSP responses and Trusted Lists) will be stored. This allows the system to persistently save and retrieve PKI cache data, even across application restarts.

The default value is an empty string - no cached PKI data is stored on disk.

Example: PKICachePath=C:\Temp\cache In this example, the cached PKI data is stored in the C:\Temp\cache directory.

ProductVersion:   Returns the version of the SecureBlackbox library.

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

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

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

StaticDNS:   Specifies whether static DNS rules should be used.

Set this property to enable or disable static DNS rules for the class. Works only if UseOwnDNSResolver is set to true.

Supported values are:

noneNo static DNS rules (default)
localLocal static DNS rules
globalGlobal static DNS rules

StaticIPAddress[domain]:   Gets or sets an IP address for the specified domain name.

Use this property to get or set an IP address for the specified domain name in the internal (of the class) or global DNS rules storage depending on the StaticDNS value. The type of the IP address (IPv4 or IPv6) is determined automatically. If both addresses are available, they are devided by the | (pipe) character.

StaticIPAddresses:   Gets or sets all the static DNS rules.

Use this property to get static DNS rules from the current rules storage or restore them back between application sessions. If StaticDNS of the class is set to "local", the property returns/restores the rules from/to the internal storage of the class. If StaticDNS of the class is set to "global", the property returns/restores the rules from/to the GLOBAL storage. The rules list is returned and accepted in JSON format.

Tag:   Allows to store any custom data.

Use this config property to store any custom data.

TLSSessionGroup:   Specifies the group name of TLS sessions to be used for session resumption.

Use this property to limit the search of chached TLS sessions to the specified group. Sessions from other groups will be ignored. By default, all sessions are cached with an empty group name and available to all the classes.

TLSSessionLifetime:   Specifies lifetime in seconds of the cached TLS session.

Use this property to specify how much time the TLS session should be kept in the session cache. After this time, the session expires and will be automatically removed from the cache. Default value is 300 seconds (5 minutes).

TLSSessionPurgeInterval:   Specifies how often the session cache should remove the expired TLS sessions.

Use this property to specify the time interval of purging the expired TLS sessions from the session cache. Default value is 60 seconds (1 minute).

UseCRLObjectCaching:   Specifies whether reuse of loaded CRL objects is enabled.

This setting enables or disables the caching of CRL objects. When set to true (the default value), the system checks if a CRL object is already loaded in memory before attempting to load a new instance. If the object is found, the existing instance is reused, and its reference count is incremented to track its usage. When the reference count reaches zero, indicating that no references to the object remain, the system will free the object from memory. This setting enhances performance by minimizing unnecessary object instantiation and promotes efficient memory management, particularly in scenarios where CRL objects are frequently used.

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).

UseOCSPResponseObjectCaching:   Specifies whether reuse of loaded OCSP response objects is enabled.

This setting enables or disables the caching of OCSP response objects. When set to true (the default value), the system checks if a OCSP response object is already loaded in memory before attempting to load a new instance. If the object is found, the existing instance is reused, and its reference count is incremented to track its usage. When the reference count reaches zero, indicating that no references to the object remain, the system will free the object from memory. This setting enhances performance by minimizing unnecessary object instantiation and promotes efficient memory management, particularly in scenarios where OCSP response objects are frequently used.

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.

XMLRDNDescriptorName[OID]:   Defines an OID mapping to descriptor names for the certificate's IssuerRDN or SubjectRDN.

This property defines custom mappings between Object Identifiers (OIDs) and descriptor names. This mapping specifies how the certificate's issuer and subject information (ds:IssuerRDN and ds:SubjectRDN elements respectively) are represented in XML signatures.

The property accepts comma-separated values where the first descriptor name is used when the OID is mapped, and subsequent values act as aliases for parsing.

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

Where:

OID: The Object Identifier from the certificate's IssuerRDN or SubjectRDN that you want to map.

PrimaryName: The main descriptor name used in the XML signature when the OID is encountered.

Alias1, Alias2, ...: Optional alternative names recognized during parsing.

Usage Examples:

Map OID 2.5.4.5 to SERIALNUMBER: Config("XMLRDNDescriptorName[2.5.4.5]=SERIALNUMBER");

Map OID 1.2.840.113549.1.9.1 to E, with aliases EMAIL and EMAILADDRESS: Config("XMLRDNDescriptorName[1.2.840.113549.1.9.1]=E,EMAIL,EMAILADDRESS");

XMLRDNDescriptorPriority[OID]:   Specifies the priority of descriptor names associated with a specific OID.

This property specifies the priority of descriptor names associated with a specific OID that allows to reorder descriptors in the ds:IssuerRDN and ds:SubjectRDN elements during signing.

XMLRDNDescriptorReverseOrder:   Specifies whether to reverse the order of descriptors in RDN.

Specifies whether to reverse the order of descriptors in the ds:IssuerRDN and ds:SubjectRDN elements during XML signing. By default, this property is set to true (as specified in RFC 2253, 2.1).

XMLRDNDescriptorSeparator:   Specifies the separator used between descriptors in RDN.

Specifies the separator used between descriptors in the ds:IssuerRDN and ds:SubjectRDN elements during XML signing. By default, this property is set to ", " value.

Trappable Errors (Utils Module)

Utils 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)