Utils Module
Properties Methods Events Config Settings Errors
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
- Encode binary data to base64 and decode it back (Base64Encode and Base64Decode)
- Hex-encode and decode (HexEncode and HexDecode)
- Encode and decode dates - particularly handy when working with other suite components that expect string dates (StringToDate, DateToString)
- Convert object identifiers from and to string representation (StringToOid, OidToString)
- Convert string to any supported character encoding (StringEncode and StringDecode).
Networking helpers
- Get local network parameters with GetLocalIP and GetLocalDNSName
- Resolve remote domain names into IP addresses (GetRemoteIP)
- URL-encode and decode HTTP and other data (UrlEncode and UrlDecode).
Work with multipart MIME messages
- Compose a multipart body with AddPartFromBytes and SaveMultipartToBytes
- Load and process existing multiparts with LoadMultipartFromBytes and GetPartToBytes.
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.
MultipartMessage | Lists the content of the multipart message. |
NameValuePairs | A 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.
AddPartFromBytes | Adds a new part to MultipartMessage from the specified byte array. |
AddPartFromFile | Adds a new part to MultipartMessage from the specified file. |
Base64Decode | Decodes a base64 string to a byte array. |
Base64Encode | Encodes a byte array in base64. |
Base64EncodeLines | Encodes the Bytes array containing binary data to a multi-line Base64. |
Config | Sets or retrieves a configuration setting. |
DateToString | Converts a variable of Date type to the respective string representation. |
DoAction | Performs an additional action. |
GetErrorDescription | Returns an error description by an error code. |
GetLocalDNSName | Returns the DNS name of the local system. |
GetLocalIP | Returns the primary IP address of the local system. |
GetLocalIPs | Returns a list of local IP addresses. |
GetPartToBytes | Saves the data from the specified part to a byte array. |
GetPartToFile | Saves the data from the specified part to a file. |
GetRemoteIP | Gets the IP address of a remote host. |
GetRemoteIPs | Resolves IP addresses available for a hostname. |
GetValueByName | Returns the value from the (name, value) pair list for the requested name. |
HexDecode | Decodes a hex-encoded string into a byte array. |
HexEncode | Encodes a byte array to hex string. |
IndexOfName | Returns the index of the (name, value) pair in the list for the requested Name. |
LoadMultipartFromBytes | Loads a multipart message from the specified byte array to MultipartMessage . |
LoadMultipartFromFile | Loads a multipart message from the specified file to MultipartMessage . |
LoadNameValuePairs | Loads a list of (name, value) pairs from a string. |
OidToString | Converts a binary-encoded ASN.1 OID to its string representation. |
RemoveNameValuePair | Remove a (name, value) pair by name. |
Reset | Resets the module settings. |
SaveMultipartContentType | Returns the value for Content-Type field. |
SaveMultipartToBytes | Saves the parts contained in MultipartMessage to a byte array. |
SaveMultipartToFile | Saves the parts contained in MultipartMessage to the file. |
SaveNameValuePairs | Serializes the (name, value) pair list to a string. |
SetValueByName | Adds or updates the (name, value) pair by a name. |
StringDecode | Converts a byte array to a string using a chosen encoding. |
StringEncode | Encodes a string to a byte array using a chosen character encoding. |
StringToDate | Converts a date represented by a string to a respective Date object. |
StringToOid | Converts string OID representation to an ASN.1 byte array. |
UrlDecode | Decodes a URLEncoded string back into its original form. |
UrlEncode | Encodes 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.
Error | Informs about errors during cryptographic operations. |
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.
MaxInMemoryPartSize | The maximal size of a message part to keep in memory. |
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. |
RelatedStartInfo | Contains additional information required for unpacking or processing of the content. |
RelatedType | Contains media type/subtype of message's content. |
TempPath | Path for storing temporary files. |
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. |
PKICache | Specifies which PKI elements (certificates, CRLs, OCSP responses) should be cached. |
PKICachePath | Specifies the file system path where cached PKI data is stored. |
ProductVersion | Returns the version of the SecureBlackbox library. |
ServerSSLDHKeyLength | Sets the size of the TLS DHE key exchange group. |
StaticDNS | Specifies whether static DNS rules should be used. |
StaticIPAddress[domain] | Gets or sets an IP address for the specified domain name. |
StaticIPAddresses | Gets or sets all the static DNS rules. |
Tag | Allows to store any custom data. |
TLSSessionGroup | Specifies the group name of TLS sessions to be used for session resumption. |
TLSSessionLifetime | Specifies lifetime in seconds of the cached TLS session. |
TLSSessionPurgeInterval | Specifies how often the session cache should remove the expired TLS sessions. |
UseCRLObjectCaching | Specifies whether reuse of loaded CRL objects is enabled. |
UseInternalRandom | Switches between SecureBlackbox-own and platform PRNGs. |
UseLegacyAdESValidation | Enables legacy AdES validation mode. |
UseOCSPResponseObjectCaching | Specifies whether reuse of loaded OCSP response objects is enabled. |
UseOwnDNSResolver | Specifies whether the client 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. |
XMLRDNDescriptorName[OID] | Defines an OID mapping to descriptor names for the certificate's IssuerRDN or SubjectRDN. |
XMLRDNDescriptorPriority[OID] | Specifies the priority of descriptor names associated with a specific OID. |
XMLRDNDescriptorReverseOrder | Specifies whether to reverse the order of descriptors in RDN. |
XMLRDNDescriptorSeparator | Specifies the separator used between descriptors in RDN. |
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
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
- (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
- (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
- (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
- (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
- (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
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
- (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:
Action | Parameters | Returned value | Description |
ResetTrustedListCache | none | none | Clears the cached list of trusted lists. |
ResetCertificateCache | none | none | Clears the cached certificates. |
ResetCRLCache | none | none | Clears the cached CRLs. |
ResetOCSPResponseCache | none | none | Clears the cached OCSP responses. |
GetErrorDescription Method (Utils Module)
Returns an error description by an error code.
Syntax
- (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
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
- (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
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
- (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:
dmAuto | 0 |
dmPlatform | 1 |
dmOwn | 2 |
dmOwnSecure | 3 |
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:
dmAuto | 0 |
dmPlatform | 1 |
dmOwn | 2 |
dmOwnSecure | 3 |
GetValueByName Method (Utils Module)
Returns the value from the (name, value) pair list for the requested name.
Syntax
- (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
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
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
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
- (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
- (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
OidToString Method (Utils Module)
Converts a binary-encoded ASN.1 OID to its string representation.
Syntax
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
- (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
- (NSData*)saveMultipartToBytes:(int)multipartMode;
Remarks
Use this method to store MultipartMessage to a temporary byte array.
Supported values for MultipartMode are:
hmmFormData | 0 | The multipart message contains form data (content type is multipart/form-data) |
hmmRelated | 1 | The multipart message contains related parts (content type is multipart/related) |
To send the stored data to an HTTP server, follow the steps below:
- Call SaveMultipartContentType method and assign the returned value to ContentType field of RequestParameters> property
- Call PostBytes> method and pass the array to it
SaveMultipartToFile Method (Utils Module)
Saves the parts contained in MultipartMessage to the file.
Syntax
- (void)saveMultipartToFile:(int)multipartMode :(NSString*)fileName;
Remarks
Use this method to store MultipartMessage to a temporary file.
Supported values for MultipartMode are:
hmmFormData | 0 | The multipart message contains form data (content type is multipart/form-data) |
hmmRelated | 1 | The multipart message contains related parts (content type is multipart/related) |
To send the stored data to an HTTP server, follow the steps below:
- Call SaveMultipartContentType method and assign the returned value to ContentType field of RequestParameters> property
- 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
SetValueByName Method (Utils Module)
Adds or updates the (name, value) pair by a name.
Syntax
- (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
- (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
- (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
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
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
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
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
- (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
- (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.
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.
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:
svfText | 0 | The property contains text |
svfBinary | 1 | The 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
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:
certificate | Enables caching of certificates. |
crl | Enables caching of Certificate Revocation Lists (CRLs). |
ocsp | Enables caching of OCSP (Online Certificate Status Protocol) responses. |
Example (default value):
PKICache=certificate,crl,ocsp
In this example, the component caches certificates, CRLs, and OCSP responses.
The 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.
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.
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");
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) |