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CertMgr Component [IP*Works! SSH V8]

Properties   Methods   Events   Configuration Settings  

The CertMgr component is used to manage the digital certificates installed on a system.

NOTE: What follows is a very short description of the component interfaces. For more information, please consult the help files that come with the respective package.

Remarks

The component methods, such as or , are used to list certificate stores and certificates. The corresponding lists are returned via the and events. Encoded certificates are provided through the events.

You can load a certificate by setting the property of the component, then you can get information about the certificate through the corresponding fields of the property (described below).

The Cert, Cert, and Cert properties identify the certificate. The Cert and Cert show the time boundaries of the certificate.

Cert, Cert, Cert, and Cert provide information about the certificate keys and the certificate format (version).

Cert specifies the intended usage of the certificate. The Cert property provides a text description of these flags.

Property List


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

CertThe current selected certificate.
CertExtensionsA list of extensions used by the currently selected certificate.
CertStoreThe certificate store to search for certificates.
CertStorePasswordThe password for the certificate store (if any).
CertStoreTypeThe type of certificate store for CertStore .

Method List


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

ConfigSets or retrieves a configuration setting.
CreateCertificateCreates a new self-signed certificate in the current store.
CreateKeyCreates a new keyset associated with the provided name.
DeleteCertificateDeletes the currently selected certificate from the store.
DeleteKeyDeletes the keyset associated with the provided name.
ExportCertificateSaves the current certificate to a PFX file.
GenerateCSRGenerates a new CSR to be sent to a signing authority.
ImportCertificateImports a certificate from a PFX file into the current certificate store.
ImportSignedCSRImports a signed CSR.
IssueCertificateCreates a new certificate in the current store, signed by the selected certificate.
ListCertificateStoresLists certificate stores.
ListKeysList keysets in a CSP.
ListMachineStoresList machine certificate stores.
ListStoreCertificatesList certificates in a store.
ReadCertificateLoads a certificate from a file.
ResetResets all certificate properties to their default values.
SaveCertificateSaves the current certificate to a file.
ShowCertificateChainShow certificate chain.
SignCSRCreates a signed certificate from a CSR.

Event List


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

CertChainShows the certificate chain for the certificate (see the ShowCertificateChain method).
CertListLists the certificates in a store (see the ListStoreCertificates method).
ErrorInformation about errors during data delivery.
KeyListLists the keysets in a CSP (see the ListKeys method).
StoreListLists the system certificate stores (see the ListCertificateStores and ListMachineStores methods).

Configuration Settings


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

CSPThe Cryptographic Service Provider.
CertValidityTimeThe validity period for the certificate
CertKeyLengthThe public key length for created certificates and keys.
CertKeyTypeThe types of keys created for new certificates.
CertificateOutputFormatThe format of the certificate to save.
CertCommentA comment to include in a saved certificate.
CodePageThe system code page used for Unicode to Multibyte translations (Windows/COM only).

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