Csp C# Reference Documentation

Csp

Current Version: 10.0.0

Note: This class is deprecated and should no longer be used.

Represents a cryptographic service provider for selecting encryption, hashing, and digital signing algorithms.

This class is specific to the Windows operating system, and therefore is only available on Windows systems.

Object Creation

Chilkat.Csp obj = new Chilkat.Csp();

Properties

DebugLogFilePath

public string DebugLogFilePath {get; set; }

If set to a file path, causes each Chilkat method or property call to automatically append it's LastErrorText to the specified log file. The information is appended such that if a hang or crash occurs, it is possible to see the context in which the problem occurred, as well as a history of all Chilkat calls up to the point of the problem. The VerboseLogging property can be set to provide more detailed information.

This property is typically used for debugging the rare cases where a Chilkat method call hangs or generates an exception that halts program execution (i.e. crashes). A hang or crash should generally never happen. The typical causes of a hang are:

a timeout related property was set to 0 to explicitly indicate that an infinite timeout is desired,
the hang is actually a hang within an event callback (i.e. it is a hang within the application code), or
there is an internal problem (bug) in the Chilkat code that causes the hang.

More Information and Examples

(.NET Core C#) Example showing how to use DebugLogFilePath.(C#) Example showing how to use DebugLogFilePath.(Mono C#) Example showing how to use DebugLogFilePath.(PowerShell) Example showing how to use DebugLogFilePath.

EncryptAlgorithm

public string EncryptAlgorithm {get; }

Returns the name of the currently selected encryption algorithm in the currently selected CSP.

EncryptAlgorithmID

public int EncryptAlgorithmID {get; }

Returns the ID of the currently selected encryption algorithm in the currently selected CSP.

EncryptNumBits

public int EncryptNumBits {get; }

Returns the key-length of the currently selected encryption algorithm in the currently selected CSP.

HashAlgorithm

public string HashAlgorithm {get; }

Returns the name of the currently selected hash algorithm in the currently selected CSP.

HashAlgorithmID

public int HashAlgorithmID {get; }

Returns the ID of the currently selected hash algorithm in the currently selected CSP.

HashNumBits

public int HashNumBits {get; }

Returns the bit length of the currently selected hash algorithm in the currently selected CSP.

LastErrorHtml

public string LastErrorHtml {get; }

Provides information in HTML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

LastErrorText

public string LastErrorText {get; }

Provides information in plain-text format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

More Information and Examples

Concept of LastErrorText LastErrorText Standard Information

LastErrorXml

public string LastErrorXml {get; }

Provides information in XML format about the last method/property called. If a method call returns a value indicating failure, or behaves unexpectedly, examine this property to get more information.

LastMethodSuccess

public bool LastMethodSuccess {get; set; }

Indicate whether the last method call succeeded or failed. A value of true indicates success, a value of false indicates failure. This property is automatically set for method calls. It is not modified by property accesses. The property is automatically set to indicate success for the following types of method calls:

Any method that returns a string.
Any method returning a Chilkat object, binary bytes, or a date/time.
Any method returning a standard boolean status value where success = true and failure = false.
Any method returning an integer where failure is defined by a return value less than zero.

Note: Methods that do not fit the above requirements will always set this property equal to true. For example, a method that returns no value (such as a "void" in C++) will technically always succeed.

NumEncryptAlgorithms

public int NumEncryptAlgorithms {get; }

The number of encryption algorithms provided by the currently selected CSP.

NumHashAlgorithms

public int NumHashAlgorithms {get; }

The number of hash algorithms provided by the currently selected CSP.

NumKeyContainers

public int NumKeyContainers {get; }

The number of key containers provided by the currently selected CSP.

NumKeyExchangeAlgorithms

public int NumKeyExchangeAlgorithms {get; }

The number of key exchange algorithms provided by the currently selected CSP.

NumSignatureAlgorithms

public int NumSignatureAlgorithms {get; }

The number of signature algorithms provided by the currently selected CSP.

ProviderName

public string ProviderName {get; set; }

The currently selected CSP. To select another CSP, simply set this property to the name of the CSP, such as "Microsoft Enhanced Cryptographic Provider v1.0". If the CSP is not available on your machine, the property value will not change. The initial and default value for this property is "Microsoft Base Cryptographic Provider v1.0".

ProviderType

public int ProviderType {get; }

This is an integer representing the type of CSP. (Chilkat uses it for internal use.)

UncommonOptions

public string UncommonOptions {get; set; }

Introduced in version 9.5.0.83

This is a catch-all property to be used for uncommon needs. This property defaults to the empty string and should typically remain empty.

VerboseLogging

public bool VerboseLogging {get; set; }

If set to true, then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. The default value is false. Verbose logging should only be used for debugging. The potentially large quantity of logged information may adversely affect peformance.

Version

public string Version {get; }

Version of the component/library, such as "9.5.0.94"

More Information and Examples

(.NET Core C#) How to get the Chilkat version at runtime.(C#) How to get the Chilkat version at runtime.(Mono C#) How to get the Chilkat version at runtime.(PowerShell) How to get the Chilkat version at runtime.

Methods

HasEncryptAlgorithm

public bool HasEncryptAlgorithm(string name, int numBits);

Returns true if the currently selected CSP contains an encryption algorithm matching the name and key length. Otherwise returns false.

HasHashAlgorithm

public bool HasHashAlgorithm(string name, int numBits);

Returns true if the currently selected CSP contains a hash algorithm matching the name and bit length. Otherwise returns false

Initialize

public bool Initialize();

Intializes the Csp with the selected ProviderName.

NthEncryptionAlgorithm

public string NthEncryptionAlgorithm(int index);

Returns the name of the Nth encryption algorithm provided by the currently selected CSP. Indexing begins at 0.

Returns null on failure

NthEncryptionNumBits

public int NthEncryptionNumBits(int index);

Returns the key-length of the currently selected encryption algorithm in the currently selected CSP.

NthHashAlgorithmName

public string NthHashAlgorithmName(int index);

To be documented soon...

Returns null on failure

NthHashNumBits

public int NthHashNumBits(int index);

Returns the bit length of the Nth hash algorithm provided by the currently selected CSP. Indexing begins at 0.

NthKeyContainerName

public string NthKeyContainerName(int index);

Returns the Nth key container name in the currently selected CSP. Indexing begins at 0.

Returns null on failure

More Information and Examples

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NthKeyExchangeAlgorithm

public string NthKeyExchangeAlgorithm(int index);

Returns the Nth key exchange algorithm provided by the currently selected CSP. Indexing begins at 0.

Returns null on failure

NthKeyExchangeNumBits

public int NthKeyExchangeNumBits(int index);

Returns the bit length of the Nth key exchange algorithm provided by the currently selected CSP. Indexing begins at 0.

NthSignatureAlgorithm

public string NthSignatureAlgorithm(int index);

Returns the name of the Nth signature algorithm provided by the currently selected CSP. Indexing begins at 0.

Returns null on failure

NthSignatureNumBits

public int NthSignatureNumBits(int index);

Returns the bit length of the Nth signature algorithm provided by the currently selected CSP. Indexing begins at 0.

SetEncryptAlgorithm

public int SetEncryptAlgorithm(string name);

Selects an encryption algorithm. The return value is the key-length of the algorithm. If the algorithm is not available, the return value is 0. (There usually is not a need to explicitly select the key length, because the key length can be part of the name, such as "AES 128", or it is determined by the CSP. For example, the Microsoft Enhanced CSP will return a 128-bit key length for RC2, whereas the Base CSP will return a 40-bit key length.)

SetHashAlgorithm

public int SetHashAlgorithm(string name);

Selects a hash algorithm. The return value is the bit-length of the algorithm. If the algorithm is not available, the return value is 0.