Pem C# WinRT Reference Documentation

Pem

Current Version: 9.5.0.90

Requires Chilkat Bundle License

For creating, loading, parsing, converting, and saving in the PEM format.

Note: There are many types of objects that can be stored in PEM format. Chilkat supports certificates, private keys, and public keys. There is still much more to do. If there is a need to support a particular type of content, contact Chilkat (support@chilkatsoft.com).

Object Creation

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

Properties

AppendMode

public bool AppendMode {get; set; }

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

When set to true, each of the Load* methods appends to the current contents of this PEM object. When set to false, a Load* method replaces the contents of this PEM object. The default is false.

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.

HeartbeatMs

public int HeartbeatMs {get; set; }

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

This is the number of milliseconds between each AbortCheck event callback. The AbortCheck callback allows an application to abort any event-enabled methods prior to completion. If HeartbeatMs is 0 (the default), no AbortCheck event callbacks will fire.

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; }

Introduced in version 9.5.0.52

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.

NumCerts

public int NumCerts {get; }

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

The number of certificates in the loaded PEM. To get the 1st certificate, call GetCert(0).

More Information and Examples

Iterate Keys and Certs in PEM

NumCrls

public int NumCrls {get; }

Introduced in version 9.5.0.77

The number of certificate revocation lists (CRLs) in the loaded PEM.

More Information and Examples

Convert CRL PEM to XML

NumCsrs

public int NumCsrs {get; }

Introduced in version 9.5.0.50

The number of certificate signing requests (CSRs) in the loaded PEM.

NumPrivateKeys

public int NumPrivateKeys {get; }

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

The number of private keys in the loaded PEM. To get the 1st private key, call GetPrivateKey(0).

More Information and Examples

Iterate Keys and Certs in PEM

NumPublicKeys

public int NumPublicKeys {get; }

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

The number of public keys in the loaded PEM. To get the 1st public key, call GetPublicKey(0).

PrivateKeyFormat

public string PrivateKeyFormat {get; set; }

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Controls the format to be used for unencrypted private keys when writing a PEM. Possible values are "pkcs1" and "pkcs8". (OpenSSL typically uses the "pkcs8" format.) When writing encrypted private keys to PEM, the format is always PKCS8, and the PEM header is "BEGIN ENCRYPTED PRIVATE KEY". The default is "pkcs8".

The PKCS1 format uses the PEM header: BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY.
The PKCS8 format uses the PEM header: BEGIN PRIVATE KEY.

PublicKeyFormat

public string PublicKeyFormat {get; set; }

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Controls the format to be used for public keys when writing a PEM. Possible values are "pkcs1" and "pkcs8". (OpenSSL typically uses the "pkcs8" format.) The default is "pkcs8".

The PKCS1 format uses the PEM header: BEGIN RSA PUBLIC KEY.
The PKCS8 format uses the PEM header: BEGIN PUBLIC KEY.

More Information and Examples

Write PKCS1 or PKCS8 Public Key PEM

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 "9.5.0.63"

Methods

AddCert

public bool AddCert(Cert cert, bool includeChain);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Adds a certificate, and potentially the certs in its chain of authentication to the PEM. If includeChain is true, then certificates in the cert's chain of authentication up to and including the root are automatically added.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

More Information and Examples

Add Private Key and Certificate to a PEM

AddItem

public bool AddItem(string itemType, string encoding, string itemData);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.59

Adds a certificate, private key, public key, or csr to the PEM. The possible values for itemType are "certificate" (or "cert"), "privateKey", "publicKey", or "csr". The encoding can be "Base64", "modBase64", "Base32", "QP" (for quoted-printable), "URL" (for url-encoding), "Hex", "url_oauth", "url_rfc1738", "url_rfc2396", and "url_rfc3986". The itemData contains the ASN.1 data in string format according to the encoding specified in encoding.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

AddPrivateKey

public bool AddPrivateKey(PrivateKey privateKey);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Adds a private key to the PEM object.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

More Information and Examples

Add Private Key and Certificate to a PEM Duplicate openssl pkcs12 –export –in certfile.cer –inkey certfile.key –out certfile.pfx

AddPrivateKey2

public bool AddPrivateKey2(PrivateKey privKey, CertChain certChain);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Adds a private key and it's associated certificate chain to the PEM object.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

AddPublicKey

public bool AddPublicKey(PublicKey pubkey);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Adds a public key to the PEM object.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

Clear

public bool Clear();

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Removes all content from this PEM object.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

GetCert

public Cert GetCert(int index);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Returns the Nth certificate from the PEM. The first certificate is at index 0.

Returns null on failure

More Information and Examples

Load Encrypted PEM Containing ECC Private Key and Certs and Examine Contents

GetEncodedItem

public string GetEncodedItem(string itemType, string itemSubType, string encoding, int index);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.50

Returns the encoded contents of the Nth item of a particular type (0-based index). The possible values for itemType are "certificate" (or "cert"), "privateKey", "publicKey", or "csr". Input string args are case-insensitive. If the itemType is "privateKey", the itemSubType may be "der" or "pkcs8". If the itemType is "publicKey", the itemSubType may be "der" or "pkcs1". The itemSubType is ignored for other values of itemType. The valid encoding modes are "Base64", "modBase64", "Base32", "Base58", "QP" (for quoted-printable), "URL" (for url-encoding), "Hex", "url_oauth", "url_rfc1738", "url_rfc2396", and "url_rfc3986".

Returns null on failure

GetPrivateKey

public PrivateKey GetPrivateKey(int index);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Returns the Nth private key from the PEM. The first private key is at index 0.

Returns null on failure

More Information and Examples

Load Encrypted PEM Containing ECC Private Key and Certs and Examine Contents

GetPublicKey

public PublicKey GetPublicKey(int index);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Returns the Nth public key from the PEM. The first public key is at index 0.

Returns null on failure

LoadP7b

(awaitable) public IAsyncOperation<bool> LoadP7bAsyncAsync(byte[] p7bData);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Loads the PEM from the contents of an in-memory PKCS7 container (.p7b).

Returns true for success, false for failure.

LoadP7bFile

(awaitable) public IAsyncOperation<bool> LoadP7bFileAsyncAsync(string path);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Loads the contents of a PKCS7 container (.p7b file).

Returns true for success, false for failure.

More Information and Examples

Load P7B and List Certificates

LoadPem

(awaitable) public IAsyncOperation<bool> LoadPemAsyncAsync(string pemContent, string password);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Loads the PEM from a PEM string. If encrypted, then the password is required for decryption. Otherwise, an empty string (or any string) may be passed for the password.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

LoadPemFile

(awaitable) public IAsyncOperation<bool> LoadPemFileAsyncAsync(string path, string password);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Loads the PEM from a PEM file. If encrypted, then the password is required for decryption. Otherwise, an empty string (or any string) may be passed for the password.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

More Information and Examples

Load PEM and List Certificates

RemoveCert

public bool RemoveCert(int index);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Removes the Nth certificate from the PEM. The first certificate is at index 0.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

RemovePrivateKey

public bool RemovePrivateKey(int index);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Removes the Nth private key from the PEM. The first private key is at index 0.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

ToJks

public JavaKeyStore ToJks(string alias, string password);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Converts the PEM to JKS and returns the Java KeyStore object. If the alias is non-empty, the 1st object (private key or certificate) will use the alias, and all others (if any) will receive auto-generated aliases. The JKS returned will be encrypted using the provided password. If the PEM contains only certificates (no private keys), then the password is unused.

Returns null on failure

More Information and Examples

Convert PEM to JKS (Java KeyStore)

ToPem

public string ToPem();

Introduced in version 9.5.0.47

Write the PFX to a PEM formatted string. The resultant PEM will contain the private key, as well as the certs in the chain of authentication (or whatever certs are available in the PFX). For example:

 -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
...
... the private key associated with the main certificate.
...
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
... the main certificate
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
... an intermediate CA certificate (if present)
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
... the root CA certificate
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Returns null on failure

ToPemEx

public string ToPemEx(bool extendedAttrs, bool noKeys, bool noCerts, bool noCaCerts, string encryptAlg, string password);

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Write the PFX to a PEM formatted string. If extendedAttrs is true, then extended properties (Bag Attributes and Key Attributes) are output. If noKeys is true, then no private keys are output. If noCerts is true, then no certificates are output. If noCaCerts is true, then no CA certs or intermediate CA certs are output. If encryptAlg is not empty, it indicates the encryption algorithm to be used for encrypting the private keys (otherwise the private keys are output unencrypted). The possible choices for the encryptAlg are "des3", "aes128", "aes192", and "aes256". (All encryption algorithm choices use CBC mode.) If the private keys are to be encrypted, then password is the password to be used. Otherwise, password may be left empty. For example:

Bag Attributes
    Microsoft Local Key set: <No Values>
    localKeyID: 01 00 00 00 
    friendlyName: le-2b09a3d2-9037-4a05-95cc-4d44518e8607
    Microsoft CSP Name: Microsoft RSA SChannel Cryptographic Provider
Key Attributes
    X509v3 Key Usage: 10 
 -----BEGIN RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
...
... the private key associated with the main certificate.
...
-----END RSA PRIVATE KEY-----
Bag Attributes
    localKeyID: 01 00 00 00 
    1.3.6.1.4.1.311.17.3.92: 00 08 00 00 
    1.3.6.1.4.1.311.17.3.20: C2 53 54 F3 ...
    1.3.6.1.4.1.311.17.3.71: 49 00 43 00 ...
    1.3.6.1.4.1.311.17.3.75: 31 00 42 00 ...
subject=/OU=Domain Control Validated/OU=PositiveSSL/CN=something.com
issuer=/C=GB/ST=Greater Manchester/L=Salford/O=COMODO CA Limited/CN=COMODO RSA Domain Validation Secure Server CA
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
... the main certificate
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
...
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
... an intermediate CA certificate (if present)
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----
...
-----BEGIN CERTIFICATE-----
...
... the root CA certificate
...
-----END CERTIFICATE-----

Returns null on failure

ToPfx

public Pfx ToPfx();

Introduced in version 9.5.0.49

Converts the PEM to PKCS12 and returns the PFX object. The PFX object has method for saving to a file, exporting to an encoded string, converting to a JKS (Java Keystore), or even converting back to PEM.

Note: The PEM must contain at least one private key to convert to PKCS12. The typical case is that a PKCS12 contains a single private key, along with the associated certificate and the certificates in the chain of authentication.

Returns null on failure

More Information and Examples

Convert PEM to PKCS12 / PFX

Events

Callbacks from asynchronous methods occur in a background thread. However, controls on the UI thread may only be accessed from the UI thread.Therefore, UI updates must be dispatched to the UI thread. One way to do this is as follows:

    public sealed partial class MainPage : Page
    {
        private Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcher m_dispatcher = null;

        public MainPage()
        {
            this.InitializeComponent();
            m_dispatcher = Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow.GetForCurrentThread().Dispatcher;
        }


        async private void Http_ProgressInfo(object sender, Chilkat.ProgressInfoEventArgs eventArgs)
        {
            await m_dispatcher.RunAsync(Windows.UI.Core.CoreDispatcherPriority.Normal, () =>
            {
                // Application code to update the UI goes here...
            });
        }

    }