TPublicKey Delphi ActiveX Reference Documentation
TPublicKey
Current Version: 10.0.0
Contains an RSA, DSA, or ECC public key. Provides methods for importing and exporting to/from PEM, DER, PKCS8, PKCS1, and XML formats. Public keys can be imported/exported to both memory and files.
Importing the Chilkat ActiveX into Delphi
Important: When upgrading to a new version of Chilkat, make sure to re-imported ActiveX DLL into Delphi to regenerate the files described below.
Chilkat v9.5.*: If using Chilkat v9.5.*, then use "Chilkat_v9_5_0_TLB" instead of "Chilkat_TLB", and the DLLs are named ChilkatAx-9.5.0-win32.dll (or ChilkatAx-9.5.0-x64.dll).
Two things are required to use an ActiveX in Delphi:
- The ActiveX DLL needs to be registered via regsvr32 on the system where the Delphi application runs. See How To Register ActiveX DLLs for detailed information.
- See also: ActiveX Registration Tutorial
- The ActiveX component needs to be "imported". Use the Delphi Import Component Wizard to import the Chilkat type library. This creates the following files: Chilkat_TLB.pas and Chilkat_TLB.dcr. The Chilkat_TLB.pas should be added to your project.
To import the Chilkat type library, do the following:
- In the Delphi RAD Studio, select the menu item "Component" --> "Import a Type Library".
- Find "Chilkat ActiveX" in the list and select it. This will only appear in the list if the ChilkatAx-win32.dll (or ChilkatAx-x64.dll) has been registered w/ regsvr32.
- Check the "Generate Component Wrappers" checkbox.
- Select a directory where the unit files (.pas and .dcr) should be generated.
- Select "Create Unit" and then "Finish".
- Add the .pas to your Delphi project.
To use a Chilkat ActiveX object in your Delphi code, add "Chilkat_TLB" to the "uses" statement. For example:
uses Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics, Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;
Object Creation
var obj: TPublicKey; ... begin obj := TPublicKey.Create(Self); ... // When finished, free the object instance. obj.Free();
Properties
DebugLogFilePath
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.
Empty
Indicates whether this object is empty or holds a public key.
topKeySize
Gets the size (in bits) of the public key. For example: 1024, 2048, etc.
topKeyType
The type of public key. Can be "empty", "rsa", "dsa", or "ecc".
topLastBinaryResult
The binary data returned by the last (binary data returning) method called. Only available if Chilkat.Global.KeepBinaryResult is set to 1. This provides a means for obtaining large varbinary results in the SQL Server environment (where limitations exist in getting large amounts of data returned by method calls, but where temp tables can be used for binary properties).
topLastErrorHtml
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.
topLastErrorText
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.
LastErrorXml
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.
topLastMethodSuccess
Indicate whether the last method call succeeded or failed. A value of 1 indicates success, a value of 0 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 = 1 and failure = 0.
- 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 1. For example, a method that returns no value (such as a "void" in C++) will technically always succeed.
topLastStringResult
The string return value of the last (string returning) method called. Only available if Chilkat.Global.KeepStringResult is set to 1. This provides a means for obtaining large string results in the SQL Server environment (where limitations exist in getting long strings returned by method calls, but where temp tables can be used for string properties).
LastStringResultLen
The length, in characters, of the string contained in the LastStringResult property.
topVerboseLogging
If set to 1, then the contents of LastErrorText (or LastErrorXml, or LastErrorHtml) may contain more verbose information. The default value is 0. Verbose logging should only be used for debugging. The potentially large quantity of logged information may adversely affect peformance.
topVersion
Methods
GetDer
Returns the public key in binary DER format. If the key type (such as RSA) supports both PKCS1 and PKCS8 formats, then preferPkcs1 determine which format is returned.
Returns a zero-length byte array (as an OleVariant) on failure.
An empty array will have a VarArrayHighBound of -1 meaning 0 elements.
GetEncoded
Returns the public key in DER format as an encoded string (such as base64 or hex). If the key type (such as RSA) supports both PKCS1 and PKCS8 formats, then preferPkcs1 determine which format is returned. The encoding specifies the encoding, which is typically "base64".
Returns a zero-length WideString on failure
topGetJwk
Gets the public key in JWK (JSON Web Key) format.
RSA public keys have this JWK format:
{"kty":"RSA", "n": "0vx7agoebGcQSuuPiLJXZptN9 ... U8awapJzKnqDKgw", "e":"AQAB"}
ECC public keys have this JWK format:
{"kty":"EC", "crv":"P-256", "x":"MKBCTNIcKUSDii11ySs3526iDZ8AiTo7Tu6KPAqv7D4", "y":"4Etl6SRW2YiLUrN5vfvVHuhp7x8PxltmWWlbbM4IFyM"}
Ed25519 public keys (added in v9.5.0.83) have this JWK format:
{"kty":"OKP", "crv":"Ed25519", "x": "SE2Kne5xt51z1eciMH2T2ftDQp96Gl6FhY6zSQujiP0"}
Returns a zero-length WideString on failure
GetJwkThumbprint
Returns the JWK thumbprint for the public key. This is the thumbprint of the JSON Web Key (JWK) as per RFC 7638.
Returns a zero-length WideString on failure
GetPem
Returns the public key in PEM format. If the key type (such as RSA) supports both PKCS1 and PKCS8 formats, then preferPkcs1 determine which format is returned.
Returns a zero-length WideString on failure
topGetXml
Gets the public key in XML format. The format depends on the key type. The key parts indicated by "..." are base64 encoded.
RSA public keys have this XML format:
<RSAPublicKey> <Modulus>...</Modulus> <Exponent>...</Exponent> </RSAPublicKey>
DSA public keys have this XML format:
<DSAPublicKey> <P>...</P> <Q>...</Q> <G>...</G> <Y>...</Y> </DSAPublicKey>
ECC public keys have this XML format:
<ECCPublicKey curve="CURVE_NAME" x="HEX_DATA" y="HEX_DATA">...</ECCPublicKey>
Returns a zero-length WideString on failure
topLoadBase64
Loads a public key from base64-encoded DER (can be PKCS1 or PKCS8).
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
topLoadBd
Loads a public key from any binary or string format where the data is contained in bd. Chilkat automatically recognizes the format and key type (RSA, EC, DSA, Ed25519, ..)
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
topLoadEcdsa
Loads an ECDSA public key directly from Qx, Qy values specified as a hex strings. The curveName can be one of the following:
- secp256r1
- secp384r1
- secp521r1
- secp256k1
- secp192r1
- secp224r1
- brainpoolp256r1
- brainpoolp160r1
- brainpoolp192r1
- brainpoolp224r1
- brainpoolp320r1
- brainpoolp384r1
- brainpoolp512r1
Note: ECDSA public keys of various formats, such as PKCS8, PKCS1, JWK, XML, binary DER, PEM, etc., can be loaded using the LoadBd, LoadFromBinary, LoadFromFile, and LoadFromString methods.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
LoadEd25519
Loads the public key object from a 32-byte ed25519 key specified as a hex string.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
topLoadFromBinary
Loads a public key from binary DER. Auto-recognizes both PKCS1 and PKCS8 formats.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
topLoadFromFile
Loads a public key from a file. The file can be in any string or binary format such as binary DER (PKCS1 or PKCS8), PEM, XML, or encoded binary DER (such as base64 encoded binary DER). The format of the contents of the file is auto-recognized.
Starting in version 9.5.0.66, this method also supports loading the JWK (JSON Web Key) format.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
topLoadFromString
Loads a public key from any string format, such as PEM, XML, or encoded binary DER (such as base64 encoded binary DER). The format of the keyString is auto-recognized.
Starting in version 9.5.0.66, this method also supports loading the JWK (JSON Web Key) format.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
SaveDerFile
Saves the public key to a file in binary DER format. If the key type (such as RSA) supports both PKCS1 and PKCS8 formats, then preferPkcs1 determine which format is returned.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.
topSavePemFile
Saves the public key to a file in PEM format. If the key type (such as RSA) supports both PKCS1 and PKCS8 formats, then preferPkcs1 determine which format is returned.
Returns 1 for success, 0 for failure.