CkoCsp Swift 2 Reference Documentation

CkoCsp

Current Version: 9.5.0.76

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

let obj = CkoCsp()

Properties

DebugLogFilePath
DebugLogFilePath: String

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:

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

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EncryptAlgorithm
EncryptAlgorithm: String (read-only)

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

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EncryptAlgorithmID
EncryptAlgorithmID: Int (read-only)

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

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EncryptNumBits
EncryptNumBits: Int (read-only)

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

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HashAlgorithm
HashAlgorithm: String (read-only)

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

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HashAlgorithmID
HashAlgorithmID: Int (read-only)

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

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HashNumBits
HashNumBits: Int (read-only)

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

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LastErrorHtml
LastErrorHtml: String (read-only)

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.

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LastErrorText
LastErrorText: String (read-only)

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.

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LastErrorXml
LastErrorXml: String (read-only)

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.

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LastMethodSuccess
LastMethodSuccess: Bool
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.

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NumEncryptAlgorithms
NumEncryptAlgorithms: Int (read-only)

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

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NumHashAlgorithms
NumHashAlgorithms: Int (read-only)

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

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NumKeyContainers
NumKeyContainers: Int (read-only)

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

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NumKeyExchangeAlgorithms
NumKeyExchangeAlgorithms: Int (read-only)

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

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NumSignatureAlgorithms
NumSignatureAlgorithms: Int (read-only)

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

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ProviderName
ProviderName: String

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".

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ProviderType
ProviderType: Int (read-only)

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

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VerboseLogging
VerboseLogging: Bool

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.

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Version
Version: String (read-only)

Version of the component/library, such as "9.5.0.63"

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Methods

HasEncryptAlgorithm
HasEncryptAlgorithm(name: String, numBits: Int) -> Bool

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

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HasHashAlgorithm
HasHashAlgorithm(name: String, numBits: Int) -> Bool

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

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Initialize
Initialize() -> Bool

Intializes the Csp with the selected ProviderName.

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NthEncryptionAlgorithm
NthEncryptionAlgorithm(index: Int) -> String

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

Returns nil on failure

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NthEncryptionNumBits
NthEncryptionNumBits(index: Int) -> Int

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

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NthHashAlgorithmName
NthHashAlgorithmName(index: Int) -> String

To be documented soon...

Returns nil on failure

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NthHashNumBits
NthHashNumBits(index: Int) -> Int

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

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NthKeyContainerName
NthKeyContainerName(index: Int) -> String

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

Returns nil on failure

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NthKeyExchangeAlgorithm
NthKeyExchangeAlgorithm(index: Int) -> String

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

Returns nil on failure

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NthKeyExchangeNumBits
NthKeyExchangeNumBits(index: Int) -> Int

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

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NthSignatureAlgorithm
NthSignatureAlgorithm(index: Int) -> String

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

Returns nil on failure

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NthSignatureNumBits
NthSignatureNumBits(index: Int) -> Int

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

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SaveLastError
SaveLastError(path: String) -> Bool

Saves the last-error information (the contents of LastErrorXml) to an XML formatted file.

Returns true for success, false for failure.

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SetEncryptAlgorithm
SetEncryptAlgorithm(name: String) -> Int

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.)

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SetHashAlgorithm
SetHashAlgorithm(name: String) -> Int

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.

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SetProviderMicrosoftBase
SetProviderMicrosoftBase() -> Bool

Sets the CSP to the Base Microsoft Cryptographic Provider, which is the default.

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SetProviderMicrosoftEnhanced
SetProviderMicrosoftEnhanced() -> Bool

Sets the CSP to the Enhanced Microsoft Cryptographic Provider.

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SetProviderMicrosoftRsaAes
SetProviderMicrosoftRsaAes() -> Bool

Sets the CSP to the Microsoft Cryptographic RSA/AES Prototype Provider.

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SetProviderMicrosoftStrong
SetProviderMicrosoftStrong() -> Bool

Sets the CSP to the Strong Microsoft Cryptographic Provider.

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