xmltooling::SecurityHelper Class Reference

A helper class for working with keys, certificates, etc. More...

`#include <xmltooling/security/SecurityHelper.h>`

## Static Public Member Functions

static const char * | guessEncodingFormat (const char *pathname)
| Access a file to try and guess the encoding format used.
static XSECCryptoKey * | loadKeyFromFile (const char *pathname, const char *format=0, const char *password=0)
| Loads a private key from a local file.
static std::vector< XSECCryptoX509 * >::size_type | loadCertificatesFromFile (std::vector< XSECCryptoX509 * > &certs, const char *pathname, const char *format=0, const char *password=0)
| Loads certificate(s) from a local file.
static std::vector< XSECCryptoX509CRL * >::size_type | loadCRLsFromFile (std::vector< XSECCryptoX509CRL * > &crls, const char *pathname, const char *format=0)
| Loads CRL(s) from a local file.
static XSECCryptoKey * | loadKeyFromURL (SOAPTransport &transport, const char *backing, const char *format=0, const char *password=0)
| Loads a private key from a URL.
static std::vector< XSECCryptoX509 * >::size_type | loadCertificatesFromURL (std::vector< XSECCryptoX509 * > &certs, SOAPTransport &transport, const char *backing, const char *format=0, const char *password=0)
| Loads certificate(s) from a URL.
static std::vector< XSECCryptoX509CRL * >::size_type | loadCRLsFromURL (std::vector< XSECCryptoX509CRL * > &crls, SOAPTransport &transport, const char *backing, const char *format=0)
| Loads CRL(s) from a URL.
static bool | matches (const XSECCryptoKey &key1, const XSECCryptoKey &key2)
| Compares two keys for equality.
static std::string | doHash (const char *hashAlg, const char *buf, unsigned long buflen, bool toHex=true)
| Performs a hash operation over the supplied data.
static std::string | getDEREncoding (const Credential &cred, const char *hash=0, bool nowrap=true)
| Returns the base64-encoded DER encoding of a public key in SubjectPublicKeyInfo format.
static std::string | getDEREncoding (const XSECCryptoKey &key, const char *hash=0, bool nowrap=true)
| Returns the base64-encoded DER encoding of a public key in SubjectPublicKeyInfo format.
static std::string | getDEREncoding (const XSECCryptoX509 &cert, const char *hash=0, bool nowrap=true)
| Returns the base64-encoded DER encoding of a certifiate's public key in SubjectPublicKeyInfo format.
static XSECCryptoKey * | fromDEREncoding (const char *buf, unsigned long buflen, bool base64=true)
| Decodes a DER-encoded public key.
static XSECCryptoKey * | fromDEREncoding (const XMLCh *buf)
| Decodes a base64-encoded and DER-encoded public key.

## Detailed Description

A helper class for working with keys, certificates, etc.

## Member Function Documentation

## doHash()

static std::string xmltooling::SecurityHelper::doHash | ( | const char * | hashAlg,
|  | const char * | buf,
|  | unsigned long | buflen,
|  | bool | toHex = true )

static

Performs a hash operation over the supplied data.

Parameters

  hashAlg | name of hash algorithm, syntax specific to crypto provider
  buf | input data to hash
  buflen | length of input data
  toHex | if true, hex-encodes the resulting raw bytes

Returns
  result of hash operation, or an empty string

## fromDEREncoding() [1/2]

static XSECCryptoKey * xmltooling::SecurityHelper::fromDEREncoding | ( | const char * | buf,
|  | unsigned long | buflen,
|  | bool | base64 = true )

static

Decodes a DER-encoded public key.

Parameters

  buf | DER encoded data
  buflen | length of data in bytes
  base64 | true iff DER is base64-encoded

Returns
  the decoded public key, or nullptr

## fromDEREncoding() [2/2]

static XSECCryptoKey * xmltooling::SecurityHelper::fromDEREncoding | ( | const XMLCh * | buf | ) |

static

Decodes a base64-encoded and DER-encoded public key.

Parameters

  buf | base64 and DER encoded data

Returns
  the decoded public key, or nullptr

## getDEREncoding() [1/3]

static std::string xmltooling::SecurityHelper::getDEREncoding | ( | const Credential & | cred,
|  | const char * | hash = 0,
|  | bool | nowrap = true )

static

Returns the base64-encoded DER encoding of a public key in SubjectPublicKeyInfo format.

If a hash algorithm is provided, the data is digested before being base64-encoded.

Parameters

  cred | the credential containing the key to encode
  hash | optional name of hash algorithm, syntax specific to crypto provider
  nowrap | if true, any linefeeds will be stripped from the result

Returns
  the base64 encoded key value

## getDEREncoding() [2/3]

static std::string xmltooling::SecurityHelper::getDEREncoding | ( | const XSECCryptoKey & | key,
|  | const char * | hash = 0,
|  | bool | nowrap = true )

static

Returns the base64-encoded DER encoding of a public key in SubjectPublicKeyInfo format.

If a hash algorithm is provided, the data is digested before being base64-encoded.

Parameters

  key | the key to encode
  hash | optional name of hash algorithm, syntax specific to crypto provider
  nowrap | if true, any linefeeds will be stripped from the result

Returns
  the base64 encoded key value

## getDEREncoding() [3/3]

static std::string xmltooling::SecurityHelper::getDEREncoding | ( | const XSECCryptoX509 & | cert,
|  | const char * | hash = 0,
|  | bool | nowrap = true )

static

Returns the base64-encoded DER encoding of a certifiate's public key in SubjectPublicKeyInfo format.

If a hash algorithm is provided, the data is digested before being base64-encoded.

Parameters

  cert | the certificate's key to encode
  hash | optional name of hash algorithm, syntax specific to crypto provider
  nowrap | if true, any linefeeds will be stripped from the result

Returns
  the base64 encoded key value

## guessEncodingFormat()

static const char * xmltooling::SecurityHelper::guessEncodingFormat | ( | const char * | pathname | ) |

static

Access a file to try and guess the encoding format used.

Parameters

  pathname | path to file

Returns
  constant identifying encoding format

## loadCertificatesFromFile()

static std::vector< XSECCryptoX509 * >::size_type xmltooling::SecurityHelper::loadCertificatesFromFile | ( | std::vector< XSECCryptoX509 * > & | certs,
|  | const char * | pathname,
|  | const char * | format = 0,
|  | const char * | password = 0 )

static

Loads certificate(s) from a local file.

Parameters

  certs | array to populate with certificate(s)
  pathname | path to file containing certificate(s)
  format | optional constant identifying certificate encoding format
  password | optional password to decrypt certificate(s)

Returns
  size of the resulting array

## loadCertificatesFromURL()

static std::vector< XSECCryptoX509 * >::size_type xmltooling::SecurityHelper::loadCertificatesFromURL | ( | std::vector< XSECCryptoX509 * > & | certs,
|  | SOAPTransport & | transport,
|  | const char * | backing,
|  | const char * | format = 0,
|  | const char * | password = 0 )

static

Loads certificate(s) from a URL.

Parameters

  certs | array to populate with certificate(s)
  transport | object to use to acquire certificate(s)
  backing | backing file for certificate(s) (written to or read from if download fails)
  format | optional constant identifying certificate encoding format
  password | optional password to decrypt certificate(s)

Returns
  size of the resulting array

## loadCRLsFromFile()

static std::vector< XSECCryptoX509CRL * >::size_type xmltooling::SecurityHelper::loadCRLsFromFile | ( | std::vector< XSECCryptoX509CRL * > & | crls,
|  | const char * | pathname,
|  | const char * | format = 0 )

static

Loads CRL(s) from a local file.

Parameters

  crls | array to populate with CRL(s)
  pathname | path to file containing CRL(s)
  format | optional constant identifying CRL encoding format

Returns
  size of the resulting array

## loadCRLsFromURL()

static std::vector< XSECCryptoX509CRL * >::size_type xmltooling::SecurityHelper::loadCRLsFromURL | ( | std::vector< XSECCryptoX509CRL * > & | crls,
|  | SOAPTransport & | transport,
|  | const char * | backing,
|  | const char * | format = 0 )

static

Loads CRL(s) from a URL.

Parameters

  crls | array to populate with CRL(s)
  transport | object to use to acquire CRL(s)
  backing | backing file for CRL(s) (written to or read from if download fails)
  format | optional constant identifying CRL encoding format

Returns
  size of the resulting array

## loadKeyFromFile()

static XSECCryptoKey * xmltooling::SecurityHelper::loadKeyFromFile | ( | const char * | pathname,
|  | const char * | format = 0,
|  | const char * | password = 0 )

static

Loads a private key from a local file.

Parameters

  pathname | path to file containing key
  format | optional constant identifying key encoding format
  password | optional password to decrypt key

Returns
  a populated key object

## loadKeyFromURL()

static XSECCryptoKey * xmltooling::SecurityHelper::loadKeyFromURL | ( | SOAPTransport & | transport,
|  | const char * | backing,
|  | const char * | format = 0,
|  | const char * | password = 0 )

static

Loads a private key from a URL.

Parameters

  transport | object to use to acquire key
  backing | backing file for key (written to or read from if download fails)
  format | optional constant identifying key encoding format
  password | optional password to decrypt key

Returns
  a populated key object

## matches()

static bool xmltooling::SecurityHelper::matches | ( | const XSECCryptoKey & | key1,
|  | const XSECCryptoKey & | key2 )

static

Compares two keys for equality.

Parameters

  key1 | first key to compare
  key2 | second key to compare

Returns
  true iff the keys match

The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

- xmltooling/security/SecurityHelper.h