Interface ICertificateAuthorityService

Defines the contract for X.509 Certificate Authority service generating custom certificates.

Namespace: Nevatech.Vsb.Repository.Services
Assembly: Nevatech.Vsb.Repository.dll
Syntax
public interface ICertificateAuthorityService

Methods

CreateCertificate(String)

Create new X.509 certificate issued by Repository Certificate Authority.

Declaration
CertificateInfo CreateCertificate(string subjectName)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String subjectName

New certificate's subject distinguished name.
Returns
Type Description
CertificateInfo

Created X.509 certificate with its basic information.

CreateCertificate(String, Int32, String)

Create new X.509 certificate issued by Repository Certificate Authority.

Declaration
CertificateInfo CreateCertificate(string subjectName, int validDays, string password)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String subjectName

New certificate's subject distinguished name.
System.Int32 validDays

Requested number of days after which the certificate expires. This value can be automatically limited by Repository expirationMonths configuration value.
System.String password

Password for the resulting PFX file.
Returns
Type Description
CertificateInfo

Created X.509 certificate with its basic information and password protected PFX data in its RawData property.

GetCertificateAuthorities()

Returns X.509 certificates belonging to Certificate Authorities that have to be trusted by service providers and consumers.

Declaration
Collection<CertificateInfo> GetCertificateAuthorities()
Returns
Type Description
System.Collections.ObjectModel.Collection<CertificateInfo>

X.509 certificates belonging to Certificate Authorities.

SignCertificateRequest(String)

Signs provided X.509 certificate signing request (CSR) using Repository Certificate Authority certificate.

Declaration
string SignCertificateRequest(string request)
Parameters
Type Name Description
System.String request

Base64-encoded certificate's signing request that needs to be signed.
Returns
Type Description
System.String

Base64-encoded signed request that needs to be merged with the requestor's private key.