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

[ServiceContract(Name = "CertificateAuthorityService", Namespace = "http://schemas.nevatech.com/sentinet/2011/02", SessionMode = SessionMode.Allowed)]
public interface ICertificateAuthorityService

Methods

CreateCertificate(string)

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

Declaration

[OperationContract]
CertificateInfo CreateCertificate(string subjectName)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	subjectName	New certificate's subject distinguished name.

Returns

Type	Description
CertificateInfo	Created X.509 certificate with its basic information.

CreateCertificate(string, int, string)

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

Declaration

[OperationContract(Name = "CreatePfxCertificate")]
CertificateInfo CreateCertificate(string subjectName, int validDays, string password)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	subjectName	New certificate's subject distinguished name.
int	validDays	Requested number of days after which the certificate expires. This value can be automatically limited by Repository expirationMonths configuration value.
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

[OperationContract]
[SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Design", "CA1024:UsePropertiesWhereAppropriate")]
Collection<CertificateInfo> GetCertificateAuthorities()

Returns

Type	Description
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

[OperationContract]
string SignCertificateRequest(string request)

Parameters

Type	Name	Description
string	request	Base64-encoded certificate's signing request that needs to be signed.

Returns

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