OPC Studio User's Guide and Reference
Thumbprint Property (_PkiCertificate)
Example 



OpcLabs.BaseLib Assembly > OpcLabs.BaseLib.Security.Cryptography.PkiCertificates.ComTypes Namespace > _PkiCertificate Interface : Thumbprint Property
Syntax
'Declaration
 
<JetBrains.Annotations.CanBeNullAttribute()>
ReadOnly Property Thumbprint As String
'Usage
 
Dim instance As _PkiCertificate
Dim value As String
 
value = instance.Thumbprint
[JetBrains.Annotations.CanBeNull()]
string Thumbprint {get;}
[JetBrains.Annotations.CanBeNull()]
property String^ Thumbprint {
   String^ get();
}

Property Value

The value of this property can be null (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

This member or type is for use from COM. It is not meant to be used from .NET or Python. Refer to the corresponding .NET member or type instead, if you are developing in .NET or Python.

Example
// Shows how to assure presence of the own application certificate pack, and display default application certificate
// thumbprint.
//
// Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
// OPC client and subscriber examples in C# on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-CSharp .
// Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
// a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

using System;
using OpcLabs.BaseLib.Security.Cryptography.PkiCertificates;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application.Extensions;
using OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel;

namespace UADocExamples.Application._IEasyUAClientServerApplication
{
    class AssureOwnCertificatePack
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Obtain the application interface.
            EasyUAApplication application = EasyUAApplication.Instance;
            
            try
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Assuring presence of the own application certificate pack...");
                bool created = application.AssureOwnCertificatePack();

                Console.WriteLine(created
                    ? "A new certificate pack has been created."
                    : "An existing certificate pack has been found.");

                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine("Finding the current default application certificate...");
                IPkiCertificate pkiCertificate = application.FindOwnCertificate();

                Console.WriteLine();
                Console.WriteLine($"The thumbprint of the current default application certificate is: {pkiCertificate?.Thumbprint}");
            }
            catch (UAException uaException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }
        }
    }
}
' Shows how to assure presence of the own application certificate pack, and display default application certificate
' thumbprint.
'
' Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
' OPC client and subscriber examples in VB.NET on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-VBNET .
' Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
' a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.

Imports OpcLabs.BaseLib.Security.Cryptography.PkiCertificates
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application.Extensions
Imports OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel

Namespace Application._IEasyUAClientServerApplication
    Friend Class AssureOwnCertificatePack
        Public Shared Sub Main1()
            ' Obtain the application interface.
            Dim application As EasyUAApplication = EasyUAApplication.Instance

            Try
                Console.WriteLine("Assuring presence of the own application certificate pack...")
                Dim created As Boolean = application.AssureOwnCertificatePack()

                Console.WriteLine(If(created,
                                  "A new certificate pack has been created.",
                                  "An existing certificate pack has been found."))

                Console.WriteLine()
                Console.WriteLine("Finding the current default application certificate...")
                Dim pkiCertificate As IPkiCertificate = application.FindOwnCertificate()

                Console.WriteLine()
                Console.WriteLine($"The thumbprint of the current default application certificate is: {pkiCertificate?.Thumbprint}")
            Catch uaException As UAException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace
# Shows how to assure presence of the own application certificate pack, and display default application certificate 
# thumbprint.
#
# Find all latest examples here: https://opclabs.doc-that.com/files/onlinedocs/OPCLabs-OpcStudio/Latest/examples.html .
# OPC client and subscriber examples in Python on GitHub: https://github.com/OPCLabs/Examples-QuickOPC-Python .
# Missing some example? Ask us for it on our Online Forums, https://www.opclabs.com/forum/index ! You do not have to own
# a commercial license in order to use Online Forums, and we reply to every post.
# The QuickOPC package is needed. Install it using "pip install opclabs_quickopc".
import opclabs_quickopc

# Import .NET namespaces.
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application.Extensions import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *


# Obtain the application interface.
application = EasyUAApplication.Instance

try:
    print('Assuring presence of the own application certificate pack...')
    created = IEasyUAClientServerApplicationExtension.AssureOwnCertificatePack(application)

    print('A new certificate pack has been created.' if created else 'An existing certificate pack has been found.')

    print()
    print('Finding the current default application certificate...')
    pkiCertificate = IEasyUAClientServerApplicationExtension.FindOwnCertificate(application)

    print()
    print('The thumbprint of the current default application certificate is: ',
          None if pkiCertificate is None else pkiCertificate.Thumbprint,
          sep='')
except UAException as uaException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()

print()
print('Finished.')
Requirements

Target Platforms: .NET Framework: Windows 10 (selected versions), Windows 11 (selected versions), Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022; .NET: Linux, macOS, Microsoft Windows

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