ObtainNewCertificate(IEasyUAClientServerApplication,UAEndpointDescriptor) Method

Obtains a new application own certificate from the certificate manager, and stores it for subsequent usage.

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
<ExtensionAttribute()>
<NotNullAttribute()>
Public Overloads Shared Function ObtainNewCertificate( _
   ByVal application As IEasyUAClientServerApplication, _
   ByVal gdsEndpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor _
) As IPkiCertificate

'Usage
 
Dim application As IEasyUAClientServerApplication
Dim gdsEndpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor
Dim value As IPkiCertificate
 
value = IEasyUAClientServerApplicationExtension.ObtainNewCertificate(application, gdsEndpointDescriptor)

[Extension()]
[NotNull()]
public static IPkiCertificate ObtainNewCertificate( 
   IEasyUAClientServerApplication application,
   UAEndpointDescriptor gdsEndpointDescriptor
)

[Extension()]
[NotNull()]
public:
static IPkiCertificate^ ObtainNewCertificate( 
   IEasyUAClientServerApplication^ application,
   UAEndpointDescriptor^ gdsEndpointDescriptor
)

Parameters

application: The OPC UA client/server application object that will perform the operation.
gdsEndpointDescriptor: The GDS endpoint acting as OPC UA certificate manager (CM).

Return Value

Returns the certificate obtained from the certificate manager.

Exceptions

Exception Description

Exception	Description
System.ArgumentNullException	A `null` reference (`Nothing` in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument. This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.
System.OperationCanceledException	An operation that the thread was execution has been cancelled.
OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.UAException	The OPC UA operation has failed. This operation exception in uniformly used to allow common handling of various kinds of errors. The System.Exception.InnerException always contains information about the actual error cause. This is an operation error that depends on factors external to your program, and thus cannot be always avoided. Your code must handle it appropriately.

System.ArgumentNullException

A null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic) is passed to a method that does not accept it as a valid argument.

This is a usage error, i.e. it will never occur (the exception will not be thrown) in a correctly written program. Your code should not catch this exception.

System.OperationCanceledException An operation that the thread was execution has been cancelled.

OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel.UAException

The OPC UA operation has failed. This operation exception in uniformly used to allow common handling of various kinds of errors. The System.Exception.InnerException always contains information about the actual error cause.

This is an operation error that depends on factors external to your program, and thus cannot be always avoided. Your code must handle it appropriately.

Remarks

The operation is synchronous. It can take considerable time to execute, because it involves multiple steps, and waiting for a finalization of the request by the GDS (see the OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Gds.IEasyUACertificateManagement.FinishRequest method).

For an alternative based on asynchronous programming model (APM, System.IAsyncResult) pattern, see the BeginObtainNewCertificate method and related extension methods.

For a task-based asynchronous programming pattern alternative, see the ObtainNewCertificateAsync(IEasyUAClientServerApplication,UAEndpointDescriptor) extension method and its overloads.

For an alternative based on asynchronous programming model (APM, System.IAsyncResult) pattern, see the BeginObtainNewCertificate method and related extension methods.

For a task-based asynchronous programming pattern alternative, see the ObtainNewCertificateAsync(IEasyUAClientServerApplication,UAEndpointDescriptor) extension method and its overloads.

Example

.NET

// Shows how to obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS), and store it for subsequent usage.

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

namespace UADocExamples.Application._IEasyUAClientServerApplication
{
    partial class ObtainNewCertificate
    {
        public static void Main1()
        {
            // Define which GDS we will work with.
            UAEndpointDescriptor gdsEndpointDescriptor =
                ((UAEndpointDescriptor)"opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer")
                .WithUserNameIdentity("appadmin", "demo");

            // Obtain the application interface.
            EasyUAApplication application = EasyUAApplication.Instance;

            // Display which application we are about to work with.
            Console.WriteLine("Application URI string: {0}",
                application.GetApplicationElement().ApplicationUriString);
            
            // Obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS), and store it for subsequent usage.
            IPkiCertificate certificate;
            try
            {
                certificate = application.ObtainNewCertificate(gdsEndpointDescriptor);
            }
            catch (UAException uaException)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException().Message);
                return;
            }

            // Display results
            Console.WriteLine("Certificate: {0}", certificate);
        }
    }
}

# Shows how to obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS), and store it for subsequent
# usage.

# 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.Extensions import *
from OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.OperationModel import *


# Define which GDS we will work with.
gdsEndpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptor('opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer')
gdsEndpointDescriptor = UAEndpointDescriptorExtension.WithUserNameIdentity(gdsEndpointDescriptor,
                                                                           'appadmin', 'demo')

# Obtain the application interface.
application = EasyUAApplication.Instance

# Display which application we are about to work with.
applicationElement = IEasyUAClientServerApplicationExtension.GetApplicationElement(application)
print('Application URI string: ', applicationElement.ApplicationUriString, sep='')

# Obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS), and store it for subsequent usage.
try:
    print('Obtaining new certificate...')
    certificate = IEasyUAClientServerApplicationExtension.ObtainNewCertificate(application, gdsEndpointDescriptor)
except UAException as uaException:
    print('*** Failure: ' + uaException.GetBaseException().Message)
    exit()

# Display results.
print('Certificate: ', certificate, sep='')

print()
print('Finished.')

' Shows how to obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS), and store it for subsequent usage.

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

Namespace Application._IEasyUAClientServerApplication
    Partial Friend Class ObtainNewCertificate
        Public Shared Sub Main1()

            ' Define which GDS we will work with.
            Dim gdsEndpointDescriptor As UAEndpointDescriptor =
                New UAEndpointDescriptor("opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer") _
                .WithUserNameIdentity("appadmin", "demo")

            ' Obtain the application interface.
            Dim application As EasyUAApplication = EasyUAApplication.Instance

            ' Display which application we are about to work with.
            Console.WriteLine("Application URI string: {0}",
                application.GetApplicationElement().ApplicationUriString)

            ' Obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS), and store it for subsequent usage.
            Dim certificate As PkiCertificate
            Try
                certificate = application.ObtainNewCertificate(gdsEndpointDescriptor)
            Catch uaException As UAException
                Console.WriteLine("*** Failure: {0}", uaException.GetBaseException.Message)
                Exit Sub
            End Try

            ' Display results
            Console.WriteLine("Certificate: {0}", certificate)
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

Object Pascal
PHP
Visual Basic (VB 6.0)
VBScript

// Shows how to obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS),
// and store it for subsequent usage.

class procedure ObtainNewCertificate.Main;
var
  Application: TEasyUAApplication;
  ApplicationElement: _UAApplicationElement;
  Certificate: _PkiCertificate;
  GdsEndpointDescriptor: _UAEndpointDescriptor;
  Arguments: _UAObtainCertificateArguments;
begin
  // Define which GDS we will work with.
  GdsEndpointDescriptor := CoUAEndpointDescriptor.Create;
  GdsEndpointDescriptor.UrlString := 'opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer';
  GdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.UserName := 'appadmin';
  GdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.Password := 'demo';

  // Obtain the application interface.
  Application := TEasyUAApplication.Create(nil);

  // Display which application we are about to work with.
  ApplicationElement := Application.GetApplicationElement;
  WriteLn('Application URI string: ', Application.GetApplicationElement.ApplicationUriString);

  // Obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS), and store it for subsequent usage.
  Arguments := CoUAObtainCertificateArguments.Create;
  Arguments.Parameters.GdsEndpointDescriptor := GdsEndpointDescriptor;

  try
    Certificate := Application.ObtainNewCertificate(Arguments);
  except
    on E: EOleException do
    begin
      WriteLn(Format('*** Failure: %s', [E.GetBaseException.Message]));
    end;
  end;

  // Display results
  WriteLn('Certificate: ', (Certificate as _PKICertificate).ToString);
end;

// Shows how to obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS),
// and store it for subsequent usage.

// Define which GDS we will work with.
$GdsEndpointDescriptor = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor");
$GdsEndpointDescriptor->UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer";
$GdsEndpointDescriptor->UserIdentity->UserNameTokenInfo->UserName = "appadmin";
$GdsEndpointDescriptor->UserIdentity->UserNameTokenInfo->Password = "demo";

// Obtain the application interface.
$Application = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application.EasyUAApplication");

// Display which application we are about to work with.
$ApplicationElement = $Application->GetApplicationElement;
printf("Application URI string: %s\n", $Application->GetApplicationElement->ApplicationUriString);

// Obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS), and store it for subsequent usage.
$Arguments = new COM("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application.UAObtainCertificateArguments");
$Arguments->Parameters->GdsEndpointDescriptor = $GdsEndpointDescriptor;

try
{
    $Certificate = $Application->ObtainNewCertificate($Arguments);
}
catch (com_exception $e)
{
    printf("*** Failure: %s\n", $e->getMessage());
    exit();
}

// Display results
printf("Certificate: %s\n", $Certificate);

Rem Shows how to obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS),
Rem and store it for subsequent usage.

Private Sub IEasyUAClientServerApplication_ObtainNewCertificate_Main_Command_Click()
    OutputText = ""
    
    ' Define which GDS we will work with.
    Dim gdsEndpointDescriptor As New UAEndpointDescriptor
    gdsEndpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer"
    gdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.UserName = "appadmin"
    gdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.Password = "demo"
    
    ' Obtain the application interface
    Dim Application As New EasyUAApplication
    
    ' Display which application we are about to work with.
    OutputText = OutputText & "Application URI string: " & Application.GetApplicationElement.applicationUriString & vbCrLf

    ' Obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS), and store it for subsequent usage.
    Dim arguments As New UAObtainCertificateArguments
    Set arguments.Parameters.gdsEndpointDescriptor = gdsEndpointDescriptor
    
    On Error Resume Next
    Dim certificate As PkiCertificate
    Set certificate = Application.ObtainNewCertificate(arguments)
    If Err.Number <> 0 Then
        OutputText = OutputText & "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description & vbCrLf
        Exit Sub
    End If
    On Error GoTo 0

    ' Display results
    OutputText = OutputText & "Certificate: " & certificate & vbCrLf
End Sub

Rem Shows how to obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS), and store it for subsequent usage.

Option Explicit

' Define which GDS we will work with.
Dim GdsEndpointDescriptor: Set GdsEndpointDescriptor = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.UAEndpointDescriptor")
GdsEndpointDescriptor.UrlString = "opc.tcp://opcua.demo-this.com:58810/GlobalDiscoveryServer"
GdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.UserName = "appadmin"
GdsEndpointDescriptor.UserIdentity.UserNameTokenInfo.Password = "demo"

' Obtain the application interface.
Dim Application: Set Application = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application.EasyUAApplication")

' Display which application we are about to work with.
Dim ApplicationElement: Set ApplicationElement = Application.GetApplicationElement
WScript.Echo "Application URI string: " & Application.GetApplicationElement.ApplicationUriString

Rem Obtain a new application certificate from the certificate manager (GDS), and store it for subsequent usage.
Dim Arguments: Set Arguments = CreateObject("OpcLabs.EasyOpc.UA.Application.UAObtainCertificateArguments")
Set Arguments.Parameters.GdsEndpointDescriptor = GdsEndpointDescriptor
On Error Resume Next
Dim Certificate: Set Certificate = Application.ObtainNewCertificate(Arguments)
If Err.Number <> 0 Then
    WScript.Echo "*** Failure: " & Err.Source & ": " & Err.Description
    WScript.Quit
End If
On Error Goto 0

' Display results
WScript.Echo "Certificate: " & Certificate

Requirements

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

Reference

IEasyUAClientServerApplicationExtension Class
IEasyUAClientServerApplicationExtension Members
Overload List

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