FluentCertificates.Builder 0.5.3-ci0003

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paket add FluentCertificates.Builder --version 0.5.3-ci0003
                    
#r "nuget: FluentCertificates.Builder, 0.5.3-ci0003"
                    
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#addin nuget:?package=FluentCertificates.Builder&version=0.5.3-ci0003&prerelease
                    
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📖 FluentCertificates Overview

⚠️ Note: while version numbers are v0.x.y, this software is under initial development and there'll be breaking-changes in its API from version to version.

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FluentCertificates is a library using the Immutable Fluent Builder pattern for easily creating, finding and exporting certificates. Makes it simple to generate your own certificate chains, or just stand-alone self-signed certificates.

This project is published in three NuGet packages:

Unfortunately documentation is incomplete. You may find more examples within the project's unit tests.

CertificateBuilder examples

CertificateBuilder requires the FluentCertificates.Builder package and is found under the FluentCertificates namespace.

Create a CertificateRequest for signing, exporting and passing to a 3rd party CA:

var request = new CertificateBuilder()
    .SetUsage(CertificateUsage.Server)
    .SetSubject(b => b.SetCommonName("*.fake.domain"))
    .SetDnsNames("*.fake.domain", "fake.domain")
    .ToCertificateRequest();

Build a self-signed web server certificate:

//Using a fluent style
using var cert = new CertificateBuilder()
    .SetUsage(CertificateUsage.Server)
    .SetFriendlyName("Example self-signed web-server certificate")
    .SetSubject(b => b.SetCommonName("*.fake.domain"))
    .SetDnsNames("*.fake.domain", "fake.domain")
    .SetNotAfter(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddMonths(1))
    .Build();

//And just to demonstrate using object initializers (I'll use fluent style from now on though)
using var builder = new CertificateBuilder() {
    Usage = CertificateUsage.Server,
    FriendlyName = "Example self-signed web-server certificate",
    Subject = new X500NameBuilder().SetCommonName("*.fake.domain"),
    DnsNames = new[] { "*.fake.domain", "fake.domain" },
    NotAfter = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddMonths(1)
};
var cert = builder.Build();

Build a CA (certificate authority):

//A CA's expiry date must be later than that of any certificates it will issue
using var issuer = new CertificateBuilder()
    .SetUsage(CertificateUsage.CA)
    .SetFriendlyName("Example root CA")
    .SetSubject(b => b.SetCommonName("Example root CA"))
    .SetNotAfter(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddYears(100))
    .Build();

Build a client-auth certificate signed by a CA:

//Note: the 'issuer' certificate used must have a private-key attached in order to sign this new certificate
using var cert = new CertificateBuilder()
    .SetUsage(CertificateUsage.Client)
    .SetFriendlyName("Example client-auth certificate")
    .SetSubject(b => b.SetCommonName("User: Michael"))
    .SetNotAfter(DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddYears(1))
    .SetIssuer(issuer)
    .Build();

Advanced: Build a certificate with customized extensions:

using var cert = new CertificateBuilder()
    .SetFriendlyName("Example certificate with customized extensions")
    .SetSubject(b => b.SetCommonName("Example certificate with customized extensions"))
    .AddExtension(new X509BasicConstraintsExtension(false, false, 0, true))
    .AddExtension(new X509KeyUsageExtension(X509KeyUsageFlags.DigitalSignature | X509KeyUsageFlags.KeyEncipherment | X509KeyUsageFlags.DataEncipherment, true))
    .AddExtension(new X509EnhancedKeyUsageExtension(new OidCollection { new(KeyPurposeID.AnyExtendedKeyUsage.Id) }, false))
    .SetIssuer(issuer)
    .Build();

CertificateFinder examples

CertificateFinder requires the FluentCertificates.Finder package and is found under the FluentCertificates namespace.

TODO: document this


X500NameBuilder examples

X500NameBuilder requires the FluentCertificates.Builder package and is found under the FluentCertificates namespace.

TODO: document this; see unit tests for more examples


X509Certificate2 extension-methods

These extension methods require the FluentCertificates.Builder package and are found under the FluentCertificates.Extensions namespace.

TODO: document these; see unit tests for more examples

Extension-Method Description
BuildChain
ExportAsCert
ExportAsPkcs12
ExportAsPkcs7
ExportAsPem
ToPemString
ToBase64String
GetPrivateKey
IsValidNow
IsValid
IsSelfSigned
IsIssuedBy
VerifyIssuer

X509Chain extension-methods

These extension methods require the FluentCertificates.Builder package and are found under the FluentCertificates.Extensions namespace.

TODO: document these

Extension-Method Description
ToCollection
ToEnumerable
ExportAsPkcs7
ExportAsPkcs12
ExportAsPem
ToPemString

X509Certificate2Collection extension-methods

These extension methods require the FluentCertificates.Builder package and are found under the FluentCertificates.Extensions namespace.

TODO: document these

Extension-Method Description
ToEnumerable
ExportAsPkcs7
ExportAsPkcs12
ExportAsPem
ToPemString

IEnumerable<X509Certificate2> extension-methods

These extension methods require the FluentCertificates.Builder package and are found under the FluentCertificates.Extensions namespace.

TODO: document these

Extension-Method Description
ToCollection
FilterPrivateKeys
ExportAsPkcs7
ExportAsPkcs12
ExportAsPem
ToPemString

AsymmetricAlgorithm extension-methods

These extension methods require the FluentCertificates.Builder package and are found under the FluentCertificates.Extensions namespace.

TODO: document these

Extension-Method Description
ToPrivateKeyPemString
ToPublicKeyPemString
ExportAsPrivateKeyPem
ExportAsPublicKeyPem

CertificateRequest extension-methods

These extension methods require the FluentCertificates.Builder package and are found under the FluentCertificates.Extensions namespace.

Extension-Method Description
ToPemString() Exports the CertificateRequest to a PEM string.
ExportAsPem(string path) Exports the CertificateRequest to the specified PEM file.
ExportAsPem(TextWriter writer) Exports the CertificateRequest in PEM format to the given TextWriter.
ConvertToBouncyCastle() Converts the CertificateRequest to a BouncyCastle Pkcs10CertificationRequest

X509Extension extension-methods

These extension methods require the FluentCertificates.Builder package and are found under the FluentCertificates.Extensions namespace.

Extension-Method Description
dnExtension.ConvertToBouncyCastle() Converts a DotNet X509Extension to a BouncyCastle X509Extension.
bcExtension.ConvertToDotNet(string oid) Converts a BouncyCastle X509Extension to a DotNet X509Extension. A DotNet X509Extension includes an OID, but a BouncyCastle one doesn't, therefore one must be supplied in the parameters here.
bcExtension.ConvertToDotNet(DerObjectIdentifier oid) Converts a BouncyCastle X509Extension to a DotNet X509Extension. A DotNet X509Extension includes an OID, but a BouncyCastle one doesn't, therefore one must be supplied in the parameters here.
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