QSslCertificate

The QSslCertificate class provides a convenient API for an X509 certificate. More…

Inheritance diagram of PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate

Synopsis

Functions

Static functions

  • def fromData (data[, format=QSsl.Pem])

  • def fromDevice (device[, format=QSsl.Pem])

  • def fromPath (path, format, syntax)

  • def fromPath (path[, format=QSsl.Pem[, syntax=PatternSyntax.FixedString]])

  • def importPkcs12 (device, key, cert[, caCertificates=None[, passPhrase=QByteArray()]])

  • def verify (certificateChain[, hostName=””])

Detailed Description

QSslCertificate stores an X509 certificate, and is commonly used to verify the identity and store information about the local host, a remotely connected peer, or a trusted third party Certificate Authority.

There are many ways to construct a QSslCertificate . The most common way is to call peerCertificate() , which returns a QSslCertificate object, or peerCertificateChain() , which returns a list of them. You can also load certificates from a DER (binary) or PEM (Base64) encoded bundle, typically stored as one or more local files, or in a Qt Resource.

You can call isNull() to check if your certificate is null. By default, QSslCertificate constructs a null certificate. A null certificate is invalid, but an invalid certificate is not necessarily null. If you want to reset all contents in a certificate, call clear() .

After loading a certificate, you can find information about the certificate, its subject, and its issuer, by calling one of the many accessor functions, including version() , serialNumber() , issuerInfo() and subjectInfo() . You can call effectiveDate() and expiryDate() to check when the certificate starts being effective and when it expires. The publicKey() function returns the certificate subject’s public key as a QSslKey . You can call issuerInfo() or subjectInfo() to get detailed information about the certificate issuer and its subject.

Internally, QSslCertificate is stored as an X509 structure. You can access this handle by calling handle() , but the results are likely to not be portable.

See also

QSslSocket QSslKey QSslCipher QSslError

class PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate(device[, format=QSsl.Pem])

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate([data=QByteArray()[, format=QSsl.Pem]])

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate(other)

param format:

EncodingFormat

param device:

PySide2.QtCore.QIODevice

param other:

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate

param data:

PySide2.QtCore.QByteArray

Constructs a QSslCertificate by reading format encoded data from device and using the first certificate found. You can later call isNull() to see if device contained a certificate, and if this certificate was loaded successfully.

Constructs an identical copy of other .

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.SubjectInfo

Describes keys that you can pass to issuerInfo() or subjectInfo() to get information about the certificate issuer or subject.

Constant

Description

QSslCertificate.Organization

“O” The name of the organization.

QSslCertificate.CommonName

“CN” The common name; most often this is used to store the host name.

QSslCertificate.LocalityName

“L” The locality.

QSslCertificate.OrganizationalUnitName

“OU” The organizational unit name.

QSslCertificate.CountryName

“C” The country.

QSslCertificate.StateOrProvinceName

“ST” The state or province.

QSslCertificate.DistinguishedNameQualifier

The distinguished name qualifier

QSslCertificate.SerialNumber

The certificate’s serial number

QSslCertificate.EmailAddress

The email address associated with the certificate
PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.PatternSyntax

The syntax used to interpret the meaning of the pattern.

Constant

Description

QSslCertificate.PatternSyntax.RegularExpression

A rich Perl-like pattern matching syntax.

QSslCertificate.PatternSyntax.Wildcard

This provides a simple pattern matching syntax similar to that used by shells (command interpreters) for “file globbing”. See QRegularExpression Wildcard Matching .

QSslCertificate.PatternSyntax.FixedString

The pattern is a fixed string. This is equivalent to using the pattern on a string in which all metacharacters are escaped using escape(). This is the default.

New in version 5.15.

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.clear()

Clears the contents of this certificate, making it a null certificate.

See also

isNull()

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.digest([algorithm=QCryptographicHash.Md5])
Parameters:

algorithm – Algorithm

Return type:

PySide2.QtCore.QByteArray

Returns a cryptographic digest of this certificate. By default, an MD5 digest will be generated, but you can also specify a custom algorithm .

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.effectiveDate()
Return type:

PySide2.QtCore.QDateTime

Returns the date-time that the certificate becomes valid, or an empty QDateTime if this is a null certificate.

See also

expiryDate()

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.expiryDate()
Return type:

PySide2.QtCore.QDateTime

Returns the date-time that the certificate expires, or an empty QDateTime if this is a null certificate.

See also

effectiveDate()

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.extensions()
Return type:

Returns a list containing the X509 extensions of this certificate.

static PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.fromData(data[, format=QSsl.Pem])
Parameters:
Return type:

Searches for and parses all certificates in data that are encoded in the specified format and returns them in a list of certificates.

See also

fromDevice()

static PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.fromDevice(device[, format=QSsl.Pem])
Parameters:
Return type:

Searches for and parses all certificates in device that are encoded in the specified format and returns them in a list of certificates.

See also

fromData()

static PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.fromPath(path, format, syntax)
Parameters:
Return type:

Note

This function is deprecated.

static PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.fromPath(path[, format=QSsl.Pem[, syntax=PatternSyntax.FixedString]])
Parameters:
Return type:

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.handle()
Return type:

Qt::HANDLE

Returns a pointer to the native certificate handle, if there is one, else None .

You can use this handle, together with the native API, to access extended information about the certificate.

Warning

Use of this function has a high probability of being non-portable, and its return value may vary from platform to platform or change from minor release to minor release.

static PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.importPkcs12(device, key, cert[, caCertificates=None[, passPhrase=QByteArray()]])
Parameters:
Return type:

bool

Imports a PKCS#12 (pfx) file from the specified device . A PKCS#12 file is a bundle that can contain a number of certificates and keys. This method reads a single key , its certificate and any associated caCertificates from the bundle. If a passPhrase is specified then this will be used to decrypt the bundle. Returns true if the PKCS#12 file was successfully loaded.

Note

The device must be open and ready to be read from.

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.isBlacklisted()
Return type:

bool

Returns true if this certificate is blacklisted; otherwise returns false .

See also

isNull()

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.isNull()
Return type:

bool

Returns true if this is a null certificate (i.e., a certificate with no contents); otherwise returns false .

By default, QSslCertificate constructs a null certificate.

See also

clear()

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.isSelfSigned()
Return type:

bool

Returns true if this certificate is self signed; otherwise returns false .

A certificate is considered self-signed its issuer and subject are identical.

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.issuerDisplayName()
Return type:

str

Returns a name that describes the issuer. It returns the CommonName if available, otherwise falls back to the first Organization or the first OrganizationalUnitName .

See also

issuerInfo()

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.issuerInfo(attribute)
Parameters:

attribute – PySide2.QtCore.QByteArray

Return type:

list of strings

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.issuerInfo(info)
Parameters:

info – SubjectInfo

Return type:

list of strings

Returns the issuer information for the subject from the certificate, or an empty list if there is no information for subject in the certificate. There can be more than one entry of each type.

See also

subjectInfo()

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.issuerInfoAttributes()
Return type:

Returns a list of the attributes that have values in the issuer information of this certificate. The information associated with a given attribute can be accessed using the issuerInfo() method. Note that this list may include the OIDs for any elements that are not known by the SSL backend.

See also

subjectInfo()

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.__ne__(other)
Parameters:

other – PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate

Return type:

bool

Returns true if this certificate is not the same as other ; otherwise returns false .

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.__eq__(other)
Parameters:

other – PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate

Return type:

bool

Returns true if this certificate is the same as other ; otherwise returns false .

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.publicKey()
Return type:

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslKey

Returns the certificate subject’s public key.

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.serialNumber()
Return type:

PySide2.QtCore.QByteArray

Returns the certificate’s serial number string in hexadecimal format.

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.subjectAlternativeNames()
Return type:

Returns the list of alternative subject names for this certificate. The alternative names typically contain host names, optionally with wildcards, that are valid for this certificate.

These names are tested against the connected peer’s host name, if either the subject information for CommonName doesn’t define a valid host name, or the subject info name doesn’t match the peer’s host name.

See also

subjectInfo()

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.subjectDisplayName()
Return type:

str

Returns a name that describes the subject. It returns the CommonName if available, otherwise falls back to the first Organization or the first OrganizationalUnitName .

See also

subjectInfo()

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.subjectInfo(info)
Parameters:

info – SubjectInfo

Return type:

list of strings

Returns the information for the subject , or an empty list if there is no information for subject in the certificate. There can be more than one entry of each type.

See also

issuerInfo()

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.subjectInfo(attribute)
Parameters:

attribute – PySide2.QtCore.QByteArray

Return type:

list of strings

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.subjectInfoAttributes()
Return type:

Returns a list of the attributes that have values in the subject information of this certificate. The information associated with a given attribute can be accessed using the subjectInfo() method. Note that this list may include the OIDs for any elements that are not known by the SSL backend.

See also

subjectInfo()

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.swap(other)
Parameters:

other – PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate

Swaps this certificate instance with other . This function is very fast and never fails.

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.toDer()
Return type:

PySide2.QtCore.QByteArray

Returns this certificate converted to a DER (binary) encoded representation.

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.toPem()
Return type:

PySide2.QtCore.QByteArray

Returns this certificate converted to a PEM (Base64) encoded representation.

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.toText()
Return type:

str

Returns this certificate converted to a human-readable text representation.

static PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.verify(certificateChain[, hostName=""])
Parameters:

  • certificateChain –

  • hostName – str

Return type:

Verifies a certificate chain. The chain to be verified is passed in the certificateChain parameter. The first certificate in the list should be the leaf certificate of the chain to be verified. If hostName is specified then the certificate is also checked to see if it is valid for the specified host name.

Note that the root (CA) certificate should not be included in the list to be verified, this will be looked up automatically using the CA list specified in the default QSslConfiguration , and, in addition, if possible, CA certificates loaded on demand on Unix and Windows.

PySide2.QtNetwork.QSslCertificate.version()
Return type:

PySide2.QtCore.QByteArray

Returns the certificate’s version string.