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PKCS11 Get Token Info

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Example showing how to discover the readers (slots) and smart cards and tokens available through a vendor's PKCS11 Cryptoki module, and get token information for each.

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Lua
local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

-- Note: Chilkat's PKCS11 implementation runs on Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, and other supported operating systems.

local pkcs11 = chilkat.Pkcs11.new()

-- Specify the vendor's Cryptoki module DLL / shared lib.
-- The following PKCS11 driver DLL is for the WatchData ProxKey USB token.
-- You would use your smartcard/token vendor's PKCS11 driver DLL.
pkcs11.shared_lib_path = "SignatureP11.dll"

local success = pkcs11:initialize()
if not success then
    print(pkcs11.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Call Discover to discover what's available.
-- Indicate that we only want to return slots (readers) where tokens (or smart cards) are present.
local onlyTokensPresent = true
local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
success = pkcs11:discover(onlyTokensPresent, json)
if not success then
    print(pkcs11.last_error_text)
    return
end

json.emit_compact = false
print(json:emit())

-- Sample JSON output.
-- Code for parsing this JSON is shown below..

-- {
--   "cryptokiVersion": {
--     "major": 2,
--     "minor": 10
--   },
--   "manufacturerID": "WatchData",
--   "libraryDescription": "PKCS#11 cryptoki module",
--   "libraryVersion": {
--     "major": 3,
--     "minor": 10
--   },
--   "slot": [
--     {
--       "id": 16385,
--       "slotDescription": "Watchdata IC CARD Reader/Writer",
--       "manufacturerID": "Watchdata",
--       "tokenPresent": true,
--       "removableDevice": true,
--       "hardwareSlot": true,
--       "hardwareVersion": {
--         "major": 1,
--         "minor": 0
--       },
--       "firmwareVersion": {
--         "major": 1,
--         "minor": 0
--       },
--       "token": {
--         "label": "WD PROXKey",
--         "manufacturerID": "Watchdata Corp.",
--         "model": "TimeCos/PK",
--         "serialNumber": "WD05376504",
--         "flags": [
--           "CKF_RNG",
--           "CKF_LOGIN_REQUIRED",
--           "CKF_USER_PIN_INITIALIZED",
--           "CKF_DUAL_CRYPTO_OPERATIONS",
--           "CKF_TOKEN_INITIALIZED"
--         ],
--         "maxSessionCount": 0,
--         "sessionCount": 0,
--         "maxRwSessionCount": 0,
--         "rwSessionCount": 0,
--         "maxPinLen": 32,
--         "minPinLen": 6,
--         "totalPublicMemory": 61440,
--         "freePublicMemory": 70144,
--         "totalPrivateMemory": 61440,
--         "freePrivateMemory": 70144,
--         "hardwareVersion": {
--           "major": 2,
--           "minor": 1
--         },
--         "firmwareVersion": {
--           "major": 0,
--           "minor": 0
--         },
--         "utcTime": "2024011509254600",
--         "mechanism": [
--           "CKM_RSA_PKCS_KEY_PAIR_GEN",
--           "CKM_EC_KEY_PAIR_GEN",
--           "CKM_DES_KEY_GEN",
--           "80000001",
--           "8000000B",
--           "CKM_AES_KEY_GEN",
--           "CKM_DES2_KEY_GEN",
--           "CKM_DES3_KEY_GEN",
--           "CKM_RSA_PKCS",
--           "CKM_RSA_X_509",
--           "CKM_ECDSA",
--           "CKM_ECDSA_SHA1",
--           "CKM_MD2_RSA_PKCS",
--           "CKM_MD5_RSA_PKCS",
--           "CKM_SHA1_RSA_PKCS",
--           "CKM_SHA256_RSA_PKCS",
--           "CKM_DES_ECB",
--           "CKM_DES_CBC",
--           "CKM_DES_CBC_PAD",
--           "80000002",
--           "CKM_CPK_ECDSA",
--           "CKM_CPK_ECDSA_SHA1",
--           "8000000C",
--           "8000000D",
--           "8000000E",
--           "CKM_AES_ECB",
--           "CKM_AES_CBC",
--           "CKM_AES_CBC_PAD",
--           "CKM_DES3_ECB",
--           "CKM_DES3_CBC",
--           "CKM_DES3_CBC_PAD",
--           "CKM_SHA_1",
--           "CKM_SHA_1_HMAC",
--           "CKM_SHA_1_HMAC_GENERAL",
--           "CKM_SHA256",
--           "CKM_SHA256_HMAC",
--           "CKM_SHA256_HMAC_GENERAL",
--           "CKM_MD2",
--           "CKM_MD2_HMAC",
--           "CKM_MD2_HMAC_GENERAL",
--           "CKM_MD5",
--           "CKM_MD5_HMAC",
--           "CKM_MD5_HMAC_GENERAL",
--           "CKM_SSL3_PRE_MASTER_KEY_GEN",
--           "CKM_SSL3_MASTER_KEY_DERIVE",
--           "CKM_SSL3_KEY_AND_MAC_DERIVE",
--           "CKM_SSL3_MD5_MAC",
--           "CKM_SSL3_SHA1_MAC"
--         ],
--         "rsa": {
--           "minKeySize": 1024,
--           "maxKeySize": 4096
--         }
--       }
--     }
--   ]
-- }

-- Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
-- Generate Parsing Code from JSON

local id = 0
local slotDescription = ""
local tokenPresent = false
local removableDevice = false
local hardwareSlot = false
local hardwareVersionMajor = 0
local hardwareVersionMinor = 0
local firmwareVersionMajor = 0
local firmwareVersionMinor = 0
local tokenLabel = ""
local tokenManufacturerID = ""
local tokenModel = ""
local tokenSerialNumber = ""
local tokenMaxSessionCount = 0
local tokenSessionCount = 0
local tokenMaxRwSessionCount = 0
local tokenRwSessionCount = 0
local tokenMaxPinLen = 0
local tokenMinPinLen = 0
local tokenTotalPublicMemory = 0
local tokenFreePublicMemory = 0
local tokenTotalPrivateMemory = 0
local tokenFreePrivateMemory = 0
local tokenHardwareVersionMajor = 0
local tokenHardwareVersionMinor = 0
local tokenFirmwareVersionMajor = 0
local tokenFirmwareVersionMinor = 0
local tokenUtcTime = ""
local tokenRsaMinKeySize = 0
local tokenRsaMaxKeySize = 0
local j = 0
local count_j = 0
local strVal = ""
local tokenFlag = ""

-- Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON:
-- Generate Parsing Code from JSON

local cryptokiVersionMajor = json:int_of("cryptokiVersion.major")
local cryptokiVersionMinor = json:int_of("cryptokiVersion.minor")
local manufacturerID = json:string_of("manufacturerID")
local libraryDescription = json:string_of("libraryDescription")
local libraryVersionMajor = json:int_of("libraryVersion.major")
local libraryVersionMinor = json:int_of("libraryVersion.minor")
local i = 0
local count_i = json:size_of_array("slot")
while i < count_i do
    json.i = i
    id = json:int_of("slot[i].id")
    slotDescription = json:string_of("slot[i].slotDescription")
    manufacturerID = json:string_of("slot[i].manufacturerID")
    tokenPresent = json:bool_of("slot[i].tokenPresent")
    removableDevice = json:bool_of("slot[i].removableDevice")
    hardwareSlot = json:bool_of("slot[i].hardwareSlot")
    hardwareVersionMajor = json:int_of("slot[i].hardwareVersion.major")
    hardwareVersionMinor = json:int_of("slot[i].hardwareVersion.minor")
    firmwareVersionMajor = json:int_of("slot[i].firmwareVersion.major")
    firmwareVersionMinor = json:int_of("slot[i].firmwareVersion.minor")
    tokenLabel = json:string_of("slot[i].token.label")
    tokenManufacturerID = json:string_of("slot[i].token.manufacturerID")
    tokenModel = json:string_of("slot[i].token.model")
    tokenSerialNumber = json:string_of("slot[i].token.serialNumber")
    tokenMaxSessionCount = json:int_of("slot[i].token.maxSessionCount")
    tokenSessionCount = json:int_of("slot[i].token.sessionCount")
    tokenMaxRwSessionCount = json:int_of("slot[i].token.maxRwSessionCount")
    tokenRwSessionCount = json:int_of("slot[i].token.rwSessionCount")
    tokenMaxPinLen = json:int_of("slot[i].token.maxPinLen")
    tokenMinPinLen = json:int_of("slot[i].token.minPinLen")
    tokenTotalPublicMemory = json:int_of("slot[i].token.totalPublicMemory")
    tokenFreePublicMemory = json:int_of("slot[i].token.freePublicMemory")
    tokenTotalPrivateMemory = json:int_of("slot[i].token.totalPrivateMemory")
    tokenFreePrivateMemory = json:int_of("slot[i].token.freePrivateMemory")
    tokenHardwareVersionMajor = json:int_of("slot[i].token.hardwareVersion.major")
    tokenHardwareVersionMinor = json:int_of("slot[i].token.hardwareVersion.minor")
    tokenFirmwareVersionMajor = json:int_of("slot[i].token.firmwareVersion.major")
    tokenFirmwareVersionMinor = json:int_of("slot[i].token.firmwareVersion.minor")
    tokenUtcTime = json:string_of("slot[i].token.utcTime")
    tokenRsaMinKeySize = json:int_of("slot[i].token.rsa.minKeySize")
    tokenRsaMaxKeySize = json:int_of("slot[i].token.rsa.maxKeySize")

    -- The following token flag strings are possible:

    -- CKF_RNG: has random # generator

    -- CKF_WRITE_PROTECTED: token is write-protected

    -- CKF_LOGIN_REQUIRED:user must login

    -- CKF_USER_PIN_INITIALIZED:normal user's PIN is set

    -- CKF_RESTORE_KEY_NOT_NEEDED: Every time the state of cryptographic operations of a session is
    --    successfully saved, all keys needed to continue those operations are stored in the state

    -- CKF_CLOCK_ON_TOKEN: The token has some sort of clock.  The time on the clock is returned in the slot[i].token.utcTime

    -- CKF_PROTECTED_AUTHENTICATION_PATH: There is some way for the user to login without sending a PIN through the Cryptoki library itself

    -- CKF_DUAL_CRYPTO_OPERATIONS: A single session with the token can perform dual simultaneous cryptographic operations
    --    (digest and encrypt; decrypt and digest; sign and encrypt; and decrypt and sign)

    -- CKF_TOKEN_INITIALIZED: The token has been initialized.

    -- CKF_SECONDARY_AUTHENTICATION: The token supports secondary authentication for private key objects.

    -- CKF_USER_PIN_COUNT_LOW: An incorrect user login PIN has been entered at least once since the last successful authentication.

    -- CKF_USER_PIN_FINAL_TRY: Supplying an incorrect user PIN will it to become locked.

    -- CKF_USER_PIN_LOCKED: The user PIN has been locked. User login to the token is not possible.

    -- CKF_USER_PIN_TO_BE_CHANGED: The user PIN value is the default value set by token initialization or manufacturing,
    --    or the PIN has been expired by the card.

    -- CKF_SO_PIN_COUNT_LOW: An incorrect SO login PIN has been entered at least once since the last successful authentication.

    -- CKF_SO_PIN_FINAL_TRY: Supplying an incorrect SO PIN will it to become locked.

    -- CKF_SO_PIN_LOCKED: The SO PIN has been locked. SO login to the token is not possible.

    -- CKF_SO_PIN_TO_BE_CHANGED: The SO PIN value is the default value set by token initialization or manufacturing,
    --    or the PIN has been expired by the card.

    -- To see if particular flags are present:
    local aFlags = json:array_of("slot[i].token.flags")
    if aFlags:find_string("CKF_USER_PIN_LOCKED", true) >= 0 then
        print("The token is locked.")
    end

    if aFlags:find_string("CKF_RNG", true) >= 0 then
        print("The token has a random number generator.")
    end

    -- ...

    -- To iterate over all flags..
    j = 0
    count_j = json:size_of_array("slot[i].token.flags")
    while j < count_j do
        json.j = j
        tokenFlag = json:string_of("slot[i].token.flags[j]")
        j = j + 1
    end

    j = 0
    count_j = json:size_of_array("slot[i].token.mechanism")
    while j < count_j do
        json.j = j
        strVal = json:string_of("slot[i].token.mechanism[j]")
        j = j + 1
    end

    i = i + 1
end