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PKCS11 Find All Certificates on Smart Card or USB Token

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Sample code showing how to examine all the certificates on a smart card or USB token.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.88 or later.

Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    //  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.

    var pkcs11 = new chilkat.Pkcs11();

    //  Set your shared lib path -- either a full path to the DLL, .so, or .dylib,
    //  or just the filename if the driver is in a location that can be automatically found. (Such as in C:\Windows\System32)
    pkcs11.SharedLibPath = "aetpkss1.dll";

    success = pkcs11.Initialize();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Pass -1 for the slotID to open a session on the first non-empty slot.
    var slotID = -1;

    //  Open a session.
    var readWrite = true;
    success = pkcs11.OpenSession(slotID,readWrite);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    //  Make it an authenticated session by calling Login.
    //  
    //  If we don't authenticate, then we won't be able to see the private keys, and thus
    //  we won't know which certificates have an associated private key stored on the smart card.

    //  The smart card PIN is passed to the Login method.
    //  userType 1 indicates a "Normal User".
    var userType = 1;
    var pin = "0000";
    success = pkcs11.Login(userType,pin);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
        success = pkcs11.CloseSession();
        return;
    }

    //  Call FindAllCerts to find all certificates on the smart card or USB token.
    success = pkcs11.FindAllCerts();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
        success = pkcs11.CloseSession();
        return;
    }

    //  The NumCerts property is set by FindAllCerts.
    var numCerts = pkcs11.NumCerts;
    console.log("Number of certs: " + numCerts);

    var privateKeyNote;
    var cert = new chilkat.Cert();
    var i = 0;
    while (i < numCerts) {
        pkcs11.GetCert(i,cert);
        privateKeyNote = "";
        if (cert.HasPrivateKey() == true) {
            privateKeyNote = "(has private key)";
        }

        console.log(i + ": " + privateKeyNote + " " + cert.SubjectDN);
        console.log(i + ": issuer: " + cert.IssuerDN);
        console.log("----");
        i = i+1;
    }

    //  Revert to an unauthenticated session by calling Logout.
    success = pkcs11.Logout();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
        success = pkcs11.CloseSession();
        return;
    }

    //  When finished, close the session.
    //  It is important to close the session (memory leaks will occur if the session is not properly closed).
    success = pkcs11.CloseSession();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("Success.");

}

chilkatExample();