Node.js

PKCS11 Initialize

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The first thing to do to interact with a smart card or USB security token using PKCS11 is to call Initialize. It loads the vendors DLL/shared library and initializes the Cryptoki library. (The Cryptoki library is the DLL/shared lib provided by the smart card vendor.)

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();

    //  You'll need to know in advance the name and possibly the full path to the smart card vendor's shared library.
    //  On Windows systems it is a .dll.   On Linux it is a .so.  On Mac OS X it will be a .dylib.
    //  On Windows, if you set the SharedLibPath equal to just the name of the DLL, then it is assumed to be located in the Windows system directory
    //  which contains dynamic-link libraries and drivers. The Windows system directory is typically C:\Windows\System32

    //  In this example we will pass just the name of the DLL because it is located in C:\Windows\System32.
    //  On non-Windows systems you should specify the full path to the shared lib.
    //  Also use the full path on Windows systems where the smart card vendor's DLL does not install to C:\Windows\System32.
    pkcs11.SharedLibPath = "aetpkss1.dll";

    success = pkcs11.Initialize();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
    }
    else {
        console.log("PKCS11 successfully initialized.");
    }


}

chilkatExample();