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PKCS11 Login / Logout

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Sample code showing how to login and logout of a PKCS11 session. A session becomes authenticated when Login is called, and returns to the unauthenticated state when Logout is called. A smart card's PIN is passed to the Login method.

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

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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.
    //  The smart card PIN is passed to the Login method.
    //  The user type can be one of three choices:
    //  0 - Security Officer
    //  1 - Normal User
    //  2 - Context Specific.
    //  You'll likely always login as the Normal User.
    var userType = 1;
    var pin = "0000";
    success = pkcs11.Login(userType,pin);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
        success = pkcs11.CloseSession();
        return;
    }

    //  Do what is needed with the authenticated session...
    //  ...
    //  ...

    //  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("PKCS11 Login and Logout successfully demonstrated.");

}

chilkatExample();