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ScMinidriver - List Certificates on a Smart Card or USB Token

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Gets a list of certificates contained on a smart card or USB token.

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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.

    var scmd = new chilkat.ScMinidriver();

    //  Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
    //  via PCSC List Readers or PCSC Find Smart Cards
    var readerName = "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0";
    success = scmd.AcquireContext(readerName);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(scmd.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var stCerts = new chilkat.StringTable();

    //  We can choose one of the following items of information to get for each certificate:
    //  "subjectDN" -- Return the full distinguished name of the cert.
    //  "subjectDN_withTags" -- Same as above, but in a format that includes the subject part tags, such as the "CN=" in "CN=something"
    //  "subjectCN" -- Return just the common name part of the certificate's subject.
    //  "serial" -- Return the certificate serial number.
    //  "serial:issuerCN" -- return the certificate serial number + the issuer's common name, delimited with a colon char.
    var certPart = "subjectCN";

    success = scmd.ListCerts(certPart,stCerts);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(scmd.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var numCerts = stCerts.Count;
    var i = 0;
    while (i < numCerts) {
        console.log(i + ": " + stCerts.StringAt(i));
        i = i+1;
    }

    //  Delete the context when finished with the card.
    success = scmd.DeleteContext();
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(scmd.LastErrorText);
    }


}

chilkatExample();