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ScMinidriver - Find and Load Certificate from Smart Card or USB Token

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Demonstrates how to find and load a specific certificate located on a smart card or USB token. 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.

    var scmd = new chilkat.ScMinidriver();

    //  Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
    //  via List Readers or 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;
    }

    //  If successful, the name of the currently inserted smart card is available:
    console.log("Card name: " + scmd.CardName);

    //  If desired, perform regular PIN authentication with the smartcard.
    //  For more details about smart card PIN authentication, see the Smart Card PIN Authentication Example
    var retval = scmd.PinAuthenticate("user","000000");
    if (retval !== 0) {
        console.log("PIN Authentication failed.");
    }

    //  You can find a cerficate using any of the following certificate parts:
    //  "subjectDN" -- 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" -- The common name part (CN) of the certificate's subject.
    //  "serial" -- The certificate serial number.
    //  "serial:issuerCN" -- The certificate serial number + the issuer's common name, delimited with a colon char.
    //  These are the same certificate parts that can be retrieved by listing certificates on the smart card (or USB token).
    //  See List Certificates on Smart Card Example
    var certPart = "subjectCN";
    var partValue = "PIVKey E42D60A759D39147A26E0AF2FB1183C5";

    //  If the certificate is found, it is loaded into the cert object.
    var cert = new chilkat.Cert();
    success = scmd.FindCert(certPart,partValue,cert);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log("Failed to find the certificate.");
    }
    else {
        console.log("Successfully loaded the cert object from the smart card / USB token.");

        //  Note: When successful, the cert object is internally linked to the ScMinidriver object's authenticated session.
        //  The cert object can now be used to sign or do other cryptographic operations that occur on the smart card / USB token.
        //  If your application calls PinDeauthenticate or DeleteContext, the cert will no longer be able to sign on the smart card
        //  because the smart card ScMinidriver session will no longer be authenticated or deleted.
    }

    //  ...
    //  ...
    //  ...

    //  When finished with operations that required authentication, you may if you wish, deauthenticate the session.
    success = scmd.PinDeauthenticate("user");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(scmd.LastErrorText);
    }

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


}

chilkatExample();