(C#) 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.

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// 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.

Chilkat.Pkcs11 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";

bool success = pkcs11.Initialize();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

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

// Open a session.
bool readWrite = true;
success = pkcs11.OpenSession(slotID,readWrite);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(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".
int userType = 1;
string pin = "0000";
success = pkcs11.Login(userType,pin);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(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) {
    Debug.WriteLine(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
    success = pkcs11.CloseSession();
    return;
}

// The NumCerts property is set by FindAllCerts.
int numCerts = pkcs11.NumCerts;
Debug.WriteLine("Number of certs: " + Convert.ToString(numCerts));

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

    Debug.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(i) + ": " + privateKeyNote + " " + cert.SubjectDN);
    Debug.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(i) + ": issuer: " + cert.IssuerDN);
    Debug.WriteLine("----");
    i = i + 1;
}

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

Debug.WriteLine("Success.");