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PKCS11 Initialize Normal User PIN

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Initializes the Normal User PIN from the Security Officer's logged-on session. This provides a way to reset the user PIN if it has been forgotten.

Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.89 or greater.

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bool 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.

Chilkat.Pkcs11 pkcs11 = new Chilkat.Pkcs11();

//  See PKCS11 Find Driver Library Path for information about how to find the 
//  PKCS11 driver file (if not explicitly known) for the plugged-in token or smart card in reader.
pkcs11.SharedLibPath = "IDPrimePKCS1164.dll";

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;
}

//  Login as the security officer.
//  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.
int userType = 0;
string pin = "AA0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000";
success = pkcs11.Login(userType,pin);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
    success = pkcs11.CloseSession();
    return;
}

//  Reset the user PIN to 1234
success = pkcs11.InitPin("1234");
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
    success = pkcs11.CloseSession();
    return;
}

//  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("Successfully reset user PIN to 1234");