(C#) SSH HSM Public Key Authentication

Demonstrates how to authenticate with an SSH server using public key authentication using an HSM (USB token or smartcard).

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// This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

// Note: Chilkat's PKCS11 implementation runs on Windows, Linux, MacOs, and other supported operating systems.

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

// This would be a path to a .dylib on MacOS, or a path to a .so shared lib on Linux.
pkcs11.SharedLibPath = "C:/Program Files (x86)/Gemalto/IDGo 800 PKCS#11/IDPrimePKCS1164.dll";
string pin = "0000";
int userType = 1;

// Establish a PKCS11 logged-on session using the driver (.so, .dylib, or .dll) as specified in the SharedLibPath above.
bool success = pkcs11.QuickSession(userType,pin);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Set PKCS11 attributes to find our desired private key object.
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.UpdateString("class","private_key");
json.UpdateString("label","MySshKey");

// Get the PKCS11 handle to the private key located on the HSM.
uint priv_handle = pkcs11.FindObject(json);

// Get the PKCS11 handle to the corresponding public key located on the HSM.
json.UpdateString("class","public_key");

uint pub_handle = pkcs11.FindObject(json);

Chilkat.SshKey key = new Chilkat.SshKey();
// The key type can be "rsa" or "ec"
string keyType = "rsa";
success = key.UsePkcs11(pkcs11,priv_handle,pub_handle,keyType);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(key.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.Ssh ssh = new Chilkat.Ssh();

success = ssh.Connect("example.com",22);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

// Authenticate with the SSH server using the login and
// HSM private key.  (The corresponding public key should've 
// been installed on the SSH server beforehand.)
success = ssh.AuthenticatePk("myLogin",key);
if (success != true) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ssh.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Public-Key Authentication Successful!");