(Java) PKCS11 Initialize

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The first thing to do to interact with a smart card or USB security token using PKCS11 is to call Initialize. It loads the vendors DLL/shared library and initializes the Cryptoki library. (The Cryptoki library is the DLL/shared lib provided by the smart card vendor.)

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.88 or later.

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import com.chilkatsoft.*;

public class ChilkatExample {

  static {
    try {
        System.loadLibrary("chilkat");
    } catch (UnsatisfiedLinkError e) {
      System.err.println("Native code library failed to load.\n" + e);
      System.exit(1);
    }
  }

  public static void main(String argv[])
  {
    // 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.

    CkPkcs11 pkcs11 = new CkPkcs11();

    // You'll need to know in advance the name and possibly the full path to the smart card vendor's shared library.
    // On Windows systems it is a .dll.   On Linux it is a .so.  On Mac OS X it will be a .dylib.
    // On Windows, if you set the SharedLibPath equal to just the name of the DLL, then it is assumed to be located in the Windows system directory
    // which contains dynamic-link libraries and drivers. The Windows system directory is typically C:\Windows\System32

    // In this example we will pass just the name of the DLL because it is located in C:\Windows\System32.
    // On non-Windows systems you should specify the full path to the shared lib.
    // Also use the full path on Windows systems where the smart card vendor's DLL does not install to C:\Windows\System32.
    pkcs11.put_SharedLibPath("aetpkss1.dll");

    boolean success = pkcs11.Initialize();
    if (success == false) {
        System.out.println(pkcs11.lastErrorText());
        }
    else {
        System.out.println("PKCS11 successfully initialized.");
        }
  }
}