(Classic ASP) SSH HSM Public Key Authentication

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

Chilkat ActiveX Downloads

ActiveX for 32-bit and 64-bit Windows

<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8">
</head>
<body>
<%
' 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.

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Pkcs11")
set pkcs11 = Server.CreateObject("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"
pin = "0000"
userType = 1

' Establish a PKCS11 logged-on session using the driver (.so, .dylib, or .dll) as specified in the SharedLibPath above.
success = pkcs11.QuickSession(userType,pin)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( pkcs11.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' Set PKCS11 attributes to find our desired private key object.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("class","private_key")
success = json.UpdateString("label","MySshKey")

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

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

pub_handle = pkcs11.FindObject(json)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.SshKey")
set key = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.SshKey")
' The key type can be "rsa" or "ec"
keyType = "rsa"
success = key.UsePkcs11(pkcs11,priv_handle,pub_handle,keyType)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( key.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Ssh")
set ssh = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Ssh")

success = ssh.Connect("example.com",22)
If (success <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( ssh.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

' 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 <> 1) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( ssh.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Public-Key Authentication Successful!") & "</pre>"

%>
</body>
</html>