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PKCS11 Generate Secret Key (such as AES)

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Generates a symmetric secret key such as AES on the HSM.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.96 or later.

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Local $bSuccess = 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.

$oPkcs11 = ObjCreate("Chilkat.Pkcs11")

; Use the PKCS11 driver (.dll, .so, .dylib) for your particular HSM.
; (The format of the path will change with the operating system.  Obviously, "C:/" is not used on non-Windows systems.
$oPkcs11.SharedLibPath = "C:/Program Files (x86)/Gemalto/IDGo 800 PKCS#11/IDPrimePKCS1164.dll"

; Establish a logged-on session.
Local $sPin = "0000"
Local $iUserType = 1
$bSuccess = $oPkcs11.QuickSession($iUserType,$sPin)
If ($bSuccess = False) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oPkcs11.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    Exit
EndIf

; Let's generate a 256-bit AES key on the token, which will exist for the duration of this session.
; Symmetric keys, such as AES keys, are typically created (or imported) and used during a single session.

; Other possible values for keyType are "AES XTS", "Blowfish", "Twofish", "ChaCha20", and others. 
; In virtually all cases, you'll want to create an AES key.
Local $sKeyType = "AES"

; Specify attributes and abilities (how this key can be used) by providing a JSON template.
$oJson = ObjCreate("Chilkat.JsonObject")

; The key can be extracted or wrapped.
$oJson.UpdateBool("extractable",True)

; Allow the key to be used for encryption, decryption, wrapping other keys, and unwrapping other keys.
$oJson.UpdateBool("encrypt",True)
$oJson.UpdateBool("decrypt",True)
$oJson.UpdateBool("wrap",True)
$oJson.UpdateBool("unwrap",True)

; Indicate a 256-bit AES key is to be generated by setting the value_len attribute equal to the key size in bytes.
; (32 bytes * 8 bits/byte = 256 bits)
$oJson.UpdateInt("value_len",32)

Local $iKeyHandle = $oPkcs11.GenSecretKey($sKeyType,$oJson)
If ($iKeyHandle = 0) Then
    ConsoleWrite($oPkcs11.LastErrorText & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("Failed to generate an AES key." & @CRLF)
Else
    ConsoleWrite("key handle = " & $iKeyHandle & @CRLF)
    ConsoleWrite("Success." & @CRLF)
EndIf

$oPkcs11.Logout()
$oPkcs11.CloseSession()