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PKCS11 Discover Readers and Smart Cards / Tokens

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Example showing how to discover the readers (slots) and smart cards and tokens available through a vendor's PKCS11 Cryptoki module.

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

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import sys
import chilkat2

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.

pkcs11 = chilkat2.Pkcs11()

# Specify the vendor's Cryptoki module DLL / shared lib.
pkcs11.SharedLibPath = "aetpkss1.dll"

success = pkcs11.Initialize()
if (success == False):
    print(pkcs11.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# Call Discover to discover what's available.
# Indicate that we only want to return slots (readers) where tokens (smart cards) are present.
# (If the device is a USB token, such as an ePass300Auto, then by definition it has a "token" present.)
onlyTokensPresent = True
json = chilkat2.JsonObject()
success = pkcs11.Discover(onlyTokensPresent,json)
if (success == False):
    print(pkcs11.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

json.EmitCompact = False
print(json.Emit())

# Sample JSON output.
# Code for parsing this JSON is shown below..

# {
#   "cryptokiVersion": {
#     "major": 2,
#     "minor": 20
#   },
#   "manufacturerID": "A.E.T. Europe B.V.",
#   "libraryDescription": "Cryptographic Token Interface",
#   "libraryVersion": {
#     "major": 3,
#     "minor": 0
#   },
#   "slot": [
#     {
#       "id": 52482,
#       "slotDescription": "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0",
#       "manufacturerID": "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB",
#       "tokenPresent": true,
#       "removableDevice": true,
#       "hardwareSlot": true,
#       "hardwareVersion": {
#         "major": 0,
#         "minor": 0
#       },
#       "firmwareVersion": {
#         "major": 0,
#         "minor": 0
#       },
#       "token": {
#         "label": "chilkat",
#         "manufacturerID": "A.E.T. Europe B.V.",
#         "model": "19C40406010D00C0",
#         "serialNumber": "21619600583C4505",
#         "flags": [
#           "CKF_RNG",
#           "CKF_LOGIN_REQUIRED",
#           "CKF_USER_PIN_INITIALIZED",
#           "CKF_TOKEN_INITIALIZED"
#         ],
#         "maxSessionCount": 126,
#         "sessionCount": 0,
#         "maxRwSessionCount": 126,
#         "rwSessionCount": 0,
#         "maxPinLen": 15,
#         "minPinLen": 4,
#         "totalPublicMemory": 32767,
#         "freePublicMemory": 32767,
#         "totalPrivateMemory": 32767,
#         "freePrivateMemory": 32767,
#         "hardwareVersion": {
#           "major": 0,
#           "minor": 0
#         },
#         "firmwareVersion": {
#           "major": 0,
#           "minor": 0
#         },
#         "utcTime": "",
#         "rsa": {
#           "minKeySize": 768,
#           "maxKeySize": 2048
#         },
#         "mechanism": [
#           "CKM_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_RSA_X_509",
#           "CKM_RSA_PKCS_OAEP",
#           "CKM_MD5_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_SHA1_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_SHA224_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_SHA256_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_SHA384_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_SHA512_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_RIPEMD160_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_CPK_ECDSA",
#           "CKM_CPK_ECDSA_SHA1",
#           "CKM_CPK_ECIES",
#           "CKM_CPK_ECIES_STDDH_SHA1KDF_DES3CBC_PAD_SHA1HMAC",
#           "CKM_CPK_ECIES_STDDH_SHA1KDF_AES128CBC_PAD_SHA1HMAC",
#           "CKM_CPK_PKCS7_SIGNED",
#           "CKM_CPK_PKCS7_ENVELOPE_DES3CBC_PAD",
#           "CKM_RSA_PKCS_PSS",
#           "CKM_RSA_PKCS_KEY_PAIR_GEN",
#           "CKM_RC2_KEY_GEN",
#           "CKM_RC2_ECB",
#           "CKM_RC2_CBC",
#           "CKM_RC2_CBC_PAD",
#           "CKM_RC4_KEY_GEN",
#           "CKM_RC4",
#           "CKM_DES_KEY_GEN",
#           "CKM_DES2_KEY_GEN",
#           "CKM_DES3_KEY_GEN",
#           "CKM_DES_ECB",
#           "CKM_DES_CBC",
#           "CKM_DES3_ECB",
#           "CKM_DES3_CBC",
#           "CKM_DES_CBC_PAD",
#           "CKM_DES3_CBC_PAD",
#           "CKM_MD5",
#           "CKM_SHA_1",
#           "CKM_SHA224",
#           "CKM_SHA256",
#           "CKM_SHA384",
#           "CKM_SHA512",
#           "CKM_RIPEMD160"
#         ]
#       }
#     }
#   ]
# }

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

cryptokiVersionMajor = json.IntOf("cryptokiVersion.major")
cryptokiVersionMinor = json.IntOf("cryptokiVersion.minor")
manufacturerID = json.StringOf("manufacturerID")
libraryDescription = json.StringOf("libraryDescription")
libraryVersionMajor = json.IntOf("libraryVersion.major")
libraryVersionMinor = json.IntOf("libraryVersion.minor")
i = 0
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("slot")
while i < count_i :
    json.I = i
    id = json.IntOf("slot[i].id")
    slotDescription = json.StringOf("slot[i].slotDescription")
    manufacturerID = json.StringOf("slot[i].manufacturerID")
    tokenPresent = json.BoolOf("slot[i].tokenPresent")
    removableDevice = json.BoolOf("slot[i].removableDevice")
    hardwareSlot = json.BoolOf("slot[i].hardwareSlot")
    hardwareVersionMajor = json.IntOf("slot[i].hardwareVersion.major")
    hardwareVersionMinor = json.IntOf("slot[i].hardwareVersion.minor")
    firmwareVersionMajor = json.IntOf("slot[i].firmwareVersion.major")
    firmwareVersionMinor = json.IntOf("slot[i].firmwareVersion.minor")
    tokenLabel = json.StringOf("slot[i].token.label")
    tokenManufacturerID = json.StringOf("slot[i].token.manufacturerID")
    tokenModel = json.StringOf("slot[i].token.model")
    tokenSerialNumber = json.StringOf("slot[i].token.serialNumber")
    tokenMaxSessionCount = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.maxSessionCount")
    tokenSessionCount = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.sessionCount")
    tokenMaxRwSessionCount = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.maxRwSessionCount")
    tokenRwSessionCount = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.rwSessionCount")
    tokenMaxPinLen = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.maxPinLen")
    tokenMinPinLen = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.minPinLen")
    tokenTotalPublicMemory = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.totalPublicMemory")
    tokenFreePublicMemory = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.freePublicMemory")
    tokenTotalPrivateMemory = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.totalPrivateMemory")
    tokenFreePrivateMemory = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.freePrivateMemory")
    tokenHardwareVersionMajor = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.hardwareVersion.major")
    tokenHardwareVersionMinor = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.hardwareVersion.minor")
    tokenFirmwareVersionMajor = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.firmwareVersion.major")
    tokenFirmwareVersionMinor = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.firmwareVersion.minor")
    tokenUtcTime = json.StringOf("slot[i].token.utcTime")
    tokenRsaMinKeySize = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.rsa.minKeySize")
    tokenRsaMaxKeySize = json.IntOf("slot[i].token.rsa.maxKeySize")
    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("slot[i].token.flags")
    while j < count_j :
        json.J = j
        strVal = json.StringOf("slot[i].token.flags[j]")
        j = j + 1

    j = 0
    count_j = json.SizeOfArray("slot[i].token.mechanism")
    while j < count_j :
        json.J = j
        strVal = json.StringOf("slot[i].token.mechanism[j]")
        j = j + 1

    i = i + 1