Chilkat2-Python

RSA Decrypt using Private Key on Smartcard or USB Token via Apple Keychain

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RSA decryption using a certificate's private key located on a hardware token or smartcard via the Apple Keychain.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.2 or greater.

Chilkat2-Python

import sys
import chilkat2

success = False

# Beforehand, we generated a 256-bit AES key, RSA encrypted, and saved to a file as in this example:
# Generate a Random 256-bit AES Key and RSA Encrypt

# The RSA public key used to encrypt in the above example was obtained from the Apple Keychain
# like this:
# Export a Public Key from USB Token or Smartcard using the Apple Keychain

# This example will load the encrypted data and will RSA decrypt using the 
# private key of a certificate on a USB token (or smart card) via the Keychain.
# You can list the Keychain certificates on hardware tokens using the following example:
# Apple Keychain - List Certs on Smartcards and USB Tokens

# Get the RSA encrypted data to be decrypted.
bd = chilkat2.BinData()
# In all Chilkat methods expecting a path, you can pass either absolute or relative paths.
success = bd.LoadFile("rsaEncrypted/myAes.key")
if (success == False):
    print("Failed to load the encrypted AES key.")
    sys.exit()

# Load the certificate having the private key from the Apple Keychain
# On MacOS and iOS, the LoadByCommonName function will search the Apple Keychain for the matching certificate.
cert = chilkat2.Cert()

# To potentially prevent the PIN dialog from being displayed,
# we'll need to provide the USB token (or smart card) PIN
# Note: It might not be possible to prevent the PIN dialog from being displayed
# 
cert.SmartCardPin = "123456"

success = cert.LoadByCommonName("Test 2048 bit RSA")
if (success == False):
    print(cert.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

rsa = chilkat2.Rsa()

# Specify we wish to use the certificate's private key for decryption.
success = rsa.SetX509Cert(cert,True)
if (success == False):
    print(rsa.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# RSA Decrypt
rsa.VerboseLogging = True
success = rsa.DecryptBd(bd,True)
if (success == False):
    print(rsa.LastErrorText)
    sys.exit()

# The contents of bd are now decrypted.
print("Num bytes after decryption: " + str(bd.NumBytes))

# Some additional notes:
# 
# If using a Yubikey token, the certificate must be installed in the Key Management slot.
# The Digital Signature slot is for RSA keys to be used for signing, 
# and the Key Management slot is for RSA keys to be used for decrypting.
# 

# If you try to use the RSA key from the Digital Signature slot, you'll get an error such as this:

# The operation couldn't be completed. 
# (OSStatus error -50 - algid:encrypt:RSA:PKCS1: algorithm not supported by the key 
# <SecKeyRef:('com.apple.pivtoken:AF7172EB60DDCBF1D28459AE24398E11') 0x600001ecca90>)