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PKCS11 Login / Logout

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Sample code showing how to login and logout of a PKCS11 session. A session becomes authenticated when Login is called, and returns to the unauthenticated state when Logout is called. A smart card's PIN is passed to the Login method.

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

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#include <CkPkcs11.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool 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.

    CkPkcs11 pkcs11;

    // Set your shared lib path -- either a full path to the DLL, .so, or .dylib,
    // or just the filename if the driver is in a location that can be automatically found. (Such as in C:\Windows\System32)
    pkcs11.put_SharedLibPath("aetpkss1.dll");

    success = pkcs11.Initialize();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << pkcs11.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Pass -1 for the slotID to open a session on the first non-empty slot.
    int slotID = -1;

    // Open a session.
    bool readWrite = true;
    success = pkcs11.OpenSession(slotID,readWrite);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << pkcs11.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // Make it an authenticated session by calling Login.
    // The smart card PIN is passed to the Login method.
    // The user type can be one of three choices:
    // 0 - Security Officer
    // 1 - Normal User
    // 2 - Context Specific.
    // You'll likely always login as the Normal User.
    int userType = 1;
    const char *pin = "0000";
    success = pkcs11.Login(userType,pin);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << pkcs11.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        success = pkcs11.CloseSession();
        return;
    }

    // Do what is needed with the authenticated session...
    // ...
    // ...

    // Revert to an unauthenticated session by calling Logout.
    success = pkcs11.Logout();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << pkcs11.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        success = pkcs11.CloseSession();
        return;
    }

    // When finished, close the session.
    // It is important to close the session (memory leaks will occur if the session is not properly closed).
    success = pkcs11.CloseSession();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << pkcs11.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "PKCS11 Login and Logout successfully demonstrated." << "\r\n";
    }