C++

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.

C++

#include <CkBinData.h>
#include <CkCert.h>
#include <CkRsa.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool 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.
    CkBinData bd;
    // In all Chilkat methods expecting a path, you can pass either absolute or relative paths.
    success = bd.LoadFile("rsaEncrypted/myAes.key");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << "Failed to load the encrypted AES key." << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // 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.
    CkCert 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.put_SmartCardPin("123456");

    success = cert.LoadByCommonName("Test 2048 bit RSA");
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << cert.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkRsa rsa;

    // Specify we wish to use the certificate's private key for decryption.
    success = rsa.SetX509Cert(cert,true);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << rsa.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // RSA Decrypt
    rsa.put_VerboseLogging(true);
    success = rsa.DecryptBd(bd,true);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << rsa.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    // The contents of bd are now decrypted.
    std::cout << "Num bytes after decryption: " << bd.get_NumBytes() << "\r\n";

    // 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>)
    }