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ScMinidriver - List Certificates on a Smart Card or USB Token

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Gets a list of certificates contained on a smart card or USB token.

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C++
#include <CkScMinidriver.h>
#include <CkStringTable.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.

    CkScMinidriver scmd;

    // Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
    // via PCSC List Readers or PCSC Find Smart Cards
    const char *readerName = "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0";
    success = scmd.AcquireContext(readerName);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << scmd.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    CkStringTable stCerts;

    // We can choose one of the following items of information to get for each certificate:
    // "subjectDN" -- Return the full distinguished name of the cert.
    // "subjectDN_withTags" -- Same as above, but in a format that includes the subject part tags, such as the "CN=" in "CN=something"
    // "subjectCN" -- Return just the common name part of the certificate's subject.
    // "serial" -- Return the certificate serial number.
    // "serial:issuerCN" -- return the certificate serial number + the issuer's common name, delimited with a colon char.
    const char *certPart = "subjectCN";

    success = scmd.ListCerts(certPart,stCerts);
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << scmd.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    int numCerts = stCerts.get_Count();
    int i = 0;
    while (i < numCerts) {
        std::cout << i << ": " << stCerts.stringAt(i) << "\r\n";
        i = i + 1;
    }

    // Delete the context when finished with the card.
    success = scmd.DeleteContext();
    if (success == false) {
        std::cout << scmd.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
    }
    }