(C#) ScMinidriver - Get Smartcard Properties

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Gets information about the smart card currently inserted in the reader (or USB token).

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// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Chilkat.ScMinidriver scmd = new Chilkat.ScMinidriver();

// Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
// via PCSC List Readers or PCSC Find Smart Cards
string readerName = "Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0";
bool success = scmd.AcquireContext(readerName);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(scmd.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
json.EmitCompact = false;

success = scmd.GetCardProperties(json);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(scmd.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine(json.Emit());

// Here is sample output:
// See below for sample code to parse the JSON.
// 
// NOTE: Not all smart cards support all properties.
// The GetCardProperties method will return information for all properties supported by the card.

// {
//   "bytesAvailable": 74752,
//   "containersAvailable": 18,
//   "maxKeyContainers": 20,
//   "capabilities": {
//     "fCertificateCompression": false,
//     "fKeyGen": true
//   },
//   "keySizes": {
//     "minimumBitlen": 2048,
//     "defaultBitlen": 2048,
//     "maximumBitlen": 4096,
//     "incrementalBitlen": 1024
//   },
//   "readOnly": false,
//   "cacheMode": "global",
//   "supportsWinX509Enrollment": true,
//   "guid": "1201803d-03e6-772a-3d80-0112e6032a77",
//   "serial": "e6032a773d800112e6032a77",
//   "pins": [
//     "user",
//     "admin",
//     "role3",
//     "role4"
//   ],
//   "pin": {
//     "user": {
//       "type": "regular",
//       "purpose": "primaryCard",
//       "changePermission": [
//         "user"
//       ],
//       "unblockPermission": [
//         "admin"
//       ],
//       "cachePolicy": "normal",
//       "policyInfo": "00000000",
//       "flags": "00000000",
//       "acceptPlainTextPin": true,
//       "generateSessionPin": false
//     },
//     "admin": {
//       "type": "challenge/response",
//       "purpose": "administrator",
//       "changePermission": [
//         "admin"
//       ],
//       "cachePolicy": "normal",
//       "policyInfo": "00000000",
//       "flags": "00000000"
//     },
//     "role3": {
//       "type": "regular",
//       "purpose": "digitalSignature",
//       "changePermission": [
//         "role3"
//       ],
//       "unblockPermission": [
//         "role4"
//       ],
//       "cachePolicy": "alwaysPrompt",
//       "policyInfo": "00000000",
//       "flags": "00000000",
//       "acceptPlainTextPin": true,
//       "generateSessionPin": false
//     },
//     "role4": {
//       "type": "regular",
//       "purpose": "unblockOnly",
//       "changePermission": [
//         "role4"
//       ],
//       "cachePolicy": "normal",
//       "policyInfo": "00000000",
//       "flags": "00000000",
//       "acceptPlainTextPin": true,
//       "generateSessionPin": false
//     }
//   },
//   "importSupport": [
//     "plainText",
//     "rsaKeyest",
//     "eccKeyest",
//     "symmetric"
//   ],
//   "algorithms": [
//     "AES"
//   ],
//   "paddingSchemes": [
//     "block",
//     "pkcs1",
//     "pss",
//     "oaep"
//   ],
//   "chainingModes": [
//     "ChainingModeCBC"
//   ]
// }

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

string strVal;

int bytesAvailable = json.IntOf("bytesAvailable");
int containersAvailable = json.IntOf("containersAvailable");
int maxKeyContainers = json.IntOf("maxKeyContainers");
bool capabilitiesFCertificateCompression = json.BoolOf("capabilities.fCertificateCompression");
bool capabilitiesFKeyGen = json.BoolOf("capabilities.fKeyGen");
int keySizesMinimumBitlen = json.IntOf("keySizes.minimumBitlen");
int keySizesDefaultBitlen = json.IntOf("keySizes.defaultBitlen");
int keySizesMaximumBitlen = json.IntOf("keySizes.maximumBitlen");
int keySizesIncrementalBitlen = json.IntOf("keySizes.incrementalBitlen");
bool readOnly = json.BoolOf("readOnly");
string cacheMode = json.StringOf("cacheMode");
bool supportsWinX509Enrollment = json.BoolOf("supportsWinX509Enrollment");
string guid = json.StringOf("guid");
string serial = json.StringOf("serial");
string pinUserType = json.StringOf("pin.user.type");
string pinUserPurpose = json.StringOf("pin.user.purpose");
string pinUserCachePolicy = json.StringOf("pin.user.cachePolicy");
string pinUserPolicyInfo = json.StringOf("pin.user.policyInfo");
string pinUserFlags = json.StringOf("pin.user.flags");
bool pinUserAcceptPlainTextPin = json.BoolOf("pin.user.acceptPlainTextPin");
bool pinUserGenerateSessionPin = json.BoolOf("pin.user.generateSessionPin");
string pinAdminType = json.StringOf("pin.admin.type");
string pinAdminPurpose = json.StringOf("pin.admin.purpose");
string pinAdminCachePolicy = json.StringOf("pin.admin.cachePolicy");
string pinAdminPolicyInfo = json.StringOf("pin.admin.policyInfo");
string pinAdminFlags = json.StringOf("pin.admin.flags");
string pinRole3Type = json.StringOf("pin.role3.type");
string pinRole3Purpose = json.StringOf("pin.role3.purpose");
string pinRole3CachePolicy = json.StringOf("pin.role3.cachePolicy");
string pinRole3PolicyInfo = json.StringOf("pin.role3.policyInfo");
string pinRole3Flags = json.StringOf("pin.role3.flags");
bool pinRole3AcceptPlainTextPin = json.BoolOf("pin.role3.acceptPlainTextPin");
bool pinRole3GenerateSessionPin = json.BoolOf("pin.role3.generateSessionPin");
string pinRole4Type = json.StringOf("pin.role4.type");
string pinRole4Purpose = json.StringOf("pin.role4.purpose");
string pinRole4CachePolicy = json.StringOf("pin.role4.cachePolicy");
string pinRole4PolicyInfo = json.StringOf("pin.role4.policyInfo");
string pinRole4Flags = json.StringOf("pin.role4.flags");
bool pinRole4AcceptPlainTextPin = json.BoolOf("pin.role4.acceptPlainTextPin");
bool pinRole4GenerateSessionPin = json.BoolOf("pin.role4.generateSessionPin");
int i = 0;
int count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pins");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    strVal = json.StringOf("pins[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pin.user.changePermission");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    strVal = json.StringOf("pin.user.changePermission[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pin.user.unblockPermission");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    strVal = json.StringOf("pin.user.unblockPermission[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pin.admin.changePermission");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    strVal = json.StringOf("pin.admin.changePermission[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pin.role3.changePermission");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    strVal = json.StringOf("pin.role3.changePermission[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pin.role3.unblockPermission");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    strVal = json.StringOf("pin.role3.unblockPermission[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pin.role4.changePermission");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    strVal = json.StringOf("pin.role4.changePermission[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("importSupport");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    strVal = json.StringOf("importSupport[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("algorithms");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    strVal = json.StringOf("algorithms[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("paddingSchemes");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    strVal = json.StringOf("paddingSchemes[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

i = 0;
count_i = json.SizeOfArray("chainingModes");
while (i < count_i) {
    json.I = i;
    strVal = json.StringOf("chainingModes[i]");
    i = i + 1;
}

// Delete the context when finished with the card.
success = scmd.DeleteContext();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(scmd.LastErrorText);
}