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ScMinidriver - Find and Load Certificate from Smart Card or USB Token

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Demonstrates how to find and load a specific certificate located on a smart card or USB token.

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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoScmd
    String sReaderName
    Integer iRetval
    String sCertPart
    String sPartValue
    Variant vCert
    Handle hoCert
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatScMinidriver)) To hoScmd
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoScmd))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoScmd
    End

    // Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
    // via List Readers or Find Smart Cards
    Move "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0" To sReaderName
    Get ComAcquireContext Of hoScmd sReaderName To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoScmd To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // If successful, the name of the currently inserted smart card is available:
    Get ComCardName Of hoScmd To sTemp1
    Showln "Card name: " sTemp1

    // If desired, perform regular PIN authentication with the smartcard.
    // For more details about smart card PIN authentication, see the Smart Card PIN Authentication Example
    Get ComPinAuthenticate Of hoScmd "user" "000000" To iRetval
    If (iRetval <> 0) Begin
        Showln "PIN Authentication failed."
    End

    // You can find a cerficate using any of the following certificate parts:
    // "subjectDN" -- 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" -- The common name part (CN) of the certificate's subject.
    // "serial" -- The certificate serial number.
    // "serial:issuerCN" -- The certificate serial number + the issuer's common name, delimited with a colon char.
    // These are the same certificate parts that can be retrieved by listing certificates on the smart card (or USB token).
    // See List Certificates on Smart Card Example
    Move "subjectCN" To sCertPart
    Move "PIVKey E42D60A759D39147A26E0AF2FB1183C5" To sPartValue

    // If the certificate is found, it is loaded into the cert object.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatCert)) To hoCert
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoCert))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoCert
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoCert to vCert
    Get ComFindCert Of hoScmd sCertPart sPartValue vCert To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Showln "Failed to find the certificate."
    End
    Else Begin
        Showln "Successfully loaded the cert object from the smart card / USB token."

        // Note: When successful, the cert object is internally linked to the ScMinidriver object's authenticated session.
        // The cert object can now be used to sign or do other cryptographic operations that occur on the smart card / USB token.
        // If your application calls PinDeauthenticate or DeleteContext, the cert will no longer be able to sign on the smart card
        // because the smart card ScMinidriver session will no longer be authenticated or deleted.
    End

    // ...
    // ...
    // ...

    // When finished with operations that required authentication, you may if you wish, deauthenticate the session.
    Get ComPinDeauthenticate Of hoScmd "user" To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoScmd To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
    End

    // Delete the context when finished with the card.
    Get ComDeleteContext Of hoScmd To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoScmd To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
    End



End_Procedure