(Delphi DLL) PKCS11 Find All Certificates on Smart Card or USB Token

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Sample code showing how to examine all the certificates on a smart card or USB token.

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

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uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Cert, Pkcs11;

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procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
pkcs11: HCkPkcs11;
success: Boolean;
slotID: Integer;
readWrite: Boolean;
userType: Integer;
pin: PWideChar;
numCerts: Integer;
privateKeyNote: PWideChar;
cert: HCkCert;
i: Integer;

begin
// 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.

pkcs11 := CkPkcs11_Create();

// 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)
CkPkcs11_putSharedLibPath(pkcs11,'aetpkss1.dll');

success := CkPkcs11_Initialize(pkcs11);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkPkcs11__lastErrorText(pkcs11));
    Exit;
  end;

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

// Open a session.
readWrite := True;
success := CkPkcs11_OpenSession(pkcs11,slotID,readWrite);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkPkcs11__lastErrorText(pkcs11));
    Exit;
  end;

// Make it an authenticated session by calling Login.
// 
// If we don't authenticate, then we won't be able to see the private keys, and thus
// we won't know which certificates have an associated private key stored on the smart card.

// The smart card PIN is passed to the Login method.
// userType 1 indicates a "Normal User".
userType := 1;
pin := '0000';
success := CkPkcs11_Login(pkcs11,userType,pin);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkPkcs11__lastErrorText(pkcs11));
    success := CkPkcs11_CloseSession(pkcs11);
    Exit;
  end;

// Call FindAllCerts to find all certificates on the smart card or USB token.
success := CkPkcs11_FindAllCerts(pkcs11);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkPkcs11__lastErrorText(pkcs11));
    success := CkPkcs11_CloseSession(pkcs11);
    Exit;
  end;

// The NumCerts property is set by FindAllCerts.
numCerts := CkPkcs11_getNumCerts(pkcs11);
Memo1.Lines.Add('Number of certs: ' + IntToStr(numCerts));

cert := CkCert_Create();
i := 0;
while i < numCerts do
  begin
    CkPkcs11_GetCert(pkcs11,i,cert);
    privateKeyNote := '';
    if (CkCert_HasPrivateKey(cert) = True) then
      begin
        privateKeyNote := '(has private key)';
      end;
    Memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(i) + ': ' + privateKeyNote + ' ' + CkCert__subjectDN(cert));
    Memo1.Lines.Add(IntToStr(i) + ': issuer: ' + CkCert__issuerDN(cert));
    Memo1.Lines.Add('----');
    i := i + 1;
  end;

// Revert to an unauthenticated session by calling Logout.
success := CkPkcs11_Logout(pkcs11);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkPkcs11__lastErrorText(pkcs11));
    success := CkPkcs11_CloseSession(pkcs11);
    Exit;
  end;

// When finished, close the session.
// It is important to close the session (memory leaks will occur if the session is not properly closed).
success := CkPkcs11_CloseSession(pkcs11);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkPkcs11__lastErrorText(pkcs11));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('Success.');

CkPkcs11_Dispose(pkcs11);
CkCert_Dispose(cert);

end;