(Delphi DLL) PKCS11 Find Specific Certificate on Smart Card or USB Token

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This example code shows how to find a particular certificate 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;
cert: HCkCert;

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,'C:/Program Files (x86)/Gemalto/IDGo 800 PKCS#11/IDPrimePKCS1164.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;

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// The FindCert method can find a particular certificate in a number of different ways.
// I'll demonstrate some common ways..

// 1) In many cases you'll be working with a smart card that contains one certificate that is to be used for 
// signing, and it is the certificate that is associated with the private key also stored on the smart card (or USB token).
// There may be other certificates on the card, but these are the issuer certificates in the chain of authentication.
// You're just interested in getting the certificate with the private key.
// You can do it like this:
cert := CkCert_Create();
// Pass the keyword "privateKey" in the 1st argument, and an empty string in the 2nd arg.
// This returns the 1st certificate that has a private key.
success := CkPkcs11_FindCert(pkcs11,'privateKey','',cert);
if (success = True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Cert with private key: ' + CkCert__subjectCN(cert));
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('No certificates having a private key were found.');
  end;

// 2) Find a certificate by the Subject Common Name
success := CkPkcs11_FindCert(pkcs11,'subjectCN','Chil application account (8c9be8e0-5544-4cd0-9062-290fbff353a7)',cert);
if (success = True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Found: ' + CkCert__subjectCN(cert));
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Not found: ' + CkCert__subjectCN(cert));
  end;

// 3) Find a certificate by hex serial number
success := CkPkcs11_FindCert(pkcs11,'serial','5087bf1feda006af54a02f23a851104948acc26f',cert);
if (success = True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Found: ' + CkCert__serialNumber(cert));
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Not found: ' + CkCert__serialNumber(cert));
  end;

// 4) Find a certificate by hex serial number and Issuer Common Name
success := CkPkcs11_FindCert(pkcs11,'serial:issuerCN','5087bf1feda006af54a02f23a851104948acc26f:Ibanity Production Third Party Application CA',cert);
if (success = True) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Found: ' + CkCert__subjectCN(cert));
  end
else
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add('Not found: ' + CkCert__subjectCN(cert));
  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;