(Excel) PKCS11 Change Normal User PIN from Non-Logged-In State

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When SetPin is called from a non-logged-in state, then it is the Normal User PIN that is changed.

Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.89 or greater.

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' 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.

Dim pkcs11 As Chilkat.Pkcs11
Set pkcs11 = Chilkat.NewPkcs11

' See PKCS11 Find Driver Library Path for information about how to find the 
' PKCS11 driver file (if not explicitly known) for the plugged-in token or smart card in reader.
pkcs11.SharedLibPath = "IDPrimePKCS1164.dll"


success = pkcs11.Initialize()
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.Print pkcs11.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Call Discover to get the slot ID.

onlyTokensPresent = True
Dim json As Chilkat.JsonObject
Set json = Chilkat.NewJsonObject
success = pkcs11.Discover(onlyTokensPresent,json)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.Print pkcs11.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' Make sure we have at least one slot.
If (json.SizeOfArray("slot") <= 0) Then
    Debug.Print "No occuplied slots."
    Exit Sub
End If

' Get the ID of the 1st slot

slotID = json.IntOf("slot[0].id")

' Open a session.

readWrite = True
success = pkcs11.OpenSession(slotID,readWrite)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.Print pkcs11.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

' We haven't logged in, but we can set the Normal User's PIN directly by providing 
' the existing PIN, and the new PIN.

' Change the PIN from 1234 to 0000
success = pkcs11.SetPin("1234","0000")
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.Print pkcs11.LastErrorText
    success = pkcs11.CloseSession()
    Exit Sub
End If

' When finished, close the session.
' It is important to close the session (memory leaks will occur if the session is not properly closed).
success = pkcs11.CloseSession()
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.Print pkcs11.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "Successfully changed PIN from 1234 to 0000"