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Lianja Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

PKCS11 Export Public Key from HSM

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Demonstrates how to export a public key from a smartcard or token.

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llSuccess = .F.

//  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.

loPkcs11 = createobject("CkPkcs11")

//  Use the PKCS11 driver (.dll, .so, .dylib) for your particular HSM.
//  (The format of the path will change with the operating system.  Obviously, "C:/" is not used on non-Windows systems.
loPkcs11.SharedLibPath = "C:/Program Files (x86)/Gemalto/IDGo 800 PKCS#11/IDPrimePKCS1164.dll"

//  Establish a logged-on session. (We can typically skip the login by passing an empty PIN if only working with public keys)
//  Use your actual PIN here, or an empty string to skip login.
lcPin = "0000"
lnUserType = 1
llSuccess = loPkcs11.QuickSession(lnUserType,lcPin)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loPkcs11.LastErrorText
    release loPkcs11
    return
endif

//  Get the handle of the public key we wish to export.
//  You can find public keys in many different ways.
//  This example will search for a public key by label.

//  Provide a template to find a PKCS11 object.
loJsonTemplate = createobject("CkJsonObject")

//  Find the public key with the label "Belgium eHealth".
loJsonTemplate.UpdateString("class","public_key")
loJsonTemplate.UpdateString("label","Belgium eHealth")

lnPubKeyHandle = loPkcs11.FindObject(loJsonTemplate)
if (lnPubKeyHandle = 0) then
    ? loPkcs11.LastErrorText
    release loPkcs11
    release loJsonTemplate
    return
endif

//  Export to a Chilkat public key object.
loPubKey = createobject("CkPublicKey")
llSuccess = loPkcs11.ExportPublicKey(lnPubKeyHandle,loPubKey)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loPkcs11.LastErrorText
    release loPkcs11
    release loJsonTemplate
    release loPubKey
    return
endif

//  Get the public key as PKCS8 PEM.
? loPubKey.GetPem(.F.)

loPkcs11.Logout()
loPkcs11.CloseSession()


release loPkcs11
release loJsonTemplate
release loPubKey