(Lianja) PKCS11 Import an Existing AES Key onto the HSM

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Demonstrates how to import an existing AES symmetric encrytion key onto the smartcard/token. The imported AES key is a session object, and only exists for the duration of the PKCS11 session. (AES keys are typically used for wrapping/unwrapping RSA and EC keys.)

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.96 or later.

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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.

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.
lcPin = "0000"
lnUserType = 1
llSuccess = loPkcs11.QuickSession(lnUserType,lcPin)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loPkcs11.LastErrorText
    release loPkcs11
    return
endif

// Generate a 256-bit AES key.
// (32 bytes is 256 bits)
// Append 32 bytes of random data in the base64 encoding.
loSbAesKey = createobject("CkStringBuilder")
loSbAesKey.AppendRandom(32,"base64")

loAttrs = createobject("CkJsonObject")
// Specify the type of object, and the type of key.
loAttrs.UpdateString("class","CKO_SECRET_KEY")
loAttrs.UpdateString("key_type","CKK_AES")
// Add an optional label if desired.
loAttrs.UpdateString("label","My AES wrapping/unwrapping key")
// Allow the key to be use for wrapping and unwrapping operations.
loAttrs.UpdateBool("wrap",.T.)
loAttrs.UpdateBool("unwrap",.T.)

// Provide the AES key material.
loAttrs.UpdateString("value",loSbAesKey.GetAsString())

// Create the object (i.e. create the AES key with the given key material.)
// Returns the PKCS11 object handle of the created AES session key.
lnObjHandle = loPkcs11.CreatePkcs11Object(loAttrs)
if (lnObjHandle = 0) then
    ? loPkcs11.LastErrorText
    ? "Failed."
else
    ? "PKCS11 object handle = " + str(lnObjHandle)
    ? "Successfully created a 256-bit AES session key."
endif

// Typically, you would do other things in the PKCS11 session that use the handle of AES key we just created.
// ...
// ...

loPkcs11.Logout()
loPkcs11.CloseSession()


release loPkcs11
release loSbAesKey
release loAttrs