(Mono C#) ScMinidriver - List Certificates on a Smart Card or USB Token

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Gets a list of certificates contained on a smart card or USB token.

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// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Chilkat.ScMinidriver scmd = new Chilkat.ScMinidriver();

// Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
// via PCSC List Readers or PCSC Find Smart Cards
string readerName = "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0";
bool success = scmd.AcquireContext(readerName);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(scmd.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Chilkat.StringTable stCerts = new Chilkat.StringTable();

// We can choose one of the following items of information to get for each certificate:
// "subjectDN" -- Return the full distinguished name of the cert.
// "subjectDN_withTags" -- Same as above, but in a format that includes the subject part tags, such as the "CN=" in "CN=something"
// "subjectCN" -- Return just the common name part of the certificate's subject.
// "serial" -- Return the certificate serial number.
// "serial:issuerCN" -- return the certificate serial number + the issuer's common name, delimited with a colon char.
string certPart = "subjectCN";

success = scmd.ListCerts(certPart,stCerts);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(scmd.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

int numCerts = stCerts.Count;
int i = 0;
while (i < numCerts) {
    Debug.WriteLine(Convert.ToString(i) + ": " + stCerts.StringAt(i));
    i = i + 1;
}

// Delete the context when finished with the card.
success = scmd.DeleteContext();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(scmd.LastErrorText);
}