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ScMinidriver - Get Smartcard Properties

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Gets information about the smart card currently inserted in the reader (or USB token).

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function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

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

    var scmd = new chilkat.ScMinidriver();

    // Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
    // via PCSC List Readers or PCSC Find Smart Cards
    var readerName = "Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0";
    success = scmd.AcquireContext(readerName);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(scmd.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    var json = new chilkat.JsonObject();
    json.EmitCompact = false;

    success = scmd.GetCardProperties(json);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(scmd.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log(json.Emit());

    // Here is sample output:
    // See below for sample code to parse the JSON.
    // 
    // NOTE: Not all smart cards support all properties.
    // The GetCardProperties method will return information for all properties supported by the card.

    // {
    //   "bytesAvailable": 74752,
    //   "containersAvailable": 18,
    //   "maxKeyContainers": 20,
    //   "capabilities": {
    //     "fCertificateCompression": false,
    //     "fKeyGen": true
    //   },
    //   "keySizes": {
    //     "minimumBitlen": 2048,
    //     "defaultBitlen": 2048,
    //     "maximumBitlen": 4096,
    //     "incrementalBitlen": 1024
    //   },
    //   "readOnly": false,
    //   "cacheMode": "global",
    //   "supportsWinX509Enrollment": true,
    //   "guid": "1201803d-03e6-772a-3d80-0112e6032a77",
    //   "serial": "e6032a773d800112e6032a77",
    //   "pins": [
    //     "user",
    //     "admin",
    //     "role3",
    //     "role4"
    //   ],
    //   "pin": {
    //     "user": {
    //       "type": "regular",
    //       "purpose": "primaryCard",
    //       "changePermission": [
    //         "user"
    //       ],
    //       "unblockPermission": [
    //         "admin"
    //       ],
    //       "cachePolicy": "normal",
    //       "policyInfo": "00000000",
    //       "flags": "00000000",
    //       "acceptPlainTextPin": true,
    //       "generateSessionPin": false
    //     },
    //     "admin": {
    //       "type": "challenge/response",
    //       "purpose": "administrator",
    //       "changePermission": [
    //         "admin"
    //       ],
    //       "cachePolicy": "normal",
    //       "policyInfo": "00000000",
    //       "flags": "00000000"
    //     },
    //     "role3": {
    //       "type": "regular",
    //       "purpose": "digitalSignature",
    //       "changePermission": [
    //         "role3"
    //       ],
    //       "unblockPermission": [
    //         "role4"
    //       ],
    //       "cachePolicy": "alwaysPrompt",
    //       "policyInfo": "00000000",
    //       "flags": "00000000",
    //       "acceptPlainTextPin": true,
    //       "generateSessionPin": false
    //     },
    //     "role4": {
    //       "type": "regular",
    //       "purpose": "unblockOnly",
    //       "changePermission": [
    //         "role4"
    //       ],
    //       "cachePolicy": "normal",
    //       "policyInfo": "00000000",
    //       "flags": "00000000",
    //       "acceptPlainTextPin": true,
    //       "generateSessionPin": false
    //     }
    //   },
    //   "importSupport": [
    //     "plainText",
    //     "rsaKeyest",
    //     "eccKeyest",
    //     "symmetric"
    //   ],
    //   "algorithms": [
    //     "AES"
    //   ],
    //   "paddingSchemes": [
    //     "block",
    //     "pkcs1",
    //     "pss",
    //     "oaep"
    //   ],
    //   "chainingModes": [
    //     "ChainingModeCBC"
    //   ]
    // }

    // Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
    // Generate Parsing Code from JSON

    var strVal;

    var bytesAvailable = json.IntOf("bytesAvailable");
    var containersAvailable = json.IntOf("containersAvailable");
    var maxKeyContainers = json.IntOf("maxKeyContainers");
    var capabilitiesFCertificateCompression = json.BoolOf("capabilities.fCertificateCompression");
    var capabilitiesFKeyGen = json.BoolOf("capabilities.fKeyGen");
    var keySizesMinimumBitlen = json.IntOf("keySizes.minimumBitlen");
    var keySizesDefaultBitlen = json.IntOf("keySizes.defaultBitlen");
    var keySizesMaximumBitlen = json.IntOf("keySizes.maximumBitlen");
    var keySizesIncrementalBitlen = json.IntOf("keySizes.incrementalBitlen");
    var readOnly = json.BoolOf("readOnly");
    var cacheMode = json.StringOf("cacheMode");
    var supportsWinX509Enrollment = json.BoolOf("supportsWinX509Enrollment");
    var guid = json.StringOf("guid");
    var serial = json.StringOf("serial");
    var pinUserType = json.StringOf("pin.user.type");
    var pinUserPurpose = json.StringOf("pin.user.purpose");
    var pinUserCachePolicy = json.StringOf("pin.user.cachePolicy");
    var pinUserPolicyInfo = json.StringOf("pin.user.policyInfo");
    var pinUserFlags = json.StringOf("pin.user.flags");
    var pinUserAcceptPlainTextPin = json.BoolOf("pin.user.acceptPlainTextPin");
    var pinUserGenerateSessionPin = json.BoolOf("pin.user.generateSessionPin");
    var pinAdminType = json.StringOf("pin.admin.type");
    var pinAdminPurpose = json.StringOf("pin.admin.purpose");
    var pinAdminCachePolicy = json.StringOf("pin.admin.cachePolicy");
    var pinAdminPolicyInfo = json.StringOf("pin.admin.policyInfo");
    var pinAdminFlags = json.StringOf("pin.admin.flags");
    var pinRole3Type = json.StringOf("pin.role3.type");
    var pinRole3Purpose = json.StringOf("pin.role3.purpose");
    var pinRole3CachePolicy = json.StringOf("pin.role3.cachePolicy");
    var pinRole3PolicyInfo = json.StringOf("pin.role3.policyInfo");
    var pinRole3Flags = json.StringOf("pin.role3.flags");
    var pinRole3AcceptPlainTextPin = json.BoolOf("pin.role3.acceptPlainTextPin");
    var pinRole3GenerateSessionPin = json.BoolOf("pin.role3.generateSessionPin");
    var pinRole4Type = json.StringOf("pin.role4.type");
    var pinRole4Purpose = json.StringOf("pin.role4.purpose");
    var pinRole4CachePolicy = json.StringOf("pin.role4.cachePolicy");
    var pinRole4PolicyInfo = json.StringOf("pin.role4.policyInfo");
    var pinRole4Flags = json.StringOf("pin.role4.flags");
    var pinRole4AcceptPlainTextPin = json.BoolOf("pin.role4.acceptPlainTextPin");
    var pinRole4GenerateSessionPin = json.BoolOf("pin.role4.generateSessionPin");
    var i = 0;
    var count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pins");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        strVal = json.StringOf("pins[i]");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pin.user.changePermission");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        strVal = json.StringOf("pin.user.changePermission[i]");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pin.user.unblockPermission");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        strVal = json.StringOf("pin.user.unblockPermission[i]");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pin.admin.changePermission");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        strVal = json.StringOf("pin.admin.changePermission[i]");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pin.role3.changePermission");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        strVal = json.StringOf("pin.role3.changePermission[i]");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pin.role3.unblockPermission");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        strVal = json.StringOf("pin.role3.unblockPermission[i]");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("pin.role4.changePermission");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        strVal = json.StringOf("pin.role4.changePermission[i]");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("importSupport");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        strVal = json.StringOf("importSupport[i]");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("algorithms");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        strVal = json.StringOf("algorithms[i]");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("paddingSchemes");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        strVal = json.StringOf("paddingSchemes[i]");
        i = i+1;
    }

    i = 0;
    count_i = json.SizeOfArray("chainingModes");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.I = i;
        strVal = json.StringOf("chainingModes[i]");
        i = i+1;
    }

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


}

chilkatExample();