Node.js

Yubikey RSA Encrypt/Decrypt

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Demonstrates how to do RSA decryption using a private key stored on a Yubikey (or other USB token or smartcard).

Note: RSA encryption uses the public key, which is freely exportable and does not need to occur on the token/smartcard.

Node.js

NODEJS_PRELUDE

function chilkatExample() {

    var success = false;

    // This example assumes you have a certificate with private key on the Yubikey token.
    // When doing simple RSA encryption/decryption, we don't actually need the certificate,
    // but we'll be using the private key associated with the certificate.
    // 
    // The sensitive/secret material that needs to be kept private is the private key.
    // The certificate itself and the public key can be freely shared.
    // 

    // We're going to encrypt and decrypt 32-bytes of data.
    var bd = new chilkat.BinData();
    success = bd.AppendEncoded("000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F","hex");
    success = bd.AppendEncoded("000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F","hex");

    // Let's get the desired cert.
    // For this example, a self-signed certificate with a 2048-bit RSA key was generated in slot 9A.
    var cert = new chilkat.Cert();

    // Force Chilkat to use PKCS11 over ScMinidriver (if on Windows) and Apple Keychain (if on MacOS)
    cert.UncommonOptions = "NoScMinidriver,NoAppleKeychain";

    cert.SmartCardPin = "123456";

    success = cert.LoadFromSmartcard("cn=chilkat_test_2048");
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(cert.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // RSA encrypt using the public key.
    var rsa = new chilkat.Rsa();

    // Provide the RSA object with the certificate on the Yubkey.
    success = rsa.SetX509Cert(cert,true);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(rsa.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // RSA encrypt using the public key.
    var usePrivateKey = false;
    success = rsa.EncryptBd(bd,usePrivateKey);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(rsa.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("RSA Encrypted Output in Hex:");
    console.log(bd.GetEncoded("hex"));

    // Now let's decrypt, using the private key on the Yubikey.
    usePrivateKey = true;
    success = rsa.DecryptBd(bd,usePrivateKey);
    if (success == false) {
        console.log(rsa.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("RSA Decrypted Output in Hex:");
    console.log(bd.GetEncoded("hex"));

}

chilkatExample();