(Perl) PKCS11 Import an Existing RSA Public Key onto the HSM

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Demonstrates how to import an existing RSA Public Key onto a smart card or token.

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

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use chilkat();

# 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.

$pkcs11 = chilkat::CkPkcs11->new();

# 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.
$pkcs11->put_SharedLibPath("C:/Program Files (x86)/Gemalto/IDGo 800 PKCS#11/IDPrimePKCS1164.dll");

# Establish a logged-on session.
$pin = "0000";
$userType = 1;
$success = $pkcs11->QuickSession($userType,$pin);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pkcs11->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Generate a new 2048-bit RSA key.
$rsa = chilkat::CkRsa->new();
$success = $rsa->GenerateKey(2048);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $rsa->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

# Get the public key information as XML, so we can access the modulus and exponent.
$xml = chilkat::CkXml->new();
$xml->LoadXml($rsa->exportPublicKey());

$attrs = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
# Specify the type of object, and the type of key.
$attrs->UpdateString("class","CKO_PUBLIC_KEY");
$attrs->UpdateString("key_type","CKK_RSA");
# Add an optional label if desired.
$attrs->UpdateString("label","RSA Public Key 1");
# Allow the key to be use for verify, wrapping, and encryption operations.
$attrs->UpdateBool("verify",1);
$attrs->UpdateBool("wrap",1);
$attrs->UpdateBool("encrypt",1);

# Make this a session-only public key.
# To store the public key on the token so that it persists after the PKCS11 session, set token = 1.
$attrs->UpdateBool("token",0);

# Provide the RSA public key material
$attrs->UpdateString("modulus",$xml->getChildContent("Modulus"));
$attrs->UpdateString("public_exponent",$xml->getChildContent("Exponent"));

# Create the RSA public key.
# Returns the PKCS11 object handle of the created key.
$objHandle = $pkcs11->CreatePkcs11Object($attrs);
if ($objHandle == 0) {
    print $pkcs11->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    print "Failed." . "\r\n";
}
else {
    print "PKCS11 object handle = " . $objHandle . "\r\n";
    print "Successfully imported an RSA key.." . "\r\n";
}

$pkcs11->Logout();
$pkcs11->CloseSession();