(PHP ActiveX) PKCS11 Certificate Chain

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Demonstrates how to make CA certs available for the certificate chain to be included when creating a signature (using a PKCS11 compatible smart card / USB token) such as for PDF, XMLDSig, etc.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.88 or later.

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<?php

// 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.

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Pkcs11')
$pkcs11 = new COM("Chilkat.Pkcs11");

// You will use the DLL (or shared lib) provided by your smart card vendor, or a DLL compatible with your smart card.
// On Windows, if the DLL is located in C:\Windows\System32, specify only the filename.
// Otherwise provide the full path.
$pkcs11->SharedLibPath = 'bit4xpki.dll';

$success = $pkcs11->Initialize();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pkcs11->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Pass -1 for the slotID to open a session on the first non-empty slot.
$slotID = -1;

// Open a session.
$readWrite = 1;
$success = $pkcs11->OpenSession($slotID,$readWrite);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pkcs11->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Make it an authenticated session by calling Login.
$userType = 1;
// Make sure to use the correct PIN for your smart card..
$pin = '0000';
$success = $pkcs11->Login($userType,$pin);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pkcs11->LastErrorText . "\n";
    $success = $pkcs11->CloseSession();
    exit;
}

// Get the certificate (on the smart card) that has a private key.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Cert')
$cert = new COM("Chilkat.Cert");
$success = $pkcs11->FindCert('privateKey','',$cert);
if ($success == 1) {
    print 'Cert with private key: ' . $cert->SubjectCN . "\n";
}
else {
    print 'No certificates having a private key were found.' . "\n";
    $success = $pkcs11->CloseSession();
    exit;
}

// If the certificates in the chain of authentication were contained on the smart card,
// then Chilkat would already have them (via the FindCert function) and the certs in the chain will be automatically used
// as needed when signing occurs.

// If you have CA certs located elsewhere, such as in .cer files, you can make them available to Chilkat in the following way:

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.XmlCertVault')
$certVault = new COM("Chilkat.XmlCertVault");
// Please review the methods available in the XML certificate vault class.  Different methods exist for adding certificates
// from various sources, such as PEM, PFX, or in-memory sources..
$success = $certVault->AddCertFile('someDir/caIntermediateCert.cer');
// ...
$success = $certVault->AddCertFile('someDir/caCert.cer');
// (Your code should check the return value to make sure it succeeded.)

$success = $cert->UseCertVault($certVault);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $cert->LastErrorText . "\n";
    $success = $pkcs11->CloseSession();
    exit;
}

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// At this point, we have the cert (and certs in the chain of authentication) to be used for signing.
// The code for using the certificate in creating the digital signature, such as for a PDF, XML, etc., go here...

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------

// Revert to an unauthenticated session by calling Logout.
$success = $pkcs11->Logout();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pkcs11->LastErrorText . "\n";
    $success = $pkcs11->CloseSession();
    exit;
}

// When finished, close the session.
// It is important to close the session (memory leaks will occur if the session is not properly closed).
$success = $pkcs11->CloseSession();
if ($success == 0) {
    print $pkcs11->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

print 'Success.' . "\n";

?>