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PowerBuilder Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

PKCS11 Export Public Key from HSM

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Demonstrates how to export a public key from a smartcard or token.

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Pkcs11
string ls_Pin
integer li_UserType
oleobject loo_JsonTemplate
integer li_PubKeyHandle
oleobject loo_PubKey

li_Success = 0

//  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.

loo_Pkcs11 = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Pkcs11.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Pkcs11")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Pkcs11
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

//  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.
loo_Pkcs11.SharedLibPath = "C:/Program Files (x86)/Gemalto/IDGo 800 PKCS#11/IDPrimePKCS1164.dll"

//  Establish a logged-on session. (We can typically skip the login by passing an empty PIN if only working with public keys)
//  Use your actual PIN here, or an empty string to skip login.
ls_Pin = "0000"
li_UserType = 1
li_Success = loo_Pkcs11.QuickSession(li_UserType,ls_Pin)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Pkcs11.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Pkcs11
    return
end if

//  Get the handle of the public key we wish to export.
//  You can find public keys in many different ways.
//  This example will search for a public key by label.

//  Provide a template to find a PKCS11 object.
loo_JsonTemplate = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JsonTemplate.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

//  Find the public key with the label "Belgium eHealth".
loo_JsonTemplate.UpdateString("class","public_key")
loo_JsonTemplate.UpdateString("label","Belgium eHealth")

li_PubKeyHandle = loo_Pkcs11.FindObject(loo_JsonTemplate)
if li_PubKeyHandle = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Pkcs11.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Pkcs11
    destroy loo_JsonTemplate
    return
end if

//  Export to a Chilkat public key object.
loo_PubKey = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_PubKey.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.PublicKey")

li_Success = loo_Pkcs11.ExportPublicKey(li_PubKeyHandle,loo_PubKey)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Pkcs11.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Pkcs11
    destroy loo_JsonTemplate
    destroy loo_PubKey
    return
end if

//  Get the public key as PKCS8 PEM.
Write-Debug loo_PubKey.GetPem(0)

loo_Pkcs11.Logout()
loo_Pkcs11.CloseSession()


destroy loo_Pkcs11
destroy loo_JsonTemplate
destroy loo_PubKey