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PKCS11 Generate a Session RSA Key on the HSM

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Generates an RSA key on the smart card or token and returns the public and private key handles. The generated RSA key exists only for the duration of the PKCS11 session.

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

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Pkcs11
string ls_Pin
integer li_UserType
oleobject loo_PubKeyAttr
oleobject loo_PrivKeyAttr
oleobject loo_JsonHandles
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.
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

// Specify attributes and abilities (how this key can be used) by providing a JSON template.
// One template is for the public key, and the other for the private key.
loo_PubKeyAttr = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_PubKeyAttr.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

// Allow the public key to be used for encryption, signature verification, and symmetric key wrapping
// These attributes are optional.
loo_PubKeyAttr.UpdateBool("encrypt",1)
loo_PubKeyAttr.UpdateBool("verify",1)
loo_PubKeyAttr.UpdateBool("wrap",1)

// Generate a 2048-bit RSA key.
// This attribute is required.
loo_PubKeyAttr.UpdateInt("modulus_bits",2048)

loo_PrivKeyAttr = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_PrivKeyAttr.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

// Generate a session RSA key.
// A session key exists only for the duration of the PKS11 session.
// To generate an RSA key that resides on the HSM, set the "token" attribute equal to 1
loo_PrivKeyAttr.UpdateBool("token",0)

// Allow the private key to be used for signing and decryption.
loo_PrivKeyAttr.UpdateBool("sign",1)
loo_PrivKeyAttr.UpdateBool("decrypt",1)

// Do not allow the private key to be extracted.
loo_PrivKeyAttr.UpdateBool("extractable",0)

// Provide a JSON object to receive the public and private key handles.
loo_JsonHandles = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_JsonHandles.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")

loo_JsonHandles.EmitCompact = 0

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

li_Success = loo_Pkcs11.GenRsaKey(loo_PubKeyAttr,loo_PrivKeyAttr,loo_JsonHandles,loo_PubKey)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Pkcs11.LastErrorText
    Write-Debug "Failed to generate an RSA key."
else
    // Sample JSON handles:
    // {
    //   "public_key_handle": 18415630,
    //   "private_key_handle": 74842125
    // }
    Write-Debug loo_JsonHandles.Emit()
    Write-Debug "public_key_handle: " + string(loo_JsonHandles.UIntOf("public_key_handle"))
    Write-Debug "private_key_handle: " + string(loo_JsonHandles.UIntOf("private_key_handle"))
    Write-Debug "public key JWK:"
    Write-Debug loo_PubKey.GetJwk()
    // Sample JWK:
    // {"kty":"RSA","n":"1sQMSAntY80L .... If9jqfMp4omQ","e":"AQAB"}
    Write-Debug "Success."
end if

loo_Pkcs11.Logout()
loo_Pkcs11.CloseSession()


destroy loo_Pkcs11
destroy loo_PubKeyAttr
destroy loo_PrivKeyAttr
destroy loo_JsonHandles
destroy loo_PubKey