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PKCS11 Sign PDF using Certificate and Private Key on Smart Card / USB Token

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Sample code showing how to use PKCS11 to sign a PDF with a certificate and private key stored on a smart card or USB token.

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_Cert
oleobject loo_Pdf
oleobject loo_Json
integer i

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

loo_Pkcs11.SharedLibPath = "C:/Program Files (x86)/Gemalto/IDGo 800 PKCS#11/IDPrimePKCS1164.dll"
ls_Pin = "0000"
li_UserType = 1

// Establish a PKCS11 logged-on session using the driver (.so, .dylib, or .dll) as specified in the SharedLibPath above.
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 certificate (on the smart card) that has a private key.
// There are other ways to locate a certificate on the HSM.
// This example assumes there is a single certificate w/ private key.
loo_Cert = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Cert.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Cert")

li_Success = loo_Pkcs11.FindCert("privateKey","",loo_Cert)
if li_Success = 1 then
    Write-Debug "Cert with private key: " + loo_Cert.SubjectCN
else
    Write-Debug "No certificates having a private key were found."
    li_Success = loo_Pkcs11.CloseSession()
    destroy loo_Pkcs11
    destroy loo_Cert
    return
end if

// --------------------------------------------------------------------------
// At this point, we have the cert to be used for signing.
// Our PDF signing code is the same as for a cert obtained from any other source..

loo_Pdf = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Pdf.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Pdf")

// Load a PDF to be signed.
li_Success = loo_Pdf.LoadFile("qa_data/pdf/hello.pdf")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Pdf.LastErrorText
    li_Success = loo_Pkcs11.CloseSession()
    destroy loo_Pkcs11
    destroy loo_Cert
    destroy loo_Pdf
    return
end if

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

loo_Json.UpdateInt("page",1)
loo_Json.UpdateString("appearance.y","top")
loo_Json.UpdateString("appearance.x","left")
loo_Json.UpdateString("appearance.fontScale","10.0")
loo_Json.UpdateString("signingAlgorithm","pss")
loo_Json.UpdateString("hashAlgorithm","sha256")

i = 0
loo_Json.I = i
loo_Json.UpdateString("appearance.text[i]","Digitaly signed by: Xyz Widgets, Inc.")
i = i + 1
loo_Json.I = i
loo_Json.UpdateString("appearance.text[i]","current_dt")
i = i + 1
loo_Json.I = i
loo_Json.UpdateString("appearance.text[i]","blah blah blah")

// The certificate is internally linked to the Pkcs11 object, which is currently in an authenticated session.
li_Success = loo_Pdf.SetSigningCert(loo_Cert)

li_Success = loo_Pdf.SignPdf(loo_Json,"qa_output/out.pdf")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Pdf.LastErrorText
    li_Success = loo_Pkcs11.CloseSession()
    destroy loo_Pkcs11
    destroy loo_Cert
    destroy loo_Pdf
    destroy loo_Json
    return
end if

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

// Revert to an unauthenticated session by calling Logout.
li_Success = loo_Pkcs11.Logout()
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Pkcs11.LastErrorText
    li_Success = loo_Pkcs11.CloseSession()
    destroy loo_Pkcs11
    destroy loo_Cert
    destroy loo_Pdf
    destroy loo_Json
    return
end if

// When finished, close the session.
// It is important to close the session (memory leaks will occur if the session is not properly closed).
li_Success = loo_Pkcs11.CloseSession()
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Pkcs11.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Pkcs11
    destroy loo_Cert
    destroy loo_Pdf
    destroy loo_Json
    return
end if

Write-Debug "Success."


destroy loo_Pkcs11
destroy loo_Cert
destroy loo_Pdf
destroy loo_Json