(PowerBuilder) ScMinidriver - Find and Load Certificate from Smart Card or USB Token

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Demonstrates how to find and load a specific certificate located on a smart card or USB token.

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integer li_rc
oleobject loo_Scmd
string ls_ReaderName
integer li_Success
integer li_Retval
string ls_CertPart
string ls_PartValue
oleobject loo_Cert

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loo_Scmd = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.ScMinidriver" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Scmd.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.ScMinidriver")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Scmd
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
// via List Readers or Find Smart Cards
ls_ReaderName = "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0"
li_Success = loo_Scmd.AcquireContext(ls_ReaderName)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Scmd.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Scmd
    return
end if

// If successful, the name of the currently inserted smart card is available:
Write-Debug "Card name: " + loo_Scmd.CardName

// If desired, perform regular PIN authentication with the smartcard.
// For more details about smart card PIN authentication, see the Smart Card PIN Authentication Example
li_Retval = loo_Scmd.PinAuthenticate("user","000000")
if li_Retval <> 0 then
    Write-Debug "PIN Authentication failed."
end if

// You can find a cerficate using any of the following certificate parts:
// "subjectDN" -- The full distinguished name of the cert.
// "subjectDN_withTags" -- Same as above, but in a format that includes the subject part tags, such as the "CN=" in "CN=something"
// "subjectCN" -- The common name part (CN) of the certificate's subject.
// "serial" -- The certificate serial number.
// "serial:issuerCN" -- The certificate serial number + the issuer's common name, delimited with a colon char.
// These are the same certificate parts that can be retrieved by listing certificates on the smart card (or USB token).
// See List Certificates on Smart Card Example
ls_CertPart = "subjectCN"
ls_PartValue = "PIVKey E42D60A759D39147A26E0AF2FB1183C5"

// If the certificate is found, it is loaded into the cert object.
loo_Cert = create oleobject
// Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.Cert" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
li_rc = loo_Cert.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.Cert")

li_Success = loo_Scmd.FindCert(ls_CertPart,ls_PartValue,loo_Cert)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug "Failed to find the certificate."
else
    Write-Debug "Successfully loaded the cert object from the smart card / USB token."

    // Note: When successful, the cert object is internally linked to the ScMinidriver object's authenticated session.
    // The cert object can now be used to sign or do other cryptographic operations that occur on the smart card / USB token.
    // If your application calls PinDeauthenticate or DeleteContext, the cert will no longer be able to sign on the smart card
    // because the smart card ScMinidriver session will no longer be authenticated or deleted.
end if

// ...
// ...
// ...

// When finished with operations that required authentication, you may if you wish, deauthenticate the session.
li_Success = loo_Scmd.PinDeauthenticate("user")
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Scmd.LastErrorText
end if

// Delete the context when finished with the card.
li_Success = loo_Scmd.DeleteContext()
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Scmd.LastErrorText
end if



destroy loo_Scmd
destroy loo_Cert