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PKCS11 Get Token Info

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Example showing how to discover the readers (slots) and smart cards and tokens available through a vendor's PKCS11 Cryptoki module, and get token information for each.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

$success = $false

# 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.

$pkcs11 = New-Object Chilkat.Pkcs11

# Specify the vendor's Cryptoki module DLL / shared lib.
# The following PKCS11 driver DLL is for the WatchData ProxKey USB token. 
# You would use your smartcard/token vendor's PKCS11 driver DLL.
$pkcs11.SharedLibPath = "SignatureP11.dll"

$success = $pkcs11.Initialize()
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($pkcs11.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Call Discover to discover what's available.
# Indicate that we only want to return slots (readers) where tokens (or smart cards) are present.
$onlyTokensPresent = $true
$json = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$success = $pkcs11.Discover($onlyTokensPresent,$json)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($pkcs11.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$json.EmitCompact = $false
$($json.Emit())

# Sample JSON output.
# Code for parsing this JSON is shown below..

# {
#   "cryptokiVersion": {
#     "major": 2,
#     "minor": 10
#   },
#   "manufacturerID": "WatchData",
#   "libraryDescription": "PKCS#11 cryptoki module",
#   "libraryVersion": {
#     "major": 3,
#     "minor": 10
#   },
#   "slot": [
#     {
#       "id": 16385,
#       "slotDescription": "Watchdata IC CARD Reader/Writer",
#       "manufacturerID": "Watchdata",
#       "tokenPresent": true,
#       "removableDevice": true,
#       "hardwareSlot": true,
#       "hardwareVersion": {
#         "major": 1,
#         "minor": 0
#       },
#       "firmwareVersion": {
#         "major": 1,
#         "minor": 0
#       },
#       "token": {
#         "label": "WD PROXKey",
#         "manufacturerID": "Watchdata Corp.",
#         "model": "TimeCos/PK",
#         "serialNumber": "WD05376504",
#         "flags": [
#           "CKF_RNG",
#           "CKF_LOGIN_REQUIRED",
#           "CKF_USER_PIN_INITIALIZED",
#           "CKF_DUAL_CRYPTO_OPERATIONS",
#           "CKF_TOKEN_INITIALIZED"
#         ],
#         "maxSessionCount": 0,
#         "sessionCount": 0,
#         "maxRwSessionCount": 0,
#         "rwSessionCount": 0,
#         "maxPinLen": 32,
#         "minPinLen": 6,
#         "totalPublicMemory": 61440,
#         "freePublicMemory": 70144,
#         "totalPrivateMemory": 61440,
#         "freePrivateMemory": 70144,
#         "hardwareVersion": {
#           "major": 2,
#           "minor": 1
#         },
#         "firmwareVersion": {
#           "major": 0,
#           "minor": 0
#         },
#         "utcTime": "2024011509254600",
#         "mechanism": [
#           "CKM_RSA_PKCS_KEY_PAIR_GEN",
#           "CKM_EC_KEY_PAIR_GEN",
#           "CKM_DES_KEY_GEN",
#           "80000001",
#           "8000000B",
#           "CKM_AES_KEY_GEN",
#           "CKM_DES2_KEY_GEN",
#           "CKM_DES3_KEY_GEN",
#           "CKM_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_RSA_X_509",
#           "CKM_ECDSA",
#           "CKM_ECDSA_SHA1",
#           "CKM_MD2_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_MD5_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_SHA1_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_SHA256_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_DES_ECB",
#           "CKM_DES_CBC",
#           "CKM_DES_CBC_PAD",
#           "80000002",
#           "CKM_CPK_ECDSA",
#           "CKM_CPK_ECDSA_SHA1",
#           "8000000C",
#           "8000000D",
#           "8000000E",
#           "CKM_AES_ECB",
#           "CKM_AES_CBC",
#           "CKM_AES_CBC_PAD",
#           "CKM_DES3_ECB",
#           "CKM_DES3_CBC",
#           "CKM_DES3_CBC_PAD",
#           "CKM_SHA_1",
#           "CKM_SHA_1_HMAC",
#           "CKM_SHA_1_HMAC_GENERAL",
#           "CKM_SHA256",
#           "CKM_SHA256_HMAC",
#           "CKM_SHA256_HMAC_GENERAL",
#           "CKM_MD2",
#           "CKM_MD2_HMAC",
#           "CKM_MD2_HMAC_GENERAL",
#           "CKM_MD5",
#           "CKM_MD5_HMAC",
#           "CKM_MD5_HMAC_GENERAL",
#           "CKM_SSL3_PRE_MASTER_KEY_GEN",
#           "CKM_SSL3_MASTER_KEY_DERIVE",
#           "CKM_SSL3_KEY_AND_MAC_DERIVE",
#           "CKM_SSL3_MD5_MAC",
#           "CKM_SSL3_SHA1_MAC"
#         ],
#         "rsa": {
#           "minKeySize": 1024,
#           "maxKeySize": 4096
#         }
#       }
#     }
#   ]
# }

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

$cryptokiVersionMajor = $json.IntOf("cryptokiVersion.major")
$cryptokiVersionMinor = $json.IntOf("cryptokiVersion.minor")
$manufacturerID = $json.StringOf("manufacturerID")
$libraryDescription = $json.StringOf("libraryDescription")
$libraryVersionMajor = $json.IntOf("libraryVersion.major")
$libraryVersionMinor = $json.IntOf("libraryVersion.minor")
$i = 0
$count_i = $json.SizeOfArray("slot")
while ($i -lt $count_i) {
    $json.I = $i
    $id = $json.IntOf("slot[i].id")
    $slotDescription = $json.StringOf("slot[i].slotDescription")
    $manufacturerID = $json.StringOf("slot[i].manufacturerID")
    $tokenPresent = $json.BoolOf("slot[i].tokenPresent")
    $removableDevice = $json.BoolOf("slot[i].removableDevice")
    $hardwareSlot = $json.BoolOf("slot[i].hardwareSlot")
    $hardwareVersionMajor = $json.IntOf("slot[i].hardwareVersion.major")
    $hardwareVersionMinor = $json.IntOf("slot[i].hardwareVersion.minor")
    $firmwareVersionMajor = $json.IntOf("slot[i].firmwareVersion.major")
    $firmwareVersionMinor = $json.IntOf("slot[i].firmwareVersion.minor")
    $tokenLabel = $json.StringOf("slot[i].token.label")
    $tokenManufacturerID = $json.StringOf("slot[i].token.manufacturerID")
    $tokenModel = $json.StringOf("slot[i].token.model")
    $tokenSerialNumber = $json.StringOf("slot[i].token.serialNumber")
    $tokenMaxSessionCount = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.maxSessionCount")
    $tokenSessionCount = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.sessionCount")
    $tokenMaxRwSessionCount = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.maxRwSessionCount")
    $tokenRwSessionCount = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.rwSessionCount")
    $tokenMaxPinLen = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.maxPinLen")
    $tokenMinPinLen = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.minPinLen")
    $tokenTotalPublicMemory = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.totalPublicMemory")
    $tokenFreePublicMemory = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.freePublicMemory")
    $tokenTotalPrivateMemory = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.totalPrivateMemory")
    $tokenFreePrivateMemory = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.freePrivateMemory")
    $tokenHardwareVersionMajor = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.hardwareVersion.major")
    $tokenHardwareVersionMinor = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.hardwareVersion.minor")
    $tokenFirmwareVersionMajor = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.firmwareVersion.major")
    $tokenFirmwareVersionMinor = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.firmwareVersion.minor")
    $tokenUtcTime = $json.StringOf("slot[i].token.utcTime")
    $tokenRsaMinKeySize = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.rsa.minKeySize")
    $tokenRsaMaxKeySize = $json.IntOf("slot[i].token.rsa.maxKeySize")

    # The following token flag strings are possible:

    # CKF_RNG: has random # generator

    # CKF_WRITE_PROTECTED: token is write-protected

    # CKF_LOGIN_REQUIRED:user must login

    # CKF_USER_PIN_INITIALIZED:normal user's PIN is set

    # CKF_RESTORE_KEY_NOT_NEEDED: Every time the state of cryptographic operations of a session is
    #    successfully saved, all keys needed to continue those operations are stored in the state

    # CKF_CLOCK_ON_TOKEN: The token has some sort of clock.  The time on the clock is returned in the slot[i].token.utcTime

    # CKF_PROTECTED_AUTHENTICATION_PATH: There is some way for the user to login without sending a PIN through the Cryptoki library itself

    # CKF_DUAL_CRYPTO_OPERATIONS: A single session with the token can perform dual simultaneous cryptographic operations
    #    (digest and encrypt; decrypt and digest; sign and encrypt; and decrypt and sign)

    # CKF_TOKEN_INITIALIZED: The token has been initialized.

    # CKF_SECONDARY_AUTHENTICATION: The token supports secondary authentication for private key objects.

    # CKF_USER_PIN_COUNT_LOW: An incorrect user login PIN has been entered at least once since the last successful authentication.

    # CKF_USER_PIN_FINAL_TRY: Supplying an incorrect user PIN will it to become locked.

    # CKF_USER_PIN_LOCKED: The user PIN has been locked. User login to the token is not possible.

    # CKF_USER_PIN_TO_BE_CHANGED: The user PIN value is the default value set by token initialization or manufacturing,
    #    or the PIN has been expired by the card.

    # CKF_SO_PIN_COUNT_LOW: An incorrect SO login PIN has been entered at least once since the last successful authentication.

    # CKF_SO_PIN_FINAL_TRY: Supplying an incorrect SO PIN will it to become locked.

    # CKF_SO_PIN_LOCKED: The SO PIN has been locked. SO login to the token is not possible.

    # CKF_SO_PIN_TO_BE_CHANGED: The SO PIN value is the default value set by token initialization or manufacturing,
    #    or the PIN has been expired by the card.

    # To see if particular flags are present:
    $aFlags = $json.ArrayOf("slot[i].token.flags")
    if ($aFlags.FindString("CKF_USER_PIN_LOCKED",$true) -ge 0) {
        $("The token is locked.")
    }

    if ($aFlags.FindString("CKF_RNG",$true) -ge 0) {
        $("The token has a random number generator.")
    }

    # ...

    # To iterate over all flags..
    $j = 0
    $count_j = $json.SizeOfArray("slot[i].token.flags")
    while ($j -lt $count_j) {
        $json.J = $j
        $tokenFlag = $json.StringOf("slot[i].token.flags[j]")
        $j = $j + 1
    }

    $j = 0
    $count_j = $json.SizeOfArray("slot[i].token.mechanism")
    while ($j -lt $count_j) {
        $json.J = $j
        $strVal = $json.StringOf("slot[i].token.mechanism[j]")
        $j = $j + 1
    }

    $i = $i + 1
}