(PowerShell) ScMinidriver - Change Smart Card PIN (or USB token PIN)

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Demonstrates how to change the PIN for a smart card or USB token.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$scmd = New-Object Chilkat.ScMinidriver

# Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
# via List Readers or Find Smart Cards
$readerName = "Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0"
$success = $scmd.AcquireContext($readerName)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($scmd.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# If successful, the name of the currently inserted smart card is available:
$("Card name: " + $scmd.CardName)

# Change the "user" PIN.  (Typically, you'll always be using the "user" PIN.)
$currentPin = "0000"
$newPin = "1234"
$retval = $scmd.PinChange("user",$currentPin,$newPin)
if ($retval -eq -1) {
    $("The PIN is already blocked.")
    exit
}

if ($retval -eq -2) {
    $("The PinChange function failed for some unanticipated reason")
    $($scmd.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

if ($retval -eq 0) {
    $("PIN successfully changed.")
}
else {
    $("Current PIN is incorrect.")
    $("Number of attempts remaining = " + $retval)
}

$scmd.DeleteContext()