(CkPython) ScMinidriver - Import a Certificate to IDPrime MD T=0 Smart Card

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Demonstrates how to import a certificate and its private key to a key container on an ID Prime MD T=0 smartcard.

Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.88 or later. This example only runs on Windows because ScMinidriver is a Windows-only class.

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import sys
import chilkat

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

scmd = chilkat.CkScMinidriver()

# Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
# via List Readers or Find Smart Cards
readerName = "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0"
success = scmd.AcquireContext(readerName)
if (success == False):
    print(scmd.lastErrorText())
    sys.exit()

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

# The IDPRime MD smart card has 4 different PIN roles:
# "user" -- Primary Card PIN
# "admin" -- Administrator PIN
# "3" -- Digital Signature PIN
# "4" -- Unblock only PIN (PUK)
# To import a certificate to the "IDPrime MD T=0" smart card, we must first PIN authenticate using "user", and then also PIN authenticate using "3" (the Digital Signature PIN)
pinId = "user"
# (Of course, use your PIN which may be different than "0000")
retval = scmd.PinAuthenticate(pinId,"0000")
if (retval != 0):
    print("PIN Authentication failed.")
    scmd.DeleteContext()
    sys.exit()

cert = chilkat.CkCert()

# Load the cert + private key from a .p12/.pfx
# We got this .p12 from https://badssl.com/download/
password = "badssl.com"
success = cert.LoadPfxFile("qa_data/pfx/badssl.com-client.p12",password)
if (success == False):
    print(cert.lastErrorText())
    scmd.DeleteContext()
    sys.exit()

# Also authenticate using "3", the digital signature PIN.
# (Of course, use your PIN which may be different than "12345678")
retval = scmd.PinAuthenticate("3","12345678")
if (retval != 0):
    print("PIN Authentication failed.")
    scmd.DeleteContext()
    sys.exit()

# Let's import this certificate as the "signature" key/cert in key container #6.
containerIndex = 6
keySpec = "sig"
# Note the last argument (the pin ID) is "3".  This is the required PIN ID for the IDPrime MD T=0 smart card.
success = scmd.ImportCert(cert,containerIndex,keySpec,"3")
if (success == False):
    print(scmd.lastErrorText())
else:
    print("Successfully imported the cert + private key onto the smart card.")

# Delete the context when finished with the card.
success = scmd.DeleteContext()
if (success == False):
    print(scmd.lastErrorText())