Rust Requires Chilkat v11.0.0+

PKCS11 Import a Private Key onto the HSM

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Demonstrates how to import an existing RSA private key onto the smartcard/token. The imported key is a token object, meaning it stays on the HSM and exists beyond the end of the PKCS11 session. Rust

// 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.

let pkcs11 = chilkat::Pkcs11::new();

// Use the PKCS11 driver (.dll, .so, .dylib) for your particular HSM.
// (The format of the path will change with the operating system.  Obviously, "C:/" is not used on non-Windows systems.
pkcs11.set_shared_lib_path("C:/Program Files (x86)/Gemalto/IDGo 800 PKCS#11/IDPrimePKCS1164.dll");

// Establish a logged-on session.
let pin = "0000".to_string();
let user_type = 1;
if pkcs11.quick_session(user_type, &pin).is_err() {
    println!("{}", pkcs11.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// Let's import a certificate's private key onto the HSM.
// First, we'll load the certificate from a .pfx (also known as .p12), which is a file format
// that also includes the certificate's private key.
let cert = chilkat::Cert::new();
if cert.load_pfx_file("qa_data/pfx/ehealth.fgov.be_testing.p12", "p12_password").is_err() {
    println!("{}", cert.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// Let's get the certificate's private key.
let priv_key = chilkat::PrivateKey::new();
if cert.get_private_key(&priv_key).is_err() {
    println!("{}", cert.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// Build a PKCS11 template to provide additional information about the key to be imported.
let json_template = chilkat::JsonObject::new();

// Indicate that the key is to be stored on the token.  It is NOT a session object.
let _ = json_template.update_bool("token", true);

// Indicate that the key can be used for signing.
let _ = json_template.update_bool("sign", true);

// Provide an arbitrary ID and label (anything you want).
// The information in the ID and/or label provides one means for finding the key in future PKCS11 sessions.
let _ = json_template.update_string("id_hex", "010203040A0B0C0D0E0F");
let _ = json_template.update_string("label", "ehealth private key");

// Import the key.  The private key handle is returned on success.  Otherwise 0 is returned.
// If our only task for now is to simply import the key, we can ignore the returned handle, 
// other than to check for success/failure.  Otherwise, the handle can be used in other PKCS11 operations.
// This example just creates the key and does not use the returned handle.
let key_handle = pkcs11.import_private_key(&priv_key, &json_template);
if key_handle == 0 {
    println!("{}", pkcs11.last_error_text());
} else {
    println!("key handle = {}", key_handle);
    println!("Successfully imported a private key onto the HSM.");
}

let _ = pkcs11.logout();
let _ = pkcs11.close_session();