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PKCS11 Export Public Key from HSM

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Demonstrates how to export a public key from a smartcard or token.

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-- Important: See this note about string length limitations for strings returned by sp_OAMethod calls.
--
CREATE PROCEDURE ChilkatSample
AS
BEGIN
    DECLARE @hr int
    -- Important: Do not use nvarchar(max).  See the warning about using nvarchar(max).
    DECLARE @sTmp0 nvarchar(4000)
    DECLARE @success int
    SELECT @success = 0

    -- 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.

    DECLARE @pkcs11 int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.Pkcs11', @pkcs11 OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    -- 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.
    EXEC sp_OASetProperty @pkcs11, 'SharedLibPath', 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Gemalto/IDGo 800 PKCS#11/IDPrimePKCS1164.dll'

    -- Establish a logged-on session. (We can typically skip the login by passing an empty PIN if only working with public keys)
    -- Use your actual PIN here, or an empty string to skip login.
    DECLARE @pin nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @pin = '0000'
    DECLARE @userType int
    SELECT @userType = 1
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @pkcs11, 'QuickSession', @success OUT, @userType, @pin
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @pkcs11, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pkcs11
        RETURN
      END

    -- Get the handle of the public key we wish to export.
    -- You can find public keys in many different ways.
    -- This example will search for a public key by label.

    -- Provide a template to find a PKCS11 object.
    DECLARE @jsonTemplate int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.JsonObject', @jsonTemplate OUT

    -- Find the public key with the label "Belgium eHealth".
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonTemplate, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'class', 'public_key'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @jsonTemplate, 'UpdateString', @success OUT, 'label', 'Belgium eHealth'

    DECLARE @pubKeyHandle int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @pkcs11, 'FindObject', @pubKeyHandle OUT, @jsonTemplate
    IF @pubKeyHandle = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @pkcs11, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pkcs11
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonTemplate
        RETURN
      END

    -- Export to a Chilkat public key object.
    DECLARE @pubKey int
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.PublicKey', @pubKey OUT

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @pkcs11, 'ExportPublicKey', @success OUT, @pubKeyHandle, @pubKey
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @pkcs11, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pkcs11
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonTemplate
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pubKey
        RETURN
      END

    -- Get the public key as PKCS8 PEM.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @pubKey, 'GetPem', @sTmp0 OUT, 0
    PRINT @sTmp0

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @pkcs11, 'Logout', @success OUT
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @pkcs11, 'CloseSession', @success OUT

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pkcs11
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @jsonTemplate
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @pubKey


END
GO