(SQL Server) ScMinidriver - Import Private Key to Smart Card

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Demonstrates how to import a private key to the "signature" or "key exchange" location in the Nth key container on a smart card.

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

    -- Chilkat recommends the following free tool for interactively examining the contents of your smart card
    -- through the ScMinidriver interface:  MGTEK Tool for Minidriver enabled Smart Cards

    -- Let's first look at our smart card before importing a private key.
    -- Here's the view of our Gemalto (Thales) IDPrime MD T=0 smart card in the MGTEK tool:

    

    -- First let's load a private key into the Chilkat private key object.
    -- (Chilkat provides the ability to load private keys from many different sources and formats.
    -- this example loads from a PEM file.)
    DECLARE @privKey int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.PrivateKey" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.PrivateKey', @privKey OUT
    IF @hr <> 0
    BEGIN
        PRINT 'Failed to create ActiveX component'
        RETURN
    END

    DECLARE @success int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @privKey, 'LoadPemFile', @success OUT, 'qa_data/rsa/rsaPrivKey_pkcs8.pem'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @privKey, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @privKey
        RETURN
      END

    DECLARE @scmd int
    -- Use "Chilkat_9_5_0.ScMinidriver" for versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0
    EXEC @hr = sp_OACreate 'Chilkat.ScMinidriver', @scmd OUT

    -- First we need to acquire a context to the smart card in the reader where it is inserted.
    -- Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
    -- via List Readers or Find Smart Cards
    DECLARE @readerName nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @readerName = 'Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0'
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @scmd, 'AcquireContext', @success OUT, @readerName
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN
        EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @scmd, 'LastErrorText', @sTmp0 OUT
        PRINT @sTmp0
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @privKey
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @scmd
        RETURN
      END

    -- If successful, the name of the currently inserted smart card is available:

    EXEC sp_OAGetProperty @scmd, 'CardName', @sTmp0 OUT
    PRINT 'Card name: ' + @sTmp0

    -- To import a private key, we'll need to be PIN authenticated.
    -- For more details about smart card PIN authentication, see the Smart Card PIN Authentication Example
    DECLARE @pinId nvarchar(4000)
    SELECT @pinId = 'user'
    DECLARE @retval int
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @scmd, 'PinAuthenticate', @retval OUT, @pinId, '0000'
    IF @retval <> 0
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'PIN Authentication failed.'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @scmd, 'DeleteContext', @success OUT
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @privKey
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @scmd
        RETURN
      END

    -- Let's import into the "key exchange" position in key container #7.
    EXEC sp_OAMethod @scmd, 'ImportKey', @success OUT, 7, 'kex', @privKey, 'user'
    IF @success = 0
      BEGIN

        PRINT 'PIN Authentication failed.'
        EXEC sp_OAMethod @scmd, 'DeleteContext', @success OUT
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @privKey
        EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @scmd
        RETURN
      END

    EXEC sp_OAMethod @scmd, 'DeleteContext', @success OUT


    PRINT 'Success.'

    -- Here's the MGTEK view of the smart card after importing the private key:
    

    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @privKey
    EXEC @hr = sp_OADestroy @scmd


END
GO