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RSA Sign using Private Key of Certificate Type A3 (smart card / token)

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Demonstrates RSA signing data using the private key of a certificate type A3 (smart card, token).

Note: This is a Windows-only example.

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func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

    //  First get the A3 certificate that was installed on the Windows system.
    let certStore = CkoCertStore()!

    var thumbprint: String? = "12c1dd8015f3f03f7b1fa619dc24e2493ca8b4b2"

    //  This is specific to Windows because it is opening the Windows Current-User certificate store.
    var bReadOnly: Bool = true
    success = certStore.openCurrentUserStore(readOnly: bReadOnly)
    if success != true {
        print("\(certStore.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    //  Find the certificate with the desired thumbprint
    //  (There are many ways to locate a certificate.  This example chooses to find by thumbprint.)
    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "thumbprint", value: thumbprint)

    let cert = CkoCert()!
    success = certStore.findCert(json: json, cert: cert)
    if success == false {
        print("Failed to find the certificate.")
        return
    }

    print("Found: \(cert.subjectCN!)")

    let rsa = CkoRsa()!

    //  Provide the cert's private key
    var bUsePrivateKey: Bool = true
    success = rsa.setX509Cert(cert: cert, usePrivateKey: bUsePrivateKey)
    if success != true {
        print("\(rsa.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    //  Now we're ready to sign..
    let fac = CkoFileAccess()!

    //  Get bytes to be signed..
    var inData: NSData = fac.readEntireFile(path: "in.dat")
    var signature: NSData = rsa.signBytes(bData: inData, hashAlg: "SHA-256")
    if rsa.lastMethodSuccess != true {
        print("\(rsa.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("Signature created.")

}