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PKCS11 Get Token Info

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Example showing how to discover the readers (slots) and smart cards and tokens available through a vendor's PKCS11 Cryptoki module, and get token information for each.

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load ./chilkat.dll

set 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.

set pkcs11 [new_CkPkcs11]

# Specify the vendor's Cryptoki module DLL / shared lib.
# The following PKCS11 driver DLL is for the WatchData ProxKey USB token. 
# You would use your smartcard/token vendor's PKCS11 driver DLL.
CkPkcs11_put_SharedLibPath $pkcs11 "SignatureP11.dll"

set success [CkPkcs11_Initialize $pkcs11]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkPkcs11_lastErrorText $pkcs11]
    delete_CkPkcs11 $pkcs11
    exit
}

# Call Discover to discover what's available.
# Indicate that we only want to return slots (readers) where tokens (or smart cards) are present.
set onlyTokensPresent 1
set json [new_CkJsonObject]

set success [CkPkcs11_Discover $pkcs11 $onlyTokensPresent $json]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkPkcs11_lastErrorText $pkcs11]
    delete_CkPkcs11 $pkcs11
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    exit
}

CkJsonObject_put_EmitCompact $json 0
puts [CkJsonObject_emit $json]

# Sample JSON output.
# Code for parsing this JSON is shown below..

# {
#   "cryptokiVersion": {
#     "major": 2,
#     "minor": 10
#   },
#   "manufacturerID": "WatchData",
#   "libraryDescription": "PKCS#11 cryptoki module",
#   "libraryVersion": {
#     "major": 3,
#     "minor": 10
#   },
#   "slot": [
#     {
#       "id": 16385,
#       "slotDescription": "Watchdata IC CARD Reader/Writer",
#       "manufacturerID": "Watchdata",
#       "tokenPresent": true,
#       "removableDevice": true,
#       "hardwareSlot": true,
#       "hardwareVersion": {
#         "major": 1,
#         "minor": 0
#       },
#       "firmwareVersion": {
#         "major": 1,
#         "minor": 0
#       },
#       "token": {
#         "label": "WD PROXKey",
#         "manufacturerID": "Watchdata Corp.",
#         "model": "TimeCos/PK",
#         "serialNumber": "WD05376504",
#         "flags": [
#           "CKF_RNG",
#           "CKF_LOGIN_REQUIRED",
#           "CKF_USER_PIN_INITIALIZED",
#           "CKF_DUAL_CRYPTO_OPERATIONS",
#           "CKF_TOKEN_INITIALIZED"
#         ],
#         "maxSessionCount": 0,
#         "sessionCount": 0,
#         "maxRwSessionCount": 0,
#         "rwSessionCount": 0,
#         "maxPinLen": 32,
#         "minPinLen": 6,
#         "totalPublicMemory": 61440,
#         "freePublicMemory": 70144,
#         "totalPrivateMemory": 61440,
#         "freePrivateMemory": 70144,
#         "hardwareVersion": {
#           "major": 2,
#           "minor": 1
#         },
#         "firmwareVersion": {
#           "major": 0,
#           "minor": 0
#         },
#         "utcTime": "2024011509254600",
#         "mechanism": [
#           "CKM_RSA_PKCS_KEY_PAIR_GEN",
#           "CKM_EC_KEY_PAIR_GEN",
#           "CKM_DES_KEY_GEN",
#           "80000001",
#           "8000000B",
#           "CKM_AES_KEY_GEN",
#           "CKM_DES2_KEY_GEN",
#           "CKM_DES3_KEY_GEN",
#           "CKM_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_RSA_X_509",
#           "CKM_ECDSA",
#           "CKM_ECDSA_SHA1",
#           "CKM_MD2_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_MD5_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_SHA1_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_SHA256_RSA_PKCS",
#           "CKM_DES_ECB",
#           "CKM_DES_CBC",
#           "CKM_DES_CBC_PAD",
#           "80000002",
#           "CKM_CPK_ECDSA",
#           "CKM_CPK_ECDSA_SHA1",
#           "8000000C",
#           "8000000D",
#           "8000000E",
#           "CKM_AES_ECB",
#           "CKM_AES_CBC",
#           "CKM_AES_CBC_PAD",
#           "CKM_DES3_ECB",
#           "CKM_DES3_CBC",
#           "CKM_DES3_CBC_PAD",
#           "CKM_SHA_1",
#           "CKM_SHA_1_HMAC",
#           "CKM_SHA_1_HMAC_GENERAL",
#           "CKM_SHA256",
#           "CKM_SHA256_HMAC",
#           "CKM_SHA256_HMAC_GENERAL",
#           "CKM_MD2",
#           "CKM_MD2_HMAC",
#           "CKM_MD2_HMAC_GENERAL",
#           "CKM_MD5",
#           "CKM_MD5_HMAC",
#           "CKM_MD5_HMAC_GENERAL",
#           "CKM_SSL3_PRE_MASTER_KEY_GEN",
#           "CKM_SSL3_MASTER_KEY_DERIVE",
#           "CKM_SSL3_KEY_AND_MAC_DERIVE",
#           "CKM_SSL3_MD5_MAC",
#           "CKM_SSL3_SHA1_MAC"
#         ],
#         "rsa": {
#           "minKeySize": 1024,
#           "maxKeySize": 4096
#         }
#       }
#     }
#   ]
# }

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

# Use this online tool to generate parsing code from sample JSON: 
# Generate Parsing Code from JSON

set cryptokiVersionMajor [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "cryptokiVersion.major"]
set cryptokiVersionMinor [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "cryptokiVersion.minor"]
set manufacturerID [CkJsonObject_stringOf $json "manufacturerID"]
set libraryDescription [CkJsonObject_stringOf $json "libraryDescription"]
set libraryVersionMajor [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "libraryVersion.major"]
set libraryVersionMinor [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "libraryVersion.minor"]
set i 0
set count_i [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $json "slot"]
while {$i < $count_i} {
    CkJsonObject_put_I $json $i
    set id [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].id"]
    set slotDescription [CkJsonObject_stringOf $json "slot[i].slotDescription"]
    set manufacturerID [CkJsonObject_stringOf $json "slot[i].manufacturerID"]
    set tokenPresent [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $json "slot[i].tokenPresent"]
    set removableDevice [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $json "slot[i].removableDevice"]
    set hardwareSlot [CkJsonObject_BoolOf $json "slot[i].hardwareSlot"]
    set hardwareVersionMajor [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].hardwareVersion.major"]
    set hardwareVersionMinor [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].hardwareVersion.minor"]
    set firmwareVersionMajor [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].firmwareVersion.major"]
    set firmwareVersionMinor [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].firmwareVersion.minor"]
    set tokenLabel [CkJsonObject_stringOf $json "slot[i].token.label"]
    set tokenManufacturerID [CkJsonObject_stringOf $json "slot[i].token.manufacturerID"]
    set tokenModel [CkJsonObject_stringOf $json "slot[i].token.model"]
    set tokenSerialNumber [CkJsonObject_stringOf $json "slot[i].token.serialNumber"]
    set tokenMaxSessionCount [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.maxSessionCount"]
    set tokenSessionCount [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.sessionCount"]
    set tokenMaxRwSessionCount [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.maxRwSessionCount"]
    set tokenRwSessionCount [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.rwSessionCount"]
    set tokenMaxPinLen [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.maxPinLen"]
    set tokenMinPinLen [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.minPinLen"]
    set tokenTotalPublicMemory [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.totalPublicMemory"]
    set tokenFreePublicMemory [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.freePublicMemory"]
    set tokenTotalPrivateMemory [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.totalPrivateMemory"]
    set tokenFreePrivateMemory [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.freePrivateMemory"]
    set tokenHardwareVersionMajor [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.hardwareVersion.major"]
    set tokenHardwareVersionMinor [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.hardwareVersion.minor"]
    set tokenFirmwareVersionMajor [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.firmwareVersion.major"]
    set tokenFirmwareVersionMinor [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.firmwareVersion.minor"]
    set tokenUtcTime [CkJsonObject_stringOf $json "slot[i].token.utcTime"]
    set tokenRsaMinKeySize [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.rsa.minKeySize"]
    set tokenRsaMaxKeySize [CkJsonObject_IntOf $json "slot[i].token.rsa.maxKeySize"]

    # The following token flag strings are possible:

    # CKF_RNG: has random # generator

    # CKF_WRITE_PROTECTED: token is write-protected

    # CKF_LOGIN_REQUIRED:user must login

    # CKF_USER_PIN_INITIALIZED:normal user's PIN is set

    # CKF_RESTORE_KEY_NOT_NEEDED: Every time the state of cryptographic operations of a session is
    #    successfully saved, all keys needed to continue those operations are stored in the state

    # CKF_CLOCK_ON_TOKEN: The token has some sort of clock.  The time on the clock is returned in the slot[i].token.utcTime

    # CKF_PROTECTED_AUTHENTICATION_PATH: There is some way for the user to login without sending a PIN through the Cryptoki library itself

    # CKF_DUAL_CRYPTO_OPERATIONS: A single session with the token can perform dual simultaneous cryptographic operations
    #    (digest and encrypt; decrypt and digest; sign and encrypt; and decrypt and sign)

    # CKF_TOKEN_INITIALIZED: The token has been initialized.

    # CKF_SECONDARY_AUTHENTICATION: The token supports secondary authentication for private key objects.

    # CKF_USER_PIN_COUNT_LOW: An incorrect user login PIN has been entered at least once since the last successful authentication.

    # CKF_USER_PIN_FINAL_TRY: Supplying an incorrect user PIN will it to become locked.

    # CKF_USER_PIN_LOCKED: The user PIN has been locked. User login to the token is not possible.

    # CKF_USER_PIN_TO_BE_CHANGED: The user PIN value is the default value set by token initialization or manufacturing,
    #    or the PIN has been expired by the card.

    # CKF_SO_PIN_COUNT_LOW: An incorrect SO login PIN has been entered at least once since the last successful authentication.

    # CKF_SO_PIN_FINAL_TRY: Supplying an incorrect SO PIN will it to become locked.

    # CKF_SO_PIN_LOCKED: The SO PIN has been locked. SO login to the token is not possible.

    # CKF_SO_PIN_TO_BE_CHANGED: The SO PIN value is the default value set by token initialization or manufacturing,
    #    or the PIN has been expired by the card.

    # To see if particular flags are present:
    # aFlags is a CkJsonArray
    set aFlags [CkJsonObject_ArrayOf $json "slot[i].token.flags"]
    if {[CkJsonArray_FindString $aFlags "CKF_USER_PIN_LOCKED" 1] >= 0} then {
        puts "The token is locked."
    }

    if {[CkJsonArray_FindString $aFlags "CKF_RNG" 1] >= 0} then {
        puts "The token has a random number generator."
    }

    # ...
    delete_CkJsonArray $aFlags

    # To iterate over all flags..
    set j 0
    set count_j [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $json "slot[i].token.flags"]
    while {$j < $count_j} {
        CkJsonObject_put_J $json $j
        set tokenFlag [CkJsonObject_stringOf $json "slot[i].token.flags[j]"]
        set j [expr $j + 1]
    }

    set j 0
    set count_j [CkJsonObject_SizeOfArray $json "slot[i].token.mechanism"]
    while {$j < $count_j} {
        CkJsonObject_put_J $json $j
        set strVal [CkJsonObject_stringOf $json "slot[i].token.mechanism[j]"]
        set j [expr $j + 1]
    }
    set i [expr $i + 1]
}

delete_CkPkcs11 $pkcs11
delete_CkJsonObject $json