Unicode C

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. Unicode C

#include <C_CkPkcs11W.h>
#include <C_CkCertW.h>
#include <C_CkPrivateKeyW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkPkcs11W pkcs11;
    const wchar_t *pin;
    int userType;
    HCkCertW cert;
    HCkPrivateKeyW privKey;
    HCkJsonObjectW jsonTemplate;
    unsigned long keyHandle;

    success = FALSE;

    // 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.

    pkcs11 = CkPkcs11W_Create();

    // 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.
    CkPkcs11W_putSharedLibPath(pkcs11,L"C:/Program Files (x86)/Gemalto/IDGo 800 PKCS#11/IDPrimePKCS1164.dll");

    // Establish a logged-on session.
    pin = L"0000";
    userType = 1;
    success = CkPkcs11W_QuickSession(pkcs11,userType,pin);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPkcs11W_lastErrorText(pkcs11));
        CkPkcs11W_Dispose(pkcs11);
        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.
    cert = CkCertW_Create();
    success = CkCertW_LoadPfxFile(cert,L"qa_data/pfx/ehealth.fgov.be_testing.p12",L"p12_password");
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCertW_lastErrorText(cert));
        CkPkcs11W_Dispose(pkcs11);
        CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
        return;
    }

    // Let's get the certificate's private key.
    privKey = CkPrivateKeyW_Create();
    success = CkCertW_GetPrivateKey(cert,privKey);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkCertW_lastErrorText(cert));
        CkPkcs11W_Dispose(pkcs11);
        CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
        CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
        return;
    }

    // Build a PKCS11 template to provide additional information about the key to be imported.
    jsonTemplate = CkJsonObjectW_Create();

    // Indicate that the key is to be stored on the token.  It is NOT a session object.
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateBool(jsonTemplate,L"token",TRUE);

    // Indicate that the key can be used for signing.
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateBool(jsonTemplate,L"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.
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(jsonTemplate,L"id_hex",L"010203040A0B0C0D0E0F");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(jsonTemplate,L"label",L"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.
    keyHandle = CkPkcs11W_ImportPrivateKey(pkcs11,privKey,jsonTemplate);
    if (keyHandle == 0) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkPkcs11W_lastErrorText(pkcs11));
    }
    else {
        wprintf(L"key handle = %u\n",keyHandle);
        wprintf(L"Successfully imported a private key onto the HSM.\n");
    }

    CkPkcs11W_Logout(pkcs11);
    CkPkcs11W_CloseSession(pkcs11);


    CkPkcs11W_Dispose(pkcs11);
    CkCertW_Dispose(cert);
    CkPrivateKeyW_Dispose(privKey);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonTemplate);

    }