(VBScript) ScMinidriver - Change Smart Card PIN (or USB token PIN)

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Demonstrates how to change the PIN for a smart card or USB token.

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.ScMinidriver")
set scmd = CreateObject("Chilkat.ScMinidriver")

' Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
' via List Readers or Find Smart Cards
readerName = "Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0"
success = scmd.AcquireContext(readerName)
If (success = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(scmd.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

' If successful, the name of the currently inserted smart card is available:
outFile.WriteLine("Card name: " & scmd.CardName)

' Change the "user" PIN.  (Typically, you'll always be using the "user" PIN.)
currentPin = "0000"
newPin = "1234"
retval = scmd.PinChange("user",currentPin,newPin)
If (retval = -1) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("The PIN is already blocked.")
    WScript.Quit
End If

If (retval = -2) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("The PinChange function failed for some unanticipated reason")
    outFile.WriteLine(scmd.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

If (retval = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine("PIN successfully changed.")
Else
    outFile.WriteLine("Current PIN is incorrect.")
    outFile.WriteLine("Number of attempts remaining = " & retval)
End If

success = scmd.DeleteContext()

outFile.Close