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PKCS11 Login / Logout

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Sample code showing how to login and logout of a PKCS11 session. A session becomes authenticated when Login is called, and returns to the unauthenticated state when Logout is called. A smart card's PIN is passed to the Login method.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.88 or later.

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Dim success As Boolean
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.

Dim pkcs11 As New Chilkat.Pkcs11

// Set your shared lib path -- either a full path to the DLL, .so, or .dylib,
// or just the filename if the driver is in a location that can be automatically found. (Such as in C:\Windows\System32)
pkcs11.SharedLibPath = "aetpkss1.dll"

success = pkcs11.Initialize()
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(pkcs11.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Pass -1 for the slotID to open a session on the first non-empty slot.
Dim slotID As Int32
slotID = -1

// Open a session.
Dim readWrite As Boolean
readWrite = True
success = pkcs11.OpenSession(slotID,readWrite)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(pkcs11.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

// Make it an authenticated session by calling Login.
// The smart card PIN is passed to the Login method.
// The user type can be one of three choices:
// 0 - Security Officer
// 1 - Normal User
// 2 - Context Specific.
// You'll likely always login as the Normal User.
Dim userType As Int32
userType = 1
Dim pin As String
pin = "0000"
success = pkcs11.Login(userType,pin)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(pkcs11.LastErrorText)
    success = pkcs11.CloseSession()
    Return
End If

// Do what is needed with the authenticated session...
// ...
// ...

// Revert to an unauthenticated session by calling Logout.
success = pkcs11.Logout()
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(pkcs11.LastErrorText)
    success = pkcs11.CloseSession()
    Return
End If

// When finished, close the session.
// It is important to close the session (memory leaks will occur if the session is not properly closed).
success = pkcs11.CloseSession()
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(pkcs11.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("PKCS11 Login and Logout successfully demonstrated.")