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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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const std = @import("std");
const chilkat = @import("chilkat");

pub fn main(init: std.process.Init) !void {
    const alloc = init.arena.allocator();

    // 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.

    const pkcs11 = try chilkat.Pkcs11.init();
    defer pkcs11.deinit();

    // 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.
    pkcs11.setSharedLibPath("SignatureP11.dll");

    pkcs11.initialize() catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try pkcs11.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    // Call Discover to discover what's available.
    // Indicate that we only want to return slots (readers) where tokens (or smart cards) are present.
    const only_tokens_present = true;
    const json = try chilkat.JsonObject.init();
    defer json.deinit();
    pkcs11.discover(only_tokens_present, json) catch {
        std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try pkcs11.getLastErrorText(alloc)});
        return;
    };

    json.setEmitCompact(false);
    std.debug.print("{s}\n", .{try json.emit(alloc)});

    // 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

    var id: i32 = 0;
    var slot_description: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var token_present: bool = false;
    var removable_device: bool = false;
    var hardware_slot: bool = false;
    var hardware_version_major: i32 = 0;
    var hardware_version_minor: i32 = 0;
    var firmware_version_major: i32 = 0;
    var firmware_version_minor: i32 = 0;
    var token_label: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var token_manufacturer_id: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var token_model: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var token_serial_number: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var token_max_session_count: i32 = 0;
    var token_session_count: i32 = 0;
    var token_max_rw_session_count: i32 = 0;
    var token_rw_session_count: i32 = 0;
    var token_max_pin_len: i32 = 0;
    var token_min_pin_len: i32 = 0;
    var token_total_public_memory: i32 = 0;
    var token_free_public_memory: i32 = 0;
    var token_total_private_memory: i32 = 0;
    var token_free_private_memory: i32 = 0;
    var token_hardware_version_major: i32 = 0;
    var token_hardware_version_minor: i32 = 0;
    var token_firmware_version_major: i32 = 0;
    var token_firmware_version_minor: i32 = 0;
    var token_utc_time: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var token_rsa_min_key_size: i32 = 0;
    var token_rsa_max_key_size: i32 = 0;
    var j: i32 = 0;
    var count_j: i32 = 0;
    var str_val: [:0]const u8 = "";
    var token_flag: [:0]const u8 = "";

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

    _ = json.intOf("cryptokiVersion.major");
    _ = json.intOf("cryptokiVersion.minor");
    var manufacturer_id: [:0]const u8 = try json.stringOf(alloc, "manufacturerID");
    _ = try json.stringOf(alloc, "libraryDescription");
    _ = json.intOf("libraryVersion.major");
    _ = json.intOf("libraryVersion.minor");
    var i: i32 = 0;
    const count_i = json.sizeOfArray("slot");
    while (i < count_i) {
        json.setI(i);
        id = json.intOf("slot[i].id");
        slot_description = try json.stringOf(alloc, "slot[i].slotDescription");
        manufacturer_id = try json.stringOf(alloc, "slot[i].manufacturerID");
        token_present = json.boolOf("slot[i].tokenPresent");
        removable_device = json.boolOf("slot[i].removableDevice");
        hardware_slot = json.boolOf("slot[i].hardwareSlot");
        hardware_version_major = json.intOf("slot[i].hardwareVersion.major");
        hardware_version_minor = json.intOf("slot[i].hardwareVersion.minor");
        firmware_version_major = json.intOf("slot[i].firmwareVersion.major");
        firmware_version_minor = json.intOf("slot[i].firmwareVersion.minor");
        token_label = try json.stringOf(alloc, "slot[i].token.label");
        token_manufacturer_id = try json.stringOf(alloc, "slot[i].token.manufacturerID");
        token_model = try json.stringOf(alloc, "slot[i].token.model");
        token_serial_number = try json.stringOf(alloc, "slot[i].token.serialNumber");
        token_max_session_count = json.intOf("slot[i].token.maxSessionCount");
        token_session_count = json.intOf("slot[i].token.sessionCount");
        token_max_rw_session_count = json.intOf("slot[i].token.maxRwSessionCount");
        token_rw_session_count = json.intOf("slot[i].token.rwSessionCount");
        token_max_pin_len = json.intOf("slot[i].token.maxPinLen");
        token_min_pin_len = json.intOf("slot[i].token.minPinLen");
        token_total_public_memory = json.intOf("slot[i].token.totalPublicMemory");
        token_free_public_memory = json.intOf("slot[i].token.freePublicMemory");
        token_total_private_memory = json.intOf("slot[i].token.totalPrivateMemory");
        token_free_private_memory = json.intOf("slot[i].token.freePrivateMemory");
        token_hardware_version_major = json.intOf("slot[i].token.hardwareVersion.major");
        token_hardware_version_minor = json.intOf("slot[i].token.hardwareVersion.minor");
        token_firmware_version_major = json.intOf("slot[i].token.firmwareVersion.major");
        token_firmware_version_minor = json.intOf("slot[i].token.firmwareVersion.minor");
        token_utc_time = try json.stringOf(alloc, "slot[i].token.utcTime");
        token_rsa_min_key_size = json.intOf("slot[i].token.rsa.minKeySize");
        token_rsa_max_key_size = json.intOf("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:
        const a_flags = try json.arrayOf("slot[i].token.flags");
        defer a_flags.deinit();
        if (a_flags.findString("CKF_USER_PIN_LOCKED", true) >= 0) {
            std.debug.print("The token is locked.\n", .{});
        }

        if (a_flags.findString("CKF_RNG", true) >= 0) {
            std.debug.print("The token has a random number generator.\n", .{});
        }

        // ...

        // To iterate over all flags..
        j = 0;
        count_j = json.sizeOfArray("slot[i].token.flags");
        while (j < count_j) {
            json.setJ(j);
            token_flag = try json.stringOf(alloc, "slot[i].token.flags[j]");
            j = j + 1;
        }

        j = 0;
        count_j = json.sizeOfArray("slot[i].token.mechanism");
        while (j < count_j) {
            json.setJ(j);
            str_val = try json.stringOf(alloc, "slot[i].token.mechanism[j]");
            j = j + 1;
        }

        i = i + 1;
    }
}