Classic ASP
Classic ASP
PKCS11 Generate Secret Key (such as AES)
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Generates a symmetric secret key such as AES on the HSM.Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.96 or later.
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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 = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Pkcs11")
' 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.
pkcs11.SharedLibPath = "C:/Program Files (x86)/Gemalto/IDGo 800 PKCS#11/IDPrimePKCS1164.dll"
' Establish a logged-on session.
pin = "0000"
userType = 1
success = pkcs11.QuickSession(userType,pin)
If (success = 0) Then
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( pkcs11.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
Response.End
End If
' Let's generate a 256-bit AES key on the token, which will exist for the duration of this session.
' Symmetric keys, such as AES keys, are typically created (or imported) and used during a single session.
' Other possible values for keyType are "AES XTS", "Blowfish", "Twofish", "ChaCha20", and others.
' In virtually all cases, you'll want to create an AES key.
keyType = "AES"
' Specify attributes and abilities (how this key can be used) by providing a JSON template.
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
' The key can be extracted or wrapped.
success = json.UpdateBool("extractable",1)
' Allow the key to be used for encryption, decryption, wrapping other keys, and unwrapping other keys.
success = json.UpdateBool("encrypt",1)
success = json.UpdateBool("decrypt",1)
success = json.UpdateBool("wrap",1)
success = json.UpdateBool("unwrap",1)
' Indicate a 256-bit AES key is to be generated by setting the value_len attribute equal to the key size in bytes.
' (32 bytes * 8 bits/byte = 256 bits)
success = json.UpdateInt("value_len",32)
keyHandle = pkcs11.GenSecretKey(keyType,json)
If (keyHandle = 0) Then
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( pkcs11.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Failed to generate an AES key.") & "</pre>"
Else
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "key handle = " & keyHandle) & "</pre>"
Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "Success.") & "</pre>"
End If
success = pkcs11.Logout()
success = pkcs11.CloseSession()
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