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PKCS11 Initialize Normal User PIN

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Initializes the Normal User PIN from the Security Officer's logged-on session. This provides a way to reset the user PIN if it has been forgotten.

Note: Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.89 or greater.

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Dim success As Boolean = 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 ChilkatPkcs11
pkcs11.Initialize

'  See PKCS11 Find Driver Library Path for information about how to find the 
'  PKCS11 driver file (if not explicitly known) for the plugged-in token or smart card in reader.
pkcs11.SharedLibPath = "IDPrimePKCS1164.dll"

success = pkcs11.InitializeLibrary
If success = False Then
    Log(pkcs11.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


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

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


'  Login as the security officer.
'  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.
Dim userType As Int = 0
Dim pin As String = "AA0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
success = pkcs11.Login(userType, pin)
If success = False Then
    Log(pkcs11.LastErrorText)
    success = pkcs11.CloseSession
    Return
End If


'  Reset the user PIN to 1234
success = pkcs11.InitPin("1234")
If success = False Then
    Log(pkcs11.LastErrorText)
    success = pkcs11.CloseSession
    Return
End If


'  Revert to an unauthenticated session by calling Logout.
success = pkcs11.Logout
If success = False Then
    Log(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
    Log(pkcs11.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Log("Successfully reset user PIN to 1234")