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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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Dart
import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

void main() {
  // 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.

  final pkcs11 = CkPkcs11();

  // 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.sharedLibPath = 'SignatureP11.dll';

  try {
    pkcs11.initialize();
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  // Call Discover to discover what's available.
  // Indicate that we only want to return slots (readers) where tokens (or smart cards) are present.
  final onlyTokensPresent = true;
  final json = CkJsonObject();
  try {
    pkcs11.discover(onlyTokensPresent, json);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  json.emitCompact = false;
  print(json.emit());

  // 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 = 0;
  var slotDescription = '';
  var hardwareVersionMajor = 0;
  var hardwareVersionMinor = 0;
  var firmwareVersionMajor = 0;
  var firmwareVersionMinor = 0;
  var tokenLabel = '';
  var tokenManufacturerID = '';
  var tokenModel = '';
  var tokenSerialNumber = '';
  var tokenMaxSessionCount = 0;
  var tokenSessionCount = 0;
  var tokenMaxRwSessionCount = 0;
  var tokenRwSessionCount = 0;
  var tokenMaxPinLen = 0;
  var tokenMinPinLen = 0;
  var tokenTotalPublicMemory = 0;
  var tokenFreePublicMemory = 0;
  var tokenTotalPrivateMemory = 0;
  var tokenFreePrivateMemory = 0;
  var tokenHardwareVersionMajor = 0;
  var tokenHardwareVersionMinor = 0;
  var tokenFirmwareVersionMajor = 0;
  var tokenFirmwareVersionMinor = 0;
  var tokenUtcTime = '';
  var tokenRsaMinKeySize = 0;
  var tokenRsaMaxKeySize = 0;
  var j = 0;
  var countJ = 0;
  var strVal = '';
  var tokenFlag = '';

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

  final cryptokiVersionMajor = json.intOf('cryptokiVersion.major');
  final cryptokiVersionMinor = json.intOf('cryptokiVersion.minor');
  var manufacturerID = json.stringOf('manufacturerID');
  final libraryDescription = json.stringOf('libraryDescription');
  final libraryVersionMajor = json.intOf('libraryVersion.major');
  final libraryVersionMinor = json.intOf('libraryVersion.minor');
  var i = 0;
  final countI = json.sizeOfArray('slot');
  while (i < countI) {
    json.i = i;
    id = json.intOf('slot[i].id');
    slotDescription = json.stringOf('slot[i].slotDescription');
    manufacturerID = json.stringOf('slot[i].manufacturerID');
    json.boolOf('slot[i].tokenPresent');
    json.boolOf('slot[i].removableDevice');
    json.boolOf('slot[i].hardwareSlot');
    hardwareVersionMajor = json.intOf('slot[i].hardwareVersion.major');
    hardwareVersionMinor = json.intOf('slot[i].hardwareVersion.minor');
    firmwareVersionMajor = json.intOf('slot[i].firmwareVersion.major');
    firmwareVersionMinor = json.intOf('slot[i].firmwareVersion.minor');
    tokenLabel = json.stringOf('slot[i].token.label');
    tokenManufacturerID = json.stringOf('slot[i].token.manufacturerID');
    tokenModel = json.stringOf('slot[i].token.model');
    tokenSerialNumber = json.stringOf('slot[i].token.serialNumber');
    tokenMaxSessionCount = json.intOf('slot[i].token.maxSessionCount');
    tokenSessionCount = json.intOf('slot[i].token.sessionCount');
    tokenMaxRwSessionCount = json.intOf('slot[i].token.maxRwSessionCount');
    tokenRwSessionCount = json.intOf('slot[i].token.rwSessionCount');
    tokenMaxPinLen = json.intOf('slot[i].token.maxPinLen');
    tokenMinPinLen = json.intOf('slot[i].token.minPinLen');
    tokenTotalPublicMemory = json.intOf('slot[i].token.totalPublicMemory');
    tokenFreePublicMemory = json.intOf('slot[i].token.freePublicMemory');
    tokenTotalPrivateMemory = json.intOf('slot[i].token.totalPrivateMemory');
    tokenFreePrivateMemory = json.intOf('slot[i].token.freePrivateMemory');
    tokenHardwareVersionMajor = json.intOf('slot[i].token.hardwareVersion.major');
    tokenHardwareVersionMinor = json.intOf('slot[i].token.hardwareVersion.minor');
    tokenFirmwareVersionMajor = json.intOf('slot[i].token.firmwareVersion.major');
    tokenFirmwareVersionMinor = json.intOf('slot[i].token.firmwareVersion.minor');
    tokenUtcTime = json.stringOf('slot[i].token.utcTime');
    tokenRsaMinKeySize = json.intOf('slot[i].token.rsa.minKeySize');
    tokenRsaMaxKeySize = 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:
    final aFlags = json.arrayOf('slot[i].token.flags');
    if (aFlags.findString('CKF_USER_PIN_LOCKED', true) >= 0) {
      print('The token is locked.');
    }

    if (aFlags.findString('CKF_RNG', true) >= 0) {
      print('The token has a random number generator.');
    }

    // ...

    // To iterate over all flags..
    j = 0;
    countJ = json.sizeOfArray('slot[i].token.flags');
    while (j < countJ) {
      json.j = j;
      tokenFlag = json.stringOf('slot[i].token.flags[j]');
      j++;
    }

    j = 0;
    countJ = json.sizeOfArray('slot[i].token.mechanism');
    while (j < countJ) {
      json.j = j;
      strVal = json.stringOf('slot[i].token.mechanism[j]');
      j++;
    }

    i++;
  }
}