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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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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonArray;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Pkcs11;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // 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.

        Pkcs11 pkcs11 = new Pkcs11();

        // 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");

        try {
            pkcs11.initialize();
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        // Call Discover to discover what's available.
        // Indicate that we only want to return slots (readers) where tokens (or smart cards) are present.
        boolean onlyTokensPresent = true;
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        try {
            pkcs11.discover(onlyTokensPresent, json);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        json.setEmitCompact(false);
        System.out.println(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

        int id = 0;
        String slotDescription = "";
        boolean tokenPresent = false;
        boolean removableDevice = false;
        boolean hardwareSlot = false;
        int hardwareVersionMajor = 0;
        int hardwareVersionMinor = 0;
        int firmwareVersionMajor = 0;
        int firmwareVersionMinor = 0;
        String tokenLabel = "";
        String tokenManufacturerID = "";
        String tokenModel = "";
        String tokenSerialNumber = "";
        int tokenMaxSessionCount = 0;
        int tokenSessionCount = 0;
        int tokenMaxRwSessionCount = 0;
        int tokenRwSessionCount = 0;
        int tokenMaxPinLen = 0;
        int tokenMinPinLen = 0;
        int tokenTotalPublicMemory = 0;
        int tokenFreePublicMemory = 0;
        int tokenTotalPrivateMemory = 0;
        int tokenFreePrivateMemory = 0;
        int tokenHardwareVersionMajor = 0;
        int tokenHardwareVersionMinor = 0;
        int tokenFirmwareVersionMajor = 0;
        int tokenFirmwareVersionMinor = 0;
        String tokenUtcTime = "";
        int tokenRsaMinKeySize = 0;
        int tokenRsaMaxKeySize = 0;
        int j = 0;
        int count_j = 0;
        String strVal = "";
        String tokenFlag = "";

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

        int cryptokiVersionMajor = json.intOf("cryptokiVersion.major");
        int cryptokiVersionMinor = json.intOf("cryptokiVersion.minor");
        String manufacturerID = json.stringOf("manufacturerID");
        String libraryDescription = json.stringOf("libraryDescription");
        int libraryVersionMajor = json.intOf("libraryVersion.major");
        int libraryVersionMinor = json.intOf("libraryVersion.minor");
        int i = 0;
        int count_i = json.sizeOfArray("slot");
        while (i < count_i) {
            json.setI(i);
            id = json.intOf("slot[i].id");
            slotDescription = json.stringOf("slot[i].slotDescription");
            manufacturerID = json.stringOf("slot[i].manufacturerID");
            tokenPresent = json.boolOf("slot[i].tokenPresent");
            removableDevice = json.boolOf("slot[i].removableDevice");
            hardwareSlot = 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:
            JsonArray aFlags = json.arrayOf("slot[i].token.flags");
            if (aFlags.findString("CKF_USER_PIN_LOCKED", true) >= 0) {
                System.out.println("The token is locked.");
            }

            if (aFlags.findString("CKF_RNG", true) >= 0) {
                System.out.println("The token has a random number generator.");
            }

            // ...
            aFlags.close();

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

            i = i + 1;
        }
    }
}