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ScMinidriver - List Certificates on a Smart Card or USB Token

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Gets a list of certificates contained on a smart card or USB token.

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import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ScMinidriver;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.StringTable;

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.

        ScMinidriver scmd = new ScMinidriver();

        // Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
        // via PCSC List Readers or PCSC Find Smart Cards
        String readerName = "SCM Microsystems Inc. SCR33x USB Smart Card Reader 0";
        try {
            scmd.acquireContext(readerName);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        StringTable stCerts = new StringTable();

        // We can choose one of the following items of information to get for each certificate:
        // "subjectDN" -- Return the full distinguished name of the cert.
        // "subjectDN_withTags" -- Same as above, but in a format that includes the subject part tags, such as the "CN=" in "CN=something"
        // "subjectCN" -- Return just the common name part of the certificate's subject.
        // "serial" -- Return the certificate serial number.
        // "serial:issuerCN" -- return the certificate serial number + the issuer's common name, delimited with a colon char.
        String certPart = "subjectCN";

        try {
            scmd.listCerts(certPart, stCerts);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        int numCerts = stCerts.getCount();
        int i = 0;
        while (i < numCerts) {
            System.out.println(i + ": " + stCerts.stringAt(i));
            i = i + 1;
        }

        // Delete the context when finished with the card.
        try {
            scmd.deleteContext();
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
        }
    }
}