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Lua Requires Chilkat v9.5.0.89+

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.

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local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- 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.

local pkcs11 = chilkat.Pkcs11.new()

-- 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.shared_lib_path = "IDPrimePKCS1164.dll"

local success = pkcs11:initialize()
if not success then
    print(pkcs11.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- Pass -1 for the slotID to open a session on the first non-empty slot.
local slotID = -1

-- Open a session.
local readWrite = true
success = pkcs11:open_session(slotID, readWrite)
if not success then
    print(pkcs11.last_error_text)
    return
end

-- 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.
local userType = 0
local pin = "AA0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
success = pkcs11:login(userType, pin)
if not success then
    print(pkcs11.last_error_text)
    success = pkcs11:close_session()
    return
end

-- Reset the user PIN to 1234
success = pkcs11:init_pin("1234")
if not success then
    print(pkcs11.last_error_text)
    success = pkcs11:close_session()
    return
end

-- Revert to an unauthenticated session by calling Logout.
success = pkcs11:logout()
if not success then
    print(pkcs11.last_error_text)
    success = pkcs11:close_session()
    return
end

-- 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:close_session()
if not success then
    print(pkcs11.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("Successfully reset user PIN to 1234")