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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

PKCS11 Import a Private Key onto the HSM

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Demonstrates how to import an existing RSA private key onto the smartcard/token. The imported key is a token object, meaning it stays on the HSM and exists beyond the end of the PKCS11 session.

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Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)
program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Pkcs11,
  Chilkat.Cert,
  Chilkat.JsonObject,
  Chilkat.PrivateKey;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  pkcs11: TPkcs11;
  pin: string;
  userType: Integer;
  cert: TCert;
  privKey: TPrivateKey;
  jsonTemplate: TJsonObject;
  keyHandle: LongWord;

begin
  success := 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.

  pkcs11 := TPkcs11.Create;

  //  Use the PKCS11 driver (.dll, .so, .dylib) for your particular HSM.
  //  (The format of the path will change with the operating system.  Obviously, "C:/" is not used on non-Windows systems.
  pkcs11.SharedLibPath := 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Gemalto/IDGo 800 PKCS#11/IDPrimePKCS1164.dll';

  //  Establish a logged-on session.
  pin := '0000';
  userType := 1;
  success := pkcs11.QuickSession(userType,pin);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Let's import a certificate's private key onto the HSM.
  //  First, we'll load the certificate from a .pfx (also known as .p12), which is a file format
  //  that also includes the certificate's private key.
  cert := TCert.Create;
  success := cert.LoadPfxFile('qa_data/pfx/ehealth.fgov.be_testing.p12','p12_password');
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(cert.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Let's get the certificate's private key.
  privKey := TPrivateKey.Create;
  success := cert.GetPrivateKey(privKey);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(cert.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Build a PKCS11 template to provide additional information about the key to be imported.
  jsonTemplate := TJsonObject.Create;

  //  Indicate that the key is to be stored on the token.  It is NOT a session object.
  jsonTemplate.UpdateBool('token',True);

  //  Indicate that the key can be used for signing.
  jsonTemplate.UpdateBool('sign',True);

  //  Provide an arbitrary ID and label (anything you want).
  //  The information in the ID and/or label provides one means for finding the key in future PKCS11 sessions.
  jsonTemplate.UpdateString('id_hex','010203040A0B0C0D0E0F');
  jsonTemplate.UpdateString('label','ehealth private key');

  //  Import the key.  The private key handle is returned on success.  Otherwise 0 is returned.
  //  If our only task for now is to simply import the key, we can ignore the returned handle, 
  //  other than to check for success/failure.  Otherwise, the handle can be used in other PKCS11 operations.
  //  This example just creates the key and does not use the returned handle.
  keyHandle := pkcs11.ImportPrivateKey(privKey,jsonTemplate);
  if (keyHandle = 0) then
    begin
      WriteLn(pkcs11.LastErrorText);
    end
  else
    begin
      WriteLn('key handle = ' + keyHandle);
      WriteLn('Successfully imported a private key onto the HSM.');
    end;

  pkcs11.Logout();
  pkcs11.CloseSession();


  pkcs11.Free;
  cert.Free;
  privKey.Free;
  jsonTemplate.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.