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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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Chilkat2 Perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use Chilkat2;

# 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.

my $pkcs11 = Chilkat2::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->SharedLibPath('IDPrimePKCS1164.dll');

my $success = $pkcs11->Initialize();
if (!$success) {
    print $pkcs11->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

# Pass -1 for the slotID to open a session on the first non-empty slot.
my $slotID = -1;

# Open a session.
my $readWrite = 1;
$success = $pkcs11->OpenSession($slotID, $readWrite);
if (!$success) {
    print $pkcs11->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

# 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.
my $userType = 0;
my $pin = 'AA0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000';
$success = $pkcs11->Login($userType, $pin);
if (!$success) {
    print $pkcs11->LastErrorText, "\n";
    $success = $pkcs11->CloseSession();
    exit;
}

# Reset the user PIN to 1234
$success = $pkcs11->InitPin('1234');
if (!$success) {
    print $pkcs11->LastErrorText, "\n";
    $success = $pkcs11->CloseSession();
    exit;
}

# Revert to an unauthenticated session by calling Logout.
$success = $pkcs11->Logout();
if (!$success) {
    print $pkcs11->LastErrorText, "\n";
    $success = $pkcs11->CloseSession();
    exit;
}

# When finished, close the session.
# It is important to close the session (memory leaks will occur if the session is not properly closed).
$success = $pkcs11->CloseSession();
if (!$success) {
    print $pkcs11->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

print "Successfully reset user PIN to 1234\n";