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ScMinidriver - Change Smart Card PIN (or USB token PIN)

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Demonstrates how to change the PIN for a smart card or USB token.

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integer li_rc
integer li_Success
oleobject loo_Scmd
string ls_ReaderName
string ls_CurrentPin
string ls_NewPin
integer li_Retval

li_Success = 0

// This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
// See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

loo_Scmd = create oleobject
li_rc = loo_Scmd.ConnectToNewObject("Chilkat.ScMinidriver")
if li_rc < 0 then
    destroy loo_Scmd
    MessageBox("Error","Connecting to COM object failed")
    return
end if

// Reader names (smart card readers or USB tokens) can be discovered
// via List Readers or Find Smart Cards
ls_ReaderName = "Alcor Micro USB Smart Card Reader 0"
li_Success = loo_Scmd.AcquireContext(ls_ReaderName)
if li_Success = 0 then
    Write-Debug loo_Scmd.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Scmd
    return
end if

// If successful, the name of the currently inserted smart card is available:
Write-Debug "Card name: " + loo_Scmd.CardName

// Change the "user" PIN.  (Typically, you'll always be using the "user" PIN.)
ls_CurrentPin = "0000"
ls_NewPin = "1234"
li_Retval = loo_Scmd.PinChange("user",ls_CurrentPin,ls_NewPin)
if li_Retval = -1 then
    Write-Debug "The PIN is already blocked."
    destroy loo_Scmd
    return
end if

if li_Retval = -2 then
    Write-Debug "The PinChange function failed for some unanticipated reason"
    Write-Debug loo_Scmd.LastErrorText
    destroy loo_Scmd
    return
end if

if li_Retval = 0 then
    Write-Debug "PIN successfully changed."
else
    Write-Debug "Current PIN is incorrect."
    Write-Debug "Number of attempts remaining = " + string(li_Retval)
end if

loo_Scmd.DeleteContext()


destroy loo_Scmd