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PKCS11 Import an Existing RSA Public Key onto the HSM

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Demonstrates how to import an existing RSA Public Key onto a smart card or token.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.96 or later.

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// 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.

let pkcs11 = chilkat::Pkcs11::new();

// 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.set_shared_lib_path("C:/Program Files (x86)/Gemalto/IDGo 800 PKCS#11/IDPrimePKCS1164.dll");

// Establish a logged-on session.
let pin = "0000".to_string();
let user_type = 1;
if pkcs11.quick_session(user_type, &pin).is_err() {
    println!("{}", pkcs11.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// Generate a new 2048-bit RSA key.
let rsa = chilkat::Rsa::new();
let priv_key = chilkat::PrivateKey::new();
if rsa.gen_key(2048, &priv_key).is_err() {
    println!("{}", rsa.last_error_text());
    return;
}

// Get the public key information as XML, so we can access the modulus and exponent.
let xml = chilkat::Xml::new();
let pub_key = chilkat::PublicKey::new();
let _ = priv_key.to_public_key(&pub_key);
let _ = xml.load_xml(&pub_key.get_xml().unwrap_or_default());

let attrs = chilkat::JsonObject::new();
// Specify the type of object, and the type of key.
let _ = attrs.update_string("class", "CKO_PUBLIC_KEY");
let _ = attrs.update_string("key_type", "CKK_RSA");
// Add an optional label if desired.
let _ = attrs.update_string("label", "RSA Public Key 1");
// Allow the key to be use for verify, wrapping, and encryption operations.
let _ = attrs.update_bool("verify", true);
let _ = attrs.update_bool("wrap", true);
let _ = attrs.update_bool("encrypt", true);

// Make this a session-only public key.
// To store the public key on the token so that it persists after the PKCS11 session, set token = true.
let _ = attrs.update_bool("token", false);

// Provide the RSA public key material
let _ = attrs.update_string("modulus", &xml.get_child_content("Modulus").unwrap_or_default());
let _ = attrs.update_string("public_exponent", &xml.get_child_content("Exponent").unwrap_or_default());

// Create the RSA public key.
// Returns the PKCS11 object handle of the created key.
let obj_handle = pkcs11.create_pkcs11_object(&attrs);
if obj_handle == 0 {
    println!("{}", pkcs11.last_error_text());
    println!("Failed.");
} else {
    println!("PKCS11 object handle = {}", obj_handle);
    println!("Successfully imported an RSA key..");
}

let _ = pkcs11.logout();
let _ = pkcs11.close_session();