Using a specific cryptographic service provider

This sample demonstrates use of alternative parameters to CPKIFCAPI2 to target a specific cryptographic service provider or certificate store registry location (i.e. system vs. current user).

Supported Languages

• C++
• C#
• JAVA

C++

const char* g_csp = "ActivCard Gold Cryptographic Service Provider";
void UsingSpecificCryptoProvider()
{
      CPKIFCredentialList v;
      CPKIFCredentialList::iterator pos;
      CPKIFCredentialList::iterator end; 

      //Create an instance targeting local machine cert store
      //then get credential list and display credential names
      CPKIFCAPI2 localStore(NULL,NULL,CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_LOCAL_MACHINE);
      localStore.GetKeyList(v);
      for(pos = v.begin(), end = v.end(); pos != end; ++pos)
            cout << (*pos)->Name() << endl; 

      //empty the list
      v.clear(); 

      try
      {
            //Create an instance targeting ActivCard CSP based keys only
            //then get credential list and display credential names
            //CPKIFCAPI<g_csp, PROV_RSA_FULL> curUserActivCardOnly;
            CPKIFCAPI2 curUserActivCardOnly(g_csp, PROV_RSA_FULL);
            curUserActivCardOnly.GetKeyList(v);
            for(pos = v.begin(), end = v.end(); pos != end; ++pos)
                  cout << (*pos)->Name() << endl;
      }
      catch(CPKIFException&)
      {
            //inspect exception - will throw if ActivCard CSP not installed
      }
}

C#

string g_csp = "ActivCard Gold Cryptographic Service Provider";
public void UsingSpecificCryptoProvider()
{
    CPKIFCredentialList v = new CPKIFCredentialList(); 

    //Create an instance targeting local machine cert store
    //then get credential list and display credential names
    IPKIFColleaguePtr localStoreCol = pkif_module.make_NewCPKIFCAPI2(null, 0, pkif_module.CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_LOCAL_MACHINE);
    CPKIFCAPI2Ptr localStore = pkif_module.cast_ToCPKIFCAPI2(localStoreCol);
    localStore.GetKeyList(v); 

    for (int ii = 0; ii < v.Count; ii++)
    {
        Console.WriteLine(v[ii].Name());
    } 

    //empty the list
    v.Clear(); 

    try
    {
        //Create an instance targeting ActivCard CSP based keys only
        //then get credential list and display credential names
        CPKIFCAPI2 curUserActivCardOnly = new CPKIFCAPI2(g_csp);
        curUserActivCardOnly.GetKeyList(v);
        for (int jj = 0; jj < v.Count; jj++)
        {
            Console.WriteLine(v[jj].Name());
        }               
    }
    catch(Exception )
    {
        //inspect exception - will throw if ActivCard CSP not installed
    }
}

JAVA

String g_csp = "ActivCard Gold Cryptographic Service Provider";
public void UsingSpecificCryptoProvider()
{
    CPKIFCredentialList v = new CPKIFCredentialList(); 

    //Create an instance targeting local machine cert store
    //then get credential list and display credential names
    IPKIFColleaguePtr localStoreCol = pkif_module.make_NewCPKIFCAPI2(null, 0, pkif_module.CERT_SYSTEM_STORE_LOCAL_MACHINE);
    CPKIFCAPI2Ptr localStore = pkif_module.cast_ToCPKIFCAPI2(localStoreCol);
    localStore.GetKeyList(v);

    for (int ii = 0; ii < v.size(); ii++)
    {
        System.out.println(v.get(ii).Name());
    } 

    //empty the list
    v.size(); 

    try
    {
        //Create an instance targeting ActivCard CSP based keys only
        //then get credential list and display credential names
        CPKIFCAPI2 curUserActivCardOnly = new CPKIFCAPI2(g_csp);
        curUserActivCardOnly.GetKeyList(v);

        for (int jj = 0; jj < v.size(); jj++)
        {
            System.out.println(v.get(jj).Name());
        }               
    }
    catch(Exception e)
    {
        //inspect exception - will throw if ActivCard CSP not installed
    }
}