FC_InitPIN

Name

FC_InitPIN() - Initialize the user’s PIN.

Syntax

CK_RV FC_InitPIN(
  CK_SESSION_HANDLE hSession,
  CK_CHAR_PTR pPin,
  CK_ULONG ulPinLen
);

Parameters

FC_InitPIN() takes three parameters:

hSession

[Input] Session handle.

pPin

[Input] Pointer to the PIN being set.

ulPinLen

[Input] Length of the PIN.

Description

FC_InitPIN() initializes the normal user’s PIN.

FC_InitPIN() must be called when the PKCS #11 Security Officer (SO) is logged into the token and the session is read/write, that is, the session must be in the “R/W SO Functions” state (CKS_RW_SO_FUNCTIONS). The role of the PKCS #11 SO is to initialize a token and to initialize the normal user’s PIN. In the NSS cryptographic module, one uses the empty string password (“”) to log in as the PKCS #11 SO. The module only allows the PKCS #11 SO to log in if the normal user’s PIN has not yet been set or has been reset.

Return value

FC_InitPIN() returns the following return codes.

  • CKR_OK: normal user’s PIN initialization succeeded.

  • CKR_SESSION_HANDLE_INVALID: the session handle is invalid.

  • CKR_USER_NOT_LOGGED_IN: the session is not in the “R/W SO Functions” state.

  • CKR_PIN_INVALID: the PIN has an invalid UTF-8 character.

  • CKR_PIN_LEN_RANGE: the PIN is too short, too long, or too weak (doesn’t have enough character types).

  • CKR_DEVICE_ERROR: normal user’s PIN is already initialized.