A simple layer for interacting with PKCS #11 / PKCS11 / CryptoKI for Node in TypeScript
PKCS #11 (also known as CryptoKI or PKCS11) is the standard interface for interacting with hardware crypto devices such as Smart Cards and Hardware Security Modules (HSMs). It wraps the library closely, but uses attempts to look like 'node.crypto' where it makes sense.
It has been tested with :
We have also created a basic CLI for interacting with PKCS#11 devices based on this library we call graphene-cli.
NOTE: For testing purposes it may be easier to work with SoftHSM2 which is a software implementation of PKCS#11 based on OpenSSL or Botan.
var graphene = require("graphene-pk11");
var Module = graphene.Module;
var mod = Module.load("/usr/local/lib/softhsm/libsofthsm2.so", "SoftHSM");
mod.initialize();
var session = mod.getSlots(0).open();
session.login("password");
// Get a number of private key objects on token
console.log(session.find({class: graphene.ObjectClass.PRIVATE_KEY}).length);
session.logout();
mod.finalize();
$ npm install graphene-pk11
https://peculiarventures.github.io/graphene/
Install the package
$ npm install graphene-pk11 --save
Install TypeScript definition using TSD package manager
$ tsd install graphene-pk11 --save
Load module
// file.js
var graphene = require("graphene-pk11");
- For OSX see the instructions here
- For linux instructions here
var graphene = require("graphene-pk11");
var Module = graphene.Module;
var lib = "/usr/local/lib/softhsm/libsofthsm2.so";
var mod = Module.load(lib, "SoftHSM");
mod.initialize();
// get slots
var slots = mod.getSlots(true);
if (slots.length > 0) {
for (var i = 0; i < slots.length; i++) {
var slot = slots.items(i);
console.log("Slot #" + slot.handle);
console.log("\tDescription:", slot.slotDescription);
console.log("\tSerial:", slot.getToken().serialNumber);
console.log("\tPassword(min/max): %d/%d", slot.getToken().minPinLen, slot.getToken().maxPinLen);
console.log("\tIs hardware:", !!(slot.flags & graphene.SlotFlag.HW_SLOT));
console.log("\tIs removable:", !!(slot.flags & graphene.SlotFlag.REMOVABLE_DEVICE));
console.log("\tIs initialized:", !!(slot.flags & graphene.SlotFlag.TOKEN_PRESENT));
console.log("\n\nMechanisms:");
console.log("Name h/s/v/e/d/w/u");
console.log("========================================");
function b(v) {
return v ? "+" : "-";
}
function s(v) {
v = v.toString();
for (var i_1 = v.length; i_1 < 27; i_1++) {
v += " ";
}
return v;
}
var mechs = slot.getMechanisms();
for (var j = 0; j < mechs.length; j++) {
var mech = mechs.items(j);
console.log(s(mech.name) +
b(mech.flags & graphene.MechanismFlag.DIGEST) + "/" +
b(mech.flags & graphene.MechanismFlag.SIGN) + "/" +
b(mech.flags & graphene.MechanismFlag.VERIFY) + "/" +
b(mech.flags & graphene.MechanismFlag.ENCRYPT) + "/" +
b(mech.flags & graphene.MechanismFlag.DECRYPT) + "/" +
b(mech.flags & graphene.MechanismFlag.WRAP) + "/" +
b(mech.flags & graphene.MechanismFlag.UNWRAP));
}
}
}
mod.finalize();
####Output
Slot #0
Description: SoftHSM slot 0
Serial: f89e34b310e83df2
Password(min/max): 4/255
Is hardware: false
Is removable: false
Is initialized: true
Mechanisms:
Name h/s/v/e/d/w/u
========================================
MD5 +/-/-/-/-/-/-
SHA_1 +/-/-/-/-/-/-
SHA224 +/-/-/-/-/-/-
SHA256 +/-/-/-/-/-/-
SHA384 +/-/-/-/-/-/-
SHA512 +/-/-/-/-/-/-
MD5_HMAC -/+/+/-/-/-/-
SHA_1_HMAC -/+/+/-/-/-/-
SHA224_HMAC -/+/+/-/-/-/-
SHA256_HMAC -/+/+/-/-/-/-
SHA384_HMAC -/+/+/-/-/-/-
SHA512_HMAC -/+/+/-/-/-/-
RSA_PKCS_KEY_PAIR_GEN -/-/-/-/-/-/-
RSA_PKCS -/+/+/+/+/+/+
RSA_X_509 -/+/+/+/+/-/-
MD5_RSA_PKCS -/+/+/-/-/-/-
SHA1_RSA_PKCS -/+/+/-/-/-/-
RSA_PKCS_OAEP -/-/-/+/+/+/+
var graphene = require("graphene-pk11");
var Module = graphene.Module;
var lib = "/usr/local/lib/softhsm/libsofthsm2.so";
var mod = Module.load(lib, "SoftHSM");
mod.initialize();
var slot = mod.getSlots(0);
if (slot.flags & graphene.SlotFlag.TOKEN_PRESENT) {
var session = slot.open();
var digest = session.createDigest("sha1");
digest.update("simple text 1");
digest.update("simple text 2");
var hash = digest.final();
console.log("Hash SHA1:", hash.toString("hex")); // Hash SHA1: e1dc1e52e9779cd69679b3e0af87d2e288190d34
session.close();
}
else {
console.error("Slot is not initialized");
}
mod.finalize();
var graphene = require("graphene-pk11");
var Module = graphene.Module;
var lib = "/usr/local/lib/softhsm/libsofthsm2.so";
var mod = Module.load(lib, "SoftHSM");
mod.initialize();
var slot = mod.getSlots(0);
if (slot.flags & graphene.SlotFlag.TOKEN_PRESENT) {
var session = slot.open();
session.login("12345");
var k = session.generateKey(graphene.KeyGenMechanism.AES, {
"class": graphene.ObjectClass.SECRET_KEY,
"token": false,
"valueLen": 256 / 8,
"keyType": graphene.KeyType.AES,
"label": "My AES secret key",
"private": true
});
console.log("Key.handle:", k.handle); // Key.handle: 2
console.log("Key.type:", graphene.KeyType[k.type]); // Key.type: AES
session.logout();
session.close();
}
else {
console.error("Slot is not initialized");
}
mod.finalize();
var graphene = require("graphene-pk11");
var Module = graphene.Module;
var lib = "/usr/local/lib/softhsm/libsofthsm2.so";
var mod = Module.load(lib, "SoftHSM");
mod.initialize();
var slot = mod.getSlots(0);
if (slot.flags & graphene.SlotFlag.TOKEN_PRESENT) {
var session = slot.open();
session.login("12345");
// generate ECDSA key pair
var keys = session.generateKeyPair(graphene.KeyGenMechanism.ECDSA, {
keyType: graphene.KeyType.ECDSA,
token: false,
verify: true,
paramsECDSA: graphene.NamedCurve.getByName("secp192r1").value
}, {
keyType: graphene.KeyType.ECDSA,
token: false,
sign: true
});
console.log("Key type:", graphene.KeyType[keys.privateKey.type]); // Key type: ECDSA
console.log("Object's class:", graphene.ObjectClass[keys.privateKey.class]); // Object's class: PRIVATE_KEY
session.logout();
session.close();
}
else {
console.error("Slot is not initialized");
}
mod.finalize();
var graphene = require("graphene-pk11");
var Module = graphene.Module;
var lib = "/usr/local/lib/softhsm/libsofthsm2.so";
var mod = Module.load(lib, "SoftHSM");
mod.initialize();
var slot = mod.getSlots(0);
if (slot.flags & graphene.SlotFlag.TOKEN_PRESENT) {
var session = slot.open();
session.login("12345");
// generate RSA key pair
var keys = session.generateKeyPair(graphene.KeyGenMechanism.RSA, {
keyType: graphene.KeyType.RSA,
modulusBits: 1024,
publicExponent: Buffer.from([3]),
token: false,
verify: true,
encrypt: true,
wrap: true
}, {
keyType: graphene.KeyType.RSA,
token: false,
sign: true,
decrypt: true,
unwrap: true
});
// get public key attributes
var pubKey = keys.publicKey.getAttribute({
modulus: null,
publicExponent: null
});
// convert values to base64
pubKey.modulus = pubKey.modulus.toString("base64");
pubKey.publicExponent = pubKey.publicExponent.toString("base64");
console.log(JSON.stringify(pubKey, null, 4));
session.logout();
session.close();
}
else {
console.error("Slot is not initialized");
}
mod.finalize();
/*
Result
------------------
{
"modulus": "21HTpGsKn3lQh4fqhYkZ/NprzKZqCnUIs0Ekbg8Y0M0Er4yJ4tKVFLlaxUkym6nRBQuS2tzwSQcvuKVUNeK3k6AiPitlQs5CRc8csqL6BYMU+rme3L0w/d+1OryH/pMrDGOmkWXTrzBWoRgulXHX92jK6CcXKBeS/yUSgCLP/MM=",
"publicExponent": "Aw=="
}
*/
var graphene = require("graphene-pk11");
var Module = graphene.Module;
var lib = "/usr/local/lib/softhsm/libsofthsm2.so";
var mod = Module.load(lib, "SoftHSM");
mod.initialize();
var slot = mod.getSlots(0);
if (slot.flags & graphene.SlotFlag.TOKEN_PRESENT) {
var session = slot.open();
session.login("12345");
// generate RSA key pair
var keys = session.generateKeyPair(graphene.KeyGenMechanism.RSA, {
keyType: graphene.KeyType.RSA,
modulusBits: 1024,
publicExponent: Buffer.from([3]),
token: false,
verify: true,
encrypt: true,
wrap: true
}, {
keyType: graphene.KeyType.RSA,
token: false,
sign: true,
decrypt: true,
unwrap: true
});
// sign content
var sign = session.createSign("SHA1_RSA_PKCS", keys.privateKey);
sign.update("simple text 1");
sign.update("simple text 2");
var signature = sign.final();
console.log("Signature RSA-SHA1:", signature.toString("hex")); // Signature RSA-SHA1: 6102a66dc0d97fadb5...
// verify content
var verify = session.createVerify("SHA1_RSA_PKCS", keys.publicKey);
verify.update("simple text 1");
verify.update("simple text 2");
var verify_result = verify.final(signature);
console.log("Signature RSA-SHA1 verify:", verify_result); // Signature RSA-SHA1 verify: true
session.logout();
session.close();
}
else {
console.error("Slot is not initialized");
}
mod.finalize();
var graphene = require("graphene-pk11");
var Module = graphene.Module;
var lib = "/usr/local/lib/softhsm/libsofthsm2.so";
var mod = Module.load(lib, "SoftHSM");
mod.initialize();
var slot = mod.getSlots(0);
if (slot.flags & graphene.SlotFlag.TOKEN_PRESENT) {
var session = slot.open();
session.login("12345");
// generate AES key
var key = session.generateKey(graphene.KeyGenMechanism.AES, {
"class": graphene.ObjectClass.SECRET_KEY,
"token": false,
"valueLen": 256 / 8,
"keyType": graphene.KeyType.AES,
"label": "My AES secret key",
"encrypt": true,
"decrypt": true
});
// enc algorithm
var alg = {
name: "AES_CBC_PAD",
params: Buffer.from([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]) // IV
};
var MESSAGE = "Encrypted message";
// encrypting
var cipher = session.createCipher(alg, key);
var enc = cipher.update(MESSAGE);
enc = Buffer.concat([enc, cipher.final()]);
console.log("Enc:", enc.toString("hex")); // Enc: eb21e15b896f728a4...
// decrypting
var decipher = session.createDecipher(alg, key);
var dec = decipher.update(enc);
var msg = Buffer.concat([dec, decipher.final()]).toString();
console.log("Message:", msg.toString()); // Message: Encrypted message
session.logout();
session.close();
}
else {
console.error("Slot is not initialized");
}
mod.finalize();
var graphene = require("graphene-pk11");
var Module = graphene.Module;
var lib = "/usr/local/lib/softhsm/libsofthsm2.so";
var mod = Module.load(lib, "SoftHSM");
mod.initialize();
var slot = mod.getSlots(0);
if (slot.flags & graphene.SlotFlag.TOKEN_PRESENT) {
var session = slot.open();
session.login("12345");
// generate EC key
var keys = session.generateKeyPair(graphene.KeyGenMechanism.ECDSA, {
keyType: graphene.KeyType.ECDSA,
token: false,
derive: true,
paramsECDSA: graphene.NamedCurve.getByName("secp192r1").value
}, {
keyType: graphene.KeyType.ECDSA,
token: false,
derive: true
});
// derive algorithm
var alg = {
name: "ECDH1_DERIVE",
params: new graphene.EcdhParams(
graphene.EcKdf.SHA1,
null,
keys.publicKey.getAttribute({pointEC: null}).pointEC)
};
// Template for derived key
var template = {
"class": graphene.ObjectClass.SECRET_KEY,
"token": false,
"keyType": graphene.KeyType.AES,
"valueLen": 256 / 8,
"encrypt": true,
"decrypt": true
}
// Key derivation
var dKey = session.deriveKey(alg, keys.privateKey, template)
console.log("Derived key handle:", dKey.handle);
session.logout();
session.close();
}
else {
console.error("Slot is not initialized");
}
mod.finalize();
var graphene = require("graphene-pk11");
var Module = graphene.Module;
var lib = "/usr/local/lib/softhsm/libsofthsm2.so";
var mod = Module.load(lib, "SoftHSM");
mod.initialize();
try {
var slot = mod.getSlots(0);
if (slot.flags & graphene.SlotFlag.TOKEN_PRESENT) {
var session = slot.open();
session.login("12345", graphene.UserType.USER);
session.setPin("12345", "new pin");
session.logout();
session.close();
console.log("User's PIN was changed successfully");
}
}
catch(e) {
console.error(e);
}
mod.finalize();
const graphene = require("graphene-pk11");
const mod = graphene.Module.load("/usr/local/lib/softhsm/libsofthsm2.so", "SoftHSM");
mod.initialize();
try {
const slot = mod.getSlots(0);
const session = slot.open(2 | 4)
session.login("password");
const template = {
class: graphene.ObjectClass.CERTIFICATE,
certType: graphene.CertificateType.X_509,
private: false,
token: false,
id: Buffer.from([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]), // Should be the same as Private/Public key has
label: "My certificate",
subject: Buffer.from("3034310B300906035504...", "hex"),
value: Buffer.from("308203A830820290A003...", "hex"),
};
const objCert = session.create(template).toType();
console.log("Certificate: created\n");
console.log("Certificate info:\n===========================");
console.log("Handle:", objCert.handle.toString("hex"));
console.log("ID:", objCert.id.toString("hex"));
console.log("Label:", objCert.label);
console.log("category:", graphene.CertificateCategory[objCert.category]);
console.log("Subject:", objCert.subject.toString("hex"));
console.log("Value:", objCert.value.toString("hex"));
} catch (err) {
console.error(err);
}
mod.finalize();
Use options
parameter for Module::initialize
method.
Type
interface InitializationOptions {
/**
* NSS library parameters
*/
libraryParameters?: string;
/**
* bit flags specifying options for `C_Initialize`
* - CKF_LIBRARY_CANT_CREATE_OS_THREADS. True if application threads which are executing calls to the library
* may not use native operating system calls to spawn new threads; false if they may
* - CKF_OS_LOCKING_OK. True if the library can use the native operation system threading model for locking;
* false otherwise
*/
flags?: number;
}
Code
const mod = Module.load("/usr/local/opt/nss/lib/libsoftokn3.dylib", "NSS");
mod.initialize({
libraryParameters: "configdir='' certPrefix='' keyPrefix='' secmod='' flags=readOnly,noCertDB,noModDB,forceOpen,optimizeSpace",
});
// Your code here
mod.finalize();
Use npm command to publish graphene-pk11 module
> npm run pub
At this time this solution should be considered suitable for research and experimentation, further code and security review is needed before utilization in a production application.
Please report bugs either as pull requests or as issues in the issue tracker. Graphene has a full disclosure vulnerability policy. Please do NOT attempt to report any security vulnerability in this code privately to anybody.
- Add tests to the library
- Add additional capabilities to CLI (device initialization, file signing, file encryption, etc)
- PKCS #11 2.40 Specification
- Many PKCS #11 Specifications
- PERL PKCS #11 binding
- .NET PKCS #11 binding
- Ruby PKCS #11 binding
- OCaml PKCS #11 binding
- OCaml PKCS #11 CLI
- Go PKCS #11 binding
- PKCS #11 Admin
- Node.js Foreign Function Interface
- GOST PKCS#11 constants
- PKCS#11 logging proxy module
- PKCS#11 Proxy
- PKCS#11 Tests
- OpenCryptoKi
- SoftHSM
- SoftHSM2 for Windows
- node-pcsc
- PKCS#11 URIs
- Key Length Recommendations