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I am building a python application to pull data from a website. The application has to authenticate(HTTPS/SSL) with a CAC card and pin in order to make requests.
Am I correct in my assumptions that you can’t retrieve the private key from a CAC card, and am therefore stuck using a PKCS #11 Wrapper like PyKCS?
Any tips or resources for going about this?
Authentication and signature keys are usually generated on the card and are not extractable, unlike encryption keys which can/should be escrowed somewhere.
See Need help using M2Crypto.Engine to access USB Token for an example with M2Crypto that explains how to use a smart card via PKCS#11 for website access in python.