FC_OpenSession¶
Name¶
FC_OpenSession - open a session between an application and a token.
Syntax¶
CK_RV FC_OpenSession(
CK_SLOT_ID slotID,
CK_FLAGS flags,
CK_VOID_PTR pApplication,
CK_NOTIFY Notify,
CK_SESSION_HANDLE_PTR phSession
);
Parameters¶
FC_OpenSession
has the following parameters:
slotID
[in] the ID of the token’s slot.
flags
[in]
pApplication
Notify
[in] pointer to a notification callback function. Not currently supported.
phSession
[out] pointer to a session handle.
Description¶
FC_OpenSession
opens a session between an application and the token in the slot with the ID
slotID
.
The NSS cryptographic module currently doesn’t call the surrender callback function Notify
.
(See PKCS #11 v2.20 section 11.17.1.)
A user may call FC_OpenSession
without logging into the token (to assume the NSS User role).