PKCS11 - Change Token

Question

Hy!
I'm quite new to PKCS#11 and try to work with Keys on Aladdin eTokens. In the Java PKCS#11 Reference Guide (http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/guide/security/p11guide.html) i found the following example and explanation:
KeyStore ks = builder.getKeyStore();
Key key = ks.get(alias, null);The builder will prompt for a password as needed using the previously configured callback handler. The builder will prompt for a password only for the initial access. If the user of the application continues using the same Smartcard, the user will not be prompted again. If the user removes and inserts a different SmartCard, the builder will prompt for a password for the new card.
According to this explanation, I assumed that I could change the token while my programm is running. Here is the code for my test programm:
String configName = "Pkcs11eToken.properties";
Provider p = new sun.security.pkcs11.SunPKCS11(configName);
Security.addProvider(p);
KeyStore.Builder builder = KeyStore.Builder.newInstance("PKCS11", p, new KeyStore.CallbackHandlerProtection(new Pkcs11CallbackHandler()));
KeyStore ks1 = builder.getKeyStore();
Key key = ks1.getKey("alias", "password".toCharArray());
System.out.println("Start sleeping");
Thread.sleep(10000);
System.out.println("Stopped sleeping");
KeyStore ks2 = builder.getKeyStore();
Key key2 = ks2.getKey("alias", "password".toCharArray());The entries in Pkcs11eToken.properties are:
name = Aladdin
library = C:\WINDOWS\system32\eTpkcs11.dllMy test programm works very well with one eToken. But when I remove the token while my programm sleeps and insert another one, I get the following exception:
java.security.ProviderException: Token has been removedIsn't it the intention of using the builder and the callback function that I'm automatically prompted for the password for the new token?
I would be very thankful if anybody could help me with this problem, because in my application I need to cope with removed and inserted tokens.
thanks in advance
Barbara

Answer 1

I have the exact same problem!
Did you ever find a sollution for this?
Thank you very much