Re: [Opensc-devel] crucial issue (for me): slot ID vs index in engine_pkcs11 / libp11

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> Here is the hack that works for me, in engine_pkcs11.c
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>> Slot id is not fixed in PKCS#11 to allow plug and play. What I suggest
>> is using token serial number instead to consistent behavior.
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> This is a very good idea, the point is that libp11, at least the version
> that I have, must expose some more slot information in the first place.
> The "_private" structure is unknown to the caller.
> [...]

I'd just point out that the function PKCS11_enumerate_slots should not
acquire the token serials: that should be on demand (and possibly
per-token), as the PKCS11_enumerate_slots only performs PKCS#11 functions
up to C_GetSlotInfo and is not intended for accessing the tokens, just the
slots.

  Ubi