[strongSwan] help with transferring private key to ikey3000 -opensc-0.11.11

[luxInteg]

Greetings,

I have a system with these:
cpu -->-intel-P4  ;  
os:-->  cblfs linux kernel-2.6.37.6
openct-0.6.18; 
opensc-0.11.11

I am attempting to use pkcs15-init to transfer  a private key from a 
'security-authority'//computer    to a smart card.  The latter is the  
rainbow-ikey3000.  it is to be used on a internet gateway computer with 
strongswan.  I followed the instructions I found here:-
http://www.strongswan.org/docs/readme.htm#section_8.5

step1 : OK
pkcs15-init --erase-card --create-pkcs15

step2 -OK
pkcs15-init --auth-id 1 --store-pin --pin "12345678"
            --puk "87654321" --label "my PIN"

step3 -failed
pkcs15-init --auth-id 1 --store-private-key mykey.pem
           [--id 45]
 I obtain the following error:-

##################
[pkcs15-init] reader-pcsc.c:1015:pcsc_detect_readers: returning with: No 
readers found
Using reader with a card: Rainbow iKey 3000
error:06065064:digital envelope routines:EVP_DecryptFinal_ex:bad decrypt
error:0906A065:PEM routines:PEM_do_header:bad decrypt
error: Unable to read private key from mykey.pem

Aborting.
#######

I have two passphrases I used whan I gnerated the key;  the passhrase for the  
certificate mycert.pem and the passphrase for the CA when I signed it. I tried 
either of these passphrases without success.    

I get the same response no mater what I put as passphrase  

Help would be appreciated

yours sincerely
lux-integ