Java

AWS Setup Bootstrap Secret in Local Manager

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Accessing a cloud-based secrets manager requires authentication credentials, which cannot be stored in the manager itself. Instead, they must be securely stored locally.

One solution is to store the authentication credentials as a secret in the Windows Credentials Manager or Apple Keychain. These credentials serve as the "bootstrap secret" for authenticating with the cloud-based secrets manager.

This example demonstrates how to setup a bootstrap secret for the AWS Secrets Manager.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.0 or later.

Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Secrets;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Secrets bootstrap = new Secrets();

        // On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
        // On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
        bootstrap.setLocation("local_manager");

        // Specify the name of the bootstrap secret.
        // service and username are required.
        // appName and domain are optional.
        // Note: The values are arbitrary and can be anything you want.
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        json.updateString("appName", "AWS");
        json.updateString("service", "Example");
        json.updateString("username", "Joe");

        // The bootstrap secret for the AWS Secrets Manager will contain
        // the AWS region, access key, and secret key, like this:
        JsonObject jsonSecret = new JsonObject();
        // Modify if necessary to use your region..
        jsonSecret.updateString("awsRegion", "us-east-1");
        jsonSecret.updateString("awsAccessKey", "YOUR_ACCESS_KEY");
        jsonSecret.updateString("awsSecretKey", "YOUR_SECRET_KEY");

        // Create or update the bootstrap secret.
        try {
            bootstrap.updateSecretJson(json, jsonSecret);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored.");
    }
}