Lua Requires Chilkat v10.1.0+

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.

Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

-- This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
-- See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

local bootstrap = chilkat.Secrets.new()

-- On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
-- On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
bootstrap.location = "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.
local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:update_string("appName", "AWS")
json:update_string("service", "Example")
json:update_string("username", "Joe")

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

-- Create or update the bootstrap secret.
local success = bootstrap:update_secret_json(json, jsonSecret)
if not success then
    print(bootstrap.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored.")