(Classic ASP) AWS Setup Bootstrap Secret in Memory

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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.

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

For more information, see https://cknotes.com/chilkat-secrets-class-added-in-version-10-1-0/

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

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Secrets")
set bootstrap = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.Secrets")

' This secret will reside in memory.
bootstrap.Location = "memory"

' 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.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("appName","AWS")
success = json.UpdateString("service","Example")
success = json.UpdateString("username","Joe")

' The bootstrap secret for the AWS Secrets Manager will contain
' the AWS region, access key, and secret key, like this:
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set jsonSecret = Server.CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
' Modify if necessary to use your region..
success = jsonSecret.UpdateString("awsRegion","us-east-1")
success = jsonSecret.UpdateString("awsAccessKey","YOUR_ACCESS_KEY")
success = jsonSecret.UpdateString("awsSecretKey","YOUR_SECRET_KEY")

' Create or update the bootstrap secret (in memory).
' The secret is stored encrypted in memory, and is available to be used
' regardless of the lifetime of the "bootstrap" object.
success = bootstrap.UpdateSecretJson(json,jsonSecret)
If (success = 0) Then
    Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( bootstrap.LastErrorText) & "</pre>"
    Response.End
End If

Response.Write "<pre>" & Server.HTMLEncode( "The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored in memory.") & "</pre>"

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