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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.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim bootstrap As ChilkatSecrets
bootstrap.Initialize("bootstrap")

'  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.
Dim json As ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
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:
Dim jsonSecret As ChilkatJsonObject
jsonSecret.Initialize
'  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.
success = bootstrap.UpdateSecretJson(json, jsonSecret)
If success = False Then
    Log(bootstrap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


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