C++

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.

C++

#include <CkSecrets.h>
#include <CkJsonObject.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkSecrets bootstrap;

    // On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
    // On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
    bootstrap.put_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.
    CkJsonObject json;
    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:
    CkJsonObject jsonSecret;
    // 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) {
        std::cout << bootstrap.lastErrorText() << "\r\n";
        return;
    }

    std::cout << "The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored." << "\r\n";
    }