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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.

Dart

import 'package:chilkat/chilkat.dart';

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

  final bootstrap = CkSecrets();

  // 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.
  final json = CkJsonObject();
  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:
  final jsonSecret = CkJsonObject();
  // 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);
  } on ChilkatException catch (e) {
    print(e.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  print('The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored.');
}