(DataFlex) IBM Cloud Secrets - Setup Bootstrap Secret in Memory

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Accessing a cloud-based secrets manager requires authentication credentials, which cannot be stored within the secrets manager itself.

This example shows how to set up an in-memory bootstrap secret with authentication credentials which will be used in other examples to access IBM Cloud Secrets.

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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Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Handle hoBootstrap
    Variant vJson
    Handle hoJson
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sIbm_api_key
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sTemp1

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

    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatSecrets)) To hoBootstrap
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoBootstrap))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoBootstrap
    End

    // The bootstrap secret will reside in memory.
    Set ComLocation Of hoBootstrap To "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.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatJsonObject)) To hoJson
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoJson))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoJson
    End
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "appName" "ibm_bs" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "service" "Example" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "username" "Joe" To iSuccess

    // The bootstrap secret for the IBM Cloud Secrets will contain
    // your IBM Cloud API Key, like this..
    // (change the following to use your own IBM Cloud API key)
    Move "tI-oaEj_krD2F4Utd1ztRCE+wDWve8HvU15XxOdq7FkW" To sIbm_api_key
    Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
    Get ComUpdateSecretStr Of hoBootstrap vJson sIbm_api_key To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoBootstrap To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // The secret is stored encrypted in memory, and is available to be used
    // regardless of the lifetime of the "bootstrap" object.

    Showln "The IBM Cloud bootstrap secret has been stored in memory."


End_Procedure