DataFlex

Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Create or Update a Binary Secret

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On Windows, creates or updates a binary secret in the Windows Credentials Manager.

On MacOS or iOS, creates or updates a binary secret in the Apple Keychain.

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

DataFlex

Use ChilkatAx-win32.pkg

Procedure Test
    Boolean iSuccess
    Handle hoSecrets
    Variant vJson
    Handle hoJson
    String sUrl
    Handle hoHttp
    Variant vBd
    Handle hoBd
    String sTemp1

    Move False To iSuccess

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

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

    // On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
    // On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
    Set ComLocation Of hoSecrets To "local_manager"

    // Specify the name of the 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" "Test2" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "service" "Custom" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "domain" "Ocean" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "username" "Starfish20" To iSuccess

    // The purpose of this example is to show how arbitrary binary data
    // can be stored as a secret.

    // We'll use a small JPG image that is approximately 2KB in size.
    // You can test using this same JPG at this URL:
    Move "https://chilkatdownload.com/sample_data/starfish20.jpg" To sUrl
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatHttp)) To hoHttp
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoHttp))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoHttp
    End
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatBinData)) To hoBd
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoBd))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoBd
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoBd to vBd
    Get ComDownloadBd Of hoHttp sUrl vBd To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoHttp To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // Create or update the binary secret.
    Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
    Get pvComObject of hoBd to vBd
    Get ComUpdateSecretBd Of hoSecrets vJson vBd To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSecrets To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "Success."


End_Procedure