DataFlex

Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Get a Binary Secret

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On Windows, fetches the content of a binary secret from the Windows Credentials Manager.

On MacOS or iOS, fetches from 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
    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 secret to be fetched.
    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" "Starfish" To iSuccess

    // Get the binary secret data.
    Get Create (RefClass(cComChilkatBinData)) To hoBd
    If (Not(IsComObjectCreated(hoBd))) Begin
        Send CreateComObject of hoBd
    End
    Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
    Get pvComObject of hoBd to vBd
    Get ComGetSecretBd Of hoSecrets vJson vBd To iSuccess
    If (iSuccess = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSecrets To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    // For our testing, the binary secret was a JPG image..
    Get ComWriteFile Of hoBd "c:/temp/qa_output/starfish.jpg" To iSuccess

    Showln "Success."


End_Procedure