DataFlex

Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Get a String Secret

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On Windows, fetches the content of a string 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
    Handle hoSecrets
    Variant vJson
    Handle hoJson
    Boolean iSuccess
    String sSecretValue
    String sTemp1
    Boolean bTemp1

    // 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" "Something" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "domain" "Xyz" To iSuccess
    Get ComUpdateString Of hoJson "username" "Abc" To iSuccess

    // Get the secret.
    Get pvComObject of hoJson to vJson
    Get ComGetSecretStr Of hoSecrets vJson To sSecretValue
    Get ComLastMethodSuccess Of hoSecrets To bTemp1
    If (bTemp1 = False) Begin
        Get ComLastErrorText Of hoSecrets To sTemp1
        Showln sTemp1
        Procedure_Return
    End

    Showln "The content of the secret: " sSecretValue
    Showln "Success."


End_Procedure