Delphi DLL Requires Chilkat v10.1.0+

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.

Delphi DLL

var
success: Boolean;
bootstrap: HCkSecrets;
json: HCkJsonObject;
jsonSecret: HCkJsonObject;

begin
success := False;

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

bootstrap := CkSecrets_Create();

//  On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
//  On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
CkSecrets_putLocation(bootstrap,'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.
json := CkJsonObject_Create();
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'appName','AWS');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'service','Example');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(json,'username','Joe');

//  The bootstrap secret for the AWS Secrets Manager will contain
//  the AWS region, access key, and secret key, like this:
jsonSecret := CkJsonObject_Create();
//  Modify if necessary to use your region..
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonSecret,'awsRegion','us-east-1');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonSecret,'awsAccessKey','YOUR_ACCESS_KEY');
CkJsonObject_UpdateString(jsonSecret,'awsSecretKey','YOUR_SECRET_KEY');

//  Create or update the bootstrap secret.
success := CkSecrets_UpdateSecretJson(bootstrap,json,jsonSecret);
if (success = False) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(CkSecrets__lastErrorText(bootstrap));
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored.');

CkSecrets_Dispose(bootstrap);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(json);
CkJsonObject_Dispose(jsonSecret);