(Go) 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.

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

    bootstrap := chilkat.NewSecrets()

    // On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
    // On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
    bootstrap.SetLocation("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 := chilkat.NewJsonObject()
    json.UpdateString("appName","AWS")
    json.UpdateString("service","Example")
    json.UpdateString("username","Joe")

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

    // Create or update the bootstrap secret.
    success := bootstrap.UpdateSecretJson(json,jsonSecret)
    if success == false {
        fmt.Println(bootstrap.LastErrorText())
        bootstrap.DisposeSecrets()
        json.DisposeJsonObject()
        jsonSecret.DisposeJsonObject()
        return
    }

    fmt.Println("The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored.")

    bootstrap.DisposeSecrets()
    json.DisposeJsonObject()
    jsonSecret.DisposeJsonObject()