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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.

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llSuccess = .F.

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

loBootstrap = createobject("CkSecrets")

// On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
// On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
loBootstrap.Location = "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.
loJson = createobject("CkJsonObject")
loJson.UpdateString("appName","AWS")
loJson.UpdateString("service","Example")
loJson.UpdateString("username","Joe")

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

// Create or update the bootstrap secret.
llSuccess = loBootstrap.UpdateSecretJson(loJson,loJsonSecret)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loBootstrap.LastErrorText
    release loBootstrap
    release loJson
    release loJsonSecret
    return
endif

? "The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored."


release loBootstrap
release loJson
release loJsonSecret