(Mono C#) AWS Setup Bootstrap Secret in Memory

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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.

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.

Chilkat.Secrets bootstrap = new Chilkat.Secrets();

// This secret will reside in memory.
bootstrap.Location = "memory";

// 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.
Chilkat.JsonObject json = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
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:
Chilkat.JsonObject jsonSecret = new Chilkat.JsonObject();
// 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 secret (in memory).
// The secret is stored encrypted in memory, and is available to be used
// regardless of the lifetime of the "bootstrap" object.
bool success = bootstrap.UpdateSecretJson(json,jsonSecret);
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(bootstrap.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored in memory.");