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Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Create or Update a Secret

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On Windows, creates or updates a secret in the Windows Credentials Manager.

On MacOS or iOS, creates or updates a secret in the Apple Keychain.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.0 or later.

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Perl
use chilkat();

$success = 0;

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

$secrets = chilkat::CkSecrets->new();

# On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
# On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
$secrets->put_Location("local_manager");

# Specify the name of the secret.
# service and username are required.
# appName and domain are optional.
# Note: The values are arbitrary and can be anything you want.
$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("appName","Test");
$json->UpdateString("service","Something");
$json->UpdateString("domain","Xyz");
$json->UpdateString("username","Abc");

# Create or update the secret.
$success = $secrets->UpdateSecretStr($json,"This is the secret.");
if ($success == 0) {
    print $secrets->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "Success." . "\r\n";