(Perl) Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Get a String Secret

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On Windows, fetches the content of a string secret from the Windows Credentials Manager.

On MacOS or iOS, fetches from the Apple Keychain.

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/

Chilkat Perl Downloads Perl Module for Windows, MacOS, Linux, Alpine Linux, Solaris

use chilkat();

# 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 secret to be fetched.
$json = chilkat::CkJsonObject->new();
$json->UpdateString("appName","Test2");
$json->UpdateString("service","Something");
$json->UpdateString("domain","Xyz");
$json->UpdateString("username","Abc");

# Get the secret.
$secretValue = $secrets->getSecretStr($json);
if ($secrets->get_LastMethodSuccess() == 0) {
    print $secrets->lastErrorText() . "\r\n";
    exit;
}

print "The content of the secret: " . $secretValue . "\r\n";
print "Success." . "\r\n";