(PHP ActiveX) 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/

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<?php

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

// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.Secrets')
$secrets = new COM("Chilkat.Secrets");

// On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
// On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
$secrets->Location = 'local_manager';

// Specify the secret to be fetched.
// For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use new COM('Chilkat_9_5_0.Chilkat.JsonObject')
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$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->LastMethodSuccess == 0) {
    print $secrets->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

?>