PHP Extension

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.

PHP Extension

<?php

include("chilkat.php");

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

$secrets = new CkSecrets();

// 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 = new CkJsonObject();
$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() == false) {
    print $secrets->lastErrorText() . "\n";
    exit;
}

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

?>