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IBM Cloud Secrets - Create or Update a Secret

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Demonstrates how to create or update a secret stored in the IBM Cloud Secrets.

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

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<?php

$success = 0;

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

// The bootstrap secret will contain the following information:

// IBM Cloud API Key

// See following examples for setting up a bootstrap secret in memory, 
// or in the local manager (Windows Credentials Manager or Apple Keychain)
// Setup Bootstrap Secret in Local Manager
// Setup Bootstrap Secret in Memory
$bootstrap = new COM("Chilkat.Secrets");

// Set the location of the bootstrap secret.
// Can be "local_manager" or "memory", depending on how you setup the bootstrap secret.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// If your operating system is NOT Windows or MacOS/iOS, then change "local_manager" to "memory"
// You can also, if desired, use "memory" on Windows and MacOS/iOS if your bootstrap secret was previously setup in memory.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$bootstrap->Location = 'local_manager';

// Specify the bootstrap secret to be used.
$bsId = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$bsId->UpdateString('appName','ibm_bs');
$bsId->UpdateString('service','Example');
$bsId->UpdateString('username','Joe');

// ----------------------------------------------------
$secrets = new COM("Chilkat.Secrets");

$secrets->Location = 'ibm_cloud';
$success = $secrets->SetBootstrapSecret($bsId,$bootstrap);
if ($success == 0) {
    print $secrets->LastErrorText . "\n";
    exit;
}

// Let's create or update a secret in the IBM Cloud Secrets.
// (The secret is updated if it already exists.)
$json = new COM("Chilkat.JsonObject");
$json->UpdateString('appName','Test');
$json->UpdateString('service','Something');
$json->UpdateString('domain','Xyz');
$json->UpdateString('username','Abc');

// You'll also need to specify your IBM Cloud instance ID and region for each API call.
$json->UpdateString('instance_id','a88a0c56-50a6-4461-9911-345b173e1171');
$json->UpdateString('region','us-south');

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

print 'Success.' . "\n";

// Here you can see the secret that was created:

// 

?>