(PowerShell) Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Delete a Secret

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On Windows, deletes a secret in the Windows Credentials Manager.

On MacOS or iOS, deletes a secret in 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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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

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

$secrets = New-Object Chilkat.Secrets

# On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
# On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
$secrets.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 = New-Object Chilkat.JsonObject
$json.UpdateString("appName","Test")
$json.UpdateString("service","Something")
$json.UpdateString("domain","Xyz")
$json.UpdateString("username","Abc")

# Delete the secret.
$success = $secrets.DeleteSecret($json)
if ($success -eq $false) {
    $($secrets.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$("Success.")