React Native

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.

React Native

import { JsonObject, Secrets } from '@chilkat/react-native'

async function chilkatExample() {
  // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
  // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

  const secrets = new 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.
  const json = new JsonObject();
  json.updateString('appName', 'Test2');
  json.updateString('service', 'Something');
  json.updateString('domain', 'Xyz');
  json.updateString('username', 'Abc');

  // Get the secret.
  let secretValue: string;
  try {
    secretValue = await secrets.getSecretStrAsync(json);
  } catch {
    console.log(secrets.lastErrorText);
    return;
  }

  console.log(`The content of the secret: ${secretValue}`);
  console.log('Success.');
}