(Ruby) AWS Setup Bootstrap Secret in Memory

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Accessing a cloud-based secrets manager requires authentication credentials, which cannot be stored in the manager itself. Instead, they must be securely stored locally.

One solution is to store the authentication credentials as a secret in the Windows Credentials Manager or Apple Keychain. These credentials serve as the "bootstrap secret" for authenticating with the cloud-based secrets manager.

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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require 'chilkat'

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

bootstrap = Chilkat::CkSecrets.new()

# This secret will reside in memory.
bootstrap.put_Location("memory")

# Specify the name of the bootstrap secret.
# service and username are required.
# appName and domain are optional.
# Note: The values are arbitrary and can be anything you want.
json = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
json.UpdateString("appName","AWS")
json.UpdateString("service","Example")
json.UpdateString("username","Joe")

# The bootstrap secret for the AWS Secrets Manager will contain
# the AWS region, access key, and secret key, like this:
jsonSecret = Chilkat::CkJsonObject.new()
# Modify if necessary to use your region..
jsonSecret.UpdateString("awsRegion","us-east-1")
jsonSecret.UpdateString("awsAccessKey","YOUR_ACCESS_KEY")
jsonSecret.UpdateString("awsSecretKey","YOUR_SECRET_KEY")

# Create or update the secret (in memory).
# The secret is stored encrypted in memory, and is available to be used
# regardless of the lifetime of the "bootstrap" object.
success = bootstrap.UpdateSecretJson(json,jsonSecret)
if (success == false)
    print bootstrap.lastErrorText() + "\n";
    exit
end

print "The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored in memory." + "\n";