Swift

IBM Cloud Secrets - Setup Bootstrap Secret in Local Manager

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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.

This example demonstrates how to setup a bootstrap secret for the IBM Cloud Secrets.

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

Swift

func chilkatTest() {
    var success: Bool = false

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

    let bootstrap = CkoSecrets()!

    // We're going to store the bootstrap secret in the local manager.
    // On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
    // On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
    bootstrap.location = "local_manager"

    // 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.
    let json = CkoJsonObject()!
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "appName", value: "ibm_bs")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "service", value: "Example")
    json.updateString(jsonPath: "username", value: "Joe")

    // The bootstrap secret for the IBM Cloud Secrets will contain
    // your IBM Cloud API Key, like this..
    // (change the following to use your own IBM Cloud API key)
    var ibm_api_key: String? = "tI-oaEj_krD2F4Utd1ztRCE+wDWve8HvU15XxOdq7FkW"
    success = bootstrap.updateSecretStr(jsonId: json, secret: ibm_api_key)
    if success == false {
        print("\(bootstrap.lastErrorText!)")
        return
    }

    print("The IBM Cloud bootstrap secret has been stored in the local manager.")

}