(Tcl) Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Create or Update a Binary Secret

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On MacOS or iOS, creates or updates a binary 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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load ./chilkat.dll

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

set secrets [new_CkSecrets]

# On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
# On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
CkSecrets_put_Location $secrets "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.
set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "appName" "Test2"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "service" "Custom"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "domain" "Ocean"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "username" "Starfish20"

# The purpose of this example is to show how arbitrary binary data
# can be stored as a secret.

# We'll use a small JPG image that is approximately 2KB in size.
# You can test using this same JPG at this URL:
set url "https://chilkatdownload.com/sample_data/starfish20.jpg"
set http [new_CkHttp]

set bd [new_CkBinData]

set success [CkHttp_DownloadBd $http $url $bd]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkHttp_lastErrorText $http]
    delete_CkSecrets $secrets
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkBinData $bd
    exit
}

# Create or update the binary secret.
set success [CkSecrets_UpdateSecretBd $secrets $json $bd]
if {$success == 0} then {
    puts [CkSecrets_lastErrorText $secrets]
    delete_CkSecrets $secrets
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    delete_CkHttp $http
    delete_CkBinData $bd
    exit
}

puts "Success."

delete_CkSecrets $secrets
delete_CkJsonObject $json
delete_CkHttp $http
delete_CkBinData $bd