(Tcl) 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.

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 secret to be fetched.
set json [new_CkJsonObject]

CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "appName" "Test2"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "service" "Something"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "domain" "Xyz"
CkJsonObject_UpdateString $json "username" "Abc"

# Get the secret.
set secretValue [CkSecrets_getSecretStr $secrets $json]
if {[CkSecrets_get_LastMethodSuccess $secrets] == 0} then {
    puts [CkSecrets_lastErrorText $secrets]
    delete_CkSecrets $secrets
    delete_CkJsonObject $json
    exit
}

puts "The content of the secret: $secretValue"
puts "Success."

delete_CkSecrets $secrets
delete_CkJsonObject $json