(Unicode C) 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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#include <C_CkSecretsW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    HCkSecretsW bootstrap;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    HCkJsonObjectW jsonSecret;
    BOOL success;

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

    bootstrap = CkSecretsW_Create();

    // This secret will reside in memory.
    CkSecretsW_putLocation(bootstrap,L"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 = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appName",L"AWS");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"service",L"Example");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"username",L"Joe");

    // The bootstrap secret for the AWS Secrets Manager will contain
    // the AWS region, access key, and secret key, like this:
    jsonSecret = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    // Modify if necessary to use your region..
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(jsonSecret,L"awsRegion",L"us-east-1");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(jsonSecret,L"awsAccessKey",L"YOUR_ACCESS_KEY");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(jsonSecret,L"awsSecretKey",L"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 = CkSecretsW_UpdateSecretJson(bootstrap,json,jsonSecret);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSecretsW_lastErrorText(bootstrap));
        CkSecretsW_Dispose(bootstrap);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonSecret);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored in memory.\n");


    CkSecretsW_Dispose(bootstrap);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(jsonSecret);

    }