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IBM Cloud Secrets - Create or Update a Binary Secret

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Demonstrates how to create or update a binary secret stored in the IBM Cloud Secrets.

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

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#include <C_CkSecretsW.h>
#include <C_CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <C_CkHttpW.h>
#include <C_CkBinDataW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSecretsW bootstrap;
    HCkJsonObjectW bsId;
    HCkSecretsW secrets;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    const wchar_t *url;
    HCkHttpW http;
    HCkBinDataW bd;

    success = FALSE;

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

    // The bootstrap secret will contain the following information:

    // IBM Cloud API Key

    // See following examples for setting up a bootstrap secret in memory, 
    // or in the local manager (Windows Credentials Manager or Apple Keychain)
    // Setup Bootstrap Secret in Local Manager
    // Setup Bootstrap Secret in Memory
    bootstrap = CkSecretsW_Create();

    // Set the location of the bootstrap secret.
    // Can be "local_manager" or "memory", depending on how you setup the bootstrap secret.
    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    // If your operating system is NOT Windows or MacOS/iOS, then change "local_manager" to "memory"
    // You can also, if desired, use "memory" on Windows and MacOS/iOS if your bootstrap secret was previously setup in memory.
    // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    CkSecretsW_putLocation(bootstrap,L"local_manager");

    // Specify the bootstrap secret to be used.
    bsId = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(bsId,L"appName",L"ibm_bs");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(bsId,L"service",L"Example");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(bsId,L"username",L"Joe");

    // ----------------------------------------------------
    secrets = CkSecretsW_Create();

    // Setup for the IBM Cloud Secrets
    CkSecretsW_putLocation(secrets,L"ibm_cloud");
    success = CkSecretsW_SetBootstrapSecret(secrets,bsId,bootstrap);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSecretsW_lastErrorText(secrets));
        CkSecretsW_Dispose(bootstrap);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(bsId);
        CkSecretsW_Dispose(secrets);
        return;
    }

    // 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.
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appName",L"Test2");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"service",L"Custom");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"domain",L"Ocean");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"username",L"Starfish");

    // You'll also need to specify your IBM Cloud instance ID and region for each API call.
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"instance_id",L"a88a0c56-50a6-4461-9911-345b173e1171");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"region",L"us-south");

    // 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 6KB in size.
    // You can test using this same JPG at this URL:
    url = L"https://chilkatdownload.com/sample_data/starfish.jpg";
    http = CkHttpW_Create();
    bd = CkBinDataW_Create();
    success = CkHttpW_DownloadBd(http,url,bd);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkHttpW_lastErrorText(http));
        CkSecretsW_Dispose(bootstrap);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(bsId);
        CkSecretsW_Dispose(secrets);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bd);
        return;
    }

    // Create or update the binary secret.
    success = CkSecretsW_UpdateSecretBd(secrets,json,bd);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSecretsW_lastErrorText(secrets));
        CkSecretsW_Dispose(bootstrap);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(bsId);
        CkSecretsW_Dispose(secrets);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bd);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Success.\n");

    // Here you can see the secret that was created in the IBM Cloud Secrets:

    // 


    CkSecretsW_Dispose(bootstrap);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(bsId);
    CkSecretsW_Dispose(secrets);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
    CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
    CkBinDataW_Dispose(bd);

    }