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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.

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSecretsW bootstrap;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    const wchar_t *ibm_api_key;

    success = FALSE;

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

    bootstrap = CkSecretsW_Create();

    // 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
    CkSecretsW_putLocation(bootstrap,L"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.
    json = CkJsonObjectW_Create();
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"appName",L"ibm_bs");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"service",L"Example");
    CkJsonObjectW_UpdateString(json,L"username",L"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)
    ibm_api_key = L"tI-oaEj_krD2F4Utd1ztRCE+wDWve8HvU15XxOdq7FkW";
    success = CkSecretsW_UpdateSecretStr(bootstrap,json,ibm_api_key);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSecretsW_lastErrorText(bootstrap));
        CkSecretsW_Dispose(bootstrap);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"The IBM Cloud bootstrap secret has been stored in the local manager.\n");


    CkSecretsW_Dispose(bootstrap);
    CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);

    }