Unicode C

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

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On Windows, creates or updates a binary secret in the Windows Credentials Manager.

On MacOS or iOS, creates or updates a binary secret in the Apple Keychain.

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

Unicode C

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    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.

    secrets = CkSecretsW_Create();

    // On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
    // On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
    CkSecretsW_putLocation(secrets,L"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.
    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"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:
    url = L"https://chilkatdownload.com/sample_data/starfish20.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(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(secrets);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkHttpW_Dispose(http);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bd);
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"Success.\n");


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

    }