Unicode C

Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Get a Binary Secret

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On Windows, fetches the content of a binary 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.

Unicode C

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

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    BOOL success;
    HCkSecretsW secrets;
    HCkJsonObjectW json;
    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 secret to be fetched.
    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");

    // Get the binary secret data.
    bd = CkBinDataW_Create();
    success = CkSecretsW_GetSecretBd(secrets,json,bd);
    if (success == FALSE) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",CkSecretsW_lastErrorText(secrets));
        CkSecretsW_Dispose(secrets);
        CkJsonObjectW_Dispose(json);
        CkBinDataW_Dispose(bd);
        return;
    }

    // For our testing, the binary secret was a JPG image..
    CkBinDataW_WriteFile(bd,L"c:/temp/qa_output/starfish.jpg");

    wprintf(L"Success.\n");


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

    }