(Visual Basic 6.0) AWS Setup Bootstrap Secret in Memory

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Accessing a cloud-based secrets manager requires authentication credentials, which cannot be stored within the secrets manager itself.

This example shows how to set up an in-memory bootstrap secret with authentication credentials which will be used in other examples to access the AWS 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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' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

Dim bootstrap As New ChilkatSecrets

' This secret will reside in memory.
bootstrap.Location = "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.
Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("appName","AWS")
success = json.UpdateString("service","Example")
success = json.UpdateString("username","Joe")

' The bootstrap secret for the AWS Secrets Manager will contain
' the AWS region, access key, and secret key, like this:
Dim jsonSecret As New ChilkatJsonObject
' Modify if necessary to use your region..
success = jsonSecret.UpdateString("awsRegion","us-east-1")
success = jsonSecret.UpdateString("awsAccessKey","YOUR_ACCESS_KEY")
success = jsonSecret.UpdateString("awsSecretKey","YOUR_SECRET_KEY")

' Create or update the bootstrap secret (in memory).
' The secret is stored encrypted in memory, and is available to be used
' regardless of the lifetime of the "bootstrap" object.
Dim success As Long
success = bootstrap.UpdateSecretJson(json,jsonSecret)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print bootstrap.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored in memory."