(Visual Basic 6.0) 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.

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

' 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
bootstrap.Location = "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.
Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("appName","ibm_bs")
success = json.UpdateString("service","Example")
success = json.UpdateString("username","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)
Dim ibm_api_key As String
ibm_api_key = "tI-oaEj_krD2F4Utd1ztRCE+wDWve8HvU15XxOdq7FkW"
Dim success As Long
success = bootstrap.UpdateSecretStr(json,ibm_api_key)
If (success = 0) Then
    Debug.Print bootstrap.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "The IBM Cloud bootstrap secret has been stored in the local manager."