(VB.NET) AWS 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 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 Chilkat.Secrets

' 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 Chilkat.JsonObject
json.UpdateString("appName","AWS")
json.UpdateString("service","Example")
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 Chilkat.JsonObject
' Modify if necessary to use your region..
jsonSecret.UpdateString("awsRegion","us-east-1")
jsonSecret.UpdateString("awsAccessKey","YOUR_ACCESS_KEY")
jsonSecret.UpdateString("awsSecretKey","YOUR_SECRET_KEY")

' Create or update the bootstrap secret.
Dim success As Boolean = bootstrap.UpdateSecretJson(json,jsonSecret)
If (success = False) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(bootstrap.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


Debug.WriteLine("The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored.")