(VBScript) Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Get a String Secret

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On Windows, fetches the content of a string 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.

For more information, see https://cknotes.com/chilkat-secrets-class-added-in-version-10-1-0/

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.Secrets")
set secrets = CreateObject("Chilkat.Secrets")

' On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
' On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
secrets.Location = "local_manager"

' Specify the secret to be fetched.
' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.JsonObject")
set json = CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
success = json.UpdateString("appName","Test2")
success = json.UpdateString("service","Something")
success = json.UpdateString("domain","Xyz")
success = json.UpdateString("username","Abc")

' Get the secret.
secretValue = secrets.GetSecretStr(json)
If (secrets.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    outFile.WriteLine(secrets.LastErrorText)
    WScript.Quit
End If

outFile.WriteLine("The content of the secret: " & secretValue)
outFile.WriteLine("Success.")

outFile.Close