Xbase++

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.

Xbase++

LOCAL nSuccess
LOCAL oBootstrap
LOCAL oJson
LOCAL cIbm_api_key

nSuccess := 0

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

oBootstrap := CreateObject("Chilkat.Secrets")

//  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
oBootstrap: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.
oJson := CreateObject("Chilkat.JsonObject")
oJson:UpdateString("appName", "ibm_bs")
oJson:UpdateString("service", "Example")
oJson: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)
cIbm_api_key := "tI-oaEj_krD2F4Utd1ztRCE+wDWve8HvU15XxOdq7FkW"
nSuccess := oBootstrap:UpdateSecretStr(oJson, cIbm_api_key)
IF (nSuccess == 0)
    ? oBootstrap:LastErrorText
    oBootstrap:destroy()
    oJson:destroy()
    RETURN
ENDIF

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

oBootstrap:destroy()
oJson:destroy()