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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.

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Dim success As Boolean
success = False

// 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
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 Chilkat.JsonObject
// 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.
success = bootstrap.UpdateSecretJson(json,jsonSecret)
If (success = False) Then
    System.DebugLog(bootstrap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If

System.DebugLog("The AWS bootstrap secret has been stored.")