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Azure Key Vault - 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 Azure Key Vault.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.0 or later.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

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

Dim bootstrap As ChilkatSecrets
bootstrap.Initialize("bootstrap")

'  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 ChilkatJsonObject
json.Initialize
json.UpdateString("appName", "azure_bs")
json.UpdateString("service", "Example")
json.UpdateString("username", "Joe")

'  The bootstrap secret for the Azure Key Vault will contain
'  the tenant_id, client_id, and client_secret, like this:
Dim jsonSecret As ChilkatJsonObject
jsonSecret.Initialize
'  Modify to your values.
jsonSecret.UpdateString("tenant_id", "YOUR_TENANT_ID")
jsonSecret.UpdateString("client_id", "YOUR_CLIENT_ID")
jsonSecret.UpdateString("client_secret", "YOUR_CLIENT_SECRET")

'  Create or update the bootstrap secret.
success = bootstrap.UpdateSecretJson(json, jsonSecret)
If success = False Then
    Log(bootstrap.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Log("The Azure bootstrap secret has been stored.")