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Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Create or Update a Secret

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On Windows, creates or updates a secret in the Windows Credentials Manager.

On MacOS or iOS, creates or updates a secret in the Apple Keychain.

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 secrets As ChilkatSecrets
secrets.Initialize("secrets")

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

'  Specify the name of the 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", "Test")
json.UpdateString("service", "Something")
json.UpdateString("domain", "Xyz")
json.UpdateString("username", "Abc")

'  Create or update the secret.
success = secrets.UpdateSecretStr(json, "This is the secret.")
If success = False Then
    Log(secrets.LastErrorText)
    Return
End If


Log("Success.")