Delphi ActiveX

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.

Delphi ActiveX

uses
    Winapi.Windows, Winapi.Messages, System.SysUtils, System.Variants, System.Classes, Vcl.Graphics,
    Vcl.Controls, Vcl.Forms, Vcl.Dialogs, Vcl.StdCtrls, Chilkat_TLB;

...

procedure TForm1.Button1Click(Sender: TObject);
var
success: Integer;
bootstrap: TChilkatSecrets;
json: TChilkatJsonObject;
ibm_api_key: WideString;

begin
success := 0;

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

bootstrap := TChilkatSecrets.Create(Self);

// 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.
json := TChilkatJsonObject.Create(Self);
json.UpdateString('appName','ibm_bs');
json.UpdateString('service','Example');
json.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)
ibm_api_key := 'tI-oaEj_krD2F4Utd1ztRCE+wDWve8HvU15XxOdq7FkW';
success := bootstrap.UpdateSecretStr(json.ControlInterface,ibm_api_key);
if (success = 0) then
  begin
    Memo1.Lines.Add(bootstrap.LastErrorText);
    Exit;
  end;

Memo1.Lines.Add('The IBM Cloud bootstrap secret has been stored in the local manager.');
end;