Java

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.

Chilkat2 Java

import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.ChilkatException;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.JsonObject;
import com.chilkatsoft.chilkat2.Secrets;

public class ChilkatExample {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
        // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

        Secrets bootstrap = new 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
        bootstrap.setLocation("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.
        JsonObject json = new JsonObject();
        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)
        String ibm_api_key = "tI-oaEj_krD2F4Utd1ztRCE+wDWve8HvU15XxOdq7FkW";
        try {
            bootstrap.updateSecretStr(json, ibm_api_key);
        } catch (ChilkatException e) {
            System.out.println(e.getLastErrorText());
            return;
        }

        System.out.println("The IBM Cloud bootstrap secret has been stored in the local manager.");
    }
}