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Set the FTP Password from a SecureString

Demonstrates the Chilkat Ftp2.SetSecurePassword method, which sets the login password from a SecureString. The only argument is the SecureString. It is equivalent to setting the Password property but avoids holding the password as an ordinary immutable string.

Background: An ordinary string password can linger in memory (and in memory dumps) because strings are immutable and copied freely. A SecureString keeps the value encrypted under a session key and clears it deterministically, reducing that exposure — a sensible upgrade for a credential the process holds for the life of the connection. Populate it from a runtime source rather than a hard-coded literal.

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llSuccess = .F.

//  Demonstrates the Ftp2.SetSecurePassword method, which sets the login password from a
//  SecureString.  The only argument is the SecureString.  This avoids holding the password as an
//  ordinary immutable string.

loFtp = createobject("CkFtp2")

loFtp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
loFtp.Username = "myFtpLogin"

//  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
//  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
lcPassword = "myPassword"

//  Place the password into a SecureString, which keeps it encrypted in memory.
loSecurePassword = createobject("CkSecureString")
loSecurePassword.Append(lcPassword)

//  Setting the secure password is equivalent to setting the Password property, but more
//  protective.
llSuccess = loFtp.SetSecurePassword(loSecurePassword)
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    release loSecurePassword
    return
endif

llSuccess = loFtp.Connect()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    release loSecurePassword
    return
endif

? "Connected using a secure password."

llSuccess = loFtp.Disconnect()
if (llSuccess = .F.) then
    ? loFtp.LastErrorText
    release loFtp
    release loSecurePassword
    return
endif



release loFtp
release loSecurePassword