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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.

Lua

local chilkat = require("chilkat")

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

local bootstrap = chilkat.Secrets.new()

-- 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.
local json = chilkat.JsonObject.new()
json:update_string("appName", "ibm_bs")
json:update_string("service", "Example")
json:update_string("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)
local ibm_api_key = "tI-oaEj_krD2F4Utd1ztRCE+wDWve8HvU15XxOdq7FkW"
local success = bootstrap:update_secret_str(json, ibm_api_key)
if not success then
    print(bootstrap.last_error_text)
    return
end

print("The IBM Cloud bootstrap secret has been stored in the local manager.")