Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

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

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

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

Note: This example requires Chilkat v10.1.0 or later.

Pascal (Lazarus/Delphi)

program ChilkatDemo;

// Demonstrates using the Chilkat Pascal wrapper via the C bridge DLL.
// Builds as a console application under Lazarus (FPC) or Delphi.

{$IFDEF FPC}
  {$MODE DELPHI}
{$ENDIF}
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}

uses
  {$IFDEF UNIX}
  cthreads,
  {$ENDIF}
  SysUtils,
  CkDllLoader,
  Chilkat.Http,
  Chilkat.Secrets,
  Chilkat.BinData,
  Chilkat.JsonObject;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  secrets: TSecrets;
  json: TJsonObject;
  url: string;
  http: THttp;
  bd: TBinData;

begin
  success := False;

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

  secrets := TSecrets.Create;

  //  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.
  json := TJsonObject.Create;
  json.UpdateString('appName','Test2');
  json.UpdateString('service','Custom');
  json.UpdateString('domain','Ocean');
  json.UpdateString('username','Starfish20');

  //  The purpose of this example is to show how arbitrary binary data
  //  can be stored as a secret.

  //  We'll use a small JPG image that is approximately 2KB in size.
  //  You can test using this same JPG at this URL:
  url := 'https://chilkatdownload.com/sample_data/starfish20.jpg';
  http := THttp.Create;
  bd := TBinData.Create;
  success := http.DownloadBd(url,bd);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(http.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  Create or update the binary secret.
  success := secrets.UpdateSecretBd(json,bd);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(secrets.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  WriteLn('Success.');


  secrets.Free;
  json.Free;
  http.Free;
  bd.Free;

end;

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

begin

  try
    RunDemo;
  except
    on E: Exception do
      WriteLn('Unhandled exception: ', E.ClassName, ': ', E.Message);
  end;

  WriteLn;
  {$IFDEF MSWINDOWS}
  WriteLn('Press Enter to exit...');
  ReadLn;
  {$ENDIF}
end.