Configure HTTP Basic Authentication with SecureString

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Demonstrates Rest.SetAuthBasicSecure, which configures HTTP Basic authentication using SecureString objects instead of plaintext strings.

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.SecureString,
  Chilkat.Rest;

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

procedure RunDemo;
var
  success: Boolean;
  rest: TRest;
  bTls: Boolean;
  bAutoReconnect: Boolean;
  ssUsername: TSecureString;
  ssPassword: TSecureString;
  responseText: string;

begin
  success := False;

  rest := TRest.Create;
  bTls := True;
  bAutoReconnect := True;
  success := rest.Connect('example.com',443,bTls,bAutoReconnect);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(rest.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  //  SetAuthBasicSecure configures HTTP Basic authentication using SecureString objects, which keep
  //  the credentials encrypted in memory.
  //  Normally you would not hard-code secrets in source.  You should instead obtain them from an
  //  interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
  ssUsername := TSecureString.Create;
  ssUsername.Append('myUsername');
  ssPassword := TSecureString.Create;
  ssPassword.Append('myPassword');

  success := rest.SetAuthBasicSecure(ssUsername,ssPassword);
  if (success = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(rest.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;

  responseText := rest.FullRequestNoBody('GET','/api/protected');
  if (rest.LastMethodSuccess = False) then
    begin
      WriteLn(rest.LastErrorText);
      Exit;
    end;
  WriteLn(responseText);


  rest.Free;
  ssUsername.Free;
  ssPassword.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.