Perl Requires Chilkat v10.1.0+

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

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

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

Chilkat2 Perl

use strict;
use warnings;
use Chilkat2;

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

my $secrets = Chilkat2::Secrets->new;

# 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.
my $json = Chilkat2::JsonObject->new;
$json->UpdateString('appName', 'Test');
$json->UpdateString('service', 'Something');
$json->UpdateString('domain', 'Xyz');
$json->UpdateString('username', 'Abc');

# Create or update the secret.
my $success = $secrets->UpdateSecretStr($json, 'This is the secret.');
if (!$success) {
    print $secrets->LastErrorText, "\n";
    exit;
}

print "Success.\n";