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Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Get a String Secret to a StringBuilder

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On Windows, fetches the content of a text secret from the Windows Credentials Manager.

On MacOS or iOS, fetches from the Apple Keychain.

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

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#include <CkSecretsW.h>
#include <CkJsonObjectW.h>
#include <CkStringBuilderW.h>

void ChilkatSample(void)
    {
    bool success = false;

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

    CkSecretsW secrets;

    //  On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
    //  On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
    secrets.put_Location(L"local_manager");

    //  Specify the secret to be fetched.
    CkJsonObjectW json;
    json.UpdateString(L"appName",L"MyApp");
    json.UpdateString(L"service",L"OAuth2");
    json.UpdateString(L"domain",L"onedrive");
    json.UpdateString(L"username",L"matt");

    //  Append the content of the secret to a Chilkat StringBuilder object.
    CkStringBuilderW sb;
    success = secrets.GetSecretSb(json,sb);
    if (success == false) {
        wprintf(L"%s\n",secrets.lastErrorText());
        return;
    }

    wprintf(L"%s\n",sb.getAsString());
    wprintf(L"Success.\n");
    }