Visual Basic 6.0

Windows Credentials Manager / Apple Keychain - Get a String Secret

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On Windows, fetches the content of a string 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.

Visual Basic 6.0

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

Dim secrets As New ChilkatSecrets

' On Windows, this is the Windows Credentials Manager
' On MacOS/iOS, it is the Apple Keychain
secrets.Location = "local_manager"

' Specify the secret to be fetched.
Dim json As New ChilkatJsonObject
success = json.UpdateString("appName","Test2")
success = json.UpdateString("service","Something")
success = json.UpdateString("domain","Xyz")
success = json.UpdateString("username","Abc")

' Get the secret.
Dim secretValue As String
secretValue = secrets.GetSecretStr(json)
If (secrets.LastMethodSuccess = 0) Then
    Debug.Print secrets.LastErrorText
    Exit Sub
End If

Debug.Print "The content of the secret: " & secretValue
Debug.Print "Success."