Add info on how to provide CONJUR_* variables in Windows environment

[mdzieciol]

PS C:\Users\marcin.dzieciol\Downloads> C:\Users\marcin.dzieciol\Downloads\summon.exe --yaml 'pass: !var pass' .\pass.ps1
Error fetching variable pass: exit status 1: level=error msg="Failed creating a Conjur client: Must specify an ApplianceURL -- Must specify an Account\n"

I have a problem with providing conjur communication variables in windows.
All instructions in README is related to unix environment. Can you add info about Windows configuration?

[sgnn7]

@mdzieciol, I have not tried using this in a Windows environment but the error is saying that you didn't set some variables and https://github.com/cyberark/summon-conjur#configuration sections shows what environment values you must have set before running that provider. .conjurrc and .netrc in your home directory should work if you want a static configuration just like it would in Unix.

[sgnn7]

Also, if the question is about setting variables in windows, you can do so with set and setx.

[Jishin85]

What about getting credentials from Windows' Generic Credentials?
Many pipelines, including our own Puppet module, will save host and API key credentials inside Credential Manager > Windows Credentials > Generic Credentials
Exposing those with a PowerShell script would potentially leave that script too much power over that Windows box, defeating our purpose of putting it in security.
Same with editing the Conjur Puppet Module (or any other Windows module we have) to save credentials inside a .netrc file.
Would it be worth opening a new issue for this?

[sgnn7]

Hey @Jishin85 ,
That could be done it's just that we don't have that done yet. Opening up a new issue would be great as this one is just about documenting the current process.

[sgnn7]

@Jishin85 PS: unrelated but I'm pretty sure our puppet module can use the creds manager for credentials and the windows registry for the config: https://github.com/cyberark/conjur-puppet#pre-establish-host-identity-on-windows-hosts