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Credential Class

SQL Server 2005

The Credential object represents a Microsoft SQL Server credential.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)
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public sealed class Credential : NamedSmoObject, ICreatable, IAlterable, IDroppable
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public final class Credential extends NamedSmoObject implements ICreatable, IAlterable, 
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public final class Credential extends NamedSmoObject implements ICreatable, IAlterable, 
	IDroppable

Credentials provide SQL Server authenticated users with an identity outside of SQL Server, on the local machine or on the network domain.

Credentials can also be used when a SQL Server authenticated user needs access to a domain resource, such as a file location to store a backup.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

To get Credential object properties, users can be a member of the public fixed server role.

To set Credential object properties and run the Alter method, users must have ALTER ANY CREDENTIAL permission on the parent server, or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

To create a credential, users must have ALTER ANY CREDENTIAL permission on the parent server, or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.

To drop a credential, users must have ALTER ANY CREDENTIAL permission on the parent server, or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.


Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

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