SqlCredential Class
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SqlCredential provides a more secure way to specify the password for a login attempt using SQL Server Authentication.
SqlCredential is comprised of a user id and a password that will be used for SQL Server Authentication. The password in a SqlCredential object is of type SecureString.
SqlCredential cannot be inherited.
Windows Authentication (Integrated Security = true) remains the most secure way to log in to a SQL Server database.
Namespace: System.Data.SqlClient
Assembly: System.Data (in System.Data.dll)
The SqlCredential type exposes the following members.
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Equals(Object) | Determines whether the specified Object is equal to the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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Finalize | Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetHashCode | Serves as a hash function for a particular type. (Inherited from Object.) |
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GetType | Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.) |
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MemberwiseClone | Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.) |
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ToString | Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.) |
An InvalidOperationException exception will be raised if a non-null SqlCredential object is used in a connection with any of the following connection string keywords:
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Integrated Security = true
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Password
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User ID
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Context Connection = true
Windows 8 Consumer Preview, Windows Server 8 Beta, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)
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