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PSCredential Class
PSCredential Class
Represents a set of security credentials such as a user name and a password.


Namespace: System.Management.Automation
Assembly: System.Management.Automation (in system.management.automation.dll)

Visual Basic
Public NotInheritable Class PSCredential
C#
public sealed class PSCredential
C++
public ref class PSCredential sealed
J#
public final class PSCredential
JScript
public final class PSCredential

To create a secure cmdlet or Windows PowerShell provider, define a single parameter of this type instead of using separate parameters for the user name and password.

Do not use the constructor that is provided by this class directly to specify credentials. From scripts, use the Get-credential cmdlet; from code, call the PromptForCredential method.


System.Object
  System.Management.Automation.PSCredential
Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Development Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP
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