PSCredential Class (System.Management.Automation)

PSCredential Class

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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)

Usage

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public NotInheritable Class PSCredential

public sealed class PSCredential

C++

public ref class PSCredential sealed

public final class PSCredential

JScript

public final class PSCredential

Remarks

To create a secure cmdlet or 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.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
System.Management.Automation.PSCredential

Thread Safety

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

Platforms

Development Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2

Target Platforms

Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 2008 R2

Reference

PSCredential Members
System.Management.Automation Namespace

Other Resources

Windows PowerShell SDK