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
Public NotInheritable Class PSCredential
public sealed class PSCredential
public ref class PSCredential sealed
public final class PSCredential
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

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

See Also