System.Management.Automatio ...


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)
Usage

Dim instance As PSCredential
Syntax

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
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
See Also

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