[This documentation is preliminary and is subject to change.]
Provides a common way to securely store and manage your passcodes, passphrases, and other identification information.
Note Enterprise credentials can't be roamed. For more information, see the Managing user info (JavaScript) or Managing user info (C#/C++/VB) topics.
The Credential locker sample gives specific scenarios of storing and retrieving credentials.
Members
The Windows.Security.Credentials namespace has these types of members:
Classes
The Windows.Security.Credentials namespace has these classes.
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| PasswordCredential | Represents the password credential store. |
| PasswordCredentialPropertyStore | Represents the password credential property store. |
| PasswordVault | Represents a Credential Locker of credentials. |
Requirements
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Minimum supported client | Windows 8 Release Preview |
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Minimum supported server | Windows Server 2012 |
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See also
Build date: 5/22/2012
