Credential Class
The Credential object represents a Microsoft SQL Server credential.
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo.dll)
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo::SmoObjectBase
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo::SqlSmoObject
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo::NamedSmoObject
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo::Credential
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Credential() | Initializes a new instance of the Credential class. |
![]() | Credential(Server^, String^) | Initializes a new instance of the Credential class on the specified instance of SQL Server and with the specified name. |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | CreateDate | Gets the date and time that the credential was created. |
![]() | DateLastModified | Gets the date and time that the credential was last modified. |
![]() | ExecutionManager | Gets the object to execute to the manager.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | ID | Gets the database ID value that uniquely identifies the credential. |
![]() | Identity | Gets or sets the identity associated with the credential. |
![]() | MappedClassType | Gets or sets the class associated with the credential. |
![]() | Name | Gets or sets the name of the object.(Inherited from NamedSmoObject.) |
![]() | Parent | Gets the Server object that is the parent of the Credential object. |
![]() | Properties | Gets a collection of Property objects that represent the object properties.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | ProviderName | Gets or sets the name of the provider. |
![]() | State | Gets the state of the referenced object.(Inherited from SmoObjectBase.) |
![]() | Urn | Gets the Uniform Resource Name (URN) address value that uniquely identifies the object.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | UserData | Gets or sets user-defined data associated with the referenced object.(Inherited from SmoObjectBase.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | Alter() | Updates any Credential object property changes on instance of SQL Server. |
![]() | Alter(String^) | Updates any Credential object property changes on instance of SQL Server. |
![]() | Alter(String^, SecureString^) | Updates any Credential object property changes on instance of SQL Server. |
![]() | Alter(String^, String^) | Updates any Credential object property changes on instance of SQL Server. |
![]() | Create() | Creates a credential on the instance of SQL Server as defined by the Credential object. |
![]() | Create(String^) | Creates a credential on the instance of SQL Server as defined by the Credential object. |
![]() | Create(String^, SecureString^) | Creates a credential on the instance of SQL Server as defined by the Credential object. |
![]() | Create(String^, String^) | Creates a credential on the instance of SQL Server as defined by the Credential object. |
![]() | Discover() | Discovers a list of type Object.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | Drop() | Drops the credential. |
![]() | DropIfExists() | Drops a Credential object if exists in the server. |
![]() | EnumLogins() | Enumerates a list of logins associated with the credential. |
![]() | Equals(Object^) | (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | FormatSqlVariant(Object^) | Formats an object as T: Microsoft.Data.Schema.Sql.DataGenerator.SqlVariant type.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | GetContextDB() | Gets the context database that is associated with this object.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | GetDBName() | Gets the database name that is associated with the object.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | GetHashCode() | (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | GetPropValue(String^) | Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | GetPropValueOptional(String^) | Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | GetPropValueOptionalAllowNull(String^) | Gets a property value of the SqlSmoObject object.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | GetServerObject() | Gets the server of the SqlSmoObject object.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | GetType() | (Inherited from Object.) |
![]() | Initialize() | Initializes the object and forces the properties be loaded.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | Initialize(Boolean) | Initializes the object and forces the properties be loaded.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | IsObjectInitialized() | Verifies whether the object has been initialized.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | IsObjectInSpace() | Verifies whether the object is isolated or connected to the instance of SQL Server.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | IsSupportedProperty(String^) | Determines whether the specified property is supported in the target .NET Framework.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | Refresh() | Refreshes the object and retrieves properties when the object is next accessed.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | SetParentImpl(SqlSmoObject^) | Sets the parent of the SqlSmoObject to the newParent parameter.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | ToString() | Returns a String that represents the referenced object.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | Validate(String^, array<Object^>^) | Validates the state of an object.(Inherited from SmoObjectBase.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() | PropertyChanged | Represents the event that occurs when a property is changed.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() | PropertyMetadataChanged | Represents the event that occurs when property metadata changes.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | IAlienObject::Discover() | Discovers any dependencies. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() ![]() | IAlienObject::GetDomainRoot() | Returns the root of the domain.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() ![]() | IAlienObject::GetParent() | Gets the parent of this object. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() ![]() | IAlienObject::GetPropertyType(String^) | Gets the type of the specified property.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() ![]() | IAlienObject::GetPropertyValue(String^, Type^) | Gets the value of the specified property.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() ![]() | IAlienObject::GetUrn() | Gets the Unified Resource Name (URN) of the object. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() ![]() | IAlienObject::Resolve(String^) | Gets the instance that contains the information about the object from the Unified Resource Name (URN) of the object.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() ![]() | IAlienObject::SetObjectState(SfcObjectState) | Sets the object state to the specified SfcObjectState value.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() ![]() | IAlienObject::SetPropertyValue(String^, Type^, Object^) | Sets the property value.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() ![]() | ISfcPropertyProvider::GetPropertySet() | Gets the interface reference to the set of properties of this object. Do not reference this member directly in your code. It supports the SQL Server infrastructure.(Inherited from SqlSmoObject.) |
![]() ![]() | ISfcSupportsDesignMode::IsDesignMode | Gets a value that indicates whether the object supports design mode. |
Credentials provide SQL Server authenticated users with an identity outside of SQL Server, on the local machine or on the network domain.
Credentials can also be used when a SQL Server authenticated user needs access to a domain resource, such as a file location to store a backup.
To get Credential object properties, users can be a member of the public fixed server role.
To set Credential object properties and run the Alter method, users must have ALTER ANY CREDENTIAL permission on the parent server, or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.
To create a credential, users must have ALTER ANY CREDENTIAL permission on the parent server, or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.
To drop a credential, users must have ALTER ANY CREDENTIAL permission on the parent server, or be a member of the sysadmin fixed server role.
Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are safe for multithreaded operations. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.
Any public static ( Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.






