WebClient.Credentials Property

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Gets or sets the network credentials that are sent to the host and used to authenticate the request.

Namespace:  System.Net
Assembly:  System.Net (in System.Net.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Property Credentials As ICredentials
public ICredentials Credentials { get; set; }

Property Value

Type: System.Net.ICredentials
An ICredentials containing the authentication credentials for the request. The default is nulla null reference (Nothing in Visual Basic).

Remarks

The Credentials property contains the authentication credentials used to access a resource on a host.

Version Information

Silverlight

Supported in: 5, 4, 3

Silverlight for Windows Phone

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.1, Windows Phone OS 7.0

XNA Framework

Supported in: Windows Phone OS 7.0

Platforms

For a list of the operating systems and browsers that are supported by Silverlight, see Supported Operating Systems and Browsers.