Credential Class

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The Credential object represents a Microsoft SQL Server credential.

Namespace: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo
Assembly: Microsoft.SqlServer.Smo (in microsoft.sqlserver.smo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public NotInheritable Class Credential
    Inherits NamedSmoObject
    Implements ICreatable, IAlterable, IDroppable

public sealed class Credential : NamedSmoObject, ICreatable, IAlterable, IDroppable

public ref class Credential sealed : public NamedSmoObject, ICreatable, IAlterable, IDroppable

public final class Credential extends NamedSmoObject implements ICreatable, IAlterable, 
    IDroppable

public final class Credential extends NamedSmoObject implements ICreatable, IAlterable, 
    IDroppable

Remarks

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.

This namespace, class, or member is supported only in version 2.0 of the Microsoft .NET Framework.

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.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
   Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SmoObjectBase
     Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.SqlSmoObject
       Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.NamedSmoObject
        Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Credential

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Microsoft Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

Platforms

Development Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

Target Platforms

For a list of the supported platforms, see Hardware and Software Requirements for Installing SQL Server 2005.

See Also

Reference

Credential Members
Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo Namespace

Other Resources

CREATE CREDENTIAL (Transact-SQL)
Credentials