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WebClientProtocol.Credentials Property

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Definition

Namespace:
System.Web.Services.Protocols
Assembly:
System.Web.Services.dll

Gets or sets security credentials for XML Web service client authentication.

public:
 property System::Net::ICredentials ^ Credentials { System::Net::ICredentials ^ get(); void set(System::Net::ICredentials ^ value); };
public System.Net.ICredentials Credentials { get; set; }
member this.Credentials : System.Net.ICredentials with get, set
Public Property Credentials As ICredentials

Property Value

ICredentials

The ICredentials for the XML Web service client.

Examples

The following example is an ASP.NET Web Form, which calls an XML Web service named Math. Within the EnterBtn_Click function, the Web Form explicitly sets authentication credentials using the Credentials property. The user name, password and domain are passed into the constructor for the NetworkCredential class.

Important

This example has a text box that accepts user input, which is a potential security threat. By default, ASP.NET Web pages validate that user input does not include script or HTML elements. For more information, see.

<%@ Page Language="C#" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Net" %>

<html>
    <script language="C#" runat="server">
       void EnterBtn_Click(Object Src, EventArgs E) 
          {
            MyMath.Math math = new MyMath.Math();
            
            // Obtain password from a secure store.
            String SecurelyStoredPassword = String.Empty; 
 
            // Set the client-side credentials using the Credentials property.
            ICredentials credentials = new NetworkCredential("Joe",SecurelyStoredPassword,"mydomain");
            math.Credentials = credentials;
       
            int total = math.Add(Convert.ToInt32(Num1.Text), Convert.ToInt32(Num2.Text));
            Total.Text = "Total: " + total.ToString();
         }
 
    </script>
 
    <body>
       <form action="MathClient.aspx" runat=server>
           
          Enter the two numbers you want to add and then press the Total button.
          <p>
          Number 1: <asp:textbox id="Num1" runat=server/>  +
          Number 2: <asp:textbox id="Num2" runat=server/> =
          <asp:button text="Total" Onclick="EnterBtn_Click" runat=server/>
          <p>
          <asp:label id="Total"  runat=server/>
          
       </form>
    </body>
 </html>

<%@ Page Language="VB" %>
<%@ Import Namespace="System.Net" %>

<html>
    <script language="VB" runat="server">
        Sub EnterBtn_Click(src As Object, e As EventArgs)
            Dim math As New MyMath.Math()

            ' Obtain password from a secure store.
            Dim SecurelyStoredPassword As String = String.Empty
            
            ' Set the client-side credentials using the Credentials property.
            Dim credentials = New NetworkCredential("Joe", SecurelyStoredPassword, "mydomain")
            math.Credentials = credentials
            
            Dim iTotal As Integer = math.Add(Convert.ToInt32(Num1.Text), Convert.ToInt32(Num2.Text))
            Total.Text = "Total: " + iTotal.ToString()
        End Sub
 
    </script>
 
    <body>
       <form action="MathClient.aspx" runat=server>
           
          Enter the two numbers you want to add and then press the Total button.
          <p>
          Number 1: <asp:textbox id="Num1" runat=server/>  +
          Number 2: <asp:textbox id="Num2" runat=server/> =
          <asp:button text="Total" Onclick="EnterBtn_Click" runat=server/>
          <p>
          <asp:label id="Total"  runat=server/>
          
       </form>
    </body>
 </html>

Remarks

When using the Credentials property, a XML Web service client must instantiate a class implementing ICredentials, such as NetworkCredential, and then set the client credentials specific to the authentication mechanism. The NetworkCredential class can be used to set authentication credentials using the basic, digest, NTLM and Kerberos authentication mechanisms.

When the Credentials property is set to CredentialCache.DefaultCredentials then the client negotiates with the server to do Kerberos and/or NTLM authentication depending on how the server is configured.

Applies to

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