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.