SetUserCredentials Method

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Store a password encrypted on the local computer for the current user

Syntax

Visual Basic
C#

'Declaration
 
Function SetUserCredentials( _
   ByVal key As String, _
   ByVal account As String, _
   ByVal password As String _
) As Boolean

bool SetUserCredentials( 
   string key,
   string account,
   string password
)

Parameters

key: The unique name of the credentials stored
account: The account name to be stored encrypted
password: The password to be stored encrypted.

Return Value

True if the credentials existed and were updated, false if they did not previously exist.

Remarks

Passwords are stored using the ProtectedData class to encrypt them such that they can only be decrypted on the same computer by the current user.

Requirements

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

IRepositoryConfiguration Interface
IRepositoryConfiguration Members

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