NetworkCredential.GetCredential Method

Definition

Namespace:

System.Net

Assembly:

System.Net.Primitives.dll

Returns an instance of the NetworkCredential class for the specified authentication type.

Overloads

GetCredential(String, Int32, String)	Returns an instance of the NetworkCredential class for the specified host, port, and authentication type.
GetCredential(Uri, String)	Returns an instance of the NetworkCredential class for the specified Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and authentication type.

GetCredential(String, Int32, String)

Source:

NetworkCredential.cs

Returns an instance of the NetworkCredential class for the specified host, port, and authentication type.

public:
 virtual System::Net::NetworkCredential ^ GetCredential(System::String ^ host, int port, System::String ^ authenticationType);

public System.Net.NetworkCredential GetCredential (string? host, int port, string? authenticationType);

abstract member GetCredential : string * int * string -> System.Net.NetworkCredential
override this.GetCredential : string * int * string -> System.Net.NetworkCredential

Public Function GetCredential (host As String, port As Integer, authenticationType As String) As NetworkCredential

Parameters

host

String

The host computer that authenticates the client.

port

Int32

The port on the host that the client communicates with.

authenticationType

String

The type of authentication requested, as defined in the AuthenticationType property.

Returns

NetworkCredential

A NetworkCredential for the specified host, port, and authentication protocol, or null if there are no credentials available for the specified host, port, and authentication protocol.

Implements

GetCredential(String, Int32, String)

Remarks

The value of authType corresponds to the IAuthenticationModule.AuthenticationType property.

GetCredential(Uri, String)

Source:

NetworkCredential.cs

Returns an instance of the NetworkCredential class for the specified Uniform Resource Identifier (URI) and authentication type.

public:
 virtual System::Net::NetworkCredential ^ GetCredential(Uri ^ uri, System::String ^ authenticationType);

public System.Net.NetworkCredential GetCredential (Uri? uri, string? authenticationType);

abstract member GetCredential : Uri * string -> System.Net.NetworkCredential
override this.GetCredential : Uri * string -> System.Net.NetworkCredential

Public Function GetCredential (uri As Uri, authenticationType As String) As NetworkCredential

Parameters

uri

Uri

The URI that the client provides authentication for.

authenticationType

String

The type of authentication requested, as defined in the AuthenticationType property.

Returns

NetworkCredential

A NetworkCredential object.

Implements

GetCredential(Uri, String)

Examples

The following code example uses the GetCredential method to retrieve a NetworkCredential object for the specified URI.

// Create an empty instance of the NetworkCredential class.
NetworkCredential^ myCredentials = gcnew NetworkCredential( userName,password );

// Create a webrequest with the specified URL.
WebRequest^ myWebRequest = WebRequest::Create( url );
myWebRequest->Credentials = myCredentials->GetCredential( gcnew Uri( url ), "" );
Console::WriteLine( "\n\nUser Credentials:- UserName : {0} , Password : {1}",
   myCredentials->UserName, myCredentials->Password );

// Send the request and wait for a response.
Console::WriteLine( "\n\nRequest to Url is sent.Waiting for response...Please wait ..." );
WebResponse^ myWebResponse = myWebRequest->GetResponse();

// Process the response.
Console::WriteLine( "\nResponse received successfully" );

// Release the resources of the response object.
myWebResponse->Close();

// Create an empty instance of the NetworkCredential class.
NetworkCredential myCredentials = new NetworkCredential(userName,password);
// Create a webrequest with the specified URL.
WebRequest myWebRequest = WebRequest.Create(url);
myWebRequest.Credentials = myCredentials.GetCredential(new Uri(url),"");
Console.WriteLine("\n\nUser Credentials:- UserName : {0} , Password : {1}",myCredentials.UserName,myCredentials.Password);
// Send the request and wait for a response.
Console.WriteLine("\n\nRequest to Url is sent.Waiting for response...Please wait ...");
WebResponse myWebResponse = myWebRequest.GetResponse();
// Process the response.
   Console.WriteLine("\nResponse received successfully");
// Release the resources of the response object.
myWebResponse.Close();

' Create an empty instance of the NetworkCredential class.
Dim myCredentials As New NetworkCredential(userName, password)
' Create a WebRequest with the specified URL. 
Dim myWebRequest As WebRequest = WebRequest.Create(url)
' GetCredential returns the same NetworkCredential instance that invoked it, 
' irrespective of what parameters were provided to it. 
 myWebRequest.Credentials = myCredentials.GetCredential(New Uri(url), "")
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + ControlChars.Cr + "User Credentials:- UserName : {0} , Password : {1}", myCredentials.UserName, myCredentials.Password)
' Send the request and wait for a response.
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + ControlChars.Cr + "Request to Url is sent.Waiting for response...Please wait ...")
Dim myWebResponse As WebResponse = myWebRequest.GetResponse()
' Process the response.
Console.WriteLine(ControlChars.Cr + "Response received successfully")
' Release the resources of the response object.
myWebResponse.Close()