Represents a pair of user name and password, with a password stored in a more secure way than a usual
System.String.
An example of a console application, connecting to Oracle using the OracleCredential class to connect to Oracle.
using System;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Security;
using Devart.Data.Oracle;
class Program {
static void Main(string[] args) {
{
Console.Write("Enter user name: ");
String userName = Console.ReadLine();
// Instantiate the secure string.
SecureString securePwd = new SecureString();
ConsoleKeyInfo key;
Console.Write("Enter password: ");
do {
key = Console.ReadKey(true);
// Ignore any key out of range.
if (((int) key.Key) >= 65 && ((int) key.Key <= 90)) {
// Append the character to the password.
securePwd.AppendChar(key.KeyChar);
Console.Write("*");
}
// Exit if Enter key is pressed.
} while (key.Key != ConsoleKey.Enter);
Console.WriteLine();
try {
OracleConnection connection = new OracleConnection("Server = Ora;");
connection.Credential = new OracleCredential(userName,securePwd);
connection.Open();
// use connection...
}
catch (Exception e) {
Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
}
finally {
securePwd.Dispose();
}
}
}
Imports System
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Diagnostics
Imports System.Security
Imports Devart.Data.Oracle
Class Program
Private Shared Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
If True Then
Console.Write("Enter user name: ")
Dim userName As String = Console.ReadLine()
' Instantiate the secure string.
Dim securePwd As SecureString = New SecureString()
Dim key As ConsoleKeyInfo
Console.Write("Enter password: ")
Do
key = Console.ReadKey(True)
' Ignore any key out of range
If (CInt(key.Key)) >= 65 AndAlso (CInt(key.Key) <= 90) Then
' Append the character to the password.
securePwd.AppendChar(key.KeyChar)
Console.Write("*")
End If
' Exit if Enter key is pressed.
Loop While key.Key <> ConsoleKey.Enter
Console.WriteLine()
Try
Dim connection As OracleConnection = New OracleConnection("Server = Ora;")
connection.Credential = New OracleCredential(userName, securePwd)
connection.Open()
' use connection...
Catch e As Exception
Console.WriteLine(e.Message)
Finally
securePwd.Dispose()
End Try
End If
End Sub
End Class
System.Object
Devart.Data.Oracle.OracleCredential
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