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layout: docs
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page_title: Domain Model - Credentials
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The anatomy of a Boundary credential
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# Credentials
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A credential is a data structure containing one or more secrets
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that binds an identity to a set of permissions or capabilities
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on a [host][] for a [session][].
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## Attributes
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## Credential Types
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Optionally, credentials can be typed to indicate compliance with a specific
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format.
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### Username Password
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`username_password` credentials contain the following fields:
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- `username` - The username field associated with the credential.
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- `password` - The password field associated with the credential.
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### SSH Private Key
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`ssh_private_key` credentials contain the following fields:
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- `username` - The username field associated with the credential.
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- `private_key` - The private key field associated with the credential.
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## Referenced By
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- [Credential Store][]
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- [Credential Library][]
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- [Session][]
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[credential library]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/credential-libraries
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[credential libraries]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/credential-libraries
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[credential store]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/credential-stores
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[credential stores]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/credential-stores
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[host]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/hosts
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[session]: /docs/concepts/domain-model/sessions
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