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layout: docs
page_title: credential-libraries - Command
description: >-
  The "credential-libraries" command performs operations on credential library resources. Credential libraries provide credentials of the same type and access level.
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# credential-libraries

Command: `boundary credential-libraries`

The `credential-libraries` command lets you perform operations on Boundary credential library resources.
A credential library provides credentials for sessions.
All credentials returned by a library must be equivalent from an access control perspective.

A credential library is responsible for managing the lifecycle of the credentials it returns.
For dynamic secrets, this includes creation, renewal, and revocation.
For rotating credentials, this includes check-out, check-in, and rotation of secrets.
The system retrieves credentials from a library for a session and notifies the library when the session has been terminated.
A credential library belongs to a single credential store.

## Examples

The following example retrieves information for a credential library with the ID, `clvlt_QYnQPAjA24`:

```shell-session
$ boundary credential-libraries read -id clvlt_QYnQPAjA24
```

**Example output:**

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```plaintext
Credential Library information:
  Created Time:          Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:22:29 PDT
  Credential Store ID:   csvlt_5fvkRjCjou
  ID:                    clvlt_QYnQPAjA24
  Name:                  northwind dba
  Type:                  vault-generic
  Updated Time:          Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:22:29 PDT
  Version:               1

  Scope:
    ID:                  p_tnqESc86qE
    Name:                db-project
    Parent Scope ID:     o_4VUR6ZATqW
    Type:                project

  Authorized Actions:
    no-op
    read
    update
    delete

  Attributes:
    HTTP Method:         GET
    Path:                database/creds/dba
```

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## Usage

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```shell-session
Usage: boundary credential-libraries [sub command] [options] [args]

  # ...

Subcommands:
    create    Create a credential library
    delete    Delete a credential library
    list      List a credential library
    read      Read a credential library
    update    Update a credential library
```

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For more information, examples, and usage, click on the name
of the subcommand in the sidebar or one of the links below:

- [create](/boundary/docs/commands/credential-libraries/create)
- [delete](/boundary/docs/commands/credential-libraries/delete)
- [list](/boundary/docs/commands/credential-libraries/list)
- [read](/boundary/docs/commands/credential-libraries/read)
- [update](/boundary/docs/commands/credential-libraries/update)