# AE-Credential

**URL:** https://community.automationedge.com/t/ae-credential/2366
**Category:** Get Help & Discuss
**Created:** [July 15, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/ae-credential/2366 "2020-07-15T11:06:09Z")
**Posts on this page:** 2
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### Author: ![sagarc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/51bf81/32.png) [@sagarc](https://community.automationedge.com/u/sagarc)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/ae-credential/2366/1 "2020-07-15T11:06:09Z")

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What is the Credential data type?

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### Author: ![priyanka.gupta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3be4f8/32.png) [@priyanka.gupta](https://community.automationedge.com/u/priyanka.gupta)
#### Post date: [July 15, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://community.automationedge.com/t/ae-credential/2366/2 "2020-07-15T11:06:50Z")

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Hi Sagar,

This data type is used when we want to give any confidential parameters. Like: email account credentials, etc.  
By using this, password wont be visible as text and also no one can copy the password form the field.  
It increases the security.