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ConnectionSettings.SecurePassword Property

Gets or sets the secure password used with the logon to establish a connection with the server when SQL Server Authentication is used.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Common
Assembly:  Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo (in Microsoft.SqlServer.ConnectionInfo.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
<BrowsableAttribute(False)> _
Public Property SecurePassword As SecureString
    Get
    Set
'Usage
Dim instance As ConnectionSettings
Dim value As SecureString

value = instance.SecurePassword

instance.SecurePassword = value

[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public SecureString SecurePassword { get; set; }

[BrowsableAttribute(false)]
public:
property SecureString^ SecurePassword {
    SecureString^ get ();
    void set (SecureString^ value);
}

[<BrowsableAttribute(false)>]
member SecurePassword : SecureString with get, set

function get SecurePassword () : SecureString
function set SecurePassword (value : SecureString)

Property Value

Type: System.Security.SecureString
A SecureString value that specifies the secure password that is required when you are using SQL Server Authentication.

Remarks

The password property does not require a value when Windows Authentication is used.