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# Messenger.Credentials Property

The credentials which identify the messenger account and the client authentication.

[Visual Basic]
Public Property Credentials As Credentials
[C#]
public Credentials Credentials {get; set;}

#### Remarks

This property must be set before logging in the messenger service. Both the account properties and the client identifier codes must be set. The first, the account, specifies the account which represents the local user, for example 'account@hotmail.com'. The second, the client codes, specifies how this client will authenticate itself against the messenger server. See Credentials for more information about this.

#### See Also

Messenger Class | XihSolutions.DotMSN Namespace