# CredentialPair
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The combination of user name and password that are used as credentials.

## Contents
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**Note**  
In the following list, the required parameters are described first.

 ** Password **   <a name="QS-Type-CredentialPair-Password"></a>
Password.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 1024.  
Required: Yes

 ** Username **   <a name="QS-Type-CredentialPair-Username"></a>
User name.  
Type: String  
Length Constraints: Minimum length of 1. Maximum length of 64.  
Required: Yes

 ** AlternateDataSourceParameters **   <a name="QS-Type-CredentialPair-AlternateDataSourceParameters"></a>
A set of alternate data source parameters that you want to share for these credentials. The credentials are applied in tandem with the data source parameters when you copy a data source by using a create or update request. The API operation compares the `DataSourceParameters` structure that's in the request with the structures in the `AlternateDataSourceParameters` allow list. If the structures are an exact match, the request is allowed to use the new data source with the existing credentials. If the `AlternateDataSourceParameters` list is null, the `DataSourceParameters` originally used with these `Credentials` is automatically allowed.  
Type: Array of [DataSourceParameters](API_DataSourceParameters.md) objects  
Array Members: Minimum number of 1 item. Maximum number of 50 items.  
Required: No

## See Also
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For more information about using this API in one of the language-specific AWS SDKs, see the following:
+  [AWS SDK for C\$1\$1](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForCpp/quicksight-2018-04-01/CredentialPair) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/quicksight-2018-04-01/CredentialPair) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/quicksight-2018-04-01/CredentialPair)