Types of Credentials

There are four types of credentials that can be created in the Credentials Vault from within Nintex Studio.

Each type is represented by a tab at the top of the Credentials Vault window:

An Application credential is a username-password combination for a specific application and the specific robot using it. Use this type of credential when the relevant application:

  • associates a user with a specific robot (the friendly name of a robot); or

  • does not permit multiple concurrent uses with the same credentials

When a wizard accesses an Application credential, Nintex will fetch the correct username-password combination according to the robot on which the wizard is currently running.

To create an Application Credential, see Creating Credentials in Studio.

A Specific user credential is a username-password combination that can be used by any robot for a specific application. Use this type of credential when the relevant application:

  • allows a user to log in from any machine; and

  • permits multiple concurrent uses of the same credentials

To create an Application Credential, see Creating Credentials in Studio.

A General user credential is a username-password combination that is used to access a general computing resource (such as a mail server or database), as opposed to a specific application.

To create an Application Credential, see Creating Credentials in Studio.

This authentication type is relevant to customers who are using Microsoft 365 Exchange's new modern authentication method using Application and Tenant / Object ID. Read more about Working with Microsoft 365 Exchange and Modern Authentication.

Use the OAuth Authentication to store tokens for application authentication such as Office 365.

To create an Application Credential, see Creating Credentials in Studio.