# Credentials
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The credentials that you can use to connect to cluster endpoints. Credentials consist of a username and a password.

## Contents
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**Important**  
This data type is a UNION, so only one of the following members can be specified when used or returned.

 ** UsernamePassword **   <a name="EMR-Type-Credentials-UsernamePassword"></a>
The username and password that you use to connect to cluster endpoints.  
Type: [UsernamePassword](API_UsernamePassword.md) object  
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/elasticmapreduce-2009-03-31/Credentials) 
+  [AWS SDK for Java V2](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForJavaV2/elasticmapreduce-2009-03-31/Credentials) 
+  [AWS SDK for Ruby V3](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/goto/SdkForRubyV3/elasticmapreduce-2009-03-31/Credentials)