Group of attributes used when referencing credential through credential store. Credential store name used to fetch credential with given 'alias' from. Credential store name has to be defined elsewhere. Alias of credential in the credential store. Type of credential to be fetched from credential store. It is usually fully qualified class name. Credential to be used by the configuration. Credential/password in clear text. Use just for testing purpose. Otherwise use credential store to mask the actual credential from your configuration.