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| description: Authenticating with the services you're connecting to. | |
| contentType: overview | |
| # Credentials | |
| [Credentials](/glossary.md#credential-n8n) are private pieces of information issued by apps and services to authenticate you as a user and allow you to connect and share information between the app or service and the n8n node. | |
| Access the credentials UI by opening the left menu and selecting **Credentials**. n8n lists credentials you created on the **My credentials** tab. The **All credentials** tab shows all credentials you can use, included credentials shared with you by other users. | |
| * [Create and edit credentials](/credentials/add-edit-credentials.md). | |
| * Learn about [credential sharing](/credentials/credential-sharing.md). | |
| * Find information on setting up credentials for your services in the [credentials library](/integrations/builtin/credentials/index.md). | |