# Credential Store Credential Stores are commonly used in identity and access management (IAM) solutions, authentication systems, and security frameworks to enhance security and manage access to sensitive resources. The primary purpose of a Credential Store is to provide a secure and centralized repository for managing authentication and authorization information for various applications and services. In this section, you will learn following operations: * Adding a credential store * Editing a credential store * Removing a credential store --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.virtualmetric.com/settings/users/credential-store.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.