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Asked: 2026-05-27T09:26:18+00:00

I have a simple console app that clients will install on their server which

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I have a simple console app that clients will install on their server which sends data to our API. They need to type in their username/password for our API and the program remembers this and uses it when the app is run using a daily scheduled task.

How can I create a GUI to let the end user type in their username/password (for our API) which the console app can read? Since the app needs installed (xcopy + set up of scheduled task), I presume I can do this in the same program?

Currently I’m using the Visual Studio Application Settings to store the username/password when they are passed as parameters to the app. When the app is run without parameters, it uses the stored data (which is encrypted with DPAPI).

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  1. Editorial Team

    You have two option :

    • Open a WinForm
    • Ask the user name and password interactively directly in the console application

    As suggested by rene you can use a switch on the command line of the same application, or you can create a separate application to do it, in the case of a separate application maybe the winForm solution would be the best choice.

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