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title: conf/cloudcredentials
slug: ps/help/en_us/vtm/config/confcloudcredentials
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createdAt: 2026-08-02T08:50:32.372Z
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Configuration for cloud credentials used in cloud API calls.

| Key                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| api\_server              | The vCenter server hostname or IP address.<br />Value type: string<br />Default value: \<none>                                                                                                                                                      |
| change\_process\_timeout | The amount of time a change process can take at most. The traffic manager creates and destroys nodes via API calls. This setting specifies how long to wait for such calls to complete.<br />Value type: unsigned integer<br />Default value: "200" |
| cred1                    | The first part of the credentials for the cloud user. Typically this is some variation on the username concept.<br />Value type: string<br />Default value: \<none>                                                                                 |
| cred2                    | The second part of the credentials for the cloud user. Typically this is some variation on the password concept.<br />Value type: password<br />Default value: \<none>                                                                              |
| cred3                    | The third part of the credentials for the cloud user. Typically this is some variation on the authentication token concept.<br />Value type: password<br />Default value: \<none>                                                                   |
| script                   | The script to call for communication with the cloud API.<br />Value type: string<br />Default value: \<none>                                                                                                                                        |
| update\_interval         | The traffic manager will periodically check the status of the cloud through an API call. This setting specifies the interval between such updates.<br />Value type: unsigned integer<br />Default value: "30"                                       |