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Access the System Credential Store from R

v1.4.1 · Jun 15, 2025 · MIT + file LICENSE

Description

Platform independent 'API' to access the operating system's credential store. Currently supports: 'Keychain' on 'macOS', Credential Store on 'Windows', the Secret Service 'API' on 'Linux', and simple, platform independent stores implemented with environment variables or encrypted files. Additional storage back-ends can be added easily.

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Version History

9 tracked
new 1.4.1 Mar 10, 2026
updated 1.4.1 ← 1.4.0 diff Jun 14, 2025
updated 1.4.0 ← 1.3.2 diff May 25, 2025
updated 1.3.2 ← 1.3.1 diff Dec 10, 2023
updated 1.3.1 ← 1.3.0 diff Oct 26, 2022
updated 1.3.0 ← 1.2.0 diff Nov 28, 2021
updated 1.2.0 ← 1.1.0 diff Apr 27, 2021
updated 1.1.0 ← 1.0.0 diff Jul 15, 2018
new 1.0.0 Sep 8, 2017