credentialsfor

Credentialsfor is not a widely standardized term with a canonical definition. In practice, it tends to appear as a camelCase identifier (credentialsFor) or as a textual phrase in documentation, and is used to refer to the set of credentials needed to access a resource or perform a particular action. Its meaning is highly context-dependent and varies across codebases and policy languages.

In software development, credentialsFor can denote a function, a map key, or a parameter that specifies or retrieves the credentials associated with a given resource. For example, a function credentialsFor(resource) might return the credentials required to access that resource, such as a token, certificate, or username/password pair. Alternatively, a configuration or policy might include a credentialsFor mapping that associates actions or resources with the credentials that should be presented.

In security and access control contexts, the phrase embodies the principle that access decisions are based on presenting valid credentials for a specific context. This aligns with common concepts like authentication, authorization, and policy-based access management, where the system validates that the presented credentials match the requirements for the requested operation.

Related topics include authentication, authorization, credential management, access control lists, and role-based or policy-based access control. Since credentialsfor is not a standardized term, its exact definition is determined by the software architecture or policy language in use.