Utilize the System.Security.Cryptography.ProtectedData class to store credentials

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Follow the link in order to encrypt the user data. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12657792/how-to-securely-save-username-password-local

"uses operating system generated and protected keys and the Triple DES encryption algorithm to encrypt and decrypt information. This means your application does not have to worry about generating and protecting the encryption keys, a major concern when using cryptography"