https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/authenticate-with-sde-connection-file/m-p/1249997#M8289 <P>Hide where?&nbsp; Depending on where running from:</P><LI-CODE lang="c">gis = GIS("home")</LI-CODE><P>Will use the last user logged in with Pro (if hasn't been longer than 14 days).</P><P>R_</P> Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:36:58 GMT RhettZufelt 2023-01-20T17:36:58Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/authenticate-with-sde-connection-file/m-p/1249027#M8285 <P>I can authenticate using the below... But I want to hide my credentials.</P><P>How can I do that?</P><LI-CODE lang="python">gis = GIS('https://vdot.maps.arcgis.com', username, password) user_list = gis.users.search(query=search_user, max_users=maxResults)</LI-CODE><P>&nbsp;</P> Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:32:21 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/authenticate-with-sde-connection-file/m-p/1249027#M8285 kapalczynski 2023-01-18T13:32:21Z https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/authenticate-with-sde-connection-file/m-p/1249997#M8289 <P>Hide where?&nbsp; Depending on where running from:</P><LI-CODE lang="c">gis = GIS("home")</LI-CODE><P>Will use the last user logged in with Pro (if hasn't been longer than 14 days).</P><P>R_</P> Fri, 20 Jan 2023 17:36:58 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-api-for-python-questions/authenticate-with-sde-connection-file/m-p/1249997#M8289 RhettZufelt 2023-01-20T17:36:58Z