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# Configure proxy-based credential injection

Devolutions Gateway offers a feature for the injection of credentials through a proxy, allowing users to connect to remote sessions without ever having access to its credentials on their machine. Follow the steps below to configure proxy-based credential injection on an entry:

1. Configure Devolutions Gateway in [Devolutions Server](https://docs.devolutions.net/gateway/getting-started/server/server-configuration/) or [Devolutions Cloud](https://docs.devolutions.net/gateway/getting-started/devolutions-cloud/devolutions-gateway-configuration-with-devolutions-cloud/).
2. Edit an RDP entry, and link it to a Gateway ruleset (these steps are the same for [Devolutions Server](https://docs.devolutions.net/gateway/getting-started/server/dvls-configure-virtual-gateway/) and [Devolutions Cloud](https://docs.devolutions.net/gateway/getting-started/devolutions-cloud/gateway-ruleset-configuration-in-devolutions-cloud/)).
3. Head over to your chosen workspace's web interface, go to ***Administration*** – ***Devolutions Gateway***, and click the ***Edit*** button on the linked Gateway ruleset.
4. Then, check the ***Enable proxy-based credential injection*** option under ***Security***.

From then on, launching the session will not expose its credentials on the user's machine.

For maximum security when dealing with external users, create a [***Contractor*** user](https://docs.devolutions.net/server/web-interface/user-groups-based-security/#contractors) with the ***Execute*** permission but NOT the ***View password*** permission.


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