Dim instance As MonitoringSecureData

<SerializableAttribute> _
Public MustInherit Class MonitoringSecureData
		Inherits CreatableMonitoringBaseWithId

[SerializableAttribute] 
public abstract class MonitoringSecureData : CreatableMonitoringBaseWithId

[SerializableAttribute] 
public ref class MonitoringSecureData abstract : public CreatableMonitoringBaseWithId

/** @attribute SerializableAttribute() */ 
public abstract class MonitoringSecureData extends CreatableMonitoringBaseWithId

SerializableAttribute 
public abstract class MonitoringSecureData extends CreatableMonitoringBaseWithId

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement;
using Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Configuration;
using Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Monitoring;
using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Xml;
using Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.Monitoring.Security;
using System.Security;

namespace SDKSamples
{
	class Program
	{
		static void Main(string[] args)
		{ 	 
			MonitoringSecureDataCriteria				runAsAccountCriteria;
			ManagementGroup							 managementGroup;
			ReadOnlyCollection<MonitoringSecureData> runAsAccounts;
			SecureString								password;

			managementGroup		 = new ManagementGroup("localhost");
			runAsAccountCriteria	= new MonitoringSecureDataCriteria("UserName LIKE 'MonitoringAccount'");
			password				= new SecureString();
		
			runAsAccounts		 = managementGroup.GetMonitoringSecureData(runAsAccountCriteria);

			if (runAsAccounts.Count == 0)
			{
				Console.WriteLine("RunAs account not found");
		}

			Console.WriteLine("Please enter the password");

			while (true)
			{
				ConsoleKeyInfo cki = Console.ReadKey(true);

				if (cki.Key == ConsoleKey.Enter)
				{
					break;
			}
				else if (cki.Key == ConsoleKey.Backspace)
				{
					if (password.Length > 0)
					{
						Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.CursorLeft - 1, Console.CursorTop);
						Console.Write(" ");
						Console.SetCursorPosition(Console.CursorLeft - 1, Console.CursorTop);
						password.RemoveAt(password.Length - 1);
				}
			}
				else if (cki.Key == ConsoleKey.Escape)
				{
					Console.WriteLine("Password not entered");
					return;
			}
				else if (Char.IsLetterOrDigit(cki.KeyChar) || Char.IsSymbol(cki.KeyChar))
				{
					password.AppendChar(cki.KeyChar);
					Console.Write("*");
			}
				else
				{
					Console.Beep();
			}
		}

			runAsAccounts[0].SecureData = password;

			runAsAccounts[0].Update();

			Console.WriteLine("RunAs account successfully updated");
	}   
}  
}