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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+//! Credentials management.
+//!
+//! C header: [`include/linux/cred.h`](../../../../include/linux/cred.h)
+//!
+//! Reference: <https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/security/credentials.html>
+
+use crate::{bindings, AlwaysRefCounted};
+use core::cell::UnsafeCell;
+
+/// Wraps the kernel's `struct cred`.
+///
+/// # Invariants
+///
+/// Instances of this type are always ref-counted, that is, a call to `get_cred` ensures that the
+/// allocation remains valid at least until the matching call to `put_cred`.
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct Credential(pub(crate) UnsafeCell<bindings::cred>);
+
+impl Credential {
+    /// Creates a reference to a [`Credential`] from a valid pointer.
+    ///
+    /// # Safety
+    ///
+    /// The caller must ensure that `ptr` is valid and remains valid for the lifetime of the
+    /// returned [`Credential`] reference.
+    pub(crate) unsafe fn from_ptr<'a>(ptr: *const bindings::cred) -> &'a Self {
+        // SAFETY: The safety requirements guarantee the validity of the dereference, while the
+        // `Credential` type being transparent makes the cast ok.
+        unsafe { &*ptr.cast() }
+    }
+}
+
+// SAFETY: The type invariants guarantee that `Credential` is always ref-counted.
+unsafe impl AlwaysRefCounted for Credential {
+    fn inc_ref(&self) {
+        // SAFETY: The existence of a shared reference means that the refcount is nonzero.
+        unsafe { bindings::get_cred(self.0.get()) };
+    }
+
+    unsafe fn dec_ref(obj: core::ptr::NonNull<Self>) {
+        // SAFETY: The safety requirements guarantee that the refcount is nonzero.
+        unsafe { bindings::put_cred(obj.cast().as_ptr()) };
+    }
+}