diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager.h b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager.h
index 7652a28..cb6fe2e 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager.h
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager.h
@@ -108,6 +108,24 @@
  */
 @property (nonatomic, strong) NSOperationQueue *operationQueue;
 
+///-------------------------------
+/// @name Managing URL Credentials
+///-------------------------------
+
+/**
+ Whether request operations should consult the credential storage for authenticating the connection. `YES` by default.
+
+ @see AFURLConnectionOperation -shouldUseCredentialStorage
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, assign) BOOL shouldUseCredentialStorage;
+
+/**
+ The credential used by request operations for authentication challenges.
+
+ @see AFURLConnectionOperation -credential
+ */
+@property (nonatomic, strong) NSURLCredential *credential;
+
 ///-------------------------------
 /// @name Managing Security Policy
 ///-------------------------------
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager.m b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager.m
index 3a30cc2..06775bc 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperationManager.m
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@
 {
     AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation = [[AFHTTPRequestOperation alloc] initWithRequest:request];
     operation.responseSerializer = self.responseSerializer;
+    operation.shouldUseCredentialStorage = self.shouldUseCredentialStorage;
+    operation.credential = self.credential;
     operation.securityPolicy = self.securityPolicy;
 
     [operation setCompletionBlockWithSuccess:success failure:failure];