# Thread Network Credentials Sharing

DevFeed: [Thread Network Credentials Sharing](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/thread-network-credentials-sharing-13747.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.espressif.com/blog/2026/01/thread-credential-sharing/>)

Author: John Lee

Published: 2026-01-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-developer-portal.md>)

Topics: [Protocol (disambiguation)](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/protocol.md>), [interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/interoperability.md>), [Matter](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/matter.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [User Experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/user-experience.md>), [m5stack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/m5stack.md>)

Tags: [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [border-router](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/border-router.md>), [connectivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/connectivity.md>), [demo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/demo.md>), [fragmentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/fragmentation.md>), [interoperability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/interoperability.md>), [m5stack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/m5stack.md>), [matter](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/matter.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [network](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/network.md>), [onboarding](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/onboarding.md>), [thread](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/thread.md>), [user-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/user-experience.md>)

## AI overview

This article introduces Thread Credentials Sharing, a Thread 1.4 feature for securely sharing administrative access and network credentials with new Thread Border Routers and devices. It explains Operational Dataset credentials, deployment benefits, usage scenarios, and a demonstration using an M5Stack Thread Border Router and the SmartThings app.

## Source excerpt

This article introduces the Thread Credentials Sharing feature, explains why it is important, how it works, and provides a demo using M5Stack Thread Border Router and SmartThings app.