diff --git a/scripts.go b/scripts.go
index e161c3fbd8e74d6971fbacf5c6f8b8b090ee7eab..5abe8f532cdc8ff8ce355cb6001e1a0bfa260a54 100644
--- a/scripts.go
+++ b/scripts.go
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ type (
 		Key  string `json:"key"`
 	}
 
+	// Credential is currently a ssh key, but may be a password hash in the future
+	Credential struct {
+		Type  string `json:"type,omitempty"`
+		Name  string `json:"name"`
+		Value string `json:"value"`
+	}
+
 	// Group a group of which User is a member of
 	Group struct {
 		Name string `json:"name"`
@@ -41,6 +48,10 @@ type (
 		// Key contains the ssh key of this deployment task
 		Key SSHKey `json:"key"`
 
+		// Credentials the credentials to deploy
+		// maps the credential type to the according credentials
+		Credentials map[string][]Credential `json:"credentials"`
+
 		// Questionnaire is an answered questionnaire
 		// Maps a question name to the answer of the user
 		// The keys (question names) *must* be identical to those of the Output.Questionnaire