1. A method of managing credentials using a runtime environment, the method comprising: adding one or more keys to a first credentials data store using a first application programming interface (API) command; retrieving the one or more keys from the first credentials data store using a second API command; generating a first credentials object based on the one or more keys retrieved from the first credentials data store; and verifying first host credentials received from a first remote host by an application running on the runtime environment using the first credentials object.