diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/ApiCredentials.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/ApiCredentials.cs
index 1b1cbab..272ad93 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/ApiCredentials.cs
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/ApiCredentials.cs
@@ -48,13 +48,45 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net.Authentication
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Load a private key from a file path
+        /// Create API credentials using an API key and secret generated by the server
         /// </summary>
-        public async Task<string> LoadPrivateKey(string path)
+        public static ApiCredentials HmacCredentials(string apiKey, string apiSecret, string? pass)
         {
-            using var filestream = File.OpenRead(path);
-            using var streamReader = new StreamReader(filestream);
-            return await streamReader.ReadToEndAsync().ConfigureAwait(false);
+            return new ApiCredentials(apiKey, apiSecret, pass, ApiCredentialsType.Hmac);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create API credentials using an API key and an RSA private key in PEM format
+        /// </summary>
+        public static ApiCredentials RsaPemCredentials(string apiKey, string privateKey)
+        {
+            return new ApiCredentials(apiKey, privateKey, credentialType: ApiCredentialsType.RsaPem);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create API credentials using an API key and an RSA private key in XML format
+        /// </summary>
+        public static ApiCredentials RsaXmlCredentials(string apiKey, string privateKey)
+        {
+            return new ApiCredentials(apiKey, privateKey, credentialType: ApiCredentialsType.RsaXml);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create API credentials using an API key and an Ed25519 private key
+        /// </summary>
+        public static ApiCredentials Ed25519Credentials(string apiKey, string privateKey)
+        {
+            return new ApiCredentials(apiKey, privateKey, credentialType: ApiCredentialsType.Ed25519);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Load a key from a file
+        /// </summary>
+        public string ReadFromFile(string path)
+        {
+            using var fileStream = File.OpenRead(path);
+            using var streamReader = new StreamReader(fileStream);
+            return streamReader.ReadToEnd();
         }
 
         /// <summary>