diff --git a/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/ApiCredentials.cs b/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/ApiCredentials.cs
index 2c6d65d..53c00f4 100644
--- a/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/ApiCredentials.cs
+++ b/CryptoExchange.Net/Authentication/ApiCredentials.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 using System;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Security;
+using System.Text;
+using Newtonsoft.Json.Linq;
 
 namespace CryptoExchange.Net.Authentication
 {
@@ -8,12 +11,12 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net.Authentication
         /// <summary>
         /// The api key to authenticate requests
         /// </summary>
-        public SecureString Key { get; }
+        public SecureString Key { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The api secret to authenticate requests
         /// </summary>
-        public SecureString Secret { get; }
+        public SecureString Secret { get; private set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// The private key to authenticate requests
@@ -50,17 +53,49 @@ namespace CryptoExchange.Net.Authentication
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(key) || string.IsNullOrEmpty(secret))
                 throw new ArgumentException("Key and secret can't be null/empty");
 
-            var secureApiKey = new SecureString();
-            foreach (var c in key)
-                secureApiKey.AppendChar(c);
-            secureApiKey.MakeReadOnly();
-            Key = secureApiKey;
+            Key = CreateSecureString(key);
+            Secret = CreateSecureString(secret);
+        }
 
-            var secureApiSecret = new SecureString();
-            foreach (var c in secret)
-                secureApiSecret.AppendChar(c);
-            secureApiSecret.MakeReadOnly();
-            Secret = secureApiSecret;
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Create Api credentials providing a stream containing json data. The json data should include two values: apiKey and apiSecret
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="inputStream">The stream containing the json data</param>
+        /// <param name="identifierKey">A key to identify the credentials for the API. For example, when set to `binanceKey` the json data should contain a value for the property `binanceKey`. Defaults to 'apiKey'.</param>
+        /// <param name="identifierSecret">A key to identify the credentials for the API. For example, when set to `binanceSecret` the json data should contain a value for the property `binanceSecret`. Defaults to 'apiSecret'.</param>
+        public ApiCredentials(Stream inputStream, string identifierKey = null, string identifierSecret = null)
+        {
+            using (var reader = new StreamReader(inputStream, Encoding.ASCII, false, 512, true))
+            {
+                var stringData = reader.ReadToEnd();
+                var jsonData = JToken.Parse(stringData);
+                var key = TryGetValue(jsonData, identifierKey ?? "apiKey");
+                var secret = TryGetValue(jsonData, identifierSecret ?? "apiSecret");
+
+                if (key == null || secret == null)
+                    throw new ArgumentException("apiKey or apiSecret value not found in Json credential file");
+
+                Key = CreateSecureString(key);
+                Secret = CreateSecureString(secret);
+            }
+
+            inputStream.Seek(0, SeekOrigin.Begin);
+        }
+
+        protected string TryGetValue(JToken data, string key)
+        {
+            if (data[key] == null)
+                return null;
+            return (string) data[key];
+        }
+
+        protected SecureString CreateSecureString(string source)
+        {
+            var secureString = new SecureString();
+            foreach (var c in source)
+                secureString.AppendChar(c);
+            secureString.MakeReadOnly();
+            return secureString;
         }
 
         public void Dispose()