**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** I manage my credentials for earthdata via earthaccess using .netrc file. It would be nice to reuse this with PyGMTSAR for SLC download as well. **Describe the solution you'd like** PyGMTSAR wraps earthaccess or other more generic data access protocol as federated SAR data access expands beyond ASF and provides credential management options. **Describe alternatives you've considered** Hardcoding credentials in saved notebooks is a security risk, can create a custom .netrc reading function to use with PyGMTSAR.