diff --git a/_modules/zr.py b/_modules/zr.py
--- a/_modules/zr.py
+++ b/_modules/zr.py
@@ -21,17 +21,37 @@
         "The Zemke-Rhyne execution module cannot be loaded: zr not installed."
 
 
-def _assert_stricly_positive_integer(value):
+def _build_pillar_key(expression):
+    return "zr_credentials:" + expression.replace(".", ":")
+
+
+def _get_credential_id_from_pillar_key(expression):
+    '''Gets credentials id from a dot pillar path, e.g. nasqueron.foo.bar'''
+    key = _build_pillar_key(expression)
+    return __salt__['pillar.get'](key)
+
+
+def get_credential_id(expression):
     try:
-        number = int(value)
+        # Case I - expression is an integer
+        number = int(expression)
+
         if number < 1:
             raise ValueError(
-                value, "A strictly positive integer was expected.")
+                expression, "A strictly positive integer was expected.")
+
+        return number
     except ValueError:
-        raise
+        # Case II - expression is a pillar key
+        id = _get_credential_id_from_pillar_key(expression)
+
+        if id is None:
+            raise ValueError(expression, "Pillar key not found")
 
+        return id
 
-def get_password(credential_id):
+
+def get_password(credential_expression):
     """
     A function to fetch credential through Zemke-Rhyne
 
@@ -40,16 +60,17 @@
 
         salt equatower  zr.get_password 124
 
-    :param credential_id: The credential number (K...) in Phabricator
+    :param credential_expression: The credential number (K...) in Phabricator
+                                  or a key in zr_credentials pillar entry
     :return: The secret value
     """
-    _assert_stricly_positive_integer(credential_id)
+    credential_id = get_credential_id(credential_expression)
 
     zr_command = "zr getcredentials {0}".format(credential_id)
     return __salt__['cmd.shell'](zr_command)
 
 
-def get_username(credential_id):
+def get_username(credential_expression):
     """
     A function to fetch the username associated to a credential
     through Zemke-Rhyne
@@ -58,10 +79,12 @@
 
         salt equatower zr.get_username 124
 
-    :param credential_id: The credential number (K...) in Phabricator
+    :param credential_expression: The credential number (K...) in Phabricator
+                                  or a key in zr_credentials pillar entry
+
     :return: The username
     """
-    _assert_stricly_positive_integer(credential_id)
+    credential_id = get_credential_id(credential_expression)
 
     zr_command = "zr getcredentials {0} username".format(credential_id)
     return __salt__['cmd.shell'](zr_command)
diff --git a/pillar/credentials/zr.sls b/pillar/credentials/zr.sls
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pillar/credentials/zr.sls
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+#   Salt configuration for Nasqueron servers
+#   - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
+#   Project:        Nasqueron
+#   Created:        2018-09-12
+#   License:        Trivial work, not eligible to copyright
+#   -------------------------------------------------------------
+
+zr_credentials:
+
+  #
+  # Credentials used by Nasqueron services
+  #
+
+  nasqueron:
+
+    # status.nasqueron.org
+    cachet:
+      mysql: 47
+
+    # pad.nasqueron.org
+    etherpad:
+      # This API key is used by Wolfplex API to access to the pad lists
+      api: 125
diff --git a/pillar/paas/docker.sls b/pillar/paas/docker.sls
--- a/pillar/paas/docker.sls
+++ b/pillar/paas/docker.sls
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
       cachet:
         app_port: 39080
         host: status.nasqueron.org
-        credential: 47
+        credential: nasqueron.cachet.mysql
         mysql_link: acquisitariat
 
     etherpad:
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@
         aliases:
           - pad.wolfplex.org
           - pad.wolfplex.be
-        credential: 125
+        credential: nasqueron.etherpad.api
         mysql_link: acquisitariat
 
     # phpBB SaaS
diff --git a/pillar/top.sls b/pillar/top.sls
--- a/pillar/top.sls
+++ b/pillar/top.sls
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
   eglide:
     - shellserver.quassel
   equatower:
+    - credentials.zr
     - paas.docker
     - saas.jenkins
     - saas.phpbb