diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index 576542619dc..484138207e5 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -956,6 +956,16 @@ grpc_cc_library(
     tags = ["grpc-autodeps"],
 )
 
+grpc_cc_library(
+    name = "unique_type_name",
+    hdrs = ["src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h"],
+    external_deps = [
+        "absl/strings",
+    ],
+    language = "c++",
+    deps = ["useful"],
+)
+
 grpc_cc_library(
     name = "gpr_codegen",
     language = "c++",
@@ -2921,6 +2931,7 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "slice_refcount",
         "sockaddr_utils",
         "time",
+        "unique_type_name",
         "uri_parser",
         "useful",
         "xds_orca_service_upb",
@@ -3546,6 +3557,7 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "ref_counted_ptr",
         "server_address",
         "time",
+        "unique_type_name",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -4922,6 +4934,7 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "resource_quota_trace",
         "try_seq",
         "tsi_base",
+        "unique_type_name",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -5380,6 +5393,7 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "slice",
         "sockaddr_utils",
         "tcp_connect_handshaker",
+        "unique_type_name",
         "uri_parser",
     ],
 )
@@ -5426,6 +5440,7 @@ grpc_cc_library(
         "slice",
         "sockaddr_utils",
         "time",
+        "unique_type_name",
         "uri_parser",
         "useful",
     ],
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b63f67c8684..16c47bf2952 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1172,6 +1172,7 @@ if(gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
   add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx try_join_test)
   add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx try_seq_metadata_test)
   add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx try_seq_test)
+  add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx unique_type_name_test)
   add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx unknown_frame_bad_client_test)
   add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx uri_parser_test)
   add_dependencies(buildtests_cxx useful_test)
@@ -17117,6 +17118,42 @@ target_link_libraries(try_seq_test
 )
 
 
+endif()
+if(gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
+
+add_executable(unique_type_name_test
+  test/core/gprpp/unique_type_name_test.cc
+  third_party/googletest/googletest/src/gtest-all.cc
+  third_party/googletest/googlemock/src/gmock-all.cc
+)
+
+target_include_directories(unique_type_name_test
+  PRIVATE
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include
+    ${_gRPC_ADDRESS_SORTING_INCLUDE_DIR}
+    ${_gRPC_RE2_INCLUDE_DIR}
+    ${_gRPC_SSL_INCLUDE_DIR}
+    ${_gRPC_UPB_GENERATED_DIR}
+    ${_gRPC_UPB_GRPC_GENERATED_DIR}
+    ${_gRPC_UPB_INCLUDE_DIR}
+    ${_gRPC_XXHASH_INCLUDE_DIR}
+    ${_gRPC_ZLIB_INCLUDE_DIR}
+    third_party/googletest/googletest/include
+    third_party/googletest/googletest
+    third_party/googletest/googlemock/include
+    third_party/googletest/googlemock
+    ${_gRPC_PROTO_GENS_DIR}
+)
+
+target_link_libraries(unique_type_name_test
+  ${_gRPC_PROTOBUF_LIBRARIES}
+  ${_gRPC_ALLTARGETS_LIBRARIES}
+  absl::str_format
+  absl::strings
+)
+
+
 endif()
 if(gRPC_BUILD_TESTS)
 
diff --git a/build_autogenerated.yaml b/build_autogenerated.yaml
index cf6b73308b0..7fbb0c63a98 100644
--- a/build_autogenerated.yaml
+++ b/build_autogenerated.yaml
@@ -744,6 +744,7 @@ libs:
   - src/core/lib/gprpp/single_set_ptr.h
   - src/core/lib/gprpp/table.h
   - src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h
+  - src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h
   - src/core/lib/http/format_request.h
   - src/core/lib/http/httpcli.h
   - src/core/lib/http/httpcli_ssl_credentials.h
@@ -1927,6 +1928,7 @@ libs:
   - src/core/lib/gprpp/single_set_ptr.h
   - src/core/lib/gprpp/table.h
   - src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h
+  - src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h
   - src/core/lib/http/format_request.h
   - src/core/lib/http/httpcli.h
   - src/core/lib/http/parser.h
@@ -8493,6 +8495,19 @@ targets:
   - absl/types:variant
   - absl/utility:utility
   uses_polling: false
+- name: unique_type_name_test
+  gtest: true
+  build: test
+  language: c++
+  headers:
+  - src/core/lib/gpr/useful.h
+  - src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h
+  src:
+  - test/core/gprpp/unique_type_name_test.cc
+  deps:
+  - absl/strings:str_format
+  - absl/strings:strings
+  uses_polling: false
 - name: unknown_frame_bad_client_test
   gtest: true
   build: test
diff --git a/gRPC-C++.podspec b/gRPC-C++.podspec
index de3ab92b1b5..ae6c3b4afd6 100644
--- a/gRPC-C++.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-C++.podspec
@@ -713,6 +713,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/lib/gprpp/thd.h',
                       'src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h',
                       'src/core/lib/gprpp/time_util.h',
+                      'src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h',
                       'src/core/lib/http/format_request.h',
                       'src/core/lib/http/httpcli.h',
                       'src/core/lib/http/httpcli_ssl_credentials.h',
@@ -1528,6 +1529,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                               'src/core/lib/gprpp/thd.h',
                               'src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h',
                               'src/core/lib/gprpp/time_util.h',
+                              'src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h',
                               'src/core/lib/http/format_request.h',
                               'src/core/lib/http/httpcli.h',
                               'src/core/lib/http/httpcli_ssl_credentials.h',
diff --git a/gRPC-Core.podspec b/gRPC-Core.podspec
index 6e71e8b89ba..497c0cac902 100644
--- a/gRPC-Core.podspec
+++ b/gRPC-Core.podspec
@@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h',
                       'src/core/lib/gprpp/time_util.cc',
                       'src/core/lib/gprpp/time_util.h',
+                      'src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h',
                       'src/core/lib/http/format_request.cc',
                       'src/core/lib/http/format_request.h',
                       'src/core/lib/http/httpcli.cc',
@@ -2127,6 +2128,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                               'src/core/lib/gprpp/thd.h',
                               'src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h',
                               'src/core/lib/gprpp/time_util.h',
+                              'src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h',
                               'src/core/lib/http/format_request.h',
                               'src/core/lib/http/httpcli.h',
                               'src/core/lib/http/httpcli_ssl_credentials.h',
diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index 9e920ac3258..d7efe2b87a9 100644
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -1037,6 +1037,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/gprpp/time_util.cc )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/gprpp/time_util.h )
+  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/http/format_request.cc )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/http/format_request.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/http/httpcli.cc )
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 6607046e1c7..1f6973713c2 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -1019,6 +1019,7 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/gprpp/time_util.cc" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/gprpp/time_util.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/http/format_request.cc" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/http/format_request.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/http/httpcli.cc" role="src" />
diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/oob_backend_metric.cc b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/oob_backend_metric.cc
index e9b79473690..2cce61899e6 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/oob_backend_metric.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/oob_backend_metric.cc
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/ref_counted_ptr.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/sync.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h"
@@ -68,8 +69,6 @@ namespace {
 
 TraceFlag grpc_orca_client_trace(false, "orca_client");
 
-constexpr char kProducerType[] = "orca";
-
 class OrcaWatcher;
 
 // This producer is registered with a subchannel.  It creates a
@@ -81,7 +80,12 @@ class OrcaProducer : public Subchannel::DataProducerInterface {
 
   void Orphan() override;
 
-  const char* type() override { return kProducerType; }
+  static UniqueTypeName Type() {
+    static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("orca");
+    return kFactory.Create();
+  }
+
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
 
   // Adds and removes watchers.
   void AddWatcher(OrcaWatcher* watcher);
@@ -383,8 +387,8 @@ OrcaWatcher::~OrcaWatcher() {
 void OrcaWatcher::SetSubchannel(Subchannel* subchannel) {
   // Check if our producer is already registered with the subchannel.
   // If not, create a new one, which will register itself with the subchannel.
-  auto* p =
-      static_cast<OrcaProducer*>(subchannel->GetDataProducer(kProducerType));
+  auto* p = static_cast<OrcaProducer*>(
+      subchannel->GetDataProducer(OrcaProducer::Type()));
   if (p != nullptr) producer_ = p->RefIfNonZero();
   if (producer_ == nullptr) {
     producer_ = MakeRefCounted<OrcaProducer>(subchannel->Ref());
diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/xds/cds.cc b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/xds/cds.cc
index f025147c9f7..5453946587c 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/xds/cds.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy/xds/cds.cc
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/orphanable.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/ref_counted_ptr.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_set.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/work_serializer.h"
diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/subchannel.cc b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/subchannel.cc
index 7b0210757e7..ea2e2177618 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/subchannel.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/subchannel.cc
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <memory>
 #include <new>
+#include <type_traits>
 #include <utility>
 
 #include "absl/status/statusor.h"
@@ -838,7 +839,7 @@ void Subchannel::RemoveDataProducer(DataProducerInterface* data_producer) {
 }
 
 Subchannel::DataProducerInterface* Subchannel::GetDataProducer(
-    const char* type) {
+    UniqueTypeName type) {
   MutexLock lock(&mu_);
   auto it = data_producer_map_.find(type);
   if (it == data_producer_map_.end()) return nullptr;
diff --git a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/subchannel.h b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/subchannel.h
index 528b6d67ad6..23b68f222e5 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/subchannel.h
+++ b/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/subchannel.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/ref_counted_ptr.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/sync.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/call_combiner.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h"
@@ -217,7 +218,7 @@ class Subchannel : public DualRefCounted<Subchannel> {
     // contents for uniqueness; all instances for a given implementation
     // are expected to return the same string *instance*, not just the
     // same string contents.
-    virtual const char* type() = 0;
+    virtual UniqueTypeName type() const = 0;
   };
 
   // Creates a subchannel.
@@ -292,7 +293,7 @@ class Subchannel : public DualRefCounted<Subchannel> {
       ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);
   void RemoveDataProducer(DataProducerInterface* data_producer)
       ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);
-  DataProducerInterface* GetDataProducer(const char* type)
+  DataProducerInterface* GetDataProducer(UniqueTypeName type)
       ABSL_LOCKS_EXCLUDED(mu_);
 
  private:
@@ -432,7 +433,7 @@ class Subchannel : public DualRefCounted<Subchannel> {
   int keepalive_time_ ABSL_GUARDED_BY(mu_) = -1;
 
   // Data producer map.
-  std::map<const char* /*type*/, DataProducerInterface*> data_producer_map_
+  std::map<UniqueTypeName, DataProducerInterface*> data_producer_map_
       ABSL_GUARDED_BY(mu_);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/chttp2_connector.cc b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/chttp2_connector.cc
index b3741506ef5..ff939cacb13 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/chttp2_connector.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/chttp2_connector.cc
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/debug/trace.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/debug_location.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/orphanable.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/resolved_address.h"
@@ -411,7 +412,7 @@ grpc_channel* grpc_channel_create_from_fd(const char* target, int fd,
       (target, fd, creds, args));
   // For now, we only support insecure channel credentials.
   if (creds == nullptr ||
-      creds->type() != grpc_core::InsecureServerCredentials::Type()) {
+      creds->type() != grpc_core::InsecureCredentials::Type()) {
     return grpc_lame_client_channel_create(
         target, GRPC_STATUS_INTERNAL,
         "Failed to create client channel due to invalid creds");
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/chttp2_server.cc b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/chttp2_server.cc
index 47170430cf5..cd21d92760b 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/chttp2_server.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/server/chttp2_server.cc
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/ref_counted_ptr.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/sync.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/closure.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/endpoint.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/iomgr_fwd.h"
@@ -1012,7 +1013,7 @@ grpc_channel_args* ModifyArgsForConnection(grpc_channel_args* args,
   if (security_connector == nullptr) {
     *error = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_CPP_STRING(
         absl::StrCat("Unable to create secure server with credentials of type ",
-                     server_credentials->type()));
+                     server_credentials->type().name()));
     return args;
   }
   grpc_arg arg_to_add =
@@ -1061,7 +1062,7 @@ int grpc_server_add_http2_port(grpc_server* server, const char* addr,
     if (sc == nullptr) {
       err = GRPC_ERROR_CREATE_FROM_CPP_STRING(absl::StrCat(
           "Unable to create secure server with credentials of type ",
-          creds->type()));
+          creds->type().name()));
       goto done;
     }
     grpc_arg args_to_add[2];
diff --git a/src/core/ext/xds/certificate_provider_store.cc b/src/core/ext/xds/certificate_provider_store.cc
index 83001972df4..4e281a978c2 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/xds/certificate_provider_store.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/xds/certificate_provider_store.cc
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ namespace grpc_core {
 // CertificateProviderStore::CertificateProviderWrapper
 //
 
-const char* CertificateProviderStore::CertificateProviderWrapper::type() const {
-  return "Wrapper";
+UniqueTypeName CertificateProviderStore::CertificateProviderWrapper::type()
+    const {
+  static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Wrapper");
+  return kFactory.Create();
 }
 
 // If a certificate provider is created, the CertificateProviderStore
diff --git a/src/core/ext/xds/certificate_provider_store.h b/src/core/ext/xds/certificate_provider_store.h
index 9618625cfa3..eadc318902a 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/xds/certificate_provider_store.h
+++ b/src/core/ext/xds/certificate_provider_store.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class CertificateProviderStore
           static_cast<const grpc_tls_certificate_provider*>(this), other);
     }
 
-    const char* type() const override;
+    UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
     absl::string_view key() const { return key_; }
 
diff --git a/src/core/ext/xds/xds_certificate_provider.cc b/src/core/ext/xds/xds_certificate_provider.cc
index 903d4cf3c11..f7dca9bc4bc 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/xds/xds_certificate_provider.cc
+++ b/src/core/ext/xds/xds_certificate_provider.cc
@@ -263,7 +263,10 @@ XdsCertificateProvider::~XdsCertificateProvider() {
   distributor_->SetWatchStatusCallback(nullptr);
 }
 
-const char* XdsCertificateProvider::type() const { return "Xds"; }
+UniqueTypeName XdsCertificateProvider::type() const {
+  static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Xds");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 bool XdsCertificateProvider::ProvidesRootCerts(const std::string& cert_name) {
   MutexLock lock(&mu_);
diff --git a/src/core/ext/xds/xds_certificate_provider.h b/src/core/ext/xds/xds_certificate_provider.h
index d0f585483f1..2631713d235 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/xds/xds_certificate_provider.h
+++ b/src/core/ext/xds/xds_certificate_provider.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class XdsCertificateProvider : public grpc_tls_certificate_provider {
     return distributor_;
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override;
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
   bool ProvidesRootCerts(const std::string& cert_name);
   void UpdateRootCertNameAndDistributor(
diff --git a/src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h b/src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..884fe4147cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2022 gRPC authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+
+#ifndef GRPC_CORE_LIB_GPRPP_UNIQUE_TYPE_NAME_H
+#define GRPC_CORE_LIB_GPRPP_UNIQUE_TYPE_NAME_H
+
+#include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
+
+#include "src/core/lib/gpr/useful.h"
+
+// Provides a type name that is unique by instance rather than by
+// string content.  This is useful in cases where there are different
+// implementations of a given interface that need to be differentiated from
+// each other for down-casting purposes, where it is undesirable to provide
+// a registry to avoid name collisions.
+//
+// Expected usage:
+/*
+// Interface has a virtual method that returns a UniqueTypeName.
+class Interface {
+ public:
+  virtual ~Interface() = default;
+  virtual UniqueTypeName type() const = 0;
+};
+
+// Implementation uses a static factory instance to return the same
+// UniqueTypeName for every instance.
+class FooImplementation : public Interface {
+ public:
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override {
+    static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Foo");
+    return kFactory.Create();
+  }
+};
+*/
+
+namespace grpc_core {
+
+class UniqueTypeName {
+ public:
+  // Factory class.  There should be a single static instance of this
+  // for each unique type name.
+  class Factory {
+   public:
+    explicit Factory(absl::string_view name) : name_(new std::string(name)) {}
+
+    Factory(const Factory&) = delete;
+    Factory& operator=(const Factory&) = delete;
+
+    UniqueTypeName Create() { return UniqueTypeName(*name_); }
+
+   private:
+    std::string* name_;
+  };
+
+  // Copyable.
+  UniqueTypeName(const UniqueTypeName& other) : name_(other.name_) {}
+  UniqueTypeName& operator=(const UniqueTypeName& other) {
+    name_ = other.name_;
+    return *this;
+  }
+
+  bool operator==(const UniqueTypeName& other) const {
+    return name_.data() == other.name_.data();
+  }
+  bool operator!=(const UniqueTypeName& other) const {
+    return name_.data() != other.name_.data();
+  }
+  bool operator<(const UniqueTypeName& other) const {
+    return name_.data() < other.name_.data();
+  }
+
+  int Compare(const UniqueTypeName& other) const {
+    return QsortCompare(name_.data(), other.name_.data());
+  }
+
+  absl::string_view name() const { return name_; }
+
+ private:
+  explicit UniqueTypeName(absl::string_view name) : name_(name) {}
+
+  absl::string_view name_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace grpc_core
+
+#endif  // GRPC_CORE_LIB_GPRPP_UNIQUE_TYPE_NAME_H
diff --git a/src/core/lib/http/httpcli_security_connector.cc b/src/core/lib/http/httpcli_security_connector.cc
index d652eeeb26f..44701d805cc 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/http/httpcli_security_connector.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/http/httpcli_security_connector.cc
@@ -178,7 +178,10 @@ class HttpRequestSSLCredentials : public grpc_channel_credentials {
     return Ref();
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "HttpRequestSSL"; }
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override {
+    static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("HttpRequestSSL");
+    return kFactory.Create();
+  }
 
  private:
   int cmp_impl(const grpc_channel_credentials* /* other */) const override {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/alts/alts_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/alts/alts_credentials.cc
index 037c8b4f543..3b0a8f8d076 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/alts/alts_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/alts/alts_credentials.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ grpc_alts_credentials::create_security_connector(
       this->Ref(), std::move(call_creds), target_name);
 }
 
-const char* grpc_alts_credentials::type() const { return "Alts"; }
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_alts_credentials::type() const {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Alts");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 grpc_alts_server_credentials::grpc_alts_server_credentials(
     const grpc_alts_credentials_options* options,
@@ -79,7 +82,10 @@ grpc_alts_server_credentials::~grpc_alts_server_credentials() {
   gpr_free(handshaker_service_url_);
 }
 
-const char* grpc_alts_server_credentials::type() const { return "Alts"; }
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_alts_server_credentials::type() const {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Alts");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 grpc_channel_credentials* grpc_alts_credentials_create_customized(
     const grpc_alts_credentials_options* options,
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/alts/alts_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/alts/alts_credentials.h
index 1a333b9ea8f..86b2dd8ac05 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/alts/alts_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/alts/alts_credentials.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class grpc_alts_credentials final : public grpc_channel_credentials {
       const char* target_name, const grpc_channel_args* args,
       grpc_channel_args** new_args) override;
 
-  const char* type() const override;
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
   const grpc_alts_credentials_options* options() const { return options_; }
   grpc_alts_credentials_options* mutable_options() { return options_; }
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class grpc_alts_server_credentials final : public grpc_server_credentials {
   grpc_core::RefCountedPtr<grpc_server_security_connector>
   create_security_connector(const grpc_channel_args* /* args */) override;
 
-  const char* type() const override;
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
   const grpc_alts_credentials_options* options() const { return options_; }
   grpc_alts_credentials_options* mutable_options() { return options_; }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/composite/composite_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/composite/composite_credentials.cc
index 3a62f6f9512..4981e41f893 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/composite/composite_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/composite/composite_credentials.cc
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@
 // grpc_composite_channel_credentials
 //
 
-const char* grpc_composite_channel_credentials::type() const {
-  return "Composite";
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_composite_channel_credentials::type() const {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Composite");
+  return kFactory.Create();
 }
 
 /* -- Composite call credentials. -- */
@@ -60,7 +61,10 @@ grpc_composite_call_credentials::GetRequestMetadata(
       });
 }
 
-const char* grpc_composite_call_credentials::Type() { return "Composite"; }
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_composite_call_credentials::Type() {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Composite");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 std::string grpc_composite_call_credentials::debug_string() {
   std::vector<std::string> outputs;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/composite/composite_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/composite/composite_credentials.h
index 121c353ec89..3977e91fddd 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/composite/composite_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/composite/composite_credentials.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class grpc_composite_channel_credentials : public grpc_channel_credentials {
     return inner_creds_->update_arguments(args);
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override;
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
   const grpc_channel_credentials* inner_creds() const {
     return inner_creds_.get();
@@ -99,9 +99,9 @@ class grpc_composite_call_credentials : public grpc_call_credentials {
   const CallCredentialsList& inner() const { return inner_; }
   std::string debug_string() override;
 
-  static const char* Type();
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName Type();
 
-  const char* type() const override { return Type(); }
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
 
  private:
   int cmp_impl(const grpc_call_credentials* other) const override {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/credentials.h
index 536c00c90d0..ae55a1e72d0 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/credentials.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
 #include "src/core/lib/channel/channel_args.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/ref_counted.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/polling_entity.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/promise/arena_promise.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/security/context/security_context.h"
@@ -139,9 +140,7 @@ struct grpc_channel_credentials
   // as equal (assuming other channel args match).
   int cmp(const grpc_channel_credentials* other) const {
     GPR_ASSERT(other != nullptr);
-    // Intentionally uses grpc_core::QsortCompare instead of strcmp as a safety
-    // against different grpc_channel_credentials types using the same name.
-    int r = grpc_core::QsortCompare(type(), other->type());
+    int r = type().Compare(other->type());
     if (r != 0) return r;
     return cmp_impl(other);
   }
@@ -150,7 +149,7 @@ struct grpc_channel_credentials
   // implementation for down-casting purposes. Every creds implementation should
   // use a unique string instance, which should be returned by all instances of
   // that creds implementation.
-  virtual const char* type() const = 0;
+  virtual grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const = 0;
 
  private:
   // Implementation for `cmp` method intended to be overridden by subclasses.
@@ -222,9 +221,7 @@ struct grpc_call_credentials
   // credentials as effectively the same..
   int cmp(const grpc_call_credentials* other) const {
     GPR_ASSERT(other != nullptr);
-    // Intentionally uses grpc_core::QsortCompare instead of strcmp as a safety
-    // against different grpc_call_credentials types using the same name.
-    int r = grpc_core::QsortCompare(type(), other->type());
+    int r = type().Compare(other->type());
     if (r != 0) return r;
     return cmp_impl(other);
   }
@@ -237,7 +234,7 @@ struct grpc_call_credentials
   // implementation for down-casting purposes. Every creds implementation should
   // use a unique string instance, which should be returned by all instances of
   // that creds implementation.
-  virtual const char* type() const = 0;
+  virtual grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const = 0;
 
  private:
   // Implementation for `cmp` method intended to be overridden by subclasses.
@@ -266,7 +263,7 @@ struct grpc_server_credentials
   virtual grpc_core::RefCountedPtr<grpc_server_security_connector>
   create_security_connector(const grpc_channel_args* args) = 0;
 
-  virtual const char* type() const = 0;
+  virtual grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const = 0;
 
   const grpc_auth_metadata_processor& auth_metadata_processor() const {
     return processor_;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/fake/fake_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/fake/fake_credentials.cc
index 6403de3ea08..ebb5a1289ae 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/fake/fake_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/fake/fake_credentials.cc
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 /* -- Fake transport security credentials. -- */
 
 namespace {
+
 class grpc_fake_channel_credentials final : public grpc_channel_credentials {
  public:
   grpc_core::RefCountedPtr<grpc_channel_security_connector>
@@ -46,7 +47,10 @@ class grpc_fake_channel_credentials final : public grpc_channel_credentials {
         this->Ref(), std::move(call_creds), target, args);
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "Fake"; }
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override {
+    static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Fake");
+    return kFactory.Create();
+  }
 
  private:
   int cmp_impl(const grpc_channel_credentials* other) const override {
@@ -63,7 +67,10 @@ class grpc_fake_server_credentials final : public grpc_server_credentials {
     return grpc_fake_server_security_connector_create(this->Ref());
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "Fake"; }
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override {
+    static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Fake");
+    return kFactory.Create();
+  }
 };
 }  // namespace
 
@@ -101,7 +108,10 @@ grpc_md_only_test_credentials::GetRequestMetadata(
   return grpc_core::Immediate(std::move(initial_metadata));
 }
 
-const char* grpc_md_only_test_credentials::Type() { return "MdOnlyTest"; }
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_md_only_test_credentials::Type() {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("MdOnlyTest");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 grpc_call_credentials* grpc_md_only_test_credentials_create(
     const char* md_key, const char* md_value) {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/fake/fake_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/fake/fake_credentials.h
index 299f58c4626..032194376b6 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/fake/fake_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/fake/fake_credentials.h
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ class grpc_md_only_test_credentials : public grpc_call_credentials {
 
   std::string debug_string() override { return "MD only Test Credentials"; }
 
-  static const char* Type();
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName Type();
 
-  const char* type() const override { return Type(); }
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
 
  private:
   int cmp_impl(const grpc_call_credentials* other) const override {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.cc
index 9cee1691e08..bc91f012cfa 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.cc
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@ grpc_google_default_channel_credentials::update_arguments(
   return args.SetIfUnset(GRPC_ARG_DNS_ENABLE_SRV_QUERIES, true);
 }
 
-const char* grpc_google_default_channel_credentials::type() const {
-  return "GoogleDefault";
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_google_default_channel_credentials::type()
+    const {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("GoogleDefault");
+  return kFactory.Create();
 }
 
 static void on_metadata_server_detection_http_response(
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.h
index ef6867d460b..0a4016a33c8 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/google_default/google_default_credentials.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class grpc_google_default_channel_credentials
 
   grpc_core::ChannelArgs update_arguments(grpc_core::ChannelArgs args) override;
 
-  const char* type() const override;
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
   const grpc_channel_credentials* alts_creds() const {
     return alts_creds_.get();
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/iam/iam_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/iam/iam_credentials.cc
index f2f5a2a39d6..95ee77f6e27 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/iam/iam_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/iam/iam_credentials.cc
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ grpc_google_iam_credentials::grpc_google_iam_credentials(
           "GoogleIAMCredentials{Token:%s,AuthoritySelector:%s}",
           token != nullptr ? "present" : "absent", authority_selector)) {}
 
-const char* grpc_google_iam_credentials::Type() { return "Iam"; }
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_google_iam_credentials::Type() {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Iam");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 grpc_call_credentials* grpc_google_iam_credentials_create(
     const char* token, const char* authority_selector, void* reserved) {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/iam/iam_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/iam/iam_credentials.h
index e717fd190b9..4d42df3ba24 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/iam/iam_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/iam/iam_credentials.h
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ class grpc_google_iam_credentials : public grpc_call_credentials {
 
   std::string debug_string() override { return debug_string_; }
 
-  static const char* Type();
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName Type();
 
-  const char* type() const override { return Type(); }
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
 
  private:
   int cmp_impl(const grpc_call_credentials* other) const override {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/insecure/insecure_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/insecure/insecure_credentials.cc
index 55dff87befa..90916898f37 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/insecure/insecure_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/insecure/insecure_credentials.cc
@@ -33,7 +33,10 @@ InsecureCredentials::create_security_connector(
       Ref(), std::move(request_metadata_creds));
 }
 
-const char* InsecureCredentials::Type() { return "Insecure"; }
+UniqueTypeName InsecureCredentials::Type() {
+  static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Insecure");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 int InsecureCredentials::cmp_impl(
     const grpc_channel_credentials* /* other */) const {
@@ -47,7 +50,10 @@ InsecureServerCredentials::create_security_connector(
   return MakeRefCounted<InsecureServerSecurityConnector>(Ref());
 }
 
-const char* InsecureServerCredentials::Type() { return "Insecure"; }
+UniqueTypeName InsecureServerCredentials::Type() {
+  static auto* kFactory = new UniqueTypeName::Factory("Insecure");
+  return kFactory->Create();
+}
 
 }  // namespace grpc_core
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/insecure/insecure_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/insecure/insecure_credentials.h
index ff0139feccd..be947cd95ad 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/insecure/insecure_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/insecure/insecure_credentials.h
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ class InsecureCredentials final : public grpc_channel_credentials {
       const char* /* target_name */, const grpc_channel_args* /* args */,
       grpc_channel_args** /* new_args */) override;
 
-  static const char* Type();
+  static UniqueTypeName Type();
 
-  const char* type() const override { return Type(); }
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
 
  private:
   int cmp_impl(const grpc_channel_credentials* other) const override;
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ class InsecureServerCredentials final : public grpc_server_credentials {
   RefCountedPtr<grpc_server_security_connector> create_security_connector(
       const grpc_channel_args* /* args */) override;
 
-  static const char* Type();
+  static UniqueTypeName Type();
 
-  const char* type() const override { return Type(); }
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
 };
 
 }  // namespace grpc_core
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_credentials.cc
index 2115a083d7d..30b6cc79c18 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_credentials.cc
@@ -118,8 +118,9 @@ grpc_service_account_jwt_access_credentials::
   gpr_mu_init(&cache_mu_);
 }
 
-const char* grpc_service_account_jwt_access_credentials::Type() {
-  return "Jwt";
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_service_account_jwt_access_credentials::Type() {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Jwt");
+  return kFactory.Create();
 }
 
 grpc_core::RefCountedPtr<grpc_call_credentials>
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_credentials.h
index a296fc3a222..d873ba0e72a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/jwt/jwt_credentials.h
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ class grpc_service_account_jwt_access_credentials
             static_cast<int64_t>(gpr_timespec_to_micros(jwt_lifetime_)))));
   };
 
-  static const char* Type();
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName Type();
 
-  const char* type() const override { return Type(); }
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
 
  private:
   int cmp_impl(const grpc_call_credentials* other) const override {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/local/local_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/local/local_credentials.cc
index b03f3865820..2d4d4c6e3d1 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/local/local_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/local/local_credentials.cc
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ grpc_local_credentials::create_security_connector(
       this->Ref(), std::move(request_metadata_creds), args, target_name);
 }
 
-const char* grpc_local_credentials::type() const { return "Local"; }
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_local_credentials::type() const {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Local");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 grpc_core::RefCountedPtr<grpc_server_security_connector>
 grpc_local_server_credentials::create_security_connector(
@@ -44,7 +47,10 @@ grpc_local_server_credentials::create_security_connector(
   return grpc_local_server_security_connector_create(this->Ref());
 }
 
-const char* grpc_local_server_credentials::type() const { return "Local"; }
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_local_server_credentials::type() const {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Local");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 grpc_local_credentials::grpc_local_credentials(
     grpc_local_connect_type connect_type)
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/local/local_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/local/local_credentials.h
index 5e1bb6a11ff..187d23a69a9 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/local/local_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/local/local_credentials.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class grpc_local_credentials final : public grpc_channel_credentials {
       const char* target_name, const grpc_channel_args* args,
       grpc_channel_args** new_args) override;
 
-  const char* type() const override;
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
   grpc_local_connect_type connect_type() const { return connect_type_; }
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class grpc_local_server_credentials final : public grpc_server_credentials {
   grpc_core::RefCountedPtr<grpc_server_security_connector>
   create_security_connector(const grpc_channel_args* /* args */) override;
 
-  const char* type() const override;
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
   grpc_local_connect_type connect_type() const { return connect_type_; }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.cc
index d354cd682c4..730485802fd 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.cc
@@ -346,8 +346,9 @@ std::string grpc_oauth2_token_fetcher_credentials::debug_string() {
   return "OAuth2TokenFetcherCredentials";
 }
 
-const char* grpc_oauth2_token_fetcher_credentials::type() const {
-  return "Oauth2";
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_oauth2_token_fetcher_credentials::type() const {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Oauth2");
+  return kFactory.Create();
 }
 
 //
@@ -475,8 +476,9 @@ std::string grpc_google_refresh_token_credentials::debug_string() {
                          grpc_oauth2_token_fetcher_credentials::debug_string());
 }
 
-const char* grpc_google_refresh_token_credentials::type() const {
-  return "GoogleRefreshToken";
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_google_refresh_token_credentials::type() const {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("GoogleRefreshToken");
+  return kFactory.Create();
 }
 
 static std::string create_loggable_refresh_token(
@@ -712,7 +714,10 @@ grpc_access_token_credentials::GetRequestMetadata(
   return grpc_core::Immediate(std::move(initial_metadata));
 }
 
-const char* grpc_access_token_credentials::Type() { return "AccessToken"; }
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_access_token_credentials::Type() {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("AccessToken");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 grpc_access_token_credentials::grpc_access_token_credentials(
     const char* access_token)
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.h
index a93045868c0..4b4c8e6e52b 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/oauth2/oauth2_credentials.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class grpc_oauth2_token_fetcher_credentials : public grpc_call_credentials {
                         grpc_error_handle error);
   std::string debug_string() override;
 
-  const char* type() const override;
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
  protected:
   virtual void fetch_oauth2(grpc_credentials_metadata_request* req,
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class grpc_google_refresh_token_credentials final
 
   std::string debug_string() override;
 
-  const char* type() const override;
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
  protected:
   void fetch_oauth2(grpc_credentials_metadata_request* req,
@@ -162,9 +162,9 @@ class grpc_access_token_credentials final : public grpc_call_credentials {
 
   std::string debug_string() override;
 
-  static const char* Type();
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName Type();
 
-  const char* type() const override { return Type(); }
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
 
  private:
   int cmp_impl(const grpc_call_credentials* other) const override {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/plugin/plugin_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/plugin/plugin_credentials.cc
index 28198133e79..99206ae1b71 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/plugin/plugin_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/plugin/plugin_credentials.cc
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@ std::string grpc_plugin_credentials::debug_string() {
   return debug_str;
 }
 
-const char* grpc_plugin_credentials::type() const { return "Plugin"; }
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_plugin_credentials::type() const {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Plugin");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 absl::StatusOr<grpc_core::ClientMetadataHandle>
 grpc_plugin_credentials::PendingRequest::ProcessPluginResult(
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/plugin/plugin_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/plugin/plugin_credentials.h
index 4be8a56fbef..6d5d5c44921 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/plugin/plugin_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/plugin/plugin_credentials.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ struct grpc_plugin_credentials final : public grpc_call_credentials {
 
   std::string debug_string() override;
 
-  const char* type() const override;
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
  private:
   class PendingRequest : public grpc_core::RefCounted<PendingRequest> {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/ssl/ssl_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/ssl/ssl_credentials.cc
index 49b1b2626f2..c35e55f50a8 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/ssl/ssl_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/ssl/ssl_credentials.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,10 @@ grpc_ssl_credentials::create_security_connector(
   return sc;
 }
 
-const char* grpc_ssl_credentials::Type() { return "Ssl"; }
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_ssl_credentials::Type() {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Ssl");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 void grpc_ssl_credentials::build_config(
     const char* pem_root_certs, grpc_ssl_pem_key_cert_pair* pem_key_cert_pair,
@@ -186,7 +189,10 @@ grpc_ssl_server_credentials::create_security_connector(
   return grpc_ssl_server_security_connector_create(this->Ref());
 }
 
-const char* grpc_ssl_server_credentials::Type() { return "Ssl"; }
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName grpc_ssl_server_credentials::Type() {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Ssl");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 tsi_ssl_pem_key_cert_pair* grpc_convert_grpc_to_tsi_cert_pairs(
     const grpc_ssl_pem_key_cert_pair* pem_key_cert_pairs,
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/ssl/ssl_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/ssl/ssl_credentials.h
index 0fe700d1eef..64d88ef8aec 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/ssl/ssl_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/ssl/ssl_credentials.h
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ class grpc_ssl_credentials : public grpc_channel_credentials {
       const char* target, const grpc_channel_args* args,
       grpc_channel_args** new_args) override;
 
-  static const char* Type();
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName Type();
 
-  const char* type() const override { return Type(); }
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
 
   // TODO(mattstev): Plumb to wrapped languages. Until then, setting the TLS
   // version should be done for testing purposes only.
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@ class grpc_ssl_server_credentials final : public grpc_server_credentials {
   grpc_core::RefCountedPtr<grpc_server_security_connector>
   create_security_connector(const grpc_channel_args* /* args */) override;
 
-  static const char* Type();
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName Type();
 
-  const char* type() const override { return Type(); }
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
 
   bool has_cert_config_fetcher() const {
     return certificate_config_fetcher_.cb != nullptr;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_provider.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_provider.cc
index 9ee718067f3..b967eacd0b2 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_provider.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_provider.cc
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ StaticDataCertificateProvider::~StaticDataCertificateProvider() {
   distributor_->SetWatchStatusCallback(nullptr);
 }
 
+UniqueTypeName StaticDataCertificateProvider::type() const {
+  static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("StaticData");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
+
 namespace {
 
 gpr_timespec TimeoutSecondsToDeadline(int64_t seconds) {
@@ -177,6 +182,11 @@ FileWatcherCertificateProvider::~FileWatcherCertificateProvider() {
   refresh_thread_.Join();
 }
 
+UniqueTypeName FileWatcherCertificateProvider::type() const {
+  static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("FileWatcher");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
+
 void FileWatcherCertificateProvider::ForceUpdate() {
   absl::optional<std::string> root_certificate;
   absl::optional<PemKeyCertPairList> pem_key_cert_pairs;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_provider.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_provider.h
index 293a55e25c5..598473c87af 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_provider.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_provider.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/ref_counted.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/ref_counted_ptr.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/thd.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/load_file.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_set.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_distributor.h"
@@ -62,10 +63,7 @@ struct grpc_tls_certificate_provider
   // used but they compare as equal (assuming other channel args match).
   int Compare(const grpc_tls_certificate_provider* other) const {
     GPR_ASSERT(other != nullptr);
-    // Intentionally uses grpc_core::QsortCompare instead of strcmp as a safety
-    // against different grpc_tls_certificate_provider types using the same
-    // name.
-    int r = grpc_core::QsortCompare(type(), other->type());
+    int r = type().Compare(other->type());
     if (r != 0) return r;
     return CompareImpl(other);
   }
@@ -74,7 +72,7 @@ struct grpc_tls_certificate_provider
   // implementation for down-casting purposes. Every provider implementation
   // should use a unique string instance, which should be returned by all
   // instances of that provider implementation.
-  virtual const char* type() const = 0;
+  virtual grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const = 0;
 
  private:
   // Implementation for `Compare` method intended to be overridden by
@@ -99,7 +97,7 @@ class StaticDataCertificateProvider final
     return distributor_;
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "StaticData"; }
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
  private:
   struct WatcherInfo {
@@ -138,7 +136,7 @@ class FileWatcherCertificateProvider final
     return distributor_;
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "FileWatcher"; }
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
  private:
   struct WatcherInfo {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_verifier.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_verifier.cc
index 7b554c6a42c..556a7bac82f 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_verifier.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_verifier.cc
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ bool ExternalCertificateVerifier::Verify(
   return is_done;
 }
 
+UniqueTypeName ExternalCertificateVerifier::type() const {
+  static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("External");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
+
 void ExternalCertificateVerifier::OnVerifyDone(
     grpc_tls_custom_verification_check_request* request, void* callback_arg,
     grpc_status_code status, const char* error_details) {
@@ -84,6 +89,15 @@ void ExternalCertificateVerifier::OnVerifyDone(
   }
 }
 
+//
+// NoOpCertificateVerifier
+//
+
+UniqueTypeName NoOpCertificateVerifier::type() const {
+  static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("NoOp");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
+
 //
 // HostNameCertificateVerifier
 //
@@ -152,6 +166,11 @@ bool HostNameCertificateVerifier::Verify(
   return true;  // synchronous check
 }
 
+UniqueTypeName HostNameCertificateVerifier::type() const {
+  static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Hostname");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
+
 }  // namespace grpc_core
 
 //
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_verifier.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_verifier.h
index af776f8d581..ecf406b7fd8 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_verifier.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_verifier.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/ref_counted.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/ref_counted_ptr.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/thd.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/load_file.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/pollset_set.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_distributor.h"
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ struct grpc_tls_certificate_verifier
   // verifiers as effectively the same.
   int Compare(const grpc_tls_certificate_verifier* other) const {
     GPR_ASSERT(other != nullptr);
-    int r = grpc_core::QsortCompare(type(), other->type());
+    int r = type().Compare(other->type());
     if (r != 0) return r;
     return CompareImpl(other);
   }
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ struct grpc_tls_certificate_verifier
   // implementation for down-casting purposes. Every verifier implementation
   // should use a unique string instance, which should be returned by all
   // instances of that verifier implementation.
-  virtual const char* type() const = 0;
+  virtual grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const = 0;
 
  private:
   // Implementation for `Compare` method intended to be overridden by
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ class ExternalCertificateVerifier : public grpc_tls_certificate_verifier {
     external_verifier_->cancel(external_verifier_->user_data, request);
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "External"; }
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
  private:
   int CompareImpl(const grpc_tls_certificate_verifier* other) const override {
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ class NoOpCertificateVerifier : public grpc_tls_certificate_verifier {
   };
   void Cancel(grpc_tls_custom_verification_check_request*) override {}
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "NoOp"; }
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
  private:
   int CompareImpl(
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ class HostNameCertificateVerifier : public grpc_tls_certificate_verifier {
               absl::Status* sync_status) override;
   void Cancel(grpc_tls_custom_verification_check_request*) override {}
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "Hostname"; }
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
  private:
   int CompareImpl(
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/tls_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/tls_credentials.cc
index b92de4cada1..ab2742001cb 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/tls_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/tls_credentials.cc
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ TlsCredentials::create_security_connector(
   return sc;
 }
 
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName TlsCredentials::type() const {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Tls");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
+
 int TlsCredentials::cmp_impl(const grpc_channel_credentials* other) const {
   const TlsCredentials* o = static_cast<const TlsCredentials*>(other);
   if (*options_ == *o->options_) return 0;
@@ -126,6 +131,11 @@ TlsServerCredentials::create_security_connector(
       CreateTlsServerSecurityConnector(this->Ref(), options_);
 }
 
+grpc_core::UniqueTypeName TlsServerCredentials::type() const {
+  static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Tls");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
+
 /** -- Wrapper APIs declared in grpc_security.h -- **/
 
 grpc_channel_credentials* grpc_tls_credentials_create(
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/tls_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/tls_credentials.h
index 0e719caecba..4356ca750bf 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/tls_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/tls_credentials.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class TlsCredentials final : public grpc_channel_credentials {
       const char* target_name, const grpc_channel_args* args,
       grpc_channel_args** new_args) override;
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "Tls"; }
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
   grpc_tls_credentials_options* options() const { return options_.get(); }
 
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class TlsServerCredentials final : public grpc_server_credentials {
   grpc_core::RefCountedPtr<grpc_server_security_connector>
   create_security_connector(const grpc_channel_args* /* args */) override;
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "Tls"; }
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
   grpc_tls_credentials_options* options() const { return options_.get(); }
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/xds/xds_credentials.cc b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/xds/xds_credentials.cc
index c391fc2a20b..680177ffcde 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/xds/xds_credentials.cc
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/xds/xds_credentials.cc
@@ -105,7 +105,10 @@ int XdsCertificateVerifier::CompareImpl(
   return cluster_name_.compare(o->cluster_name_);
 }
 
-const char* XdsCertificateVerifier::type() const { return "Xds"; }
+UniqueTypeName XdsCertificateVerifier::type() const {
+  static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Xds");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 bool TestOnlyXdsVerifySubjectAlternativeNames(
     const char* const* subject_alternative_names,
@@ -182,7 +185,10 @@ XdsCredentials::create_security_connector(
       std::move(call_creds), target_name, temp_args.args, new_args);
 }
 
-const char* XdsCredentials::Type() { return "Xds"; }
+UniqueTypeName XdsCredentials::Type() {
+  static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Xds");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 //
 // XdsServerCredentials
@@ -220,7 +226,10 @@ XdsServerCredentials::create_security_connector(const grpc_channel_args* args) {
   return fallback_credentials_->create_security_connector(args);
 }
 
-const char* XdsServerCredentials::Type() { return "Xds"; }
+UniqueTypeName XdsServerCredentials::Type() {
+  static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Xds");
+  return kFactory.Create();
+}
 
 }  // namespace grpc_core
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/xds/xds_credentials.h b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/xds/xds_credentials.h
index 4d308b88615..573c98f4bcf 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/security/credentials/xds/xds_credentials.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/security/credentials/xds/xds_credentials.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ class XdsCertificateVerifier : public grpc_tls_certificate_verifier {
               absl::Status* sync_status) override;
   void Cancel(grpc_tls_custom_verification_check_request*) override;
 
-  const char* type() const override;
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override;
 
  private:
   int CompareImpl(const grpc_tls_certificate_verifier* other) const override;
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ class XdsCredentials final : public grpc_channel_credentials {
       RefCountedPtr<grpc_call_credentials> call_creds, const char* target_name,
       const grpc_channel_args* args, grpc_channel_args** new_args) override;
 
-  static const char* Type();
+  static UniqueTypeName Type();
 
-  const char* type() const override { return Type(); }
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
 
  private:
   int cmp_impl(const grpc_channel_credentials* other) const override {
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ class XdsServerCredentials final : public grpc_server_credentials {
   RefCountedPtr<grpc_server_security_connector> create_security_connector(
       const grpc_channel_args* /* args */) override;
 
-  static const char* Type();
+  static UniqueTypeName Type();
 
-  const char* type() const override { return Type(); }
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
 
  private:
   RefCountedPtr<grpc_server_credentials> fallback_credentials_;
diff --git a/test/core/gprpp/BUILD b/test/core/gprpp/BUILD
index 564c1565b7c..b61ac9f6e98 100644
--- a/test/core/gprpp/BUILD
+++ b/test/core/gprpp/BUILD
@@ -358,3 +358,19 @@ grpc_cc_test(
         "//test/core/util:grpc_suppressions",
     ],
 )
+
+grpc_cc_test(
+    name = "unique_type_name_test",
+    srcs = ["unique_type_name_test.cc"],
+    external_deps = [
+        "gtest",
+        "absl/strings:str_format",
+    ],
+    language = "c++",
+    uses_event_engine = False,
+    uses_polling = False,
+    deps = [
+        "//:unique_type_name",
+        "//test/core/util:grpc_suppressions",
+    ],
+)
diff --git a/test/core/gprpp/unique_type_name_test.cc b/test/core/gprpp/unique_type_name_test.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..22642fbbc13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/gprpp/unique_type_name_test.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+// Copyright 2022 gRPC authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h"
+
+#include <gmock/gmock.h>
+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+
+#include "absl/strings/str_format.h"
+
+namespace grpc_core {
+
+// Teach gtest to print names usefully.
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& os, const UniqueTypeName& name) {
+  return os << absl::StrFormat("%s (%p)", name.name(), name.name().data());
+}
+
+namespace {
+
+class Interface {
+ public:
+  virtual ~Interface() = default;
+  virtual UniqueTypeName type() const = 0;
+};
+
+class Foo : public Interface {
+ public:
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override {
+    static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Foo");
+    return kFactory.Create();
+  }
+};
+
+class Bar : public Interface {
+ public:
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override {
+    static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Bar");
+    return kFactory.Create();
+  }
+};
+
+// Uses the same string as Foo.
+class Foo2 : public Interface {
+ public:
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override {
+    static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("Foo");
+    return kFactory.Create();
+  }
+};
+
+TEST(UniqueTypeNameTest, MultipleInstancesShareName) {
+  Foo foo1;
+  Foo foo2;
+  EXPECT_EQ(foo1.type(), foo2.type());
+  EXPECT_EQ(0, foo1.type().Compare(foo2.type()));
+}
+
+TEST(UniqueTypeNameTest, DifferentImplsDoNotShareName) {
+  Foo foo;
+  Bar bar;
+  EXPECT_NE(foo.type(), bar.type());
+  EXPECT_NE(0, foo.type().Compare(bar.type()));
+}
+
+TEST(UniqueTypeNameTest, MultipleInstancesOfSameStringAreNotEqual) {
+  Foo foo1;
+  Foo2 foo2;
+  EXPECT_NE(foo1.type(), foo2.type());
+  EXPECT_NE(0, foo1.type().Compare(foo2.type()));
+}
+
+TEST(UniqueTypeNameTest, CanUseAsMapKey) {
+  Foo foo;
+  Bar bar;
+  std::map<UniqueTypeName, int> m;
+  m[foo.type()] = 1;
+  m[bar.type()] = 2;
+  EXPECT_THAT(m,
+              ::testing::UnorderedElementsAre(::testing::Pair(foo.type(), 1),
+                                              ::testing::Pair(bar.type(), 2)));
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+}  // namespace grpc_core
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
+  return RUN_ALL_TESTS();
+}
diff --git a/test/core/security/credentials_test.cc b/test/core/security/credentials_test.cc
index b40b2fb224f..823244095a0 100644
--- a/test/core/security/credentials_test.cc
+++ b/test/core/security/credentials_test.cc
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/gpr/tmpfile.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/host_port.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/http/httpcli.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/http/httpcli_ssl_credentials.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/error.h"
@@ -432,8 +433,6 @@ TEST(CredentialsTest, TestOauth2TokenFetcherCredsParsingMissingTokenLifetime) {
   grpc_http_response_destroy(&response);
 }
 
-namespace {
-
 class RequestMetadataState : public RefCounted<RequestMetadataState> {
  public:
   static RefCountedPtr<RequestMetadataState> NewInstance(
@@ -548,8 +547,6 @@ class RequestMetadataState : public RefCounted<RequestMetadataState> {
   ActivityPtr activity_;
 };
 
-}  // namespace
-
 TEST(CredentialsTest, TestGoogleIamCreds) {
   ExecCtx exec_ctx;
   auto state = RequestMetadataState::NewInstance(
@@ -574,7 +571,7 @@ TEST(CredentialsTest, TestAccessTokenCreds) {
                                                  "authorization: Bearer blah");
   grpc_call_credentials* creds =
       grpc_access_token_credentials_create("blah", nullptr);
-  GPR_ASSERT(strcmp(creds->type(), grpc_access_token_credentials::Type()) == 0);
+  GPR_ASSERT(creds->type() == grpc_access_token_credentials::Type());
   /* Check security level. */
   GPR_ASSERT(creds->min_security_level() == GRPC_PRIVACY_AND_INTEGRITY);
   state->RunRequestMetadataTest(creds, kTestUrlScheme, kTestAuthority,
@@ -582,20 +579,24 @@ TEST(CredentialsTest, TestAccessTokenCreds) {
   creds->Unref();
 }
 
-namespace {
 class check_channel_oauth2 final : public grpc_channel_credentials {
  public:
   RefCountedPtr<grpc_channel_security_connector> create_security_connector(
       RefCountedPtr<grpc_call_credentials> call_creds, const char* /*target*/,
       const grpc_channel_args* /*args*/,
       grpc_channel_args** /*new_args*/) override {
-    GPR_ASSERT(strcmp(type(), "check_channel_oauth2") == 0);
+    GPR_ASSERT(type() == Type());
     GPR_ASSERT(call_creds != nullptr);
     GPR_ASSERT(call_creds->type() == grpc_access_token_credentials::Type());
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "check_channel_oauth2"; }
+  static UniqueTypeName Type() {
+    static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("check_channel_oauth2");
+    return kFactory.Create();
+  }
+
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
 
  private:
   int cmp_impl(const grpc_channel_credentials* other) const override {
@@ -604,7 +605,6 @@ class check_channel_oauth2 final : public grpc_channel_credentials {
                         other);
   }
 };
-}  // namespace
 
 TEST(CredentialsTest, TestChannelOauth2CompositeCreds) {
   ExecCtx exec_ctx;
@@ -663,14 +663,13 @@ TEST(CredentialsTest, TestOauth2GoogleIamCompositeCreds) {
   composite_creds->Unref();
 }
 
-namespace {
 class check_channel_oauth2_google_iam final : public grpc_channel_credentials {
  public:
   RefCountedPtr<grpc_channel_security_connector> create_security_connector(
       RefCountedPtr<grpc_call_credentials> call_creds, const char* /*target*/,
       const grpc_channel_args* /*args*/,
       grpc_channel_args** /*new_args*/) override {
-    GPR_ASSERT(strcmp(type(), "check_channel_oauth2_google_iam") == 0);
+    GPR_ASSERT(type() == Type());
     GPR_ASSERT(call_creds != nullptr);
     GPR_ASSERT(call_creds->type() == grpc_composite_call_credentials::Type());
     const grpc_composite_call_credentials::CallCredentialsList& creds_list =
@@ -681,10 +680,13 @@ class check_channel_oauth2_google_iam final : public grpc_channel_credentials {
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override {
-    return "check_channel_oauth2_google_iam";
+  static UniqueTypeName Type() {
+    static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("check_channel_oauth2_google_iam");
+    return kFactory.Create();
   }
 
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override { return Type(); }
+
  private:
   int cmp_impl(const grpc_channel_credentials* other) const override {
     // TODO(yashykt): Check if we can do something better here
@@ -692,7 +694,6 @@ class check_channel_oauth2_google_iam final : public grpc_channel_credentials {
                         other);
   }
 };
-}  // namespace
 
 TEST(CredentialsTest, TestChannelOauth2GoogleIamCompositeCreds) {
   ExecCtx exec_ctx;
@@ -1813,7 +1814,10 @@ struct fake_call_creds : public grpc_call_credentials {
     return Immediate(std::move(initial_metadata));
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "fake"; }
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override {
+    static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("fake");
+    return kFactory.Create();
+  }
 
  private:
   int cmp_impl(const grpc_call_credentials* other) const override {
diff --git a/test/core/security/tls_security_connector_test.cc b/test/core/security/tls_security_connector_test.cc
index ab66282e750..10f371ab2c9 100644
--- a/test/core/security/tls_security_connector_test.cc
+++ b/test/core/security/tls_security_connector_test.cc
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 #include <grpc/support/string_util.h>
 
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/load_file.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/grpc_tls_certificate_provider.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/security/credentials/tls/tls_credentials.h"
@@ -120,7 +121,10 @@ class TlsTestCertificateProvider : public grpc_tls_certificate_provider {
     return distributor_;
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "tls_test"; }
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override {
+    static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("tls_test");
+    return kFactory.Create();
+  }
 
  private:
   int CompareImpl(const grpc_tls_certificate_provider* other) const override {
diff --git a/test/core/xds/certificate_provider_store_test.cc b/test/core/xds/certificate_provider_store_test.cc
index de0d64ec6bd..b89173c0e93 100644
--- a/test/core/xds/certificate_provider_store_test.cc
+++ b/test/core/xds/certificate_provider_store_test.cc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #include <gmock/gmock.h>
 
 #include "src/core/ext/xds/certificate_provider_registry.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h"
 #include "test/core/util/test_config.h"
 
 namespace grpc_core {
@@ -44,7 +45,10 @@ class FakeCertificateProvider : public grpc_tls_certificate_provider {
     return nullptr;
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "fake"; }
+  UniqueTypeName type() const override {
+    static UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("fake");
+    return kFactory.Create();
+  }
 
  private:
   int CompareImpl(const grpc_tls_certificate_provider* other) const override {
diff --git a/test/cpp/end2end/xds/xds_end2end_test.cc b/test/cpp/end2end/xds/xds_end2end_test.cc
index 9cac8d78df6..ae7e2772402 100644
--- a/test/cpp/end2end/xds/xds_end2end_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/end2end/xds/xds_end2end_test.cc
@@ -200,7 +200,10 @@ class FakeCertificateProvider final : public grpc_tls_certificate_provider {
     return distributor_;
   }
 
-  const char* type() const override { return "fake"; }
+  grpc_core::UniqueTypeName type() const override {
+    static grpc_core::UniqueTypeName::Factory kFactory("fake");
+    return kFactory.Create();
+  }
 
  private:
   int CompareImpl(const grpc_tls_certificate_provider* other) const override {
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
index 127187f80f1..840060259eb 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.c++.internal
@@ -2020,6 +2020,7 @@ src/core/lib/gprpp/time.cc \
 src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h \
 src/core/lib/gprpp/time_util.cc \
 src/core/lib/gprpp/time_util.h \
+src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h \
 src/core/lib/http/format_request.cc \
 src/core/lib/http/format_request.h \
 src/core/lib/http/httpcli.cc \
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
index de24b7787db..c52654b0514 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
@@ -1813,6 +1813,7 @@ src/core/lib/gprpp/time.cc \
 src/core/lib/gprpp/time.h \
 src/core/lib/gprpp/time_util.cc \
 src/core/lib/gprpp/time_util.h \
+src/core/lib/gprpp/unique_type_name.h \
 src/core/lib/http/format_request.cc \
 src/core/lib/http/format_request.h \
 src/core/lib/http/httpcli.cc \
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json b/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json
index b0291b8110f..7915df81f25 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/generated/tests.json
@@ -7427,6 +7427,30 @@
     ],
     "uses_polling": false
   },
+  {
+    "args": [],
+    "benchmark": false,
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "linux",
+      "mac",
+      "posix",
+      "windows"
+    ],
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0,
+    "exclude_configs": [],
+    "exclude_iomgrs": [],
+    "flaky": false,
+    "gtest": true,
+    "language": "c++",
+    "name": "unique_type_name_test",
+    "platforms": [
+      "linux",
+      "mac",
+      "posix",
+      "windows"
+    ],
+    "uses_polling": false
+  },
   {
     "args": [],
     "benchmark": false,