# How an IAM user changes their own password
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If you have been granted permission to change your own IAM user password, you can use a special page in the AWS Management Console to do this. You can also use the AWS CLI or AWS API.

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## Permissions required
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## How IAM users change their own password (console)
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## How IAM users change their own password (AWS CLI or AWS API)
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## Permissions required
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To change the password for your own IAM user, you must have the permissions from the following policy: [AWS: Allows IAM users to change their own console password on the Security credentials page](reference_policies_examples_aws_my-sec-creds-self-manage-password-only.md).

## How IAM users change their own password (console)
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The following procedure describes how IAM users can use the AWS Management Console to change their own password.

**To change your own IAM user password (console)**

1. Use your AWS account ID or account alias, your IAM user name, and your password to sign in to the [IAM console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/iam).
**Note**  
For your convenience, the AWS sign-in page uses a browser cookie to remember your IAM user name and account information. If you previously signed in as a different user, choose **Sign in to a different account** near the bottom of the page to return to the main sign-in page. From there, you can type your AWS account ID or account alias to be redirected to the IAM user sign-in page for your account.

   To get your AWS account ID, contact your administrator.

1. In the navigation bar on the upper right, choose your user name, and then choose **Security credentials**.   
![\[AWS Management Console Security credentials link\]](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/images/security-credentials-user.shared.console.png)

1. On the **AWS IAM credentials** tab, choose **Update password**.

1. For **Current password**, enter your current password. Enter a new password for **New password** and **Confirm new password**. Then choose **Update password**.
**Note**  
The new password must meet the requirements of the account password policy. For more information, see [Set an account password policy for IAM users](id_credentials_passwords_account-policy.md). 

## How IAM users change their own password (AWS CLI or AWS API)
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The following procedure describes how IAM users can use the AWS CLI or AWS API to change their own password.

**To change your own IAM password, use the following:**
+ AWS CLI: [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/iam/change-password.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/iam/change-password.html)
+ AWS API: [https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_ChangePassword.html](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/APIReference/API_ChangePassword.html)