---
title: Changing default JKS password
description: You can change the default password for the key store and key.
component: pingintelligence
version: 5.2
page_id: pingintelligence:installing_pingintelligence_for_apis:pingintelligence_changing_default_jks_password
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingintelligence/5.2/installing_pingintelligence_for_apis/pingintelligence_changing_default_jks_password.html
revdate: April 3, 2024
section_ids:
  before-you-begin: Before you begin
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  next-steps: Next steps
---

# Changing default JKS password

You can change the default password for the key store and key.

## Before you begin

Make sure that ABS is stopped before changing the JKS password.

## About this task

Complete the following steps to change the default JKS passwords. IMPORTANT: The key store and key password should be the same.

## Steps

1. To change the key store password, enter the following command to change the key store password:

   ```
   # keytool -storepasswd -keystore config/ssl/abs.jks
   Enter keystore password:  abs123
   New keystore password: newjkspassword
   Re-enter new keystore password: newjkspassword
   ```

   |   |                                             |
   | - | ------------------------------------------- |
   |   | The default key store password is `abs123`. |

2. To change the key password, enter the following command to change the key password. The default key password is `abs123`.

   ```
   # keytool -keypasswd -alias pingidentity -keypass abs123 -new newjkspassword -keystore config/ssl/abs.jks
   Enter keystore password: newjkspassword
   ```

   |   |                                       |
   | - | ------------------------------------- |
   |   | The default key password is `abs123`. |

## Next steps

Start ABS after you have changed the default passwords.