---
title: Managing password policies
description: Use the Password page to manage password requirements and rules for your PingOne environment.
component: pingone
page_id: pingone:authentication:p1_selectpasswordpolicy
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingone/authentication/p1_selectpasswordpolicy.html
revdate: April 23, 2025
page_aliases: ["p1_add_password_policy.adoc", "p1_delete_password_policy.adoc", "p1_edit_password_policy.adoc", "p1_view_passowrd_policies.adoc"]
section_ids:
  p1-view-pw-policies: Viewing password policies
  steps: Steps
  p1-add-pw-policy: Adding a password policy
  steps-2: Steps
  choose-from: Choose from:
  p1-edit-pw-policy: Editing a password policy
  steps-3: Steps
  p1-delete-pw-policy: Deleting a password policy
  steps-4: Steps
---

# Managing password policies

Use the **Password** page to manage password requirements and rules for your environment.

Click the corresponding tab for instructions about:

* Viewing all policies and policy details

* Adding a policy

* Modifying a policy

* Deleting a policy

- View password policies

- Add a password policy

- Edit a password policy

- Delete a password policy

## Viewing password policies

Use the **Password** page to view existing password policies in your environment.

### Steps

1. In the PingOne admin console, go to **Authentication > Password**.

2. Click a policy to view the policy details.

   * The **Overview** panel shows a count of populations using the policy and provides a link to the **Populations** page.

   * The **Configuration** panel shows the configured rules and requirements for the policy.

## Adding a password policy

Use the **Password** page to add a password policy to your environment.

### Steps

1. In the PingOne admin console, go to **Authentication > Password**.

2. Click the **[icon: plus, set=fa]**icon to add a policy.

3. Enter a **Name** and **Description** for the policy, then click **Next**.

4. Choose a template for the policy and modify to fit password requirements for users in the population, if applicable.

   #### Choose from:

   * Standard

   * Passphrase

   * Advanced

     Learn more about the password rules and character restrictions included in each of the built-in password policies in [Password policies](p1_passwordpolicies.html).

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   |   | Modifying the **Standard** and **Passphrase** templates automatically creates an **Advanced** policy. |

5. Click **Save**.

## Editing a password policy

Use the **Password Policies** page to edit existing password policies in your environment.

### Steps

1. In the PingOne admin console, go to **Authentication > Password** and browse or search for the policy that you want to edit.

2. Click the **More Options** (⋮) icon for the policy and select **Edit Password Policy**.

3. Make the appropriate changes. Learn more about password policy settings in [Password policies](p1_passwordpolicies.html).

4. (Optional) Select **Set as default policy** to assign this password policy to any population for which a password policy is not explicitly selected.

5. Click **Save**.

## Deleting a password policy

Use the **Password** page to remove existing password policies from your environment.

### Steps

1. In the PingOne admin console, go to **Authentication > Password** and browse or search for the policy that you want to delete.

2. In the list on the right, select **Delete**.

3. When prompted, click **Delete** to confirm.

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   |   | You cannot delete a policy that is assigned to a population. If the password policy is in use, you must first assign a new password policy to the affected populations. |