---
title: Agent Profile Password
description: The password required by the agent profile and encrypted with the key specified in Agent Profile Password Encryption Key.
component: web-agents
version: 2025.11
page_id: web-agents:properties-reference:com.sun.identity.agents.config.password
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/web-agents/2025.11/properties-reference/com.sun.identity.agents.config.password.html
---

# Agent Profile Password

The password required by the agent profile and encrypted with the key specified in [Agent Profile Password Encryption Key](com.sun.identity.agents.config.key.html).

This property is provided in the `agent-password.conf` file.

To encrypt an agent profile password, run the `agentadmin` command with the `--p` option.

When the agent can't decrypt the password it writes a message to the logs.

Default: Empty

|                    |                                                                         |
| ------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Property name      | `com.sun.identity.agents.config.password`   Introduced in Web Agent 4.x |
| Function           | Agent profile                                                           |
| Type               | String                                                                  |
| Bootstrap property | Yes                                                                     |
| Required property  | No                                                                      |
| Restart required   | No                                                                      |