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"schema_version": 2,
"id": "operate/rc/security/access-control/data-access-control/default-user",
"title": "Default user",
"url": "https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/security/access-control/data-access-control/default-user/",
"summary": "Learn how to change your default user password or turn off access using the default user password.",
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"docs",
"operate",
"rc"
],
"last_updated": "2026-10-01T14:41:35+01:00",
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"sections": [
{
"id": "overview",
"title": "Overview",
"role": "overview",
"text": "Password-based authentication is a basic but essential Redis security feature. When you create a Redis Cloud database, your database is given a randomly generated password called the **Default user password**.\n\nThis password appears in the **Security** section of the **Configuration** tab of the database details screen for Pro databases. For Essentials databases, go to **Security > Default user** and select **Configure** to view the default user password.\n\nUse the copy button to copy the password to the clipboard:\n\n\n\nYou'll need to use this password whenever you connect to your database using a Redis client. See [Connect to a database](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/databases/connect) for more info.\n\nIf you have [blocked the public endpoint](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/security/database-security/block-public-endpoints) for your Redis Cloud Pro subscription, you can also turn on passwordless authentication for the default user. See [Block public endpoints](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/security/database-security/block-public-endpoints#turn-on-passwordless-authentication-for-the-default-user) for more info.\n\nSee your [Redis client's documentation](https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/clients) to learn how to provide your password when connecting."
},
{
"id": "change-password",
"title": "Change password",
"role": "content",
"text": "How you change the default user password depends on your plan.\n\n**Essentials:**\n\n1. In the **Security** section of the **Configuration** tab, select **Configure** for the default user.\n\n1. Enter the new password. Database passwords must be less than 50 characters long.\n\n1. Select **OK** to save your changes.\n\n**Pro:**\n\n1. From the database **Configuration** tab, select **Edit**.\n\n ![\"The](\"../../../../../../images/rc/button-database-edit.png\")
\n\n1. Under the **Security** section, enter the new password in the **Default user password** field. Database passwords must be less than 50 characters long.\n\n1. Select **Save database** to update the password.\n\n ![\"Use](\"../../../../../../images/rc/button-database-save.png\")
"
},
{
"id": "turn-off-default-user",
"title": "Turn off default user",
"role": "content",
"text": "After you set up [role-based access control](https://redis.io/docs/latest/operate/rc/security/access-control/data-access-control/role-based-access-control) to limit who can access your database, we recommend that you turn off default user access.\n\nHow you turn off the default user depends on your plan.\n\n**Essentials:**\n\n1. In the **Security** section of the **Configuration** tab, select **Configure** for the default user.\n\n1. Turn off the **Default user** switch.\n\n1. Select **OK** to save your changes.\n\n**Pro:**\n\n1. From the database **Configuration** tab, select **Edit**.\n\n \n\n1. Under the **Security** section, select the **Default User** switch to turn it off.\n\n1. Select **Save database**.\n\n "
}
],
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}