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title: View and Edit Password Policies in Profiles
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description: To ensure that the appropriate level of password security is used for your organization, specify password requirements with Password Policies settings for users assigned to a profile. Profile Password Policies settings override the organization-wide Password Policies for that profile’s users. If you don’t set Password Policies on a profile, the organization-wide Password Policies apply. New profile Password Policies take effect for existing profile users when they reset their passwords.
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# View and Edit Password Policies in Profiles

To ensure that the appropriate level of password security is used for your organization, specify password requirements with Password Policies settings for users assigned to a profile. Profile Password Policies settings override the organization-wide Password Policies for that profile’s users. If you don’t set Password Policies on a profile, the organization-wide Password Policies apply. New profile Password Policies take effect for existing profile users when they reset their passwords.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, <strong>Developer</strong>, and <strong>Database.com</strong> Editions</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Custom Profiles available in: <strong>Essentials</strong>, <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <th scope="colgroup" class="slds-cell-wrap" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:top;" id="d68138e107">User Permissions Needed</th>
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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d68138e107 ">To edit session and password settings in profiles:</td>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d68138e107 ">To set password policies:</td>

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Changes to the organization-wide Password Policies don’t apply to users of a profile with its own Password Policies.

1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Profiles, and then select **Profiles**.
2. Select a profile.
3. Depending on which user interface you’re using, do one of the following.
    - In the enhanced profile user interface, click **Password Policies**, then click **Edit**.
    - In the original profile user interface, click **Edit**, then scroll to the Password Policies section.
4. Change the values for the profile.
    
    ![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-platform-access-264-0-0-production-enus/a92be132-3cbc-412a-9262-130636120c14/images/icon_note.png)
    
    Note You can change this setting to an expiration date that is earlier or later than the previous expiration date. To remove an expiration date, select **Never expires**.
5. Click **Save**.

- **[Password Policy Fields in Profiles](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.users_profiles_password_policies_ref.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Specify password requirements with Password Policies settings. Understand how each field impacts a profile’s password requirements.