# Passwords

Accounts / Passwords

## Enable forced password update

 - [GET /forcepasswordchange](https://api.docs.cpanel.net/specifications/whm.openapi/passwords/forcepasswordchange.md): This function forces a user to change the account password after the next login attempt.

## Return password strength

 - [GET /get_password_strength](https://api.docs.cpanel.net/specifications/whm.openapi/passwords/get_password_strength.md): This function measures the strength of a password.

## Return minimum password strength

 - [GET /getminimumpasswordstrengths](https://api.docs.cpanel.net/specifications/whm.openapi/passwords/getminimumpasswordstrengths.md): This function retrieves the minimum password strength for cPanel & WHM accounts.

## Update cPanel account password

 - [GET /passwd](https://api.docs.cpanel.net/specifications/whm.openapi/passwords/passwd.md): This function modifies a cPanel or reseller account's password.



* When modifying the root password, this will only update the password for the root system user, but not for the root MySQL user.
* To update the MySQL root user's password, use set_local_mysql_root_password.

## Update minimum password strength

 - [GET /setminimumpasswordstrengths](https://api.docs.cpanel.net/specifications/whm.openapi/passwords/setminimumpasswordstrengths.md): This function sets the minimum password strength for cPanel & WHM
accounts.



If you do  specify a value for a parameter, the system will retain the existing setting.