# UserPasswordEditorMBean (Abstract)

Overview | Related MBeans | Attributes | Operations

## Overview

Provides two methods for changing a user's password. An Authentication provider MBean can optionally implement this MBean. The WebLogic Server Administration Console detects when an Authentication provider implements this MBean and automatically provides a tab for using these methods.

Fully Qualified Interface Name | If you use the `getMBeanInfo` operation in MBeanTypeServiceMBean, supply the following value as this MBean's fully qualified interface name: `weblogic.management.security.authentication.UserPasswordEditorMBean`
Factory Methods | No factory methods. Instances of this MBean are created automatically.
Subtypes | The following MBeans extend or implement this MBean type:
UserEditorMBean ActiveDirectoryAuthenticatorMBean DefaultAuthenticatorMBean IPlanetAuthenticatorMBean LDAPAuthenticatorMBean | NovellAuthenticatorMBean OpenLDAPAuthenticatorMBean SQLAuthenticatorMBean

## Operations

This section describes the following operations:

changeUserPassword resetUserPassword | wls_getDisplayName

### changeUserPassword

Used by a user to change his or her password.

Operation Name | `"changeUserPassword"`
Parameters | `Object [] { userName, oldPassword, newPassword }` where: `userName` is an object of type `java.lang.String` that specifies: - The name of an existing user. `oldPassword` is an object of type `java.lang.String` that specifies: - The current password for the user. `newPassword` is an object of type `java.lang.String` that specifies: - The new password for the user. The Authentication provider determines the syntax requirements for passwords.
Signature | `String [] { "java.lang.String", "java.lang.String", "java.lang.String" }`
Returns | `void`
Exceptions | `weblogic.management.utils.NotFoundException` `weblogic.management.utils.InvalidParameterException`

### resetUserPassword

Used by an administrator to change a user's password.

Operation Name | `"resetUserPassword"`
Parameters | `Object [] { userName, newPassword }` where: `userName` is an object of type `java.lang.String` that specifies: - The name of an existing user. `newPassword` is an object of type `java.lang.String` that specifies: - The new password for the user. The Authentication provider determines the syntax requirements for passwords.
Signature | `String [] { "java.lang.String", "java.lang.String" }`
Returns | `void`
Exceptions | `weblogic.management.utils.NotFoundException` `weblogic.management.utils.InvalidParameterException`

### wls_getDisplayName

Operation Name | `"wls_getDisplayName"`
Parameters | `null`
Signature | `null`
Returns | `String`