# Changing the boot password

You can change the boot password for the current database.

    CALL SYSCS_UTIL.SYSCS_SET_DATABASE_PROPERTY(
        'bootPassword', 'oldbpw , newbpw');

where oldbpw is the current boot password and newbpw is the new boot password. This call commits immediately; it is not transactional.

Note: `PropertyInfo.getDatabaseProperty("bootPassword")`, or `VALUES SYSCS_UTIL.SYSCS_GET_DATABASE_PROPERTY('bootPassword')`, will not return the boot password.
Parent topic: Working with encryption
Related concepts
Encrypting databases on creation
Creating the boot password
Booting an encrypted database