# I am being asked to change the credentials for my node red but i dont know how to access it and change it

**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-being-asked-to-change-the-credentials-for-my-node-red-but-i-dont-know-how-to-access-it-and-change-it/94481
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**Created:** [9 January 2025 10:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-being-asked-to-change-the-credentials-for-my-node-red-but-i-dont-know-how-to-access-it-and-change-it/94481 "2025-01-09T10:29:31Z")
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### Author: ![Yogi2404](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/yogi2404/32/97871_2.png) [@Yogi2404](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Yogi2404)
#### Post date: [9 January 2025 10:29 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-being-asked-to-change-the-credentials-for-my-node-red-but-i-dont-know-how-to-access-it-and-change-it/94481/1 "2025-01-09T10:29:31Z")

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### Author: ![Yogi2404](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/yogi2404/32/97871_2.png) [@Yogi2404](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Yogi2404)
#### Post date: [9 January 2025 10:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-being-asked-to-change-the-credentials-for-my-node-red-but-i-dont-know-how-to-access-it-and-change-it/94481/2 "2025-01-09T10:35:54Z")

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Also when i am trying to hit a url or anything over node red it is not working and i am getting the following error in command

 ![Screenshot 2025-01-09 160204](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/4/6/46e6b47ba10b4426e24daac185727c544c3986cb.png)

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### Author: ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)
#### Post date: [9 January 2025 10:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-being-asked-to-change-the-credentials-for-my-node-red-but-i-dont-know-how-to-access-it-and-change-it/94481/3 "2025-01-09T10:35:57Z")

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Hi and Welcome,

It's an auto-generated message because you don't explicitly set an encryption key.

It's not mandatory.

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### Author: ![Yogi2404](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/yogi2404/32/97871_2.png) [@Yogi2404](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Yogi2404)
#### Post date: [9 January 2025 10:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-being-asked-to-change-the-credentials-for-my-node-red-but-i-dont-know-how-to-access-it-and-change-it/94481/4 "2025-01-09T10:36:26Z")

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Okay thank you

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### Author: ![GogoVega](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/gogovega/32/71313_2.png) [@GogoVega](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/GogoVega)
#### Post date: [9 January 2025 10:37 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-being-asked-to-change-the-credentials-for-my-node-red-but-i-dont-know-how-to-access-it-and-change-it/94481/5 "2025-01-09T10:37:28Z")

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Where does it come from?

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### Author: ![Yogi2404](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/yogi2404/32/97871_2.png) [@Yogi2404](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Yogi2404)
#### Post date: [9 January 2025 10:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-being-asked-to-change-the-credentials-for-my-node-red-but-i-dont-know-how-to-access-it-and-change-it/94481/6 "2025-01-09T10:38:50Z")

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From a function node maybe i was trying to figure that out it could be a function node or a json converting node

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### Author: ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [9 April 2025 10:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-am-being-asked-to-change-the-credentials-for-my-node-red-but-i-dont-know-how-to-access-it-and-change-it/94481/7 "2025-04-09T10:39:27Z")

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