# gss_aapl_change_password(_:_:_:_:) Changes the password associated with a name. ``` func gss_aapl_change_password(_ name: gss_name_t, _ mech: gss_const_OID, _ attributes: CFDictionary, _ error: UnsafeMutablePointer?>?) -> OM_uint32 ``` ## Parameters `name` The GSS name for which you want to change the password. `mech` The underlying mechanism in use. For example, use [`GSS_KRB5_MECHANISM`](/documentation/GSS/GSS_KRB5_MECHANISM) for Kerberos. `attributes` A dictionary that you use to specify the old and new passwords as string values. Use the keys [`kGSSChangePasswordOldPassword`](/documentation/GSS/kGSSChangePasswordOldPassword) and [`kGSSChangePasswordNewPassword`](/documentation/GSS/kGSSChangePasswordNewPassword) for the old and new passwords, respectively. `error` A `CFErrorRef` pointer that the function sets to point at a new error object if the function call fails. Pass `NULL` to ignore this error. When an error does exist, it describes the reason for the failure, and you are responsible for releasing it with `CFRelease`. ## Return Value A major status code set to [`GSS_S_COMPLETE`](/documentation/GSS/GSS_S_COMPLETE) if the call succeeds, or some other value indicating the reason for failure if not. --- Copyright © 2026 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. | [Terms of Use](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/terms/site.html) | [Privacy Policy](https://www.apple.com/privacy/privacy-policy)