What do you mean by password?
A password is a secret combination of characters, typically used to authenticate the identity of a user and grant them access to a secured system, device, or account. Passwords are a common form of authentication and are used to protect sensitive information and ensure that only authorized individuals can access certain resources.
Passwords are often required when logging into user accounts on computers, websites, and other online services. It’s important to choose strong, unique passwords and to avoid sharing them to maintain the security of your accounts and personal information. Strong passwords typically include a mix of uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and special characters, making them more resistant to unauthorized access through brute-force or guessing attacks.
There are two types of passwords when it comes to SBI Bank,
- Login Password
- Profile Password
Login Password
Your login password serves as the key to your SBI net banking account, providing you with secure and exclusive access. It’s crucial to remember that this password is specifically designed for use with SBI’s net banking services. By entering your login password, you can gain access to a wide array of online banking services offered by SBI. This ensures that you can manage your finances with ease, security, and peace of mind, right from the comfort of your home.
Profile Password
The Profile Password isn’t just a feature, it’s your fortress. A robust, unyielding guard that stands between your accounts and potential threats. It ensures you, and only you, can access the functionalities within the Profile tab. Whether you’re setting your mobile number, adding a third party, defining limits for drafts, conducting third-party transactions, or even changing the Login password – the Profile password is your key.
The first time you access the Internet banking website, you will set your profile password. This isn’t a mere formality, it’s a fundamental step in fortifying your account’s defenses. Keep in mind, the Profile password should be different from the login password. This isn’t redundancy, it’s an extra layer of security, a formidable obstacle for any unauthorized access.
To make your Profile Password impregnable, blend numbers, letters, and special characters or images. This cocktail of character types isn’t just a password, it’s a cryptic code, an enigma that’s nearly impossible to crack. During the setup, you’ll choose a hint question and provide an answer – your backup, your lifeline, there to confirm your identity should you ever forget your profile password.
Remember your password, hint question, and answer, or store them securely. This is more than just memory retention, it’s your ticket to uninterrupted access, your secret weapon to uphold the highest level of security for your account.
How to set Profile Password?
- When you login to the Internet banking application for the first time, you are requested to set the profile password.
- Enter the profile password. Ensure that your password is a combination of letters in upper and lower case, digits and special characters / images, so that it is difficult to crack.
- Reenter the same to confirm the password.
- Click [Submit]. You are displayed a form to set the Hint Question and Answer.
- Select a Hint Question from the list. Ensure to select a question that you are can easily remember.
- Enter the answer to the hint question.
- Click [Submit].
- Memorize the hint question and answer as these will be your cues, if you forget your profile password in future.
Forgot Profile Password
If you have forgotten your profile password, you can reset the same yourself by watching this video. You need to authenticate yourself with the hint question and answer that you had set for the Profile password or through ATM Debit card validation. If you don’t remember the hint question or answer and you don’t have the ATM debit card, you can approach your branch to reset the password.
How to reset Profile Password?
If you set the hint question or answer during first time login, you can use Hint Question Answer to reset the password.
To reset the Profile password using Hint Question Answer:
- Click Profile -> Forgot Profile Password. A Forgot Profile Password Page appears and displays the below options to reset the Profile password
- Using Hint Question Answer
- By Visiting Branch
- Approval through ATM Debit Card
- Select the option Using Hint Question Answer.
- In this page, select the hint question, which you had set when you created your profile password for the first time.
- Enter the answer to the hint question.
- Click [Submit]. The Set Profile Password page appears and allows you to define a new profile password.
- Enter a new profile password. Ensure that your password is a combination of letters in upper and lower case, digits and special characters/ images, so that it is difficult to crack.
- Reenter the same to confirm the password. Select a hint question and enter the answer for the same.
- Click [Submit]. Your new profile password is registered in the system as indicated by the Confirmation page that appears.
How to reset Profile Password if you forgot Hint Question and Answer?
If you have forgotten the hint question or answer, or have never set a profile password, you can approach the branch to reset the password.
To reset the profile password by Visiting Branch:
- Click Profile -> Forgot Profile Password. A Forgot Profile Password Page appears and displays the below options to reset the Profile password
- Using Hint Question Answer
- By Visiting Branch
- Approval through ATM Debit Card
- Select the option by Visiting Branch.
- A Forgot Hint Answer page appears and displays a form to select your branch.
- Select your branch and click [Submit]. A popup window opens and displays a Registration form for Duplicate Profile Password.
- Download and save the form in your computer.
- Close the popup window. You are displayed a reference number for the reset password request in a Confirmation page.
- Make note of the reference number.
- Print the Registration Form and fill the same.
- Submit the form at your branch and request for resetting the profile password.
- Ensure to quote the reference number when you submit the Registration form at the branch.
How to reset Profile Password using ATM Debit Card?
If you have forgotten the hint question or answer, or have never set a profile password, you can use the ATM Debit Card to reset the password.
To reset the profile password through ATM Debit Card:
- Click Profile -> Forgot Profile Password. A Forgot Profile Password Page appears and displays the below options to reset the Profile password
- Using Hint Question Answer
- By Visiting Branch
- Approval through ATM Debit Card
- Select the option Approval through ATM Debit Card.
- Onetime password (OTP) send to your Registered mobile number for second factor authentication.
- Select the account number and click [Proceed]. A system redirects to ATM card validation page and displays an Active and Other Cards.
- Select the Active card and Confirm.
- In this page, Enter the Debit card details and Click [Proceed].
- On Successful validation, you have to re-login to reset the profile password.
- On successful re-login, the Set Profile Password page appears and allows you to define a new profile password.
- Enter a new profile password. Ensure that your password is a combination of letters in upper and lower case, digits and special characters/ images, so that it is difficult to crack.
- Reenter the same to confirm the password. Select a hint question and enter the answer for the same.
- Click [Submit]. Your new profile password is registered in the system as indicated by the Confirmation page that appears.