# rpk security secret update

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---
title: rpk security secret update
latest-operator-version: v26.2.1
latest-console-tag: v3.10.0
latest-connect-version: 4.105.0
latest-redpanda-tag: v26.2.1
docname: rpk/rpk-security/rpk-security-secret-update
page-component-name: cloud-data-platform
page-version: master
page-component-version: master
page-component-title: Cloud
page-relative-src-path: rpk/rpk-security/rpk-security-secret-update.adoc
page-edit-url: https://github.com/redpanda-data/cloud-docs/edit/main/modules/reference/pages/rpk/rpk-security/rpk-security-secret-update.adoc
description: Update an existing secret for your Redpanda Cloud cluster. Scopes define the areas where the secret can be used.
page-git-created-date: "2025-05-09"
page-git-modified-date: "2026-08-11"
---

<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/cloud-data-platform/reference/rpk/rpk-security/rpk-security-secret-update.md -->

Update an existing secret for your Redpanda Cloud cluster.

Scopes define the areas where the secret can be used. Updating a secret will overwrite its scopes. Available scope options are: `redpanda_connect`, `redpanda_cluster`.

## [](#usage)Usage

```bash
rpk security secret update [flags]
```

## [](#flags)Flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --name | string | Name of the secret, must be uppercase and can only contain letters, digits, and underscores. |
| --scopes | stringSlice | Scope of the secret (for example, redpanda_connect). |
| --value | string | New secret value of the secret. |

## [](#global-flags)Global flags

| Value | Type | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| --config | string | Redpanda or rpk config file; default search paths are ~/.config/rpk/rpk.yaml, $PWD/redpanda.yaml, and /etc/redpanda/redpanda.yaml. |
| -X, --config-opt | stringArray | Override rpk configuration settings; -X help for detail or -X list for terser detail. |
| --ignore-profile | bool | Ignore rpk.yaml and redpanda.yaml; use default settings. |
| --profile | string | rpk profile to use. |
| -v, --verbose | bool | Enable verbose logging. |