# Security Preferences

Use **Security** Preferences to set password requirements.

To open these preferences, choose **Parallels Desktop** > **Preferences**, then click **Security**.

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| Option                                                                                      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Require password to**                                                                     | <p>In this section, you can select the actions for which Parallels Desktop will require an administrator password.</p><p><a data-footnote-ref href="#user-content-fn-1"><strong>Note:</strong> <strong>Open Parallels Desktop preferences</strong> is available in Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro and Business Editions only.</a></p> |
| **Custom password** (available in Parallels Desktop for Mac Pro and Business Editions only) | <p>You can create a custom password to restrict the above operations. Select the operations you want to protect with this password, click <strong>Turn On,</strong> and specify the password.</p><p>To change or turn off the password, click <strong>Change Password</strong> or <strong>Turn Off</strong>.</p>                     |

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