# How to reset your USAA password

Category: Payments
Domain: usaa.com
Reset URL: https://www.usaa.com/support/security/registration-passwords/
Source: https://joinrepass.com/reset/usaa-password/
Index: https://joinrepass.com/llms.txt
Facts verified: 2026-08-20

## Verified facts

Checked against USAA's own documentation on 2026-08-20. Fields absent below are ones USAA does not document, not ones we assumed.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Reset starts at | https://www.usaa.com/support/security/registration-passwords/ |
| Reset by email | yes |
| Reset by phone | yes |
| The email contains | a link |

## Steps

1. **Open USAA's password reset page** at https://www.usaa.com/support/security/registration-passwords/. This is where the "Forgot password?" link on the sign-in screen leads.
2. **Enter the email address or phone number on the account.** If you are not sure which address that is, search your inboxes for mail from usaa.com; the inbox holding those messages is the account email.
3. **Open the reset email and follow its link.** Links are single-use and short-lived; if nothing arrives in a few minutes, check spam and confirm the address.
4. **Choose a strong new password.** 16+ random characters, and never one used anywhere else.
5. **Store it somewhere sealed**: a password manager or encrypted vault, not a note and not a screenshot.

## Common problems

- **Password reset link delivered to phone via text message.** When resetting your password, USAA sends a link to your mobile phone via text message. You must use that link to set up your new password. (https://www.usaa.com/support/security/logon-options/)
- **Verification code can be sent by email if mobile phone unavailable.** If you don't have your mobile phone available during password reset, you can select 'I need more options' to receive a verification code by email instead. (https://www.usaa.com/support/security/logon-options/)
- **Password requirements are strict.** Passwords must be 8 to 12 characters and contain at least one lowercase letter, one uppercase letter, and one number. (https://www.usaa.com/support/security/registration-passwords/faq/)

## Official USAA links

- Password reset instructions: https://www.usaa.com/support/security/registration-passwords/
- Account portal: https://www.usaa.com/
- Account security: https://www.usaa.com/support/security/

## Doing it automatically

Repass connects to Gmail once, finds the accounts you have, and runs this flow for you in your own browser. Passwords are generated on your device and encrypted before they are stored; Repass also holds a key that can unwrap the vault, so signing in is enough to open it. It pauses and hands over when a site asks for a CAPTCHA or a code.

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