Understand and Utilize EDGAR CIK and CIK Confirmation Code (CCC)

As of September 15, 2025, all filers must comply with the EDGAR Next rule and form amendments to file on EDGAR.

• The CIK remains a filer’s unique identifier.
• The CCC persists as a code required to file on EDGAR.
• Individuals must present Login.gov individual account credentials to access all EDGAR filing websites.
• Individuals must be authorized in a role to file and manage filer accounts on EDGAR.

Please see the EDGAR Next page on SEC.gov for more information.

Filers are responsible for securely maintaining their EDGAR CCC and Login.gov individual account credentials.

Jump to sections:

• CIK
• CCC
• Discontinued Codes—Passphrase, Password and PMAC

CIK

The CIK is a unique, publicly available number that EDGAR assigns to identify each filer account. It is a permanent identifier: it may not be changed and never expires. It is used with the CCC to file on EDGAR.

The CIK is assigned regardless of whether filings are made electronically on EDGAR or submitted to the SEC in paper.

If filers have forgotten, misplaced, or want to confirm their CIK, they may look it up by searching for their company name on EDGAR company search.

CCC

The CIK confirmation code (CCC) is a unique code that each filer needs to make filings, and to retrieve and edit the filer’s data on EDGAR.

• Individuals with permission to make filings for a filer can view the CCC on the dashboard of the EDGAR Filer Management website.
• The CCC is exactly eight (8) characters, consisting of at least one number (0-9) and at least one special character (such as @, #, $, *, etc.). Letters are case-sensitive (upper or lower case). To minimize errors, avoid using the number 1 (one), the lower case letter “l” (el), the number 0 (zero), and the capital letter O (oh).
• If Form ID is granted, EDGAR automatically generates the CCC and sends it to the filer.
• The CCC can be changed by the filer at any time on the dashboard. See How Do I Manage the CIK Confirmation Code (CCC).
• While the CCC never expires, a filer should change the CCC immediately if it suspects that the CCC may have been compromised and periodically as a routine security practice.
• To generate a new or replacement CCC, see How Do I Manage the CIK Confirmation Code (CCC).

Discontinued Codes—Passphrase, Password and PMAC

The EDGAR passphrase, password, and PMAC have been discontinued.