diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d26da0a..f8312ec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ Easily connect to the smart Issue Sentinel with this GitHub Action. It helps you
 
 To use the Issue Sentinel, follow these steps:
 
-1. Contact AzPyCLI@microsoft.com to get the password for the Sentinel. We will assist you with onboarding and add your repository to the database.
-
-1. Add the `ISSUE_SENTINEL_PASSWORD` as a secret to your repository. Go to `Settings > Secrets and variables > Actions > New repository secret`.
+1. Contact AzPyCLI@microsoft.com to get the permission for the Sentinel. We will assist you with onboarding and add your repository to the database.
 
 1. Add the following workflow in your repository.
 
@@ -28,7 +26,6 @@ To use the Issue Sentinel, follow these steps:
           - name: Run Issue Sentinel
             uses: Azure/issue-sentinel@v1
             with:
-              password: ${{secrets.ISSUE_SENTINEL_PASSWORD}}
               enable-similar-issues-scanning: true # Scan similar issues in your repo, default: true
               enable-security-issues-scanning: true # Scan security issues in your repo, default: false
     ```
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 19be067..c88dbf7 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 name: 'Issue Sentinel'
 description: 'Get similar issues by Issue Sentinel'
 inputs:
-  password:  
-    description: 'Password to access the Issue Sentinel'
-    required: true
   github-token:
     description: 'The GitHub token used to create an authenticated client'
     default: ${{ github.token }}
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index f5b7e5d..d693a00 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -32641,7 +32641,6 @@ const PoweredBy = "\n_Powered by [issue-sentinel](https://github.com/Azure/issue
 function main() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         try {
-            const password = core.getInput('password');
             //TODO: use github token for authentication
             const token = core.getInput('github-token', { required: true });
             const enable_similar_issues_scanning = core.getInput('enable-similar-issues-scanning');
@@ -32658,7 +32657,7 @@ function main() {
             core.debug(`Issue: ${JSON.stringify(issue)}`);
             const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
             if (enable_similar_issues_scanning === 'true') {
-                yield handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, password, token, botUrl);
+                yield handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, token, botUrl);
             }
             if (enable_security_issues_scanning === 'true') {
                 core.debug(`Issue trigger: ${context.payload.action}`);
@@ -32666,7 +32665,7 @@ function main() {
                     core.info('Skip security issues scanning for edited and closed issue.');
                     return;
                 }
-                yield handleSecurityIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, password, token, botUrl);
+                yield handleSecurityIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, token, botUrl);
             }
         }
         catch (error) {
@@ -32674,7 +32673,7 @@ function main() {
         }
     });
 }
-function handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, password, token, botUrl) {
+function handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, token, botUrl) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         const octokit = github.getOctokit(token);
         const issueNumber = issue.number;
@@ -32685,7 +32684,7 @@ function handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, password, token, botUrl
         if (if_closed) {
             yield axios_1.default.post(botUrl + '/update_issue/', {
                 'raw': issue,
-                'password': password
+                'token': token
             });
             core.info('This issue was closed. Update it to issue sentinel.');
             return;
@@ -32693,20 +32692,19 @@ function handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, password, token, botUrl
         const if_replied = (yield axios_1.default.post(botUrl + '/check_reply/', {
             'repo': owner_repo,
             'issue': issue.number,
-            'password': password
+            'token': token
         })).data.result;
         core.info('Check if this issue was already replied by the sentinel: ' + if_replied.toString());
         if (if_replied) {
             yield axios_1.default.post(botUrl + '/update_issue/', {
                 'raw': issue,
-                'password': password
+                'token': token
             });
             core.info('This issue was already replied by the sentinel. Update the edited content to sentinel and skip this issue.');
             return;
         }
         const response = (yield axios_1.default.post(botUrl + '/search/', {
             'raw': issue,
-            'password': password,
             'verify': true,
             'token': token //used for access issue comment to get possible solution
         })).data;
@@ -32749,7 +32747,7 @@ function handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, password, token, botUrl
         const if_replied_again = (yield axios_1.default.post(botUrl + '/check_reply/', {
             'repo': owner_repo,
             'issue': issue.number,
-            'password': password
+            'token': token
         })).data.result;
         if (if_replied_again) {
             core.info('This issue was already replied by the sentinel during processing. Skip adding labels and comments.');
@@ -32777,12 +32775,12 @@ function handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, password, token, botUrl
         yield axios_1.default.post(botUrl + '/add_reply/', {
             'repo': owner_repo,
             'issue': issue.number,
-            'password': password
+            'token': token
         });
         core.info('Save replied issue to issue sentinel.');
     });
 }
-function handleSecurityIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, password, token, botUrl) {
+function handleSecurityIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, token, botUrl) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         const octokit = github.getOctokit(token);
         const issueNumber = issue.number;
@@ -32798,7 +32796,7 @@ function handleSecurityIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, password, token, botUr
         }
         const if_security = (yield axios_1.default.post(botUrl + '/security/', {
             'raw': issue,
-            'password': password
+            'token': token
         })).data.security;
         core.info('Search the security issues by the issue sentinel successfully.');
         core.debug(`Response: ${if_security}`);
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 2d1469d..d6f4758 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const PoweredBy = "\n_Powered by [issue-sentinel](https://github.com/Azure/issue
 
 async function main() {
     try {
-        const password = core.getInput('password');
         //TODO: use github token for authentication
         const token = core.getInput('github-token', { required: true });
         const enable_similar_issues_scanning = core.getInput('enable-similar-issues-scanning');
@@ -25,7 +24,7 @@ async function main() {
         const { owner, repo } = context.repo;
 
         if (enable_similar_issues_scanning === 'true') {
-            await handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, password, token, botUrl);
+            await handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, token, botUrl);
         }
 
         if (enable_security_issues_scanning === 'true') {
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ async function main() {
                 core.info('Skip security issues scanning for edited and closed issue.');
                 return;
             }
-            await handleSecurityIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, password, token, botUrl);
+            await handleSecurityIssuesScanning(issue, owner, repo, token, botUrl);
         }
     }
     catch (error: any) {
@@ -42,7 +41,7 @@ async function main() {
     }
 }
 
-async function handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue: any, owner: string, repo: string, password: string, token: string, botUrl: string) {
+async function handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue: any, owner: string, repo: string, token: string, botUrl: string) {
     const octokit = github.getOctokit(token);
     const issueNumber = issue.number;
     let owner_repo = `${owner}/${repo}`;
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ async function handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue: any, owner: string, repo: stri
     if (if_closed) {
         await axios.post(botUrl + '/update_issue/', {
             'raw': issue,
-            'password': password
+            'token': token
         })
         core.info('This issue was closed. Update it to issue sentinel.');
         return;
@@ -62,14 +61,14 @@ async function handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue: any, owner: string, repo: stri
     const if_replied: boolean = (await axios.post(botUrl + '/check_reply/', {
         'repo': owner_repo,
         'issue': issue.number,
-        'password': password
+        'token': token
     })).data.result;
     core.info('Check if this issue was already replied by the sentinel: ' + if_replied.toString());
 
     if (if_replied) {
         await axios.post(botUrl + '/update_issue/', {
             'raw': issue,
-            'password': password
+            'token': token
         })
         core.info('This issue was already replied by the sentinel. Update the edited content to sentinel and skip this issue.');
         return;
@@ -77,7 +76,6 @@ async function handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue: any, owner: string, repo: stri
 
     const response = (await axios.post(botUrl + '/search/', {
         'raw': issue,
-        'password': password,
         'verify': true,
         'token': token //used for access issue comment to get possible solution
     })).data;
@@ -124,7 +122,7 @@ async function handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue: any, owner: string, repo: stri
     const if_replied_again: boolean = (await axios.post(botUrl + '/check_reply/', {
         'repo': owner_repo,
         'issue': issue.number,
-        'password': password
+        'token': token
     })).data.result;
 
     if (if_replied_again) {
@@ -156,12 +154,12 @@ async function handleSimilarIssuesScanning(issue: any, owner: string, repo: stri
     await axios.post(botUrl + '/add_reply/', {
         'repo': owner_repo,
         'issue': issue.number,
-        'password': password
+        'token': token
     });
     core.info('Save replied issue to issue sentinel.');
 }
 
-async function handleSecurityIssuesScanning(issue: any, owner: string, repo: string, password: string, token: string, botUrl: string) {
+async function handleSecurityIssuesScanning(issue: any, owner: string, repo: string, token: string, botUrl: string) {
     const octokit = github.getOctokit(token);
     const issueNumber = issue.number;
     const { data: existedLabels } = await octokit.rest.issues.listLabelsOnIssue({
@@ -178,7 +176,7 @@ async function handleSecurityIssuesScanning(issue: any, owner: string, repo: str
 
     const if_security = (await axios.post(botUrl + '/security/', {
         'raw': issue,
-        'password': password
+        'token': token
     })).data.security;
     core.info('Search the security issues by the issue sentinel successfully.');
     core.debug(`Response: ${if_security}`);