# Update an Direct Connect connection
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You can update the following connection attribute using either the Direct Connect console or using the command line or API.
+ The name of the connection.
+ The connection's MACsec encryption mode.
**Note**  
While you cannot directly modify MACSec properties on hosted connections, partners can enable MACSec on their own interconnects to provide secure hosted connections to their customers.

  The valid values are:
  + `should_encrypt`
  + `must_encrypt`

    When you set the encryption mode to this value, the connection goes down when the encryption is down.
  + `no_encrypt`

**To update a connection**

1. Open the **Direct Connect** console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/v2/home](https://console.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/v2/home).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Connections**.

1. Select the connection, and then choose **Edit**.

1. Modify the connection:

   [Change the name] For **Name**, enter a new connection name.

   [Add a tag] Choose **Add tag** and do the following:
   + For **Key**, enter the key name.
   + For **Value**, enter the key value.

   [Remove a tag] Next to the tag, choose **Remove tag**.

1. Choose **Edit connection**.

**To update a connection using the command line or API**
+ [update-connection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/directconnect/update-connection.html) (AWS CLI)
+ [UpdateConnection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/latest/APIReference/API_UpdateConnection.html) (Direct Connect API)