diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_default_project_id.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_default_project_id.py
index 302a0e5..ee04a1f 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_default_project_id.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_default_project_id.py
@@ -51,9 +51,10 @@
         # create a user in the domain, with the previous project as his
         # default project
         user_name = data_utils.rand_name('user')
+        user_pass = data_utils.rand_password()
         user_body = self.users_client.create_user(
             name=user_name,
-            password=user_name,
+            password=user_pass,
             domain_id=dom_id,
             default_project_id=proj_id)['user']
         user_id = user_body['id']
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@
 
         # create a new client with user's credentials (NOTE: unscoped token!)
         creds = auth.KeystoneV3Credentials(username=user_name,
-                                           password=user_name,
+                                           password=user_pass,
                                            user_domain_name=dom_name)
         auth_provider = clients.get_auth_provider(creds)
         creds = auth_provider.fill_credentials()
diff --git a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_inherits.py b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_inherits.py
index c0c79b9..f31a92b 100644
--- a/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_inherits.py
+++ b/tempest/api/identity/admin/v3/test_inherits.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
         u_name = data_utils.rand_name('user-')
         u_desc = '%s description' % u_name
         u_email = '%s@testmail.tm' % u_name
-        u_password = data_utils.rand_name('pass-')
+        u_password = data_utils.rand_password()
         cls.domain = cls.create_domain()
         cls.project = cls.projects_client.create_project(
             data_utils.rand_name('project-'),