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Password Change Web Part - Release 3.1 - from Bamboo Solutions
What Does It Do?
The Password Change Web Part allows ADS users or local NT users to change their own passwords in a SharePoint portal site without site administrator intervention or IIS expiration pages.
| Password Change Web Part vs. SharePoint Out-of-the-Box Functionality |
SPS 2003, WSS 2.0 |
MOSS 2007, WSS 3.0 |
Password Change |
| Allows Active Directory (ADS) or Local NT users to change their password, using a standard text box interface (i.e., old password, new password, and confirm new password). |  |
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| Warns the user if the password change failed and/or does not meet company security policy for both ADS and NT. | |
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| For both ADS and Local Server User Groups, the associated password policy text can be customized and displayed to the user through the Web Part user interface. | |
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| Secure which domains users are allowed to change passwords. | |
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 Includes partial support for this feature. Custom coding may be required. |
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What's New in 3.0?
The following is a list of the major enhancements made to the Password Change Web Part.
- Enhanced the security of the Web Part by eliminating the need for administrator credentials to make the password change on the back end.
- Added the ability to restrict the user to changing their password only in the domain specified in the Web Part Properties.
- Enabled Administrators to customize the display of their Password Policy helper text to the end user.
How Does It Work?
When a user accesses a page where the Bamboo Password Change Web Part is configured, the Web Part automatically detects the users' user name and domain (unless a domain has already been specified in the Web Part Properties). The user then enters their old password, the new password and a confirmation of the new password and then clicks Change Password. The Web Part verifies the new password and then submits the change. If the current password is incorrect or the new password does not meet the password policy criteria in place at your site, the user receives and error message.
Why Did We Build It?
SharePoint allows you to use ADS or local NT users created on the SharePoint server to manage access authorization; however it does not provide a method for users to change their Active Directory or local NT user account password.
