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Password Reset Web Part - Release 1.2 - from Bamboo Solutions
What Does It Do?
The Password Reset Web Part allows Active Directory or NT SharePoint users to reset their own password from an anonymous access SharePoint WSS site while also adhering to the standard security policies enforced by your organization. This Web Part then generates and automatically emails a new password to the user. You can set up custom ASP.NET pages for users to access this functionality outside of SharePoint or set up an anonymous access SharePoint WSS site for users to reset their password. SharePoint Administrators can also restrict certain users from resetting their passwords, such as executives, high-level admininstrators, etc. to maintain access security.
| Password Reset Web Part vs. SharePoint Out-of-the-Box Functionality |
SPS 2003, WSS 2.0 |
MOSS 2007, WSS 3.0 |
Password Reset |
| Users can now unlock and change their own password without calling IT for support. |  |
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| Multiple levels of confirmations to ensure a secure transaction. | |
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| Email notifications can be sent to the system administrator each time a user resets their password. | |
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| Supports both Active Directory and NT domain account modes. | |
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| Restricts a specified set of user accounts from that can not be reset. | |
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| Require users to answer security questions to reset their passwords | Coming soon | ||
 Includes partial support for this feature. Custom coding may be required. |
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How Does It Work?
The Password Reset Web Part can be added to a page on an anonymous access SharePoint WSS site. When users forget their password, they can navigate to this site, enter their user name and email address into the Password Reset Web Part and click Submit. An email confirmation is automatically generated and sent to the user's inbox notifying them a request has been submitted to reset their password and a hyperlink is provided to confirm the request. The user then clicks the hyperlink from the email and their password is reset. Another email message is sent to the user with the new temporary password. This temporary password is generated according to the password security policy set up on your network. And all users must also exist in SharePoint with their email address also stored with their user profile in SharePoint.
Alternatively, if you'd like a more customized application, you can use the ASP.NET application that comes with the Password Reset Web Part download. This application provides a sample ASP page for interfacing with the Password Reset code, allowing you to set up this page outside of SharePoint (anywhere on your intranet) to allow users to reset their passwords on their own. Users then access the Password Reset functionality from the ASP.NET page, enter their user ID and email address and click Submit. The process from this point is the same as SharePoint anonymous site users (explained in the paragraph above). For more information on using the ASP.NET application, refer to the HW10 ASP.NET Sample Guide.pdf included in the Application Notes download below.
Why Did We Build It?
Today, SharePoint administrators spend a significant amount of time handling user requests for resetting their passwords when users either forget their password and/or lock themselves out of the system. Administrators have to reset the user's password in Active Directory or Local NT, and then contact the user with a new temporary password to enable the user to log in. While these requests don't take up too much time individually, collectively they can be time consuming and tedious compared to the every day tasks that need to be completed to ensure your network is running efficiently. The Password Reset Web Part alleviates site administrator workload associated with maintaining/resetting passwords allowing administrators to focus on other high priority tasks.
