19.5 IDM Hint Definition portlet

This self-service portlet lets the user set up or change their password hint (which may be displayed or emailed as a clue in forgotten password situations).

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19.5.1 Requirements

The IDM Hint Definition portlet has the following requirements:

Topic

Requirements

Password policy

This portlet requires a password policy with forgotten password enabled and a challenge set.

Universal Password

This portlet does not require Universal Password to be enabled.

19.5.2 Usage

To use the IDM Hint Definition portlet, you need to know about the following:

How IDM Hint Definition is used during login

During the login process, the IDM Login Portlet automatically redirects to the IDM Hint Definition portlet whenever the user needs to set up their password hint (for example, the first time a user attempts to log in to the application after an administrator assigns the user to a password policy in iManager. The password policy will have forgotten password enabled and will have the action set to Email hint to user or Show hint on page).

Using IDM Hint Definition in the user application page

By default, the user application provides users with self service for changing their password hint.