This self-service portlet uses challenge/response authentication to let the user get information about their password. The result, which depends on the assigned password policy, may include:
Displaying the user’s password hint on the screen
Emailing the hint to the user
Emailing the password to the user
Prompting the user to reset (change) the password
The IDM Forgot Password portlet has the following requirements:
To use the IDM Forgot Password portlet, you need to know about the following:
During the login process, the IDM Login Portlet redirects to the IDM Forgot Password portlet if the user clicks the Forgot Password link. When IDM Forgot Password displays, it does the following:
Prompts for username.
Redirects to the IDM Login Portlet to perform challenge/response authentication for that user.
Performs the forgotten password action specified in the authenticated user’s assigned password policy. It does one of the following:
Redirects to the IDM Change password portlet so the user can reset their password
Emails the password or hint to the user
Displays the hint
NOTE:The IDM Forgot Password portlet is not intended for stand-alone use. That means you should not plan to add it to a shared page in the user application. Placing this portlet on a page creates the potential security risk of persons changing the password on an unattended machine without the user’s knowledge or permission.
If you want to support the forgotten password email actions, you need to make sure your email notification server is set up properly:
Use a Web browser to access iManager on your eDirectory server and log in as an administrator.
Go to Roles and Tasks>Passwords and select Email Server Options.
Specify the appropriate settings, then click OK.
The IDM Forgot Password portlet uses two email templates. In iManager you will find them in Roles and Tasks>Passwords>Edit Email Templates. They are named:
Password hint request
Your password request
You can change the content of these templates as needed for your application (but don’t change the structure).
The IDM Forgot Password portlet provides the following preferences: