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Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 Handbook

By : David Steadman, Jeff Ingalls
Book Image

Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 Handbook

By: David Steadman, Jeff Ingalls

Overview of this book

Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 is Microsoft’s solution to identity management. When fully installed, the product utilizes SQL, SharePoint, IIS, web services, the .NET Framework, and SCSM to name a few, allowing it to be customized to meet nearly every business requirement. The book is divided into 15 chapters and begins with an overview of the product, what it does, and what it does not do. To better understand the concepts in MIM, we introduce a fictitious company and their problems and goals, then build an identity solutions to fit those goals. Over the course of this book, we cover topics such as MIM installation and configuration, user and group management options, self-service solutions, role-based access control, reducing security threats, and finally operational troubleshooting and best practices. By the end of this book, you will have gained the necessary skills to deploy, manage and operate Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 to meet your business requirements and solve real-world customer problems.
Table of Contents (22 chapters)
Microsoft Identity Manager 2016 Handbook
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Chapter 9. Password Management

By now, we have a functional MIM system that is able to manage our users, groups, and do a little self-service. It is now time to look at one of the features of MIM that many customers believe is the most cost saving one.

The feature is self-service password reset (SSPR), and it allows users to reset their own passwords, which helps in minimizing the frustration, and the time and money spent in contacting an IT help desk. We save ourselves a helpdesk call, and allow the user to be productive again, quicker. A big win for everyone!

In this chapter, we will cover the following topics:

  • SSPR background

  • Installing SSPR

  • Enabling password management in AD

  • Allowing MIM Service to set passwords

  • Configuring MIM Service

  • The SSPR user experience

  • SSPR lockout

  • Password synchronization

  • Password Change Notification Service