Your exactly right in the assumption for a secure method. And my lack of mentioning an AD infrastructure is because there isn't one. I understand the vulnerability involved in allowing LAN users to change passwords via a web interface, but that is beside my original question. Thank you everyone thus far with the help!
Regards, Adam Kane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > We aren't talking about anything new here. The Exchange OWA connects to > AD and has a password change feaure. Although I'm not quite sure where > the orginal poster mentioned the existance of an AD infrastructure to > begin with. Seems like that was just an assumption. > > If anyone objects to the basis of the question, I'd be interested in > hearing different solutions to meet the need, but you can't just call > it's frivolous. I wish everytime my employer had a need to be met, I > could just say "Sorry, won't do it. Sounds frivilous.", and they would > just go away. I may get away with saying I wouldn't suugest doing it > that way, but the next question would, "how could we acheive it?" A lack > of a solution does not abolish a need. > > Also, it's safe to assume, I believe, that anyone posting to newsgroup > focused on Microsoft security is looking for a secure method to > implement. > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: James Harless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2006 10:19 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Adding Users via Web Interface >> >> Seems like an exceptionally bad idea to me. Connecting a >> webserver to AD so frivolously seems like an invitation to evil-doing. >> >> >> -- >> James Harless >> >> >> >> >> On 4/11/06 7:24 PM, "Crawley, Jim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>> I'm actually quite interested in seeing how this progresses as >>> well. Right now we have a mixed network and it would be >>> >> great to have a >> >>> way for the end-user to change their own passwords both on >>> >> the max and >> >>> on machines still connected to the netware network. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Wednesday, 12 April 2006 6:51 AM >>> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] >>> Subject: RE: Adding Users via Web Interface >>> >>> Adam, >>> >>> What's so hard about pressing <ctrl>+<alt>+<del> and >>> >> clicking the button >> >>> that says "Change Password"? It seems like opening up a >>> >> web browser and >> >>> doing it at a web server is not only less secure but also >>> >> quite a few >> >>> more steps! >>> >>> Steve Bostedor >>> http://www.bozteck.com >>> Bozteck President >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Adam Kane [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Tuesday, April 11, 2006 3:33 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Adding Users via Web Interface >>> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Is there some kind of application I can install on my Windows 2000 >>> Server IIS machine to allow changing of user passwords via web >>> interface? This would be used on a LAN for non-savvy users >>> >> (ie. sales >> >>> associates) to change passwords quickly to users on the win2k server >>> machine. >>> >>> Any advice is appreciated. Thanks! >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Adam Kane >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
