Wednesday, January 12, 2011

WSS forms-based authentication - how can I allow users to change passwords?

I set up a Sharepoint (WSS) site with forms-based authentication (FBA) via ASP.Net membership provider - I can change user's passwords with the ASP.Net config tool. But I want them to be able to change their own password. Should be something obvious that I'm just not seeing, right?

  • You want the External Collaboration Toolkit (it's free), which you can get here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D9AF2C25-989C-45C4-8008-1F15722190ED&displaylang=en

    It includes some web parts that will allow users to change their passwords, workflows for users to request accounts (which are routed to an admin for approval), etc.

    It's actually pretty sweet (and the cost is right)!

    From Sean Earp
  • Obviously this functionality is not available out of the box from SharePoint, be it SharePoint 2007 or 2010. Check out SharePoint Password Change, I am sure you will find it is more than just allowing users change their own password, and you can get with relatively lower budget.

    Cheers

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