I receive dozens of press releases every week. This week, I've found the following product particularly interesting.

Lets Users Reset Their Own Passwords

Lieberman Software announced Account Reset Console 4.0, a Web-based solution that lets users change their own passwords or unlock their own accounts. Account Reset Console creates an audit trail of password changes and can identify and close potential security breaches by automatically disabling accounts that are no longer in use. The solution works with any Microsoft SQL Server database and deploys without installing agents on client systems. Account Reset Console adds a number of new features, which includes flexible scheduling enhancements, filtered user reports, and user emulation for password resets. You can download free, 30-day trial of the software that works on 10 accounts at Lieberman Software's Web site. For more information, contact Lieberman Software at 800-829-6263 or visit the company on the Web at http://www.liebsoft.com

Reader Comments

Normally I love your picks- But this time... come on! Tried this product- major security issues. Admin settings in the external web portal? Sure, sign me right up for that, give a 12-yr-old russian kid something to hack and get into my domain. SQL server?? For what? Isn't AD already there as a database, and doesn't it have all the neccessary schema fields to support a self service process? It sure does! Again, sign me right up for storing sensitive user data (including passwords) outside of AD.. NOT! What happens if you lose your sql db? oops- lost all of your enrollements... start over. What this tells me is the vendor does not know how to properly write code for Active Directory services and is trying to suppliment that by forcing you to use external DBs. The only (and I mean only) password self service / reset product I have found that is (a) highly secure, (b) highly redundant, (c) easy to deploy and (d) easy for non-tech users is Password Reset PRO from SysOp Tools (http://www.sysoptools.com/password-reset-pro.aspx). This is how external web based user self service is done properly. As a matter of fact, MS Pinpoint just published a big article about this product. Blake, buddy, you need to get out more!