A gate plugin exception was encountered while running the Password Reset...
Scenario You attempt to invoke the self-service password reset (SSPR) process and get the error: A gate plugin exception was encountered while running the Password Reset application. Error Text: An...
View ArticleSelf Service Password Reset writeback to Windows Server AD using DirSync
In my previous post I described that Microsoft have released a preview of the next generation of directory synchronisation in the form of Azure Active Directory Synchronization Services, or AAD Sync...
View ArticleSelf-service password reset (SSPR) question and answer (QA) gate complexity...
In Forefront Identity Manager (FIM) 2010 it is possible for a user to provide the same answer for each question when registering for SSPR. There is also no control on the minimum length of an answer,...
View ArticlePWReset Activitiy’s MIIS Password Set call failed with ma-access-denied
A user of Forefront Identity Manager 2010 Self-Service Password Reset successfully authenticates the question and answer (Q&A) gate, inputs a new password and fails to successfully reset with the...
View ArticlePWReset Activity could not connect to the directory #1
This post covers one of two reasons that the FIM Service fails to reset a password and throws the error PWReset Activity could not connect to the directory. The other issue is described here. A user...
View ArticleTroubleshooting the FIM 2010 R2 Password Registration and Reset Portals
While developing multi-language SSPR, i.e. different sets of users configured to invoke a different AuthN WF with a different QA Gate configuration based on a “primary language” or “preferred...
View ArticlePWReset Activity could not connect to the directory #2
This post covers one of two reasons that the FIM Service fails to reset a password and throws the error PWReset Activity could not connect to the directory. The other issue is described here. A user...
View ArticleFIM SSPR password reset fails with error PWReset Activity could not connect...
Two primary reasons for the Forefront Identity Manager 2010 (FIM) or Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 Self Service Password Reset (SSPR) password reset action workflow (WF) failing to successfully...
View ArticleBulk registration of FIM SSPR question and answer gate (QA Gate) answers
Most, but probably not all, will know that the FIMAutomation PowerShell snapin that shipped with Forefront Identity Manager 2010 R2 included additional cmdlets to those that shipped with FIM 2010. The...
View ArticleAdding a link to the #AzureAD Password Reset web site in your #ADFS...
Implementing Azure Active Directory Password Reset? Want to make it a bit easier for your users who logon to Azure AD using federated identities to get to the self-service password reset and/or unlock...
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