Change passwords: pkmspasswd

Users can use this command to change their login password when using basic authentication (BA) or forms authentication. For example:

https://www.example.com/pkmspasswd

To assure maximum security when BA is used with WebSEAL, this command has the following behavior for a BA client:

1. The password is changed.
2. The client user is logged out from the current session.
3. When the client makes an additional request, the browser presents the client with a BA prompt.
4. The client must log back in to continue making requests.

This scenario applies only to a client using basic authentication. The pkmspasswd management page is a management command to the WebSEAL server. It is not represented in the object space and we cannot attach policies to it.

Parent topic: Logout and password change operations