Domino HTTP Password Synchronizer

The Domino® HTTP Password Synchronizer intercepts changes of the Internet password, which is also known as HTTP password, for the Notes® users.

Overview

We can use the Domino HTTP Password Synchronizer to intercept the following types of password changes:

Administrative password resets

Users, for example, administrators, with the necessary rights, can change their password or the password of other users without being prompted for the old password. We can change the HTTP password by editing the Internet password field of the Person document of any user by using the:

• Lotus® Domino Administrator client
• Web browser interface

Normal user password changes

A user changes the password and is prompted for the old password. Users can change the password from:

• Web browser by using the Change Password form from the Domino web server configuration database domcfg.nsf.
• iNotes®

Deployment on Domino Servers

You can deploy the Domino HTTP Password Synchronizer in the following modes:

• Both administrative password resets and normal user password changes are intercepted.
• Only normal user password changes are intercepted.
• Only administrative password resets are intercepted.

Supported platforms

The Domino HTTP Password Synchronizer is supported on the following platforms:

• Windows Server 2008 Standard Edition (x86/x86-64), Domino 8.0 and Domino 8.5.x
• Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Edition (x86/x86-64), Domino 8.0, and Domino 8.5.x
• Windows Server 2008 Datacenter Edition (x86/x86-64), Domino 8.0, and Domino 8.5.x
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard Edition (x86/x86-64), Domino 8.0 and Domino 8.5.x
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Edition (x86/x86-64), Domino 8.0, and Domino 8.5.x
• Windows Server 2008 R2 Datacenter Edition (x86/x86-64), Domino 8.0, and Domino 8.5.x
• AIX® 6.1 (32/64 bit), Domino 8.0 and Domino 8.5.x
• AIX 7.1 (PPC_64), Domino 8.0 and Domino8.5.x
• Solaris 10 SPARC (32/64 bit), Domino 8.0 and Domino 8.5.x
• SLES 10 (x86), Domino 8.0 and Domino 8.5.x
• SLES 10 (x86–64), Domino 8.0 and Domino 8.5.x
• SLES 11 (x86), Domino 8.0 and Domino 8.5.x
• SLES 11 (x86–64), Domino 8.0 and Domino 8.5.x
• RHEL ES/AS 5.0 (x86), Domino 8.0 and Domino 8.5.x
• RHEL ES/AS 5.0 (x86–64), Domino 8.0 and Domino 8.5.x
• RHEL ES/AS 6.0 (x86), Domino 8.0 and Domino 8.5.x
• RHEL ES/AS 6.0 (x86–64), Domino 8.0 and Domino 8.5.x
• Red Flag Data Center 5.0 SP1 /Asianix 2.0 SP1, Domino 8.0 and Domino 8.5.x

• Installation and configuration file options
  The Domino HTTP Password Synchronizer is installed by using the standard Security Directory Integrator installer wizard.
• Post-install configuration
  After the plug-in installation, you must copy the necessary configuration files to the data directory of the Domino Server. You must also create a signer for the Password Synchronizer agents.
• Deployment on a single Domino Server
  You must run the necessary configuration steps to deploy the plug-in on a single Domino Server.
• Deploy on a Domino domain with multiple Domino Servers
  On multiple Domino Servers, the Password Synchronizer is installed on all the Domino Servers, which is a Primary Domino Directory Server in the Domino domain.
• Partial deployment of the Password Synchronizer
  We can install two features of the Domino Password Synchronizer such as intercepting administrative password resets and user password changes, which are independent of each other.
• Deployment procedure without a dedicated agent signer
  In the versions prior to SDI 7.1, signer account is not available. Instead, you must provide the Sign or run unrestricted methods and operations privilege to the IDIPWSync group.
• Usage of the Password Synchronizer
  The Domino HTTP Password Synchronizer modifies the names.nsf database and the admin4.nsf database to manage the password retrieval and the password change administration requests.
• Migrating from version 7.1.1 to version 7.2
  You must modify the configuration settings of the Domino HTTP Password Synchronizer and the Domino Server before you migrate.