Bypassing the Change Password Challenge after Authentication

When a user successfully authenticates by answering one or more questions, by default he is challenged by the system to provide a new password. You can configure Identity Manager to bypass the change password challenge, however, by setting the bypassChangePassword system configuration property for one or more Identity Manager applications.

For instructions on editing the system configuration object, see Editing Identity Manager Configuration Objects.

To bypass the change password challenge for all applications following successful authentication, set the bypassChangePassword property as follows in the system configuration object.

Example 3–2 Setting the Attribute to Bypass the Change Password Challenge

<Attribute name="ui" 
 <Object>
   <Attribute name="web">
     <Object> 
       <Attribute name=’questionLogin’>
         <Object>
           <Attribute name=’bypassChangePassword’>
             <Boolean>true</Boolean>
           </Attribute>
         </Object>
       </Attribute>
   ...
 </Object>
...

To disable this password challenge for a specific application, set it as follows.

Example 3–3 Setting the attribute to Disable the Change Password Challenge

<Attribute name="ui">
  <Object>
    <Attribute name="web">
      <Object>
        <Attribute name=’user’>
          <Object>
            <Attribute name=’questionLogin’>
              <Object>
                <Attribute name=’bypassChangePassword’>
                  <Boolean>true</Boolean>
                </Attribute>
              </Object>
            </Attribute>
         </Object>
       </Attribute>
     ... 
  </Object> 
...