Inject Pointsharp password

This configuration is considered very advanced and should not be changed unless there is a specific need.

Pointsharp ID has the ability to migrate a system from using regular passwords to Pointsharp passwords. This is done by storing the first accepted regular password as the Pointsharp password on each user. This is extremely useful in environments with many users, where a forced password change from all users would result in heavy administration. By using the Inject Pointsharp Password feature, the “password change” becomes seamless both for the users and the administrators.

To enable the injection of Pointsharp passwords, follow these steps below.

  1. Open a Windows explorer and navigate to your Pointsharp ID installation Directory.

  2. Open the bin/ directory.

  3. Right-click PSID3.xml and choose Edit.

  4. Locate the authentication method where you want to enable the inject Pointsharp password feature in the XML file.

    Note that all authentication methods have this option, make sure to enable the feature on the correct method.

  5. Change the <InjectPointsharpPassword>false</InjectPointsharpPassword> flag to: <InjectPointsharpPassword>true</InjectPointsharpPassword>

  6. Save the file and close it.

  7. Start Pointsharp ID Admin GUI.

  8. Click the Authentication tab.

  9. Select the Authentication method that should do the injection of the Pointsharp password.

  10. Click Edit.

  11. Check the Pointsharp Password checkbox.

  12. Click OK.

  13. Click Apply.

  14. Restart the Pointsharp ID service.