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    Microsoft AD - Reset Users' Passwords

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    Microsoft Active Directory (AD) - Reset Users' Passwords causes Active Directory to prompt users to change their password, next time that they try to login to their system for:

    • Assets that match the results of the selected saved query, and match the Enforcement Action Conditions, if defined, or assets selected on the relevant asset page.

    See Creating Enforcement Sets to learn more about adding Enforcement Actions to Enforcement Sets.

    General Settings

    • Enforcement Set name (required) - The name of the Enforcement Set. A default value is added by Axonius. You can change the name according to your needs.
    • Add description - Add a description of the Enforcement Set. It is recommended to describe what the Enforcement Set does.
    • Run action on assets matching following query (required) - Select an asset category and a query. The Enforcement Action will be run on the assets that match the query parameters.
    • Action name (required) - The name of the Main action. A default value is added by Axonius. You can change the name according to your needs.
    • Configure Dynamic Values - Toggle on to enter a Dynamic Value statement. See Creating Enforcement Action Dynamic Value Statements to learn more about Dynamic Value statement syntax.

    • Use stored credentials from Active Directory adapter (required, default: False) - Select this option to use the first connected Microsoft Active Directory (AD) adapter credentials.
      NOTE
      • To use this option, you must successfully configure a Microsoft Active Directory (AD) adapter connection.
      • The user name and the password used for the adapter connection must have the permissions to fetch assets.

    Required Fields

    These fields must be configured to run the Enforcement Set.

    Additional Fields

    These fields are optional.

    • User Name and Password (optional, default: empty) - Provide credentials to connect and to execute the command on the windows device: user name and password.

      NOTE
      If Use stored credentials from Active Directory adapter is disabled, these fields are required.

    • Verify SSL - Select whether to verify the SSL certificate of the server against the CA database inside of Axonius. For more details, see SSL Trust & CA Settings.

    • HTTPS Proxy - Connect the adapter to a proxy instead of directly connecting it to the domain.

    • HTTPS Proxy User Name - The user name to use when connecting to the server using the  HTTPS Proxy.

    • HTTPS Proxy Password - The password to use when connecting to the server using the  HTTPS Proxy.

    Required Permissions

    In order to reset passwords Privileged Authentication Administrator is required. Refer to Microsoft Entra Built in Roles for more information.

    For more details about other Enforcement Actions available, see Action Library.

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