About Passwords for SharePoint (SPPwd)

The SPPwd solution addresses a basic SharePoint security issue: SharePoint security accounts don't change their passwords on their own. You must change the passwords manually, yet the default admin tools are difficult to use and can cause credential encryption/decryption problems. It is also complicated to automate password changes.

SPPwd features at a glance:
Note that Microsoft has changed the security account architecture in SharePoint 2010. The new version supports managed system accounts (SPManagedAccount class), which perform the required password changes automatically. Thanks Microsoft for embracing our SPPwd idea and implementing a similar feature in the new version. Of course, this eliminates the need for my custom SPPwd component to maintain system security. For this new SPManagedAccount capability alone, I highly recommend upgrading to SharePoint 2010 as soon as it's available--simply because you get automated account management fully supported by Microsoft. For details, refer to the TechNet article "Plan automatic password change (SharePoint Foundation)."
	Automates password changes for all types of SharePoint services.
	Detects weak security configurations, such as application pools having access to the IIS metabase or using the farm account as the security identity.
	Enforces password complexity without increasing the administrative burden.
	Provides a common interface to change security account passwords in Active Directory and SharePoint.
	Supports configurations with multiple SPPwd servers in a SharePoint farm.
	Relies on the .NET framework and the SharePoint administrative object model.
	Includes Stsadm.exe command extensions, a Windows application as well as application pages for SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration, and a SharePoint-integrated Windows service.

External Links

TechNet Magazine

Read my column "Inside SharePoint" as well as other useful technical articles.

SharePoint Security Accounts

Here I explain why it is important to maintain SharePoint security accounts.

Updating Security Credentials I

Discusses issues of the standard processes for updating security credentials.

Updating Security Credentials II

Introduces the SPPwd solution.

SharePoint Team Blog

Always a good idea and worthwile to read what the SharePoint developers have on their mind.

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