1 Introduction

This document contains information on the MyID Password Change Tool (PCT).

The Password Change Tool (PCT) is a support tool for automating the changing of passwords used by MyID. You are recommended to use it if MyID is already installed and you are required to change passwords regularly by your security policy, or if a security breach has occurred.

For each user specified, it will:

• Change the password of all affected MyID Windows services.

• Change the password of all affected MyID COM+ Applications in Component Services.

• Change the password of all affected MyID IIS app pools.

• Change the password of all affected MyID IIS sites using anonymous authentication.

• Change the password of Active Directory service users (optional).

• Change the password for SQL secure authentication (optional).

• Display a color-coded summary.

• Generate a log file.

Note: The PCT is not responsible for validating that the new passwords supplied are secure.

1.1 Installing the utility

The utility is provided in the Support Tools\Password Change Tool\ folder in the MyID release. See the readme provided with the release for details of installing the utility.