Sql Server Password Changer

[Rosamunda Froats]

APassword Changer can automatically change the passwords for many of your saved websites by directly logging in to generating strong, unique passwords, then changing the passwords for those sites on your behalf.

An automated password changer sounds like a step above a premium feature.

A feature that you could set how often (either per saved login or for all passwords) you want your passwords changed. Also the feature should immediately and automatically change any password that has been compromised.

For some sites this may not be possible as the sites want to send you a password or text to change your password, but it is possible for sites that only ask for the original password and the new password in order to change the current password.

I get exited thinking about this feature. If you didnt start using a password mgr as soon as you started using the internet, then its highly likely you have many sites with the same password, making many people more vulnerable. A feature like this could change all of that. Being the first software with such a feature, sounds like a game changer.

You can find the current W3C draft here: A Well-Known URL for Changing Passwords - it may be worth for the team to at least keep an eye on the draft as it evolves. I agree this is a great case for a premium feature.

This seems to be reliant on these innovations where web developers can help automate the process:

-password-url/ (A well-known URL for password changes)

Password Form Styles that Chromium Understands - The Chromium Projects

& The HTML autocomplete attribute - HTML: HyperText Markup Language MDN (autocomplete attribute to specify exactly what each field is for)

Despite the complexity of doing it (which is reducing as Developers get on board with the above) making it sound like a lot of work & ultra premium, at the end of the day it is good practice to make password changes easy and good for the user & security.

After completing the RPC setup, you can manage the built-in secret templates. Each secret template is specific application and is preconfigured with the password changer best suited to that. For the Azure AD, we want the Azure AD template.

You can view and modify secret templates in the Secret Server administration panel. See Creating or Editing Secret Templates for more on the available options. Ensure that the secret template is in active status. See Activating and Deactivating Templates for details.

You can check what secret template conforms to the selected RPC. The screenshot below shows that the Azure AD RPC conforms to the identically titled secret template. It is possible to assign several password changers to one secret template. For more information, see Assigning a Password Changer to a Secret Template.

A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: Shared Memory Provider, error: 0 - No process is on the other end of the pipe.) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 233)

I've never heard of such a thing, no. Unless you've found some kind of very obscure bug, I can almost 100% guarantee that something is being done on that system. Either the people there are doing it, some automated process is doing it, or some third party software is doing it. Something is making that happen. The 'sa' password doesn't spontaneously change, ever. Accounts don't appear on the system with zero outside agency, ever. I would strongly suggest putting extended events sessions on the server to see what you can capture in terms of queries, connections, etc., to understand where this is coming from.

It sounds to me that the application is using the "sa" login. If so, that needs to be fixed immediately and then the "sa" account needs to be given a two GUID password (each half stored on paper in seal envelopes in two different safes) and then it must be disabled.

Also, any application that is using ANY login the has "sysadmin" or "control server" privs should be reworked immediately to not have such a high level of privs. My personal feeling is that all apps should have only PUBLIC privs and the privs to execute stored procedures. That, notwithstanding (it makes Developers whine a lot), no public facing app should have more than Read, Write, and Execute privs. You're just asking for a hack attack otherwise.

Speaking of that, it sounds like that might be the actual problem... you may be under attack either externally or internally. I'd recommend treating the situation that way and with great cause for concern until you can prove otherwise.

Changing the Administrator password on a Windows server is a critical security measure. Regularly updating and strengthening this password helps protect data and prevent unauthorized access. Best practices include using complex, unique passwords and implementing multi-factor authentication for added security. Proactive password management is essential for server security and data protection.

You may perform a factory reset, but be aware that this action erases all data. Use recovery options during startup or a recovery disk. Proceed with caution as this process is irreversible and results in data loss.

Setting strong password for your server compurter can help prevent attackers from impersonating users and can thereby help prevent the loss, exposure, or corruption of sensitive information. Ever have an employee leave the company and not give up the password to server computer, the server computer is very important, then you need take the server computer down and then on the other computer, use Lazesoft Recover My Password Server Edition boot CD to blank the local administrator password and use free tool Lazesoft Domain Admin Password Changer to reset domain controller administrator password.

"If you've ever stared at the login screen and cursed at being locked out of a system this program is a GODSEND. Easy to use and quiet brilliant. A friend's system had been brought to me with this exact problem (evidently their 9 year old had wanted to change the Password and had promptly forgotten what he had chosen)No matter how many attempts the Login screen wouldnt allow them past. This program allowed me to delete their old password (their 9 year old's name spelled backwards btw)and create a new one. System rebooted and entered Vista SP1 at the first try. Thank you. This is a great program." --Argonaught

All of a sudden, even though I reset the password with a password changer app which has worked in the past (I tried two I purchased), whenever I login, with no password, and as the domain and local admin accounts, I keep getting an error stating that I have an incorrect password.

Well subtract a sysadmin karma point for you. Any attempt to change a Windows server password using a third party utility is at best a hack and the results can be unpredictable. The old adage "you get what you pay for" seems apropo here. Whatever you paid for these password changers pales in comparison to what MS spent architecting their password "infrastructure".

Are there any other domain or local accounts you can try to log in as, perhaps a service account? If not, you may have to try a few more third party utilities to find one that works. Barring that, a system state restore may be in order.

To increase security my client requested the Windows password change of the administrator account of the Qlik server, I found the links below but I have unclear doubts for which I ask for support:

The user CUSTOMER_DOMAIN\qlikadmin at machine startup runs all Qlik services, I checked in the properties of windows services (Services -> every single QLik service running "Properties" -> Tab LogOn)

- the administrator user

CUSTOMER_DOMAIN\qlikadmin whose password I need to change is not the qlik service owner user (INTERNAL \ sa_repository) to which you see links found items is suggested to change password in monitor rest connections.

-the user who I will have to change the password (CUSTOMER_DOMAIN\qlikadmin) is the owner of other connections, in those connections will I have to change the password in DATACONNECTION of QMC? (I think it's necessary)

- if I change the password to CUSTOMER_DOMAIN\qlikadmin and the same user and password (but without CUSTOMER_DOMAIN\) are in use as super user of Qlik postgress db in central node, do I also have to change password to Qlik application database?

As far as I know there are no problems, is an administrate tasks that you would need to do to edit the password on all services in all the nodes. Bear this in mind, in case you restart a service and then if fails or if a server is restarted and services are down.

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