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Overview
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Overview
The Client Login Extension facilitates password self-service by adding a link to the Novell
®
and
Microsoft GINA login clients. When users click the Forgot Password link in their login client, the
Client Login Extension launches a restricted browser to access the Password Self-Service feature on
the login clients. This feature assists in reducing help desk calls from people who forget their
passwords.
The password recovery support is available for graphical authentication interfaces such as GINA
and Credential Provider for LDAP clients, Novell Client
TM
, and Microsoft clients. Clients in the
Windows 7 and Windows Vista operating systems support Credential Provider model of graphical
authentication interface.
NOTE: Among Windows Vista (64-bit) operating systems, Client Login Extension support is
available for Enterprise Editions only.
Clients in other operating systems support GINA model of graphical authentication interface.
NOTE: In the Active Directory environment, the password recovery support for Credential
Provider is available for all platforms except Windows 7 and Windows Vista.
The password recovery support through Client Login Extension tool is also available for locked
workstations and for workstations in which user operations are controlled by Desktop Automation
Services (DAS).
Configuring the Password Self-Service Feature
The Admin user runs the Configuration Utility of Client Login Extension and provides registry
entries for the MSI file. The registry entries for the MSI file include a welcome note, text to be
shown as a link, URL of the target server, and other required options. Entered values are displayed
as fields on the restricted password self-service browser. The user who forgot the password should
provide the required values in the self-service browser and retrieve the forgotten password.
Running the Configuration Utility of Client Login Extension configures the Client Login Extension
MSI file, which you then install on client workstations running the Novell Client
TM
software, Novell
SecureLogin 7.0 SP1, or the Microsoft GINA. The Client Login Extension works on Windows* XP,
Windows Vista, and Windows 2000 workstations.
The Client Login Extension MSI files come in a number of different languages. You must configure
the Client Login Extension file for each language, including English, before it can be used.
The Client Login Extension Configuration utility allows the system administrator to specify the
following configuration information for the Client Login Extension MSI file:
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You can set the URL for password self-service.
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For the Microsoft GINA client or Novell SecureLogin 7.0 SP1, you can include text (such as
“Forgotten Password”) for the link to the password self-services.