Changes the password question and answer of the user.
Namespace: Novalys.VisualGuard.SecurityAssembly: Novalys.VisualGuard.Security (in Novalys.VisualGuard.Security.dll) Version: 2016.0.105.16 (2016.0.105.16)
Syntax
C# |
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public static VGPasswordQuestionAndAnswerModificationState ChangePasswordQuestionAndAnswer( string name, string password, string newQuestion, string newAnswer ) |
Visual Basic |
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Public Shared Function ChangePasswordQuestionAndAnswer ( name As String, password As String, newQuestion As String, newAnswer As String ) As VGPasswordQuestionAndAnswerModificationState |
Parameters
- name
- Type: System..::..String
the name of the user.
- password
- Type: System..::..String
the password of the given user.
- newQuestion
- Type: System..::..String
The new password question of the user as string.
- newAnswer
- Type: System..::..String
The new answer of the given password question as string.
Return Value
Type: VGPasswordQuestionAndAnswerModificationStateA VGPasswordQuestionAndAnswerModificationState representing the status of the modification.
Remarks
Visual Guard is case sensitive when it checks the password answer. We strongly recommend to store the password answer as a lowered string and to provide a lowered value of the password answer when you want to reset the password by using the password question and answer.
C# | Copy |
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VGSecurityManager.ChangePasswordQuestionAndAnswer(myPassword.Text, newPasswordQuestion.Text, newPasswordAnswer.Text.ToLowerInvariant()) |
C# | Copy |
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VGSecurityManager.ResetPassword(myPasswordAnswer.Text.ToLowerInvariant()) |
Exceptions
Exception | Condition |
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System..::..ArgumentNullException | The old password, the new password or the password confirmation are null. The name is null or empty. |
System..::..ArgumentException | The name, password, new password answer is longer than 64 characters The new password question is longer than 256 characters |
Novalys.VisualGuard.Security..::..VGConfigurationException | The configuration file is not valid
or A problem occurs during the connection to the repository.or The version of the repository or the version of the permissions is not supported by the application. |