VGSecurityManagerChangePasswordQuestionAndAnswer Method
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Changes the password question and answer of the user.
Namespace:
Novalys.VisualGuard.Security
Assembly:
Novalys.VisualGuard.Security (in Novalys.VisualGuard.Security.dll) Version: 2019.1.831.19 (2019.1.0831.19)
Syntax public static VGPasswordQuestionAndAnswerModificationState ChangePasswordQuestionAndAnswer(
string name,
string password,
string newQuestion,
string newAnswer
)
Public Shared Function ChangePasswordQuestionAndAnswer (
name As String,
password As String,
newQuestion As String,
newAnswer As String
) As VGPasswordQuestionAndAnswerModificationState
Parameters
- name
- Type: SystemString
the name of the user. - password
- Type: SystemString
the password of the given user. - newQuestion
- Type: SystemString
The new password question of the user as string. - newAnswer
- Type: SystemString
The new answer of the given password question as string.
Return Value
Type:
VGPasswordQuestionAndAnswerModificationStateA
VGPasswordQuestionAndAnswerModificationState representing the status of the modification.
Exceptions Exception | Condition |
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ArgumentNullException | The old password, the new password or the password confirmation are null. The name is null or empty. |
ArgumentException | The name, password, new password answer is longer than 64 characters The new password question is longer than 256 characters |
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.
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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.
VGSecurityManager.ChangePasswordQuestionAndAnswer(myPassword.Text, newPasswordQuestion.Text, newPasswordAnswer.Text.ToLowerInvariant())
VGSecurityManager.ResetPassword(myPasswordAnswer.Text.ToLowerInvariant())
See Also