Planning
your next identity automation
solution?
This article
covers a legacy Tools4ever product. If you
are evaluating NIM in the United States or
Canada,
start with the NIM guides for setup,
integrations, and automation
workflows.
About PSM
PSM (Password
Synchronization Manager)
is an optional UMRA module
that listens for password
change events inside of
your Active Directory
domain. When the PSM
listener identifies a
password change event, it
automatically synchronizes
the new password with all
managed downstream
systems.
In order for PSM to
sync password changes, PSM
listener must be installed
onto each domain
controller in the domain.
If a password reset occurs
on a domain controller
that does not have it
installed, the PSM
listener will not be able
to capture the
event.
PSM Workflow
Per the above
workflow, the PSM sync
process is as
follows.
- The user changes their password, or
has their password changed by the
helpdesk
- The domain controller processes the
password change
- The PSM listener passes the user’s
information to the UMRA server
- The UMRA server updates the user’s
login information on all managed
downstream systems