Pre-requisites: The following assumptions have been made in this tutorial. Readers should have a basic working knowledge of Microsoft Active Directory, SQL Server and Visual Studio software.
Step 1: Create ACTIVE DIRECTORY SERVICE ACCOUNT
Create an Active directory service account with password reset rights.
Details for this process and a custom Delegwiz.inf can be found in my previous article here
Step 2: Download Visual Studio Project
1) Download the provided source zip file by clicking this link
2) Extract and open the project in Visual Studio
Step 3: Create database
Note: The basic steps for creating the database are listed below.
1) From the Open Project in Visual Studio, open ModelSSPR.edmx
2) Right-click on white-space on the diagram page
3) Then select Generate Database from Model
4) Save the SQL script and use it on Microsoft SQL Server to build the database schema
5) Create an MS SQL user and grant it DB owner rights
Step 4: Modify config file
1) From the open project in Visual Studio
2) Replace the ADConnectionString connection string with the Active Directory LDAP string
3) Replace the SSPREntities connection string with the connection string of the database
4) Configure ADMembershipProvider to the account created in Step 1
5) Replace the appSettings values with the correct information
Step 5: Publish Site
1) From the open project in Visual Studio
2) Publish site with the Visual Studio Publishing wizard
Step 6: Testing Site
Registering password hints
1) Browse to site published in Step 5
2) Click on Log in
3) Specify the Username and Password for the account to register for self-service password reset.
4) Create password hints by adding questions and answers
Self-Service Password Reset Request
1) Browse to the site published in Step 5
2) Click on Reset Password
3) Enter the Username for the account to reset the password for
4) Enter answers to the security questions and provide new password
5) Click Reset Password
6) If the password was successfully reset, the following screen will display
I hope you found this tutorial useful. You are encouraged to ask questions, report any bugs or make any other comments about it below.