Well all I can say is that we have several partners that have built password and pin reset capabilities on top of Microsoft Speech Server 2004 and have customers that are very satisfied with them: http://www.microsoft.com/speech/solutions/password/default.mspx . It is something that I get asked about a lot and was a requested feature for the password reset capabilities that are being planned for Active Directory.
Thanks, -Steve -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 7:51 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [ActiveDir] Password resets Love that movie. (Sneakers with Robert Redford) "I'd like world peace" ...."We're the government, we don't do that kind of thing!" As an off topic....if you get the Director's edition you get the info about how the "code" speech done by the character Gunther was actually augmented and reviewed by the guy who is the "A" in RSA. (okay okay I need a life, I know...) Passwords are one of the most challenging aspects of security and networks because they impact so closely with the human element. There is studies on how brains process numbers and how much we can remember. Amazon.com: Perfect Passwords: Selection, Protection, Authentication: Books: Mark Burnett,Dave Kleiman: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1597490415/sr=8-2/qid=1155257055/ref=pd _bbs_2/103-7791739-9887065?ie=UTF8 This one has a chapter on passwords: Amazon.com: Protect Your Windows Network: From Perimeter to Data (Microsoft Technology): Books: Jesper M. Johansson,Steve Riley: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321336437/sr=1-1/qid=1155257102/ref=pd _bbs_1/103-7791739-9887065?ie=UTF8&s=books The Great Debates: Pass Phrases vs. Passwords. Part 1 of 3: Security Management - October 2004: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/secmgmt/sm1004.mspx The Great Debates: Pass Phrases vs. Passwords. Part 2 of 3: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/secnews/articles/itproviewpoin t100504.mspx The Great Debates: Pass Phrases vs. Passwords. Part 3 of 3 -- TechNet Column - Security Management - December 2004: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/columns/secmgmt/sm1204.mspx David Adner wrote: > Wait, I've seen this one before. "My voice is my passport; verify me." > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] *On Behalf Of > *Figueroa, Johnny > *Sent:* Thursday, August 10, 2006 4:55 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [ActiveDir] Password resets > > There is talk about using a home grown speech recognition system > to reset a user's password. You would need to enroll, the system > would record your voice and if you ever wanted to reset your > password, it would ask you to repeat a word of its choice. > > The system would use a service account with the ability to reset > passwords and turn on the option to force the user to reset the > password at logon. > > I am just sending this out to get some feedback. I would have a > challenge trying to exclude certain groups from being able to do > this, like IT folks with elevated credentials. Unfortunately those > IT folks are in the same OU as the users that want this > functionality. > > Thoughts on any part of this? > > Thanks > > > Johnny Figueroa > Supervisor Network Operations & Support > Network Services > Banner Health > Voice (602) 747-4195 > Fax (602) 747-4406 > > WARNING: This message, and any attachments, are intended only for > the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and > may contain information that is privileged, confidential and > exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of > this message is not the intended recipient or employee/agent > responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or > copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If you > receive this communication in error, please notify us immediately > > > -- Letting your vendors set your risk analysis these days? http://www.threatcode.com If you are a SBSer and you don't subscribe to the SBS Blog... man ... I will hunt you down... http://blogs.technet.com/sbs List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.activedir.org/ml/threads.aspx
