Create / Manage temporary passwords via the API

Idea shared by Ant - 6/6/2017 at 7:04 AM

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I have a customer's domain with a number of users on that are shortly going to be migrated elsewhere.

They have a sync tool that they're planning on using to sync old / new mailboxes but it requires the password for each account in order to set this up.

I can create a temporary password for each account via the SM web interface but it'll be a time consuming process for all the mailboxes involved.

Is there any endpoint in the web services API for manging temporary passwords?

It would be nice to then use this in a simple script to generate a temporary password for user and give this to the customer.

The installation is running SM15.

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Shaun Peet Replied

6/6/2017 at 7:52 AM

The passwords in SM15 (and 16 for the time being) are still available via the web services. You just need to change a setting in the configuration files as discussed here:

http://portal.smartertools.com/community/a87728/show-password-in-15_x.aspx

And here:

http://portal.smartertools.com/community/a89052/showing-user-passwords-in-sm16.aspx

Ant Replied

6/6/2017 at 8:23 AM

Thanks Shaun that's useful but I'd like to use temporary passwords if possible. In my experience people often reuse passwords and I'd rather not issue their actual passwords if at all possible

Derek Curtis Replied

6/7/2017 at 1:18 PM

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This will be possible in 16 since everything is exposed via the API. We're working on the next piece of API documentation, which should be ready by the next release this Friday. We have a lot of ground to cover, so keep checking for updates.

Derek Curtis COO SmarterTools Inc. www.smartertools.com

Ant Replied

6/8/2017 at 4:51 AM

Great news thanks Derek. Will keep checking back for updates on the API documentation

Connie DeCinko Replied

7/12/2017 at 3:05 PM

Where are you on the API docs? I need this about 6 months ago!

Employee Replied

3/13/2019 at 7:58 AM

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The ability to create and manage temporary passwords was released in SmarterMail 16.x. At this time, we are still working through the API documentation. However, you can reverse engineer the API process to learn how to utilize the web calls. Please contact the Sales Team for more information on how to reverse engineer the API.

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