Self Service Password Reset known as SSPR is a password reset solution that helps to reduce help desk costs by enabling users to reset the password based on the rules specified in the password policy.

Some of the features provided by the SSPR are:

* Stand-alone, easy to deploy, java web application
* Captcha support using reCaptcha
* Change current password
* Challenge response setup
* Reset forgotten password:
* New user registration
* Simplify help desk support response
* Localized for Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish
* Support for large dictionary wordlists to enforce strong passwords

The product bits are very light. If you want to install the product you need the next prerequisites:

* Java JDK
* Apache Tomcat
* SSPR War file

The sspr installation allow you to do the configuration in three different ways

* New Configuration – Novell,OpenLDAP,DirectoryServer389,Others
* New Configuration – Active Directory – Store responses in a database
* New Configuration – Active Directory – Store responses Active Directory

The installation process is not complicated after you download the product you’ll need to:

1. deploy the sspr.war
2. Setup some schemas on your directory server
3. Go to the Config Manager and complete the configuration
a. http://localhost:7080/sspr/config/ConfigManager

4. Start using the product

You can download from here and learn more about the NetIQ Self Service Password Reset ( SSPR )