Surp4ss! is an IAM Cloud product that offers an affordable web-based self-service password reset and Active Directory write-back alternative to Azure AD Premium. It is compatible with Azure AD and Microsoft 365 as well as Google Workspace (formerly G-Suite). 


Surp4ss! is available as a stand-alone solution where it can work side-by-side with Azure AD, but it also comes as part of our product Simple Sign-On - our affordable full SSO & MFA alternative to Azure AD. 



Guide



Self Service Password Reset


Once the options are enabled, under 'minimum amount of SSPR alternatives', you can select how many recovery options your users have to set. If you've enabled all three options and set them to mandatory and set the value of minimum alternatives to 3, then when the user logs into 365 they'll be presented with the option to setup three methods of recovery. If you've selected two then they'll only be asked to setup two recovery options.





Reset via Email

A recovery code is sent to a specified email address to reset their password.

To enable this feature in the IAM Cloud portal  select Features >  Password services  and select the option ‘By Email.’




Administrators can select whether they want to enforce users to set up their email address for password reset by selecting the is Mandatory option. On logon users will be forced to update this option before they can log in.  You can also upload your own customized branded emails with your own text or brand images. 


This can be assigned to classifications as per the previous instructions. Once this is selected additional configuration options can be found under Features > User Identification. Here you can select where the recovery email address is stored in our DB.

PLEASE CONSULT IAM CLOUD BEFORE CHANGING THIS SETTING.


When resetting a password with this feature a reset code will be sent to the users chosen email address. 




Reset via SMS

A recovery code is sent to a specified mobile phone to reset their password.


To enable this feature in the IAM Cloud portal  select Features >  Password services  and select the option ‘By SMS.’


Please note there is an extra cost for this, please contact our support desk for further information. Details can also be found here - 


How to activate Self Service Password Reset by SMS






Administrators can select whether they want to enforce users to set up a mobile number for password reset by selecting the is Mandatory option. On logon users will be forced to update this option before they can log in.


This can be assigned to classifications as per the previous instructions. Once this is selected additional configuration options can be found under Features > User Identification. Here you can select where the recovery mobile number is stored in our DB.

PLEASE CONSULT IAM CLOUD BEFORE CHANGING THIS SETTING.





Reset Password via Security questions (Challenge Response)


This options asks users to answer some pre- answered security questions to reset their password. Administrators have a list of pre configured questions they can select to present their users with.


To enable this feature in the IAM Cloud portal  select Features >  Password services and select the option ‘Questions' 




Administrators can select whether they want to enforce users to set up challenge response questions for password reset by selecting the is Mandatory option. On logon users will be forced to update this option before they can log in. 


This can be assigned to classifications as per the previous instructions. Once this is selected additional configuration options can be found under Features > User Identification. Here you can select the challenge response questions. There is a bank of questions to choose from, you need to select at least 5. If a user needs to use these to reset their password then they'll be asked 3 questions from the list that you've selected. 





To manage and use SSPR as the end user you can either select 'Reset password' or 'Manage settings':




Choosing reset password presents this screen, select 'I have forgotten my password and want to reset it' allows the user to reset the password via one of the reset options that they've setup:








If you need any assistance please feel free to contact our team support@iamcloud.com