I believe there are components under Active Directory that can do this. Have you looked there for a component? You need to add the Active Directory components through the component library..??

Talking to the PM he stated that he has created an article for you and will send that link as soon as it is created on connect. Basically there is no simple way to achieve what you want - so he has documented an example process to acheive what you have requested. Stay tuned.

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/articles/perform-password-test-authenticate-user-workflow

Thanks for the article Jason.

It's a shame there isn't a simpler way to do a quick password check. I was hoping that a hash would be created when the user logs in that we could test against but alas, that doesn't seem to be so.

I'm considering writing a component to do this work for us rather than hacking together existing components.

Is there somewhere I can find documentation on writing a custom component? I'm a C# developer so I just need to know what interfaces to impliment (if any) and how to package the class library to work with Workflow.

Thanks for your time, it's very much appreciated.

Jamie

Jamie,

If you import the Scripting.dll library into your project, you will have a new component called the "Code (Script) Component" inside the Infrastructure | Code category of the Toolbox. You can use that component to insert VB.Net, JScript or C# code directly into your project. To import the Scripting.dll library into your project click 'Import Components', highlight the 'Scripting.dll' under the Workflow Designer Libraries tab and then click Add.

As far as the class library, you may be able to do that by creating an Integration Project\Library that uses the .NET Library Generator. I have not used that one myself in a project yet and have only looked at it briefly.

I haven't seen any documentation on using the .NET Library Generator or the Code (Script) Component but if you search these forums for 'Code (Script) Component' you can find a couple of examples that have used that component. I have used it in a couple of projects to obtain the Computer Name and IP address and one project to unlock and reset a user's AD password.