!!! Overview Some detailed information on [{$pagename}] [Microsoft Active Directory] uses the [UnicodePwd] instead of the more common [userPassword] unless you have [Enable UserPassword in Microsoft Active Directory]. [{TableOfContents }] !! [Setting and Changing Microsoft Active Directory Passwords] Some details on [Setting and Changing Microsoft Active Directory Passwords]. !! [AD Password Filters][1] Password filters provide a way for you to implement password policy and change notification. [Passfilt.dll] is Microsoft's implementation of a password filter. ![Windows Default Password Policy] A default password filter ships with [Windows Default Password Policy]. ! Some [{$pagename}] [Examples] "[Password Hook|https://sourceforge.net/projects/passwdhk/ |target='_blank']" is a Window Password Filter DLL that sends any Windows password changes to a script/program, stored in the registry by a configuration utility. The DLL is effectively a generic windows password filter. The Active Directory [SHA-1] hex password filter|http://code.google.com/p/sha1hexfltr/] is a password filter stores that password in [SHA-1] hash in an attribute in Microsoft Active Directory. (Link no longer available) !! [DirXML] [Password Flow From Active Directory to eDirectory] We describe the [DirXML] [Password Flow From Active Directory to eDirectory] along with some troubleshooting tips. !! A different Approach SUN/Oracle came up with a different method to allow password synchronization with Active Directions that they call, [On-Demand Password Synchronization]. !! [Enable UserPassword in Microsoft Active Directory] How to [Enable UserPassword in Microsoft Active Directory] instead of [UnicodePwd]. !! [How passwords are used in Windows] [How passwords are used in Windows] !! More Information There might be more information for this subject on one of the following: [{ReferringPagesPlugin before='*' after='\n' }] ---- * [#1] - [Password Filters|http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms721882(VS.85).aspx|target='_blank'] - based on information obtained 2016-01-02-