/// <summary>
/// Generates a new password for the user in case he forgets the password
/// </summary>
/// <param name="logOnName">Log on name</param>
/// <param name="securityQuestion">Security question</param>
/// <param name="answer">Answer to security question</param>
/// <returns>New password generated for the user</returns>
/// <remarks>In case user forgets his password the security API gives him a new system generated password.
/// Set user's logon name, security question and answer properties to correct
/// values (those matching ones entered at the time of user registration) and then call this method.
/// It returns a system generated strong password of minimum length as specified by the password policy
/// </remarks>
/// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">Thrown when this method is called without first setting the
/// logon name, security question or answer of the ZentityUser object.</exception>
/// <example>
/// <code>
/// try
/// {
/// //In case user forgets his password the security API gives him a new system generated password.
/// //User needs to provide security question and answer which he had entered at the time of registration.
///
/// //Create an instance of ZentityUser and set logon name, security question and answer.
/// ZentityUser user = new ZentityUser { LogOnName = "john" };
/// user.SetSecurityQuestion("What is a bit?");
/// user.SetAnswer("0 or 1");
/// //Call ForgotPassword method. It returns a new strong password which is of minimum length specified in password policy.
/// string newSystemGeneratedPassword = user.ForgotPassword();
/// if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(newSystemGeneratedPassword))
/// {
/// Console.WriteLine("Your new password is {0}", newSystemGeneratedPassword);
/// }
/// else
/// {
/// Console.WriteLine("Errors in generating new password. Please verify that logon name, security question and answer are correct.");
/// }
/// }
/// catch (AuthenticationException ex)
/// {
/// // AuthenticationException may be thrown in case of database errors
/// Console.WriteLine(ex.Message);
/// // In case of database errors the AuthenticationException object will wrap the sql exception.
/// if (ex.InnerException != null)
/// {
/// Console.WriteLine(ex.InnerException.Message);
/// }
/// }
///
/// </code>
/// </example>
public static string ForgotPassword(string logOnName, string securityQuestion, string answer)
{
string newPassword = PasswordManager.ForgotPassword(
logOnName,
securityQuestion,
HashingUtility.GenerateHash(answer.ToUpper(CultureInfo.CurrentCulture)));
return newPassword;
}
/// <summary>
/// Resets password for a user who has forgotten both his password as well as security question and answer.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="logOnName">Log on name</param>
/// <returns>List of available account status values.</returns>
public string ResetPassword(string logOnName)
{
#region Parameter Validation
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(logOnName))
{
throw new ArgumentNullException("logOnName");
}
#endregion
ZentityUserProfile userProfile = DataAccessLayer.GetUserProfile(logOnName);
if (userProfile != null)
{
string newPassword = PasswordManager.ForgotPassword(
userProfile.LogOnName,
userProfile.SecurityQuestion,
userProfile.Answer);
return(newPassword);
}
return(string.Empty);
}