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"Oh, I forgot my AWS password, can you reset it?"

Fortunately, AWS from my example makes you set a new one after this. I'm sure there are other company-administered services with similar dynamics where the pwd change isn't required or the admin won't check that box because try are bad at their job



Even Windows has this, but there are a bunch of corner cases where it doesn't work.

The integrated RADIUS server can be configured to allow passwords that need changing (so that you can actually connect to AD and change it if you're away). But many other services, like AD-backed VPNs and such, will choke on a password that must be changed.




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