@digitalpersona/authentication/dist/api/docs/authentication.passwordauth.reset.md

DigitalPersona Authentication API

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## PasswordAuth.reset() method

Resets user's password.

<b>Signature:</b>

```typescript
reset(user: User, newPassword: string, token: JSONWebToken): Promise<void>;
```

## Parameters

|  Parameter | Type | Description |
|  --- | --- | --- |
|  user | <code>User</code> | a user's name. |
|  newPassword | <code>string</code> | a new password to replace the old password. |
|  token | <code>JSONWebToken</code> | a JSON Web Token of a person initiating a password reset. This person must have a privilege to set users' passwords. |

<b>Returns:</b>

`Promise<void>`

a promise to reset user's password.

## Remarks

DigitalPersona AD Server supports password randomization only for ActiveDirectory users. DigitalPersona LDS Server supports password randomization only for DigitalPersona users (formerly "Altus Users").