If you are using office 365 you may be using the Azure Active Directory Sync Tool to sync up your active directory to office 365.
You are probably aware that by default DirSync runs by default every three hours. I have seen various websites showing how to change the default setting in the Config. file (Microsoft.Online.DirSync.Scheduler) to make the sync happen faster. The main reason is to sync up the changes faster. I have found that this is not necessary to sync password changes up faster as the DirSync tool will sync up the passwords within about 3 minutes in the background. It won’t sync the AD changes such as a change in name but will sync the password in the background.
The details of the sync can be found in the event viewing searching for event ID 656 which is the password sync request ID. You will see the time stamp a couple of minutes after the password is reset.
There are various IDs that you can search for regarding the sync. The list below is taken from the Microsoft site (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2855271)
Office 365 Updates
- Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) and Office Customization Tool for Office 365 ProPlus, Office 2019, and Office 2016This download includes the Group Policy Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) for Office 365 ProPlus, Office 2019, and Office 2016 and also includes the OPAX/OPAL files for the Office Customization Tool (OCT) for Office 2016.
- Readiness Toolkit for Office add-ins and VBAThe Readiness Toolkit for Office add-ins and VBA helps you identify compatibility issues with your Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) macros and your installed add-ins. Use this tool to inspect VBA macro code and get readiness information for installed Office add-ins.
Microsoft Security Updates
- Update Rollup 26 For Exchange 2010 SP3 (KB4487052)Update Rollup 26 For Exchange 2010 SP3 (KB4487052)
Cisco Security Advisories
- Container Privilege Escalation Vulnerability Affecting Cisco Products: February 2019A vulnerability in the Open Container Initiative runc CLI tool used by multiple products could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to escalate privileges on a targeted system. The vulnerability exists because the affected software improperly handles file descriptors related to /proc/self/exe. An attacker could exploit the vulnerability either by persuading a user to create a […]
- Cisco Network Assurance Engine CLI Access with Default Password VulnerabilityA vulnerability in the management web interface of Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE) could allow an unauthenticated, local attacker to gain unauthorized access or cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition on the server. The vulnerability is due to a fault in the password management system of NAE. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by […]
- Cisco Elastic Services Controller Service Portal Authentication Bypass VulnerabilityA vulnerability in the authentication functionality of the web-based service portal of Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrator privileges on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to improper security restrictions that are imposed by the web-based service portal of the affected […]
- Cisco Elastic Services Controller Service Portal Unauthorized Access VulnerabilityA vulnerability in the use of JSON web tokens by the web-based service portal of Cisco Elastic Services Controller Software could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to gain administrative access to an affected system. The vulnerability is due to the presence of static default credentials for the web-based service portal of the affected software. An attacker […]
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