Selective password synchronization

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a computer readable program stored therein, wherein the computer readable program, when executed on a computing device, causes the computing device to:

• receive an indication that a password is to be changed for an account in a plurality of accounts associated with an individual, wherein the indication includes a new password, wherein subsets of accounts of the plurality of accounts are formed by the computer readable program further causing the computing device to:
• group each account in the plurality of accounts associated with the individual into one account of one or more subsets of accounts utilizing requirements of a set of password synchronization rules and a set of password synchronization exclusion rules, wherein the set of password synchronization rules are defined by resource type, resource tags that are indicated in metadata, filters, or a static list of specific resources;
• responsive to receiving the indication of the password change, group the account with one or more other accounts in the plurality of accounts thereby forming a first subset of accounts, wherein grouping the account with the one or more other accounts in the plurality of accounts excludes at least one account in the plurality of accounts thereby forming a second subset of accounts;
• propagate the new password to the first subset of accounts according to a first policy;
• and
• propagate the new password to a second subset of accounts of the plurality of accounts according to a second policy, wherein the second policy is different from the first policy.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• receive an indication that a password is to be changed for an account in a plurality of accounts associated with an individual, wherein the indication includes a new password, wherein subsets of accounts of the plurality of accounts are formed by the instructions further causing the processor to:
• group each account in the plurality of accounts associated with the individual into one account of one or more subsets of accounts utilizing requirements of a set of password synchronization rules and a set of password synchronization exclusion rules, wherein the set of password synchronization rules are defined by resource type, resource tags that are indicated in metadata, filters, or a static list of specific resources;
• responsive to receiving the indication of the password change, group the account with one or more other accounts in the plurality of accounts thereby forming a first subset of accounts, wherein grouping the account with the one or more other accounts in the plurality of accounts excludes at least one account in the plurality of accounts thereby forming a second subset of accounts;
• propagate the new password to the first subset of accounts according to a first policy;
• and
• propagate the new password to a second subset of accounts of the plurality of accounts according to a second policy, wherein the second policy is different from the first policy.