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Enforce password resets across all Workspace accounts

Use a delegated service account to trigger password resets for all users in bulk, ensuring compliance with security policies without manual intervention.

Who it is forIT admins responsible for organisation-wide security compliance and incident response.
APIsAdmin SDK
Typical scopesadmin.directory.user

The problem

When a security policy or incident requires every user to reset their password, doing this manually is unmanageable at scale. The Admin console supports batch changes, but it is slow, error-prone, and doesn’t integrate with automated compliance workflows.

How it works

  1. A service account with domain-wide delegation lists all active users via Admin SDK.
  2. It updates each user’s 'changePasswordAtNextLogin' property to true.
  3. Optionally, it notifies affected users with a templated email from an admin account.
  4. Monitors for users who do not complete the reset within a defined period, and escalates or disables accounts as needed.

What changes

Password reset requirements can be enforced across the domain in minutes, with tracking and follow-up possible via automation rather than manual checks.

The trap in this one. Setting 'changePasswordAtNextLogin' via the Admin SDK is eventually consistent—users logging in immediately after the change may not be prompted if the update hasn’t propagated. In practice, some users can bypass the reset window if they are in an active session or use mobile apps that cache credentials. Script must account for propagation delay and session revocation is a separate step.

Watch it explained

“How to Set Up Two-Step Verification on Google Workspace” — itGenius 🤓 Biz Tech Experts on YouTube. Third-party video, included because it covers this ground well. We are not affiliated with the channel.

Questions people ask

Does this log users out immediately?

No. Setting the password reset flag does not terminate active sessions. Users may remain logged in on devices until the next login attempt unless sessions are revoked separately.

Can I target only a subset of users?

Yes. Filter the user list by OU, group, or account status before applying the reset flag.

Want this built?

This is a pattern we run in production. We will set up the delegation and build this on top of it — $500 per hour, most of it working the same day.

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