GAFE syncing existing passwords

[the_dude]

I'm a GAFE n00b, what are my options for syncing existing AD passwords? I've seen something called VIWO that is supposed to do it? Is anyone using this or using another method to sync existing passwords?

 

 

from gaps config guide:

GAPS doesn't sync your existing Active Directory passwords to Google Apps; it only syncs password changes. Be sure to instruct your users to change their Active Directory passwords (as described in step 5) to sync passwords to Google Apps.

[localzuk]

The question is - how can it sync existing passwords? By default, Active Directory uses irreversible encryption on the passwords - so, there isn't a password to sync as such.

 

The only way to do this would be to enable reversible encryption, but that would still require users to reset passwords to get the new, reversible, password stored in AD. Reversible encryption is really not recommended either, as it is a huge security risk.